Born 1982
Education/Training
2013 - Digital Photography, Northwest Photographic Center, Seattle, USA
2006 - Lienors Torre, cold working workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA
2004 - BFA with Honors, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2003 - Jiri Harcuba, cold-working workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA
2002 - Irene Frolic, casting workshop, Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia
2000 - College for Creative Studies, Detroit, USA
- Boyd Sugiki, hot glass workshop, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, USA
1999 - Nadege Degenetez, hot glass workshop, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, USA
Selected Exhibitions
2014 - 64º South, Traver Gallery, Seattle, USA
- ‘Art Southampton’, Heller Gallery, Southampton, NY
- ‘Focus, April Surgent’, Heller Gallery, NY, NY
2013 - SOFA Chicago, Heller Gallery, USA
- ‘But Mostly Air’, Australian National University School of Art Alumni exhibition, Curator Jason Smith, Canberra, Australia
- ‘Australian Glass Now’, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
- Glass Weekend at Wheaton Arts, Heller Gallery, Millville, NJ
- ‘Outgrowth: Highlights from the Museum’s Collections’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
- ‘41st Annual International Glass Invitational Awards Exhibition’, Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
- ‘LINKS: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2012 - ‘Chromatic Fusion’, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
- ‘April Surgent’ Solo exhibition, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
- ‘Big Bike Show’ Big Town Gallery, Rochester, VT
- ’Fifty by Fifty: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass, Muskegon Musem of Art, Muskegon MI
- ‘Import’ Bullseye Pop-up Gallery in conjunction with 50th anniversary Glass Art Society Conference, Toledo, OH, USA
- ‘Images’, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH, USA
- ‘G8’, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA, USA
- ‘40th Annual Invitational’ Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, USA
2011 - SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, USA
- “Into the Surface”, Bullseye Gallery, Portland USA
- Art MRKT San Francisco, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 - “Into the Surface”, solo exhibition, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue WA
- ‘Women in Glass: Innovators and Visionaries’ Group exhibition, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
- Art Miami, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
- COLLECT, Bullseye Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
- “Reflect”, Solo exhibition, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR. USA
- “15 Years of Neddy Artist Fellows”, Tacoma Art Muesum, WA
2009 - Art Miami, Bullseye Gallery, Miami, Fl, USA
- “2009 Neddy Artist Fellowship”, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, USA
- “COLLECT”, Bullseye Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
2008 - “Traces of Ourselves”, an exhibition and accompanying catalogue, featuring the work of Jiri Harcuba and April Surgent, Bullseye gallery, Portland, OR, USA
- SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, Chicago, USA
2007 - “COLLECT”, Bullseye Gallery, Victoria Albert museum, London, UK
- “Pilchuck Glass School: Emerging Artists in Residence”, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, USA
2006 -“A Meandering Tale”, solo exhibition, The Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
- “Painting with Light: Artists that paint on and with glass”, Palos Verdes Art Center, CA, USA
- SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, Chicago, USA
2005 - SOFA/Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, Chicago, USA
- “Seeds of Light: 20 Years of Graduates from the Glass Workshop”, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2004 -“Green: 2004 Graduating Students Exhibition”, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia
-“WG@BE4 E-Merge”, Bullseye Resource Center, Portland, OR
-“Emerging Artists 2004”, Tobin – Hewett Gallery, Louisville, KY
-“Intersection: The Canberra Connection”, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 - “Legacy”, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
- International Student Exhibition, Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA
2002 - Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
- “Reflect”, Spiral Gallery, Bega, Australia
2001 - Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Austrailia
2000 - Scholarship Recipients, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, USA
Awards, Grants, Publications & Research Funding
2014 - ‘Icy Shift’ article, GLASS: Urbanglass quarterly, Victoria Josslin
- ‘Artists in Antarctica’ article, TIME for Kids, David Bjerklie
2013 - National Science Foundation, Antarctica Artist and Writers Grant – artist residency to Antarctica, Palmer station
- Artist in Resident at Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, USA
- Neues Glass journal article, John Drury, USA + DE
2012 - Tacoma Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency
2011 - ‘Artist Choice Award’, Tacoma Museum of Glass auction award, USA
- ‘April Surgent, Forging Relationships in Reflections’ article, Drawing Magazine, Naomi Ekperigin
- Tacoma Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency
2010 - New Talent Award, Urban Glass, New York, USA
- Bellevue City Council Grant, in support of Bellevue Arts Museum project, Bellevue, WA
- 4Culture grant, in support of Bellevue Arts Museum project, Seattle WA
- Urban Glass Quarterly blog interview
2009 - Neddy Fellow, Awarded one of the two $15,000.00 Neddy Fellowships, Behnke Foundation, Seattle, USA
2008 - Artist in Residence, Australian Nationtional University, School of Art, Glass workshop, Canberra, Australia
- “Ones to Watch”, article, “Western Art and Architecture” magazine, Michele Corriel
2007 - Artist in Residence with Jiri Harcuba, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, USA
- “Glass City: April Surgent’s fused and cameo engraved panels”, Cover article, “Glass Art”, magazine, Shawn Waggoner
2006 - Emerging Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA
- Juror’s Choice, Tina Oldknow, New glass Review
2005 - University Medal, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Co., Portland, USA
2004 - Embassy of Spain Travelling Scholarship, Embassy of Spain, Canberra, Australia
- Dean’s List, School of Art, Australian National, University, Canberra, Australia
2003 - Honors Scholarship for 2004, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Commission, International Year of Freshwater design competition, Canberra, Australia
2002 - Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
- Dean’s List, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2001 - Dean’s List, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
- Dean’s List, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, USA
2000 - Full tuition scholarship, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, USA
Professional Experience
2013 - Engraving and Printing class, Co-teaching with printmaker Marshall Hyde, Corning Studio, Corning, NY
2012 - Pilchuck Glass school board member, Seattle, USA
- Engraving course with Jiri Harcuba, Corning Studio, Corning, NY
2011 - Zen-Graving, Co-instructor with Jiri Harcbua, Pilchuck glass school, Seattle, USA
- ‘Maker’s Mark; An engraving demonstration’, GAS conference, Seattle, WA
2010 - Meet the Artist lecture, Jiri Harcuba and April Surgent, Corning Glass, NY
- Panelist for: Jaraslava Brychtova, Woman in Glass Forum, Seattle, WA
2009 - Lecture Tour, Presenting at eight Universities throughout the UK
- Juror, Pratt Fine Arts Center scholarship programs, Seattle, WA, USA
2008 - “Tradition and Innovation” Cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
-“Zen Graving” Cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA
- Instructor, Cold working workshop, Australian National University, School of Art, Glass Workshop, Canberra, Australia.
- Demonstration Lecture, Presenter, Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR
2007 - “The Makers Mark”, Instructor of cold working class, Urban Glass, New York City, USA
- “Fresh Cold Shop Cuts” cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri
- Harcuba, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland , USA
2006 - Studio assistant to Preston Singletary, cold-working, Seattle, USA
2005 - Teaching assistant to Susan Cohn, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland
- Cold-worker, pole-turners session, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA
- Teaching assistant to Kirstie Rea, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA
- Studio assistant to Preston Singletary, cold-working, Seattle, USA
- Studio assistant to Joe BenVenuto, cold-working, Seattle, USA
2004 - Studio assistant to Kirstie Rea, Canberra, Australia
2003 - Assistant to Jane Bruce, hot glass, Canberra, Australia
2002 - Assistant to Scott Chaseling, hot glass, Canberra, Australia
1998 - Assistant, hot glass, Pernille Bulow Studios, Sveneke, Denmark
Selected Collections
2013 - Museum of Glass, ‘The Valley’, Tacoma, USA
2011 - Ulster Museum acquisition, ‘Days Gone By’, Belfast, Ireland
2010 - Corning Museum of Glass acquisition, “Jiri”, Corning, NY, USA
2008 - Chrysler Museum acquisition, “Don’t Wait for Me”, Norfolk, VA, USA
- Museum of Glass, “But You Wont Look Back”, Tacoma, USA
2007 - Hotel Murano lobby commission, Tacoma, USA
2004 - Australian National University Public Artwork Program, Canberra, Australia
- Bradley Allen Acquisition Award, Canberra, Australia
- Embassy of Spain Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
2003 - Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
