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Johnathon Turner

 

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Exhibitions
2012 Eggstravaganza, M.Stitz Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
BAGI Great Glass Auction, Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto, CA
Australian Style Roll Up: Blowing Fused Glass,
BAGI San Jose, California
2011
"Just in Case" Cabrillo College Library, Aptos, CA
10x10x10, Pittsburg Glass School, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Glass Enchantment, Rochester Children's Theatre, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
BAGI Auction, Palo Alto JCC, Palo Alto, California
Summer of Love, Los Gatos Museum, Los Gatos, California
Shoot for Success, caring Family Network, Bourne, Texas

2010 BAGI Auction, Fourth Street Summit Ballroom, San Jose, California
2009 Sea of Glass. Masaoka Design Gallery, Carmel, California
BAGI Auction, Fourth Street Summit Ballroom, San Jose, California

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

Awards

2005 Juror's Choice Award, Bay Area Glass Institute Auction, San Jose, CA
2001 Niche Award Finalist, Niche Magazine, Baltimore, Maryland
1998-9 Fulbright Scholarship for post-graduate study at the Canberra School of Art, Australia
1999 Niche Award Finalist, Niche Magazine, Baltimore, Maryland
1998 David Thomas Foundation Travel Grant, Australia
1996 New Glass Review #17, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
  Niche Student Award Finalist, Niche Magazine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1995-7 Graduate Tuition Scholarship, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, New York
1993 Best Sculpture, New Mexico Glass Art Show XII - Expo 93, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1991 Dr. Robert Fritz Scholarship, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

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

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