Education:

1983          M.F.A., University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii

1979          B.A., San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California                  

Selected Exhibitions:

2012         Red Hot and Blown: Contemporary Glass from the Crocker’s Collection,

                  The Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA

                  Playing with Fire: Artists of the California Studio Glass Movement,

                  Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA

                  Amorphous, 50 Years of Studio Glass in America, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA
 

2011          Curious Harmony, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

                  Offerings – Sacred Images in Nature, Masaoka Glass Gallery, Carmel Valley, CA
 

2008          Hot/Cold, Group Glass Exhibition, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA

                  Suspended Elements, Solo Exhibition, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
 

2007          Tribal Visions, Kuivato Gallery, Sedona, AZ
 

2006          Aquarium Invitational, Vespermann Gallery, Atlanta, GA

                  Made in California – Oakland Museum Café, Oakland, CA
 

2005          Offerings - Solo Exhibition, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA

                  Out of the Mold, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA

                  Figure it Out, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA          

2004          GLASS - Conley Art Gallery, California State University, Fresno, CA
 

2003          Casting Spirits - Kuivato Gallery, Sedona, AZ                                                                                       

                  20/20 Vision - CGCA Fellows Exhibition, Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
 

2002          Glass Sculpture - Solo Exhibition, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
 

2001          Transmutations - Clay into Glass, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, OR

                  The Figure, Carolyn Blake Gallery, Charleston, SC                                                     
2000          Glass Sculpture, Portia Gallery, Chicago, IL               
              

1999          Glass Sculpture by Mark Abildgaard, The Rachael Collection, Aspen, CO

                  Figurative Glass Sculpture, The Miller Gallery, New York, NY
 

1998          Sculptural Perspectives for the New Millennium, The Leff Foundation,

                  St. Helena, CA
 

1997          Calido! Contemporary Warm Glass, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ

                  Glass, Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY
 

1996          Crocker - Kingsley Exhibition, The Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA
 

1995          Light Interpretations The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
 

1994          GLASS, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
 

1993          Glass Invitational, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
 

1991          West Coast Glass: A Survey of Contemporary Glass Artists,                                                     

                  California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, CA
 

1990          American Glassmaking, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
 

1989          A Seven Year Legacy - Fellows of the C.G.C.A., Grohe Glass Gallery,

                  Boston, MA
 

1988          Taking Shape, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, PA
 

1986          Poetry of the Physical, American Craft Museum, New York, NY

Work Related Experience:

2009-2012      Workshop Instructor, Various private studios including:

                        Oatka School of Glass, Batavia, NY

                         Hot Glass Houston, Houston, TX

                         Kadams Studio, Sparks, NV
 

2008                Lecturer, Glass Art Society Conference, Portland, OR
 

2007                Instructor, Kiln Casting Course,

                        The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York  
                                                             
2006                Instructor, Kiln Casting: Basics and Beyond, Pilchuck School,          
                        Stanwood, WA
 

2005 - 2008     Instructor, Kiln Casting Course, Red Deer College, Alberta, Canada
 

2003 - 2007     Instructor, Kiln Casting Workshop, Masaoka Design Studio,

                        Carmel Valley, CA
 

2002                Visiting Artist, Emporia State University, Emporia Kansas
 

2001                 Instructor, Kiln Casting Class,

                         The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass

             Guest Artist, Master Casters Seminar, Bullseye Glass, Portland, Oregon
 

2000                 Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, Oregon    
                          Guest Instructor, Public Glass, San Francisco, California
 

1999                 Instructor, Kiln Casting Course,
                         The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York

                         Guest Lecturer, Ohlone College, Fremont, California

                         Instructor, Kiln Casting Workshop, San Jose State, San Jose, California 
 

1995                 Guest Lecturer, Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
 

1994                 Guest Lecturer, Smithsonian Associates Studio Arts Program,    
                         Washington DC
 

1993 - 1996     California Arts Council Artist in the Schools Grant Recipient,

                         Esparto Elementary, Middle and High Schools, Esparto CA
 

1986                 Started North Star Glass Company, Davis, California

                         Lecturer, Sculpture Course, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
 

1985                 Fellowship Recipient, Creative Glass Center of America,

                         Millville, New Jersey
                         Visiting Artist, Sculpture Space, Utica, New York
 

1984                 Resident Artist, Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Tokyo, Japan