EDUCATION
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY “Engraving” Max Erlacher, 2015
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA “Mise en Place,” John De Wit, 2009
Haystack Mountain School Of Craft, Deer Isle, ME Advanced Italian Technique, Lino Tagliapietra, 2007
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA Form beyond the Furnace, Lienors Torre, 2006
Alfred University, Alfred, NY New York State School of Ceramics, Art and Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2001
TAFE College of Ceramics, Brisbane, Australia Associates of the Arts, 1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Current Owner Ethan Stern Design, Seattle, WA
Owner Diamond Life Studio – Coldworking Culture and Supply, Seattle, WA
2015 Instructor “New Surface” California College of Art. Oakland CA
Instructor “Workshop” AYA Glass Studio, Kawasaki, JAPAN
2014 Instructor "New Shape//New Surface" Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Instructor "Shape Shift" Chrysler Museum of Art, Glass Studio, Norfolk, VA
2013 Instructor “New Bubble Dialogue” Chronicle Glass Studio, Wanganui, NZ
Visiting Instructor University of Washington. 3D4M program. ART 233 - Intro to Glass.
Instructor “Form and Surface II – Another Anatomy Lesson” Corning Museum of Glass Studio
2012 Instructor “Form and Surface – An Anatomy Lesson” Corning Museum of Glass Studio
Trustee Pilchuck Glass School. Chair of the Artistic Program Committee, Seattle, WA
Cold Worker Lino Tagliapietra Inc. Seattle, WA
2011 Instructor “Fall Concentration” Penland School. Penland, NC
Instructor “Out of the Round” Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh PA
2010 Instructor “The Hot and Cold Context” The Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2009 Instructor “The Unexpected Object” Pilchuck Glass School Sess. 5
1999-2012 Studio Coordinator/Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School
2005-2006 High School Glass Instructor / Production Team Supervisor, Hilltop Artist in Residence / Tacoma Public School District, Tacoma, WA
2003-2005 Hot Shop Technician / Artist in Residence, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
VISITING ARTIST / LECTURER
2013 University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Chronicle Glass Studio, Wanganui Glass Festival, Wanganui, New Zealand
2012 Artist is residence, Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan
Centre College, Danville, KY
Artist in Residence, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo OH
2011 Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2010 Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA
2007 “The Diamond Life,” Glass Art Society conference, Portland, OR
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB Canada
University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI.
University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, TX
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL
2003-05 Artist in residence, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
AWARDS
2011 Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Technical Assistance Grant, Haystack School, Deer Isle, ME
2010 Best Emerging Artist Award, Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2009 The George and Dorothy Saxe Award, Full Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Commission/Permanent Collection. “Oasis of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruises, Finland
2008 Purchase Award, Soho Myriad, Ritz Carlton, Shenzhen, China
Fellow, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ
2008 Finalist, Young Glass 2007 Exhibition, Eboltoft Glass Museum, Eboltoft, Denmark
PUBLICATIONS
“100 Northwest Artists” E. Ashley Rooney & Karla Matzke. Schiffer Publishing 2014
“Ruling Glass- How Seattle became the epicenter of Glass art” Brangien Davis. Seattle Magazine, pg.112 May 2012
“Pilchuck at 40” Intro by Suzanne Beal. American Craft, Pg. 46 February/March 2011
Best of America; Glass Artists Vol. II. Pg. 95,96. Kennedy Publishing, VA 2010
Contemporary Glass, Forward by Andrew Page, Pg.46,47London, Black Dog Publishing 2009
New Glass Review 26,28,29,30 The Corning Museum of Glass
500 Glass Objects, Forward by Maurine Littleton, NY, Pg.112,138,203 Lark Books 2006
REVIEWS
The Columbus Dispatch, “Molten Magic; Two talents bring distinctive approaches to colorful glass art” Melissa Starker. April 2012
American Craft, “Reviewed, Sofa Chicago”, P.84 Feb/Mar 2008
Matthew Kangus, Glass Quarterly No. 101, Reviews. Pg.61. Winter '05-'06
Kurt Shaw, Pitsburgh Tribune Review. "From Texture to Tension" December 23, 2002
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Air Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Kenya Airways, Nirobi, Kenya
Norwegian Air, Oslo, Norway
Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan
Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
Eboltoft Glass Museum, Eboltoft, DK
Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Palm Springs Contemporary Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 "Crosscut" Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 “Surface, Light and Volume” Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan
“Object Disposition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“In Urbanism” LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2010 “Zoom” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 “Marked” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Surface Content” Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
2007 “Texture Mapping” William Traver Gallery, Oct. Tacoma, WA
2006 “In the surface” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Making The Mark” Chappell Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2005 “New Drawings" Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
2004 “Introducing Ethan Stern” Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 “Schmidt, Stern and Wolf” Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH
“Accreted Terrane” Curated by David Francis. Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
“New Work” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013 “Wheaton Glass: The Art of the Fellowship” Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
“Seattle Six” Dane Gallery, Nantucket, MA
“Glass Canvas” curated by Sarah Traver, The Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2012 “Duality” with Nancy Callan, Hawk Gallery, Columbus, OH
“Gallery Artist Group Exhibition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“50/50” Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
“Hot Glass 2012” Toledo Arts Commission, Toledo, Ohio
2011 “Clear and Present: works in Glass by 12 Artists” Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe,
“CGCA Alumni Exhibition” Wheaton Arts and Culture Center, Millville, NJ
“Glass Quake” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA
“10x10x10” Pittsburgh Glass Center Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2010 “Glass Uprising” Swanson Reed Gallery & Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY
“Volition” Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
“Glass Quake” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA
“New Glass” Sunny Stewart Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL
2009 “Rising Stars” Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
“SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Fragile Domains” LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Look Forward” & “Inspired By” William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008 “King Street Concentric,” curated by Benjamin Moore. Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
“Now: Glass on the Cutting Edge” William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
“SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2007 “Glass Invitational” Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Young glass” Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
“Start” Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL
“Pilchuck Exhibition” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2006 “Convergence/Divergence” Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Anniversary Invitational” Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL
“SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
"Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2005 "Glass Weekend" rep. Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Millville, NJ
"SOFA" New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
"The Appalachian Center For Craft: Faculty & Artists in Residence" Belmont University. The Lue Gallery, Nashville
"Artist In Residence Exhibition" Appalachian Center Craft Gallery, Smithville, TN
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2004 "November Showcase" Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Apercu" Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Fall for Glass: 04" Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
"Summer Faculty Exhibition" Appalachian Center For Crafts Gallery, Smithville, TN
"Artist In Residence Exhibition" Appalachian Center For Craft Gallery, Smithville, TN
History of the World Gallery, group show, Camino Island, WA
2003 Emerging Artist showcase, Linda Greene Contemporary Glass, Dallas, TX
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Annual Auction, designed centerpieces, Seattle, WA
"Young Americans", Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
"Glass Surface", Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
