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EDUCATION
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY - Engraving, Max Erlacher, 2015
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA - Mise en Place, John De Wit, 2009
Haystack Mountain School Of Craft, Deer Isle, ME - Advanced Italian Technique, Lino Tagliapietra, 2007
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA - Form beyond the Furnace, Lienors Torre, 2006
Alfred University, Alfred, NY - New York State School of Ceramics, Art and Design - BFA, 2001
TAFE, Brisbane, NSW, Australia - College of Ceramics - AA, 1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 - Current - Vice President E+A, Inc. (Ethan Stern Design, Amanda Stern Design, Diamond Life Studio, Hue 42)
2006 - 2018 - Owner Ethan Stern Design & Diamond Life Studio, Seattle, WA
1999 - Current - Seasonal Staff Pilchuck Glass School
2018 - Deputy Director Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood/Seattle, WA
Interim Executive Director Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood/Seattle, WA
2017 - Gaffer/Glassblower Totally Blown Glass, Seattle, WA
2016 - Glaze Batcher Status Ceramics, Seattle, WA
2012 - Trustee Pilchuck Glass School. Chair - Artistic Program Committee, Seattle, WA
Cold Glass Worker Lino Tagliapietra Inc. Seattle, WA
2005 - '06 - High School Glass Instructor Wilson High School, Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA
Production Team Supervisor Hilltop Artists in Residence, Tacoma, WA
2003 - '05 - Hot Shop Technician Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2003 - Interim Glass Studio Technician, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
TEACHING
2022 - "From the Furnace to the Lathe" (Co - taught with Amanda Stern) Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2019 - "Blowing Sculpture" L.A. Glass Center, El Segundo, CA
2018 - “Shape it Hot//Cut it Cold” Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
2016 - “Outside of the (Round) box” Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
“Blown and Cut” Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2015 - “New Surface” California College of Art, Oakland CA
“Workshop” AYA Glass Studio, Kawasaki, Japan
2014 - "New Shape//New Surface" Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
"Shape Shift" Chrysler Museum of Art, Glass Studio, Norfolk, VA
2013 - “New Bubble Dialogue” Chronicle Glass Studio, Wanganui, New Zealand
"Intro to Glass" Spring Quarter ART 233 - 3D4M, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
“Form and Surface II – Another Anatomy Lesson” Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Corning, NY
2012 - "Form and Surface – An Anatomy Lesson” Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Corning, NY
2011 - “Fall Concentration” Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
“Out of the Round” Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh PA
2010 - “The Hot and Cold Context” The Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2009 - “The Unexpected Object” Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2007 - "The Least you need to know - Coldworking" Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
RESIDENT // VISITING ARTIST
2018 - Fire Fest Guest Artist, Star Works, Star, NC
2017 - Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Artists @ Work, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2016 - California State University, Fullerton, Santa Ana, CA
California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
Palomar State College, San Marcos, CA
2015 - Sheridan College, Toronto, Ontario, CN
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2014 - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2013 - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Chronicle Glass Studio, Wanganui Glass Festival, Wanganui, NZ
2012 - Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, JP
Centre College, Danville, KY
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo OH
2011 - Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2010 - Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA
2008 - Fellow, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ
2007 - Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB Canada
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, TX
Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL
2003-'05 - Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
LECTURER
2018 - GLAANC, Glass Art Alliance of Northern California, San Francisco, CA
2014 - "Beyond Tradition" Glass Art Society Conference, Chicago, IL
2011 - Arizona Glass Alliance, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 - “The Diamond Life” Glass Art Society Conference, Portland, OR
AWARDS
2014 - "Peoples Choice Award," Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2011 - Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Technical Assistance Grant, Haystack School, Deer Isle, ME
2010 - "Best Emerging Artist Award," Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
“Jurors choice” Bay Area Glass Institute Fine Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
2009 - The George and Dorothy Saxe Award, Full Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Commission/Permanent Collection. “Oasis of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruises, Finland
2008 - Purchase Award, Soho Myriad, Ritz Carlton, Shenzhen, China
Finalist, Young Glass 2007 Exhibition, Eboltoft Glass Museum, Eboltoft, Denmark
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 - “Cut Clear” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Inscribing Surfaces” Morean Art Center/Chihuly Collection, St. Petersburg, FL.
2015 - “Crosscut” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 - "Surface, Light and Volume” Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan
“Object Disposition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“In Urbanism” LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2010 - “Zoom” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 - “Marked” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Surface Content” Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
2007 - “Texture Mapping” William Traver Gallery, Oct. Tacoma, WA
2006 - “In the surface” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Making The Mark” Chappell Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2005 - “New Drawings" Vetri Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 - “Introducing Ethan Stern” Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 - "Luminous: Dale Chihuly and the Studio Glass Movement" Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA
"Lure of the Object: Art from the June & Rob Heller Collection" Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
2018 - "Glasstastic: BAM! Biennial" Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
"Glass is Biotiful" Biot Town Hall, Biot, FR
2017 - “FORM Miami” Miami FL – rep. Blue Rain Gallery
“SOFA” Chicago, IL – rep. Habatat Gallery
“Glass for the new Millennium –Masterworks from Kaplan-Ostergaard, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
2016 - “Glass for the new Millennium –Masterworks from the Kaplan-Ostergaard collection. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2015 - “43rd International Glass Invitational-The Creative Process” Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
2014 - “Schmidt, Stern and Wolf” Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH
Accreted Terrane” Curated by David Francis. Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
“New Work” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013 - “Wheaton Glass: The Art of the Fellowship” Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
“Seattle Six” Dane Gallery, Nantucket, MA
“Glass Canvas” curated by Sarah Traver, The Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2012 - “Duality” with Nancy Callan, Hawk Gallery, Columbus, OH
“Gallery Artist Group Exhibition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“50/50” Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2011 - “Clear and Present: works in Glass by 12 Artists” Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“CGCA Alumni Exhibition” Wheaton Arts and Culture Center, Millville, NJ
“Glass Quake” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA
“10x10x10” Pittsburgh Glass Center Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2010 - “Glass Uprising” Swanson Reed Gallery & Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY
“Volition” Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
“Glass Quake” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA
“New Glass” Sunny Stewart Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL
2009 - “Rising Stars” Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Fragile Domains” LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Look Forward” & “Inspired By” Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008 - “King Street Concentric,” curated by Benjamin Moore. Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
“Now: Glass on the Cutting Edge” Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
“SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2007 - “Glass Invitational” Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Young glass” Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
“Start” Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL
“Pilchuck Exhibition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2006 - “Convergence/Divergence” Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Anniversary Invitational” Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL
“SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2005 - "Glass Weekend" Millville, NJ - rep. Morgan Contemporary Glass
"SOFA" New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
"The Appalachian Center For Craft: Faculty & Artists in Residence" Belmont University. The Lue Gallery, Nashville, TN
"Artist In Residence Exhibition" Appalachian Center Craft Gallery, Smithville, TN
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2004 - "Apercu" Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Fall for Glass: 04" Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
"Artist In Residence Exhibition" Appalachian Center For Craft Gallery, Smithville, TN
"Pilchuck group show" History of the World Gallery, Camino Island, WA
2003 - "Emerging Artist showcase" Linda Greene Contemporary Glass, Dallas, TX
Center Piece Design, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Annual Auction, Seattle, WA
"Young Americans", Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
"Glass Surface", Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
- Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
- Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
- Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
- Palm Springs Contemporary Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
- Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL
- Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
- Toyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama, Japan
- Eboltoft Glass Museum, Eboltoft, DK
- Air Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Kenya Airways, Nirobi, Kenya
- Norwegian Air, Oslo, Norway
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY - Engraving, Max Erlacher, 2015
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA - Mise en Place, John De Wit, 2009
Haystack Mountain School Of Craft, Deer Isle, ME - Advanced Italian Technique, Lino Tagliapietra, 2007
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA - Form beyond the Furnace, Lienors Torre, 2006
Alfred University, Alfred, NY - New York State School of Ceramics, Art and Design - BFA, 2001
TAFE, Brisbane, NSW, Australia - College of Ceramics - AA, 1997
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 - Current - Vice President E+A, Inc. (Ethan Stern Design, Amanda Stern Design, Diamond Life Studio, Hue 42)
2006 - 2018 - Owner Ethan Stern Design & Diamond Life Studio, Seattle, WA
1999 - Current - Seasonal Staff Pilchuck Glass School
2018 - Deputy Director Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood/Seattle, WA
Interim Executive Director Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood/Seattle, WA
2017 - Gaffer/Glassblower Totally Blown Glass, Seattle, WA
2016 - Glaze Batcher Status Ceramics, Seattle, WA
2012 - Trustee Pilchuck Glass School. Chair - Artistic Program Committee, Seattle, WA
Cold Glass Worker Lino Tagliapietra Inc. Seattle, WA
2005 - '06 - High School Glass Instructor Wilson High School, Tacoma Public Schools, Tacoma, WA
Production Team Supervisor Hilltop Artists in Residence, Tacoma, WA
2003 - '05 - Hot Shop Technician Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2003 - Interim Glass Studio Technician, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
TEACHING
2022 - "From the Furnace to the Lathe" (Co - taught with Amanda Stern) Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2019 - "Blowing Sculpture" L.A. Glass Center, El Segundo, CA
2018 - “Shape it Hot//Cut it Cold” Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
2016 - “Outside of the (Round) box” Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
“Blown and Cut” Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2015 - “New Surface” California College of Art, Oakland CA
“Workshop” AYA Glass Studio, Kawasaki, Japan
2014 - "New Shape//New Surface" Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
"Shape Shift" Chrysler Museum of Art, Glass Studio, Norfolk, VA
2013 - “New Bubble Dialogue” Chronicle Glass Studio, Wanganui, New Zealand
"Intro to Glass" Spring Quarter ART 233 - 3D4M, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
“Form and Surface II – Another Anatomy Lesson” Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Corning, NY
2012 - "Form and Surface – An Anatomy Lesson” Corning Museum of Glass Studio, Corning, NY
2011 - “Fall Concentration” Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
“Out of the Round” Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh PA
2010 - “The Hot and Cold Context” The Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2009 - “The Unexpected Object” Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2007 - "The Least you need to know - Coldworking" Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
RESIDENT // VISITING ARTIST
2018 - Fire Fest Guest Artist, Star Works, Star, NC
2017 - Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Artists @ Work, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2016 - California State University, Fullerton, Santa Ana, CA
California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA
Palomar State College, San Marcos, CA
2015 - Sheridan College, Toronto, Ontario, CN
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2014 - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
2013 - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Chronicle Glass Studio, Wanganui Glass Festival, Wanganui, NZ
2012 - Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, JP
Centre College, Danville, KY
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo OH
2011 - Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2010 - Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA
2008 - Fellow, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ
2007 - Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB Canada
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.
Alfred University, Alfred, NY
University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, TX
Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL
2003-'05 - Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
LECTURER
2018 - GLAANC, Glass Art Alliance of Northern California, San Francisco, CA
2014 - "Beyond Tradition" Glass Art Society Conference, Chicago, IL
2011 - Arizona Glass Alliance, Scottsdale, AZ
2010 - “The Diamond Life” Glass Art Society Conference, Portland, OR
AWARDS
2014 - "Peoples Choice Award," Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2011 - Mary B. Bishop and Francis S. Merritt Technical Assistance Grant, Haystack School, Deer Isle, ME
2010 - "Best Emerging Artist Award," Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
“Jurors choice” Bay Area Glass Institute Fine Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
2009 - The George and Dorothy Saxe Award, Full Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Commission/Permanent Collection. “Oasis of the Seas” Royal Caribbean Cruises, Finland
2008 - Purchase Award, Soho Myriad, Ritz Carlton, Shenzhen, China
Finalist, Young Glass 2007 Exhibition, Eboltoft Glass Museum, Eboltoft, Denmark
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 - “Cut Clear” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Inscribing Surfaces” Morean Art Center/Chihuly Collection, St. Petersburg, FL.
2015 - “Crosscut” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2012 - "Surface, Light and Volume” Toyama Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan
“Object Disposition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“In Urbanism” LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2010 - “Zoom” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2009 - “Marked” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Surface Content” Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
2007 - “Texture Mapping” William Traver Gallery, Oct. Tacoma, WA
2006 - “In the surface” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Making The Mark” Chappell Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2005 - “New Drawings" Vetri Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 - “Introducing Ethan Stern” Chappell Gallery, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 - "Luminous: Dale Chihuly and the Studio Glass Movement" Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, Spokane, WA
"Lure of the Object: Art from the June & Rob Heller Collection" Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
2018 - "Glasstastic: BAM! Biennial" Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
"Glass is Biotiful" Biot Town Hall, Biot, FR
2017 - “FORM Miami” Miami FL – rep. Blue Rain Gallery
“SOFA” Chicago, IL – rep. Habatat Gallery
“Glass for the new Millennium –Masterworks from Kaplan-Ostergaard, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
2016 - “Glass for the new Millennium –Masterworks from the Kaplan-Ostergaard collection. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2015 - “43rd International Glass Invitational-The Creative Process” Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
2014 - “Schmidt, Stern and Wolf” Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH
Accreted Terrane” Curated by David Francis. Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
“New Work” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013 - “Wheaton Glass: The Art of the Fellowship” Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
“Seattle Six” Dane Gallery, Nantucket, MA
“Glass Canvas” curated by Sarah Traver, The Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
2012 - “Duality” with Nancy Callan, Hawk Gallery, Columbus, OH
“Gallery Artist Group Exhibition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“50/50” Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI
2011 - “Clear and Present: works in Glass by 12 Artists” Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“CGCA Alumni Exhibition” Wheaton Arts and Culture Center, Millville, NJ
“Glass Quake” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA
“10x10x10” Pittsburgh Glass Center Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2010 - “Glass Uprising” Swanson Reed Gallery & Zephyr Gallery, Louisville, KY
“Volition” Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
“Glass Quake” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA
“New Glass” Sunny Stewart Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL
2009 - “Rising Stars” Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Fragile Domains” LewAllen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
“Look Forward” & “Inspired By” Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008 - “King Street Concentric,” curated by Benjamin Moore. Butters Gallery, Portland, OR
“Now: Glass on the Cutting Edge” Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
“SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2007 - “Glass Invitational” Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Young glass” Ebeltoft Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
“Start” Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL
“Pilchuck Exhibition” Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2006 - “Convergence/Divergence” Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Anniversary Invitational” Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, IL
“SOFA” New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2005 - "Glass Weekend" Millville, NJ - rep. Morgan Contemporary Glass
"SOFA" New York & Chicago rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
"The Appalachian Center For Craft: Faculty & Artists in Residence" Belmont University. The Lue Gallery, Nashville, TN
"Artist In Residence Exhibition" Appalachian Center Craft Gallery, Smithville, TN
“Palm Beach 3” West Palm Beach, FL rep. Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
2004 - "Apercu" Prism Contemporary Glass Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Fall for Glass: 04" Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, PA
"Artist In Residence Exhibition" Appalachian Center For Craft Gallery, Smithville, TN
"Pilchuck group show" History of the World Gallery, Camino Island, WA
2003 - "Emerging Artist showcase" Linda Greene Contemporary Glass, Dallas, TX
Center Piece Design, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Annual Auction, Seattle, WA
"Young Americans", Chappell Gallery, New York City, NY
"Glass Surface", Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
- Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
- Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
- Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
- Palm Springs Contemporary Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
- Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL
- Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
- Toyama Glass Art Museum, Toyama, Japan
- Eboltoft Glass Museum, Eboltoft, DK
- Air Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Kenya Airways, Nirobi, Kenya
- Norwegian Air, Oslo, Norway