CHARLES PARRIOTT
Selected Resume
PERSONAL
1952 Born: Norwalk, Connecticut
EDUCATION
1985-86 University of Applied Arts, Prague, Czechoslovakia (IREX)
1974-79 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1972-76 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, BFA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 William Traver Gallery, “Little Orphan Army”, Seattle WA
2007 William Traver Gallery, “Fictions”, Tacoma, WA
2006 Heller Gallery, “Studies From OZ”, NYC, NY
2006 William Traver Gallery, “Soldier Factory” Tacoma, WA
1993 Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992 Butters Gallery, Portland OR
1990,82,79 Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 William Traver Gallery, “Looking Ahead”, Tacoma, WA
2007 Behind Glass, Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Florida
2007 A Legacy in Studio Glass, S.F. Museum of Craft and Design, S.F., CA
99’-’09 “Whidbey Invitational Glass Show”, Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
1998 “Narration in Contemporary Glass”, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
1996 “Glass ‘96 in Japan”, Odakyu Museum, Tokyo, Japan
1995 “Contemporary Glass”, New Workshop, Taipei, China
1993 Chicago International New Art Forms Expo, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1991 “Libensky Alumni 1976-1989”, Manes Gallery, Prague, CR
AWARDS
2001 -2012 Hauberg Fellowship, Pilchuck Glass School
1997 American Scandinavian Foundation
1995-96 Fulbright Scholar to the Czech Republic
1990 National Endowment for the Arts and Crafts Fellowship
1985-86 International Research and Exchanges Research Grant, Czechoslovakia
1984 Saxe Emerging Artists Fellowship, Pilchuck Glass School
1976 Artistic Merit Award, C.C.A.C., Oakland CA
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague, CR
Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Seattle University
Safco, Microsoft Corporation
Corning Museum of Glass
Mr. John Hauberg
Doug and Dale Anderson,
Jack and Becky Benaroya
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2013 Visiting Artist, West Texas A&M, Canyon Texas
2012-13 Producing works for Richard Jackson, Eric Fischl, Preston Singletary,
Dale Chihuly and Sherrie Levine
2012 Invited Artist, IGS, Novy Bor, Czech Republic
Visiting Artist, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Washington
2010 -11 Collaboration with artist, Dick Weiss, fabricating “Orphan Army” series
Continued production for Sherrie Levine, Eric Fischl, Richard Jackson, Laura and Alessandro De Santillana
2010 Conceived and Produced The Brychtova Forum, at Seattle Art Museum - in cooperation with Pratt Fine Arts Center and many contributing
organizations and individuals
Produced works for artists Corban Walker, Laura and Allesandro de
Santillana, Sherrie Levine, Eric Fischl, and Dale Chihuly
Consultant for Bohemia Machine Glass, at
“Ambiente”, Frankfurt, Germany and ICFF in New York
2009 Produced 200 Liter ChopinVodka Bottle for MHUSA
GAS Representative KY Luxury, Shanghai, China
Produced Laura de Santillana works for Venice Bienalle, at TMOG
Directed Czech Glass Intensive for Pratt Fine Arts Ctr., Seattle, WA-
Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic
2008 Produced 570 Liter Wine Bottle for Caymus Vineyards
Fabricated Giant Glass Salmon Eggs for Buster Simpson at TMOG
SOFA Chicago, Exhibitor
2007-08 Director of “Boys Head” and “Baby” Production for Richard Jackson
2006-07 Corning Museum of Glass, Consultant
2007 Chuhuly Studio, Seattle, WA, Consultant
2006-07 Pace Wildenstein Gallery, NYC, NY, Production Consultant for Corbin Walker’s ‘Runway’ Project
2006 -07 Liquid Fusion Workshop, Vitra Design Museum, Boisbuchet Summer Workshops, France, Technical Consultant, Instructor
2006 Zelezny Brod Secondary School for Glass Making, Czech Republic, Guest Lecturer
2006 Coppola Vineyards, Napa, CA, Research and Development Consultant
2006-07 Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA, Guest Artist
2005 Ajeto Glass Factory, Czech Rep, Director of Production for Chihuly Glass
2005 Director of Kandor Series Production for artist Mike Kelley
2005 - Chihuly Glass Studio, Seattle, WA, Consultant
2004 Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey, Guest Artist
2004 International Festival of Glass, Stourbridge, UK. Participant
2004 Guiness Book of Records Award, Produced Worlds Largest Wine Bottle
2004 -05 Kavalier Glass Works, Czech Rep., Guest Fabricator
2004 Sunderland University, England, Guest Lecturer
2003-05 Dual Purpose Project, Seattle WA, Founder, President
2002 Third International Engraving Symposium, CR, Lecturer
2001- 03 Museum of Glass, Tacoma,WA., Founding Hot Shop Director
1988-01 Chihuly Studio, Designer and Colorist, Seattle, WA
1998&99 Experience Arts Camp, Master Artist, Seattle, WA
1996 Tacoma Art Museum, Instructor
1994,95 Hilltop Artist In Residence Glass, Founding Instructor, Tacoma WA
1993,95,96 Wetterhoff Institute, Nuutajarvi, Finland, Glass Instructor,
1988 Cultural Specialist to Czechoslovakia, U.S. Information Agency
1986, 87, 89 Pilchuck Glass School, Faculty, Stanwood, WA (Libensky & Brychtova)
1992, 2001 Pilchuck Faculty (Machat & Velisek), (Handel & Grebenickova)
1985-00 International Glass Symposium, Novy Bor, CR, Invited Artist
1978 -86 Co-Founder Glass Eye Studio- Seattle Wa.
CLIENT LIST
Corning Museum of Glass, New York
Museum of Glass, Tacoma Washington
Pratt Fine Arts Ctr., Washington
Steuben Glass, New York
Bomma, Czech Republic
Berringer Vinyards, California
Caymus Vinyards, California
Pace Gallery, New York
Jablonka Gallery, Germany
Mike Kelley
Richard Jackson
Corban Walker
Sherrie Levine
Eric Fischl
Dale Chihuly
Laura and Allesandro De Santillana
Moet Hennessy USA
Preston Singletary
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Hilltop A.I.R., Tacoma, WA
Dual Purpose, Seattle, WA
Experience Arts Camp, Seattle, WA
Brychtova Forum, Seattle, WA
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA, APAC member,
Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY, Advisory Board
