Born in 1959 in St. Louis, MO
EDUCATION
1985 Kulturarbetare i Glas, trained with designer Ann Warff and master glassblowers Jan-Erik Ritzman and Sven-Ake
Carlson, Transjo/Kosta, Sweden
1983 BFA, Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993- present Owner, IBEX Glass Studio, Clinton, WA
1999 Visiting Artist, Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Japan
1993 Glass Eye Studio, Designer, Seattle, WA
1990-93 Pilchuck Glass School, Gaffer (Craftsman in Residence), Stanwood, WA
1985- 92 IBEX Glass Studio, Partner, St. Louis, MO
1984 Verrerie Michel Bouchard, Production Assistant, Menetreol sous Sancerre, France
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2006 SOFA, William Traver Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2005 Annual Pilchuck Glass Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Good Shape Bad Shape, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 Exploring the Swedish Tradition, Savana College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Elizabeth Doyle Gallery, Wailea, HI
G.C. Lucas Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
2002 LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM
2001 American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Lino e Amici, Fuller Museum of Art, Stokton, MA
1998-01 SOFA -New York, with the Portia Gallery
1997-01 SOFA -Chicago, with the Portia Gallery
2000 Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
1999 Portia Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998 The Hand and the Spirit, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Nordiska Kristall, Stockholm, Sweden
1997 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Vaxjo Glass Museum, Vaxjo, Sweden
Twist Gallery, Portland, OR
Portia Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995-97 The White House Collection of American Crafts, Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit. Venues include: Los Angeles
County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA ; National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC ; American Craft
Museum, New York, NY
1996 The Hand and The Spirit, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1995 Twist Gallery, Portland, OR
1994 Glass Now, Japan
1993 American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Glass Now, Japan
1991 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Glass Now, Japan
1990 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, FL
1989 Glass Now, Japan
Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN
Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA
1988 American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Walter Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Habatat Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, FL
1987 Heller Gallery, New York, NY
St. Louis Design Center, St. Louis, MO
1986 Aspen Colorado Art Museum, Aspen, CO
PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS
American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
MCI Collection/Renwick Museum, Washington, D.C.
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Smalands Museum, Vaxjo, Sweden
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
The White House Collection of American Crafts, Washington, D.C.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
1990 Master Works Fellowship, Creative Glass Center of America
1988 Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, National Endowment for the Arts
Young Americans Merit Award, American Craft Museum
1984 Thord-Grey Memorial Grant Milliken Travel Scholarship, American Scandinavian Foundation
Artist in Residence, John Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002 Pilchuck Glass Studio, Instructor, Stanwood, WA
1999 Ezra Glass School, Instructor, Kanazu, Japan
Penland School of Crafts, Instructor, Penland, NC
1996 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Instructor, Deer Isle, ME
1995 Penland School of Crafts, Instructor, Penland, NC
1994 Pratt Fine Art Center, Instructor, Seattle, WA
PUBLICATIONS
2001 Made With Pride, American Craft Museum, OBJECTS for USE: Handmade by Design, pub. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
1997 Design House Publications, Nouvel Object II, Seoul, Korea, pp. 118-123
1996 Cooperative Partners Magazine, July/August edition, pp 16, 17
Glass: The Urban Glass Quarterly, Number 63, pp 40 - 47
1995 Smithsonian Magazine, June edition, pp 52 - 55
The White House Collection of American Crafts, pub. Harry N. Abrams, Inc, pp 16, 17, 42, 43
1993 American Craft Magazine, December/January edition, Cover
1992 Washington University Magazine, Summer edition, pp 34 - 37
1988 American Craft Magazine, February/March edition, pp 54, 55
