Born in 1968 in Minnesota
EDUCATION
1991-93 Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1989-91 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1988 Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 Glass Art Society Conference, Demo, Seattle, WA
2002 Penland School of Crafts Penland, "Paint and Blow," NC (with Walter Lieberman)
2000 Glass Art Society Conference, Demo, New York, NY
Denmark School of Design, Demo, Copenhagen, Denmark
1999 Konstract University of Art and Design, Demo, Stockholm, Sweden
1997-pres. Own & operate Mongrain Glass Studio Inc., Seattle, WA
1995-2003 Chihuly Inc., Gaffer, Seattle, WA
1995-97 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Penland School of Crafts, Glassblowing, Penland, NC
1999 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
Gaffer, "Chihuly In the Light of Jerusalem", Jerusalem, Israel
1997 Gaffer, "Chihuly Over Venice," Waterford, Ireland; Monterey, Mexico; Marseille, France; Vianne, France
Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
Architectural commission, Cincinnati, OH
1995 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
Robert Wilson Project, Marseille, France
KiKi Smith Project, Cincinnati, OH
Jeff Koons Project, Wheaton, NJ
Charles Ray Project, Cincinnati, OH
Joel Otterson Project, Cincinnati, OH
Chandelier commission, Cincinnati, OH
Glass Book Publication Project, Kent, OH
1994 Pilchuck Glass School, Co-Gaffer, Stanwood, WA
Tyler School of Art, Visiting Artist, Elkins Park, PA
1993 University of Hawaii, Visiting Artist, Honolulu, HI
Edinburgh College of Art, Visiting Artist, Edinburgh, Scotland
1992 Ibex Studio, Gaffer, St. Louis, MO
New Orleans School of Glassworks, New Orleans, LA
1991 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Canada
Alfred State University, Alfred, NY
1990 M.I.T., Boston, MA
Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2003 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Objects for Use, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1999 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
1998 Floating Glasses, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1997 Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996 Marta Hewitt, Cincinnati, OH
Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA
1995 Marta Hewett, Cincinnati, OH
Pilchuck Faculty Show, Stanwood, WA
Penland Faculty Show, Penland, NC
1994 Luminosity II, New Orleans, LA
A Gathering of Glass, Wimberly, TX
Glass Lovers Weekend, Wheaton, NJ
A Glass for Wine, New York, NY
Grohe Glass Gallery, Boston, MA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1995 Penland School, Instructor, Penland, NC
1993 Urban Glass, Instructor, Brooklyn, NY
Glassworks, Instructor, New Orleans, LA
PUBLICATIONS
2001 "Objects for Use", Paul J. Smith, publisher
"Object Lessons" Guild Publishing
House and Garden, August Issue
2000 Urban Glass, Richard Yelle, publisher
1999 "Elle Décor", November Edition
American Craft, Portfolio section, August Edition
Seattle Magazine, February Edition
