Artists

Danny Perkins

Born in 1955 in Frankfurt, West Germany (American)

EDUCATION

1985                Student to Lino Tagliapietra, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1982-83          John Lewis Glass, production of vessels and sculptures
1981-82          Urrere/Perkins Studio:  glass production
1979                Henry Suma, studied under his direction in hot glass

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2005                Pilchuck Glass School, Guest Lecturer, Stanwood, WA
2000                Pilchuck Glass School, Artist Assistant to Jim Dine, Stanwood, WA
                         Ohio State University, Visiting Artist, Columbus, OH
1982-83          John Lewis Glass, production of vessels and sculptures
1981-82          Urrere/Perkins Studio: glass production
1979                Henry Suma, studied under his direction in hot glass
1976-79          Craft Farm, teaching assistant in hot glass workshop, stained glass production

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2006                Friends, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005                Pop Star, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
                         Duane Reed Gallery, New York, NY
2004                Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
                         Palm Beach Contemporary Art Fair, Habatat Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2003                William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
                         Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2002                Hawk Gallery, Columbus, OH
                         Extravaganza, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001                Breath, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                         Passion and Beasts, Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL
                         Habatat gallery, Miami, FL
                         Highline Gallery, Aspen, CO
2000                Elders, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
                         Transitions, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         Stone Age, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                         Riley Hawk Gallery, Columbus, OH
1999                Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL
                         Habatat Gallery, Miami, FL
1998                Marx Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL
                         Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         Micro Arts, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
                         Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, FL
                         Highline Gallery, Aspen, CO
1997                Jackie O, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                         Habatat Gallery, Aspen, CO
                         Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1996                Artland, 200 Miles, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                         Imago, Palm Desert, CA
1987, 96         Habatat Gallery, Miami, FL
1995                Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
                         Kavish Gallery, Ketchum, ID
1994                William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                         Butters Gallery Ltd., Portland, OR
                         Riley Hawk Gallery, Columbus, OH
                         Riley Hawk Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1992                Naked Garden, Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
1991                Heller Gallery, New York, NY
1989-91          William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1988                Habatat Gallery, Chicago, IL
1986-87          Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985                Sarah Squeri Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
                         Perception Gallery, Houston, TX
1983                Matrix Gallery, Austin, TX

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2005                2nd Annual World Glass Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
                         Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Detroit, MI
                         Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2004                SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL
                         Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2003                SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL    
                         Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
2002                SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL
                         Glass America 2002, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2001                SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL
                         Glass America 2001, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Miami, FL
2001                Glass America 2000, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Miami, FL
1999                Glass America 1999, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Miami, FL
1994                The Beauty of Painted Glass, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
                         Heller Gallery, New York City, NY                        

                         Habatat Gallery, Detroit, MI
                         Butters Gallery Ltd., two-person show, Portland, OR
1992                Out of the Fire, two-person show, Daniel Saxon Gallery, LA, CA
                         Clearly Art: Pilchuck's Glass Legacy, Exhibition organized by the Whatcom Museum, traveling from 1992-1995 to

                         various cities in the United States
                         Elaine Horwitch Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
                         Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
                         International Invitational, Habatat Gallery, MI
                         Out of the Fire: East meets West, The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD
                         Glass 92, Imago Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
1991                Glass America, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         International Invitational, Habatat Gallery, MI    
                         New Directions In Glass, Elaine Horwitch Gallery, AZ
                         Frozen Moments, Bellevue Art Museum, WA
                         Pilchuck Glass, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
                         Northwest Glass, Sea-Tac Airport, WA
                         Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
1990                Judy Youens Gallery, Houston, TX
                         Pilchuck Show, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989                17th Habatat International, Detroit, MI
                         Habatat Invitational, Detroit, MI
1988                Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
1987                G.H. Dalsheimer, Baltimore, MD
                         Saxe Collection, American Craft Museum, NY, NY
1986                Habatat Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
                         14th Annual Glass: Habatat Gallery, Lathrop Village, MI
1985                Pilchuck Glass: Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
                         Color Mad, Elaine Potter Gallery, San Francisco, CA
                         Habatat Gallery, FL, two-person show
                         Kulturhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
                         13th Annual Glass, Habatat Gallery, MI
                         Glass America '85, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         Convergence Gallery, New York, NY
1984                San Francisco Airport, United Terminal
                         Glass America '84, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
                         National Glass Sculpture '84, Elaine Potter Gallery, CA
                         12th Annual Glass, Habatat Gallery, Detroit, MI
1983                Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
                         National Art Glass '83, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
                         National Glass 5, Contemporary Artisans, San Francisco, CA

PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS

Anne Gould- Hauberg, Seattle, WA
Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburg, PA
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Elton John, Atlanta, GA
George Saxe, Palo Alto, CA
Hyatt Regency Hotel, New York, NY
Jack Benaroya, Seattle, WA
Jerry Rose, Atherton, CA
Judy Cornfield, Hollywood, FL
MacAllen International Museum, McAllen, TX
MCI, Washington DC
Mircosoft Corporation, Seattle, WA
National Museum of American Art, Renwick Gallery (Smithsonian), Washington DC
Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Price Waterhouse, Phoenix, AZ
Taco Bell Corporation, Irvine, CA
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Victoria and  Albert Museum, London, England
Wells Fargo Headquarters, Denver, CO

AWARDS AND GRANTS

1987               Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2001               Pilchuck Glass School, Instructor, Stanwood, WA
1986               Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Paul Marioni, Stanwood, WA
1984               Pilchuck Glass School, Teaching Assistant to Dan Dailey, Stanwood, WA
1976-79         Craft Farm, teaching assistant in hot glass workshop, stained glass production

PUBLICATIONS

2005                "Pop Star," Glass Magazine, review, Spring
2004                Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Contemporary International Glass, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
                         Jensen, Debra. "Man on Fire,"The Artisan Northwest
2003                Hall, Jacqueline. "Glass shards become intriguing whole works," Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH
1996                Kangas, Matthew. "Danny Perkins," American Craft, February/March 1996
1992                Out of the Fire, Bonnie Miller, 1992
1990                New York Times, December 30, 1990
                         Art/Talk Magazine, March 1990
1986                Horn, Richard. 50's Style - Then and Now, 1986
                         Works, Habatat Gallery, 1986
1985                INSIGHT: A Collectors Guide to Contemporary American Glass, Habatat Gallery
1984                Habatat Glass - State of the Art, Habatat Gallery, 1984
                         New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, 1984

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