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Cleaning Station Detail email.jpgEdward Clark

Glass Artist and Owner of Taonga Glass

654 Pa’opua Loop Kailua HI 96734

808-228-9575

www.taongaglass.com

edwardclark@taongaglass.com

 

Selected Recent Exhibitions of Artwork___________________________________________

 

2010

Windward Artist Guild 51 st Annual Member Exhibition 2010. Ho’omaluhia Gardens, Kaneohe HI

2010

Under the Surface of the Northwest. Solo Show at The Glass House, Seattle WA

2010

Once Upon a Snorkel. Solo Window Installation at Marks Garage, through Hawaii Craftsmen, Honolulu, HI.

2010

Association of Hawaii Artists Aloha Show 2010. Honolulu Hale, Honolulu, HI

2009

Glass Now Auction 2009. Annual Show at National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia PA

2009 & 2007

42 nd and 40 th Hawaii Craftsman Statewide Juried Annual Exhibition. Group Show at The Honolulu Academy of the Arts, Honolulu HI

2009

Dakine, Local Perspectives. Group show in Chinatown, Honolulu HI.

2008

Underwater Paradise. Solo Show at Da Factory, Haiku Maui HI

2008

Hawaii’s Reef. Solo Show at The Glass House, Seattle WA

2010-2004

Annual Goblet Show. The Glass House, Seattle WA

2010-2006

Hawaii Glass Artists Annual Exhibit. Group Show at Marks Garage, Honolulu HI

2007

2007 Hawaii Artist Exhibition. Group Show at Bethel St. Gallery, Honolulu HI

2006

Contemporary Portraits . Group show at Repenning Fine Arts, Haddon Heights NJ

2006

Investigating the Figure . Solo show at The Glass House, Seattle WA

2005

Inspired by the Figure. Solo show at Viscosity Glass, Seattle WA

2004

Space and Time . Group show at D’adamo and Woltz Gallery, Seattle WA

 

Selected Collections of Work ___________________________________________________

  • New Zealand Embassy in China owns a Maori Patu Sculpture from 2004.
  • Chef Mavro Restaurant, Honolulu, HI, commissioned custom centerpieces for every table.

 

Selected Demonstrations______________________________________________________

  • Glass Art Society Conference Seattle 2011: Piecing together an Ecosystem

 

Selected Awards______________________________________________________________

  • Niche Award Finalist 2011 , two categories of Sculpture and Functional (with stemware), winners to be announced.
  • Windward Artist Guild 51 st Annual Member Exhibition 2010. Curators Choice Award received for Cuttlefish. Kaneohe HI.
  • Association of Hawaii Artists Aloha Show at Honolulu Hale 2010. 2 nd place for 3D.
  • Dakine, Local Perspectives. 2009 Group show in Chinatown, Honolulu HI. Received Honorable Mention award for 3D Art work for Shark Cruise

 

Selected Bibliography__________________________________________________________

  • Art Glass Today by Jeffrey B. Snyder. Schiffer Publishing 2010, pages 42-45. Images of my Sculpture and Stemware in this Contemporary Art Glass Book.
  • Da Magic of Da Factory, by Vanessa Ghantous, Hale’akela Times May 22-June 4, 2008 page 9. Article Talking about the opening at Da Factory, Underwater Paradise in June 2008.
  • New York Times, July 07 1997, written by Geanne Rossenberg, Business Section page 1. Legal Uncertainty Clouds Status of Contracts on Internet.

Work Experience in the Fine Arts________________________________________________

 

Glass Gaffer and Designer

2004-Present

Operates Taonga Glass, designing and fabricating objects including sculpture, goblets, vessels, lighting, sinks, and other home décor.

Glass Artist Assistant

2000-Present

Glass artist producing products for private artists and factories that need a piece produced for sale. The activities would in some cases include Fabrication, Hot and Cold Working Glass, Sales, Shipping, Studio Maintenance, Due to size a detailed list available on request.

Glass Instructor

2003-Present

Teach beginners to advanced students to make any form of soft glass using hot and cold techniques including sculpture, goblets, vessels, ornaments, and paperweights. Group and Solo Classes taught through private studios, organizations and schools, including (but not limited to): Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle WA), M Space (Tacoma WA), Seattle Glass Blowing (Seattle WA), Uptown Glassworks (Renton WA), Viscosity Glass (Seattle WA), University of Hawaii (Honolulu HI), Taonga Glass (Kailua HI). Classes taught with other artists including Paula Stokes, Chad Holliday, Beth Fishman, Cayn Thompson, Scott Graham, Eric Mead, and Noah Dann.

Glass Technician

2004-Present

Fabricate hot shop equipment including glory holes, furnaces, pipe warmers, garages, electric panels, and kilns for schools or private studios. Repair work on the same types of equipment for Pratt Fine Arts Center, University of Hawaii, Glassy Baby, Taonga Glass, and other studios. Worked on projects with Chad Holliday for Dale Chihuly’s boathouse, Viscosity Glass, Jeremy Kline’s Studio, and a few other private studios. Currently maintaining Taonga Glass studio and its equipment.

Nohea Gallery

2006

Distribution and Sales of artwork between stores and directly to the buyers.

Martin Blank Studios

2004-2006

Hot shop technician, cold working, shipping, sales.

Fleicher Art Academy

1999

 

School maintenance, gallery installations, school enrollment, catalogue distribution.

 

Education ___________________________________________________________________

 

The Evergreen

State College

1999-2004Olympia WA

Bachelor of Arts in the Fine Arts of Sculpture.

Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology and Ecology.

University of Hawaii

2006Honolulu HI

Graduate Studies in Glass and Business.

Corning Museum of Glass

2006, 2009,2010 Corning NY

 

Sculpture with Pino Signoretto

Venetian Glass with William Gudenrath

Venetian Techniques with Elio Quarisa

Techniques learned from instructors Jiri Harcuba, Martin Rosol, and Nick Mount while attending other classes.

Pilchuck Glass School

2010 Stanwood WA

Sculpture with Dino Rosin

 

Pratt Fine Arts Center

2000-2009 Seattle WA

 

Soft Glass courses from but not limited to Sean Albert, Rik Allen, Shelly Muzyiowski Allen, Cathy Chase, Jasen Johnsen, Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen, Chad Holliday, Boyd Sugiki, and Ross Richmond. Glass Equipment Fabrication and Technical Courses from Fred Metz.

Additional courses in Bronze Casting, Metal, and Forging.

Repenning Fine Arts Center

1990-1999Haddon Township NJ

Figurative and Landscape Techniques in 2D Arts of Oil and Acrylic Painting, Pastel, Charcoal, and Pencil.

University of the Arts

1995-1997Philadelphia PA

Courses in Figure Drawing, Painting, and Photography.

Moore Fine Arts Academy

1995-1998Philadelphia PA

 

Courses in Sculpture, Clay, and Photography.

 

Active Art Organization Memberships ____________________________________________

 

  • Association of Hawaii Artists
  • The American Society of Marine Artists
  • Glass Art Society
  • Hawaii Craftsmen
  • Hawaii Glass Artists
  • Windward Artists Guild
  • Corning Museum of Glass, NY
  • Honolulu Academy of the Arts, HI
  • Museum of Modern Art, NY

 

 
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