Born March 2, 1957, San Francisco, California
Education:
1983 M.F.A., University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
1979 B.A., San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
Selected Exhibitions:
2008 Cold + Hot, 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
2003 Casting Spirits - Kuivato Gallery, Sedona, AZ
20/20 Vision, Fellows Exhibition, Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
Figurative Work in Clay and Glass, Gallery Alexander, La Jolla, CA
2002 Glass Sculpture - Solo Exhibition, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
A Figurative Show - Virginia Brier Gallery, San Francisco, 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 on 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
Collections:
The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
The Fresno Museum of Art, Fresno, California
The Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia
The Wheaton Museum of American Glass, Millville, New Jersey
The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii
Saks Fifth Avenue, Corporate Collection, Phoenix, Arizona
Pacific Enterprises, Corporate Collection, Los Angeles, CA
Hawaii State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Persis Collection of Contemporary Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
The Saxe Collection, Private Collection, San Francisco, CA
Work Related Experience:
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
00000Guest 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
Commissions:
2009 “Light Columns” - 123”x18”x18”, slumped glass block, stainless steel,
LED light fixtures, Griffiss Sculpture Park
Griffiss Land Development Corporation,
153 Brooks Rd., Rome, New York
“Suspended Element Curtain” - 3’x22’x1’, blown glass, stainless steel
Department of Social Services Building
25 North Cottonwood Street, Woodland, CA
“Wave” - 12”x84”x6”, blown glass, stainless steel
Department of Social Services Building
500 Jefferson Blvd., West Sacramento, CA
2008 “Tree of Life” - 16’x10’x8’, stainless steel, blown glass
Woodland Healthcare Medical Office Building,
632 West Gibson Rd., Woodland, CA
2007 “Virga” - 36’x18’x15’, blown glass, steel cable
Embarcadero Capital Partners LLC, Office Building,
1301 Shoreway Rd., Belmont, CA
2006 “Green/Blue Column”- 96”x16”x16”, glass block
“Suspended Elements”- 18”x72”x8”, kiln cast glass, stainless steel
“Things That Make You Happy”- 1’x20’, hand painted ceramic tile
Herbert Bauer Mental Health Building,
213 W. Beamer Street, Woodland, CA
2005 “Creciendo Juntos/Growing Up Together” – 5’x10”, tile mural
Beamer Elementary School, 525 Beamer Street, Woodland, CA
“Where We Get Our Food” – 5’x10’, tile mural
Esparto Elementary School, 17120 Omega Ave., Esparto, CA
2004 “Vamos a Leer/Let’s Read” – 5’x10’, tile mural
Beamer Elementary School, 525 Beamer Street, Woodland, CA
2003 “Energy for the Future/Energia para el Futuro” – 3’x8’, tile mural
Beamer Elementary School, 525 Beamer Street, Woodland, CA |