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Johnathon
Turner
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Joy of Coldworking |
2008 Twenty
to Life: Two Decades of Glasswork, Masaoka Design Gallery, Carmel Valley, CA
Solo Show
STARS Auction, Musuem of Art and History, Santa Cruz, Calilfornia
2007 Surf
City Art Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Olsen
Gallery of Fine Crafts at Potter's Studio, Fresno, CA
"1000 Cups", International Craft Trend Fair, Seoul, Korea
Glass Weekend, Snyderman Gallery, Millville, New Jersey
Turner & Kliss Exhibit, Olsen Gallery, Fresno, California
Invitational Glass, Masaoka Glass Gallery, Carmel Valley, California
STARZ Auction, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California
Grand Opening, J.Morgan Gallery, San Jose, California
2006 Made in California, Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
Vidrio del Mar, Masaoka Glass Gallery, Carmel Valley, California
Ignite, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Pilchuck Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
The Roaring Forties, Chappell Gallery, New York, New York
SOFA New York, Snyderman Gallery, New York, New York
Synthesis: Fusing+Kilnforming, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
BAGI Auction, Fairmont Hotel Summit Room, San Jose, California
Juror’s Choice Award, Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI) Auction,
San Jose, California
STARZ Auction, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California
2005 New Directions in Australian Glass, Australian Embassy,
Washington DC
Contemporary Glass, SFO International Terminal, San Francisco, California
SOFA New York, Snyderman Gallery, New York, New York
Glass Weekend, Snyderman Gallery, Millville, New Jersey
SOFA Chicago, Snyderman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
In Passing, Espace Verre, Montreal, Canada
New Glass Sculpture, Masaoka Glass Gallery, Carmel Valley, California
Fulbright Art Exhibition, Institute of International Education, San Francisco,
California
EGS Auction, Eugene, Oregon
2004 Inter/section, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Unconventional Vessels, Morgan Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Glass Crossroads II – Paths to Australia, Chappell Gallery, Boston,
Massachusetts
On the Edge – Glass From the Pacific Rim, Chappell Gallery, New
York, New York
SOFA Chicago, Snyderman Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, Washington
Santa Cruz Glass, Michael-Angelo Gallery, Santa Cruz, California
Glass Now 2004 Auction, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pilchuck Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
RIT Auction, Rochester, New York
Eugene Glass School Auction, Eugene, Oregon
BAGI Auction, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI)Auction, SRI International, Menlo Park,
California
2003 Glass Weekend, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Millville, New Jersey
Legacy, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Bullseye Glass, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, Arizona
Canberra Glass 2003, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australia
Young Americans, Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
The Glass Surface, Chappell Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Glass: Heat Transformed, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, Maryland
Glass and Place, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, California
Pilchuck Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
2002 Art Educates the World -- Fulbright Legacy Fund Auction, Sothebys,
New York
Roll ups, Firehouse No. 12, Vancouver, Washington
Crossroads: Australia/New Zealand, Chappell Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Stripes and Strata, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, Washington
Pilchuck Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Roll ups, Firehouse No. 12, Vancouver, Washington
Crossroads: Australia/New Zealand, Chappell Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Stripes and Strata, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, Washington
Pilchuck Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Bay Area Glass Institute Auction, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
2001 The Thoughtful Object, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, Washington
Pilchuck Auction, Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Bay Area Glass Institute Auction, SRI International, Menlo Park, California
2000 New Work, the Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Essentially Canberra, Hsinchu Glass Festival, Hsin-chu Municipal Cultural
Centre, Taiwan
Essentially Canberra, Earl Lu Gallery, La Salle-SIA College of the Arts,
Singapore
1999 Canberra Glass 1999, Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australia
Essentially Canberra, Chappell Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
SOFA New York, Chappell Gallery, New York, New York
SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Niche Award Finalist Booth, Philadelphia Buyer’s Market, Pennsylvania
Ausglass Student Show, Wagga Wagga City Gallery, Australia
1998 Venezia Aperto Vetro 1998, L’Instituto Statale D’Arte,
Venice, Italy
CSA Drawing Prize, Foyer Gallery, Canberra School of Art, Canberra, Australia
Canberra Goes to Venice, Strathnairn Gallery, Canberra, Australia
GAS Student Show, Seto Civic Building, Seto, Japan
1997 Graduate Thesis Exhibition 1, Bevier Gallery, RIT, Rochester, New York
New-Members Lab Space, Pyramid Art Center, Rochester, New York
GAS Student Show, J. Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona
It’s About Time, SPAS Gallery, RIT, Rochester, New York
Goblets ‘97, The Glasshouse, Seattle, Washington
Pilchuck Auction, The Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, Washington
Pilchuck Staff Show, Foster-White Gallery, Seattle, Washington
KTEH-TV Auction ‘Special Works’, Triton Museum of Art, Santa
Clara, California
WXXI-TV Auction, Rochester, New York
1996 The Guilford Biennial, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, Connecticut
Goblets 96, The Glasshouse, Seattle, Washington
32 Hours at the Gate, Village Gate, Rochester, New York
The Voices of Glass, Germanow-Coffey Gallery, Rochester, New York
GAS Student Show, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Toys and Gadgets, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts
Pilchuck Auction, The Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, Washington
WXXI-TV Auction, Rochester, New York
1995 Bare Essentials, Grohe Gallery/Signature, Boston, Massachusetts
In the Cabinet, Cafe 29, Los Gatos, California
Pilchuck Auction, The Westin Hotel, Seattle, Washington
1994 Spring Glass Folly, Philabaum Studio and Gallery, Tuscon,
Arizona
KTEH-TV Auction, San Jose, California
Make-a-Wish Foundation Auction, La Fonda Hotel, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1993 Valentine’s Show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary
Art, San Jose, California
Salon des Refuses, Gallery at the Repertory Theater, Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Mexico Glass Art Show XII--Expo ‘93, Mirage Gallery, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
A Few Good Pieces, Tesuque Glassworks, Tesuque, New Mexico
Barbie: A Trip to Santa Fe, Cafe Adevina, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Abstractionism in Glass ‘93, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
Arizona
1992 New Mexico Landscape: A Glass Invitational, Garland Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mariposa Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Self Portraits, Tesuque Glassworks, Tesuque, New Mexico
Valentine’s Show, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
California
KTEH Auction ’Special Works’, San Jose Museum of Art, San
Jose, California
1991 Christmas Show, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Glass, Herbert Saunder’s Gallery, San Jose, California
Tempos ‘91--Bay Area Arts & Crafts Guild, Rosicrucian Museum,
San Jose, California
Goblet and Bud-Vase Show, Lynn McAllister Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Valentine’s Auction, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, California
G.A.S. Student Show, Corning, New York
1990 Fresh, Hot Glass, Herbert Saunder’s Gallery, San
Jose, California
Annual SJICA Auction, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, California,
USA
1989 From the Hot Shop, San Jose State University, San Jose,
California
1988 Vitreous Visions, San Jose State University, San Jose,
California
Teaching
Experience
2012-13
Higher Fire, Bay Area Glass Institute - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Fusing Glass 1A/1B, Bay Area Glass Institute - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Friday Night Fusing Feast, Bay Area Glass Institute - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Australian-Style Roll Up: Blowing Fused Glass - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Glass Jewelry - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Higher Fire - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Glory Hole and Glass Forming - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Murrini Weekend - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Strictly Strips - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Reactive!!! - BAGI, San Jose, CA
"Party of Four"
BAGI, San Jose, CA
Rocket Science 101 - BAGI, San Jose CA
2011 Fusing Glass 1A/1B, Bay Area Glass Institute - BAGI, San Jose, CA
Rock Science 101, Kiln Forming, Wired Designs Studio, San Antonio, Texas
Thermo and Hot Glass National Glass Foundation
Royal Glass Factory of La Granja Paseo del Pocillo Segovia Spain
Cold Working & Finishing Glass, Warm Glass Gallery & Studio,
Clemmons, North Carolina
The Joys of Coldworking: Theory and Practice, OATKA School of GLASS and Studio Batavia NY
Murrini Making with the Glory Hole, Warm Glass Gallery & Studio Clemmons NC
Coldworking and Finishing , Warm Glass Gallery & Studio Clemmons NC
Cold Working 1A & Cold Working 1B, Bay
Area Glass Institute - BAGI, San Jose CA
Australian-Style Roll Up: Blowing Fused Glass, Bay
Area Glass Institute - BAGI, San Jose CA
Murrini and Pattern Bar Weekend, Bay
Area Glass Institute - BAGI, San Jose CA
2010 Australian-Style
Roll Up: Blowing Fused, and 1650 F plus... Glass Bay
Area Glass Institute, San Jose CA
Glory Hole Work for Fusers & Coldworking and Finishing, Weisser Glass Studio, Kensington MD
Fusing Glass 1A & 1B, Australian-Style Roll Up: Blowing Fused Glass, Glory Hole and Kiln Forming,
Murini and Pattern Bar Weekend, Strictly Strips, Bay Area Glass Institute, San Jose, CA
The Roll Up &
Joyous Coldworking, Glass Inspirations Studio, Dunwoody, GA
The
Roll Up,
Wired Designs, San Antonio, TX
2009
Fusing
Glass Survey, Bay
Area Glass Institute San Jose, CA
Coldworking with Johnathon Turner, Bay Area Glass Institute San Jose,
CA
Cold Working & Finishing Glass, Warm Glass Gallery & Studio,
Clemmons, North Carolina
Roll Up, Escuela del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain
Fusing Glass 1a & Fusing Glass 1B, Bay
Area Glass Institute, San Jose, CA
Hot, Warm & Cold: Smooth Transitions Between Disciplines, Johnathon
Turner & Gail Stouffer, Pittsburgh Glass Center
Johnathon Turner at Ditore Glass Works, Cold Finishing,
San Diego CA
Glass
Inspirations and Duckbill Studio presents Johnathon Turner -The Amazing Roll
Up Workshop, Scottsdale GA
Roll up for Everyone with Johnathon Turner, San Francisco's Center for Glass Art, CA
Hot,
Warm, Cold - Smooth Transitions Between Disciplines, Wired
Designs, San Antonio, TX
2008 Cold Finishing with Johnathon Turner, Ditore Glass Works
San Diego, CA
Intermediate Fused and Kiln-Formed Glass, The Studio at the Corning Museum of
Glass, Corning, NY
Coldworking
1A: A Two-Day Workshop with Johnathon Turner,
Bay Area Glass Institute, San Jose, CA
Cold Working and Finishing Glass, Warm Glass Gallery & Studio, Clemmons,
North Carolina
Kiln Forming and Creating the Roll Up, Wired Designs Studio, San Antonio, Texas
Cold Working Course Vancouver, British Columbia
2007 ‘Kilnformed, Hot Worked, and Cold Finished,
The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
Roll Up 2000, Escuela del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain
Advanced Coldworking Techniques, Wired Designs Studio, San Antonio, Texas
2006 The Roll Up for Kilnformers, The Studio at the Corning
Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
The Roll Up for Everyone, Warmglass Conference, Arromwont School, Gatlinburg,
Tennessee
The Roll Up, BAGI, San Jose, California
2005 Roll Up 2005, Escuela del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain
2004 The Roll Up for Fusers, Eugene Glass School (EGS), Eugene,
Oregon
2003 Hot, Warm, and Cold, The Studio at the Corning Museum
of Glass, Corning, NY
Roll Up 2003, Escuela del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain
The Roll U, Espace VERRE, Montreal, Canada
Teaching Assistant for Jiri Harcuba, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
2002 Don’t just Roll around --- Roll up, Firehouse 12,
Vancouver, Washington
Introduction to Glass Fusing Demos, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California
1999 Basic Glassblowing Seminar, Canberra School of Art, Canberra,
Australia
1998 Basic Glassblowing Seminar, Canberra School of Art, Canberra,
Australia
1997 Substitute Teacher, San Jose State University, California
1995-7 Graduate Assistant, teach first and second-year and
elective glassblowing, RIT, Rochester, NY
1995 Teaching Assistant for Robin Winters & Randy Walker,
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
1994 Teaching Assistant for Flora Mace & Karen Willenbrink,
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
1991 Basic Glassblowing Seminar taught with Mary White, San
Jose State University, San Jose, California
Professional Activities
2011 Presenter, Cantor Museum Glass Studio Tour, Stanford University, California
2009 Presenter San Antonio Glass Art Guild, San Antonia, Texas
2008 San Antonio Glass Art Guild, San Antonia, Texas
2007 Presenter, Fundacio National Barcelona Vidrio, Barcelona, Spain
Presenter, San Joaquin
Clay and Glass Association -- Bob Kliss Studio, Fresno, California
2006 Presenter, Australian-American Fulbright Commission meeting,
Stanford University
Presenter, Warmglass Conference, Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
2004 Presenter, California Glass Exchange (CGE), Cal Poly,
San Luis Obispo, California
Presenter, Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI), San Jose, California
‘Being John Turner’ slide show, Selman Gallery, Santa Cruz,
California
‘Being John Turner’ slide show, Bullseye Connection Gallery,
Portland, Oregon
Cold-Shop Technician, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
2003 Presenter, BECon -- Bullseye Education Conference, Portland,
Oregon
Roll Up demos at GAS, Eastlake Glass, Seattle, Washington
Oakland Museum Art Guild Tour Demo, Santa Cruz, California
Glass Lovers Alliance of Northern California (GLANC) Tour Demo, Santa
Cruz, California
Santa Cruz Open Studio Weekend, Santa Cruz, California
2002 Started up ‘GlassblokE’ -- Slumpie™
glassware, Santa Cruz, California
Cold Shop Technician, Session 5, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
2001 Built ‘Pyro Glass’ - personal glass studio,
Chico, California
Cold-Shop Coordinator, Session 5, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
2000 Toured the Abdul Khan Glass-Bangle Factory and Mahesh/Ashok
Glass Works,Firozabad, India
1999
The ‘Dream Team’ sessions to make the ‘Nijima’ series
with Klaus Moje, Canberra, Australia
Chihuly-Installation-Team Volunteer, National Gallery of Art, Canberra,
Australia
Worked with Ruth Allen at Gloria Hot Glass, Auckland, New Zealand
1998 ‘Lattitudes’ demonstration with Klaus Moje,
Glass Art Society (GAS) conference,
Aichi University, Japan
1996-7 GAS Board of Directors, Student Representative, Seattle,
Washington
1996-7 Hot-shop Technician, RIT, Rochester, New York
Hot-shop Technician, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
1995 Blowing Assistant, Chris Tedesco Glass, Santa Cruz, California
1992-4 Helped to Build and Start-up, Pipe Dreams Glassworks,
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1992-3 Apprentice, Tesuque Glassworks, Tesuque, New Mexico
1991-2 Blowing Assistant, Flo Perkin’s Glass-Cactus Studio,
Santa Fe, New Mexico
1989-91 Blowing Assistant, Robert Hughes’ Hall of Flame,
Mountain View, California
Publications
2011 Printmaking Techniques on Glass, Jody Walker, Four Corners International, Clemmons, North Carolina.
2009 Johnathon Turner's, The Joy of Coldworking; a guide to grinding, smoothing
and polishing blown and fused glass.
Four Corners International, Clemmons, North Carolina
2007
Steven Wayne Vyaska, “Something new, Something old”,San Jose
Mercury News, October 13, 2007, pp 1E, 2E.
“Through
the looking glass”, Monterey County Herald, May 10, 2007, p 32.
2006 Kurt Shaw, “Morgan shows off recently revived glassmaking
techniques”
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 14, 2006, pp F1, F8.
Janet Norton,”Local artists awarded at Great Glass Auction”,
Palo Alto Daily News
February 8, 2006, p.38.
2004 Kurt Shaw, “’Unconventional’ exhibit
hearkens to roots of glassmaking”
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, March 28, 2004, pp C1, C4.
2003 Ann McMahon, “Refined simplicity amid rich variety,”
The Canberra Times
November 1, 2003, p. 20.
Susana Aparicio Ortiz, “Revolucion Roll Up”, Oficio y Arte,
Oct-Nov 2003, pp 1-4.
“Arte en Vidrio desede California a La Granja”, El Adelantado de
Segovia
2002 M. Thurston, "Glassblowing", iQ Magazine, May/June
2002, p. 85
Breann
Beal, "Contemporary Glass Gallery", The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles
Vol III, No. 3, May 2002, p. 63.
2001
"Niche Magazine Award Winners", Niche Magazine, Winter 2001, p. 76.
2000 Jay Siane, "Clearly in a Glass of its Own: Essentially
Canberra at the Earl Lu Gallery
" The Straits Times, September 20, 2000.
1999 Meredith Hinchcliffe, "Glassworks with Geological
Links," The Canberra Times, August 23, 1999, p. 10.
"Niche Magazine Award Winners", Niche Magazine, Winter 1999,
p. 103.
1998 "Venezia Aperto Vetro: International New Glass 1998",
Electa, Milan, pp. 198, 204.
"Essentially Canberra", Published by the Glass Workshop, Canberra
School of Art, pp. 18-19, 69.
1997 "Fulbright Scholarship Announced", The Crafts
Report, October 1997, p 11.
"Young Artists Panel", GAS Journal 1997, p 64.
1996 Arthur C. Danto, "Juror’s Statement for the
New Glass Review #17",
Neues Glass, 2/96, pp 73-74.
"New GAS Board Members", GAS Journal 1996, p. 116.
1986 "Local Stuff", The Santa Cruz County Comic News,
Issue #25, 5/86, p. 13.
Collections
Keith Richards, Weston, Connecticut
Museo del Vidrio, La Galleria Real Fabrica de Cristales, La Granja, Spain
Australian-American Educational Foundation, Canberra, Australia
Australian National University, Institute of the Arts, Canberra, Australia
Earth Sciences Department, University of California, Santa Cruz, California
Jim Della, San Ramon, California
Steven and Allison Aldrich, Los Altos Hills, California
Paul Rosemblum and Beth Springer, San Mateo, California
Larry and Laurie Wetterschneider, Carmel Valley, California
Warren and Barbara Poole, Portola Valley, California
Richard and Betsy Ehrenberg , Santa Fe, New Mexico
Paul & Amye Gumbinner , New York, New York
Burton Fishman, Bethesda, Maryland
Lani McGregor and Dan Schwoerer, Portland, Oregon
Marjorie Levy, Seattle, Washington
Steven and Sandra Wolfe, Lafayette, California
The Rhoa Family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arlene and Norman Silvers, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Butler Lampson, Seattle, Washington
Sylvia Winder, Santa Cruz, California
Ann and Sasha Shulgin, Lafayette, California
Michael and Kristi Hakkert, San Jose, California
The UPS Collection
Education
2000 M.V.A. (Master of Visual Art) with Distinction, Canberra
School of Art Glass Workshop, Australia
with Stephen Proctor, Jane Bruce, & Kirstie Rea
1997 M.F.A. (Master of Fine Art) in Glass, Rochester Institute
of Technology, Rochester, New York
with Michael Taylor
Advanced Solid Glassworking with Pino Signoretto, Pilchuck Glass School,
Stanwood, Washington
Ideas into Art with Gianni Toso, The Studio at the Corning Museum of
Glass, Corning, New York
1995 Mixed-Media and Glass with Therman Statom, Haystack Mountain
School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
1993 Advanced Glassblowing with Lino Tagliapietra, Haystack
Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
1991 Solid, Hot-Glass Sculpture with Loredano Rosin, Pilchuck
Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
Italian Lampworking Techniques with Cesare Toffolo Rossit, Pilchuck Glass
School, Stanwood, Washington
1990 Hot-Glass Surface Decoration with Dan Dailey, Pilchuck
Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
1989-91 Studied glass with Mary White, San Jose State University,
San Jose, California
1986 B.S. (Bachelor of Science) in Earth Sciences, University
of California, Santa Cruz, California