EDUCATION
2003 BFA - Rhode Island School of Design (Glass/Sculpture)
Concentration in Art History
2004-2005 Pratt Fine Arts Center (Seattle, WA)
EXHIBITIONS
(currently showing functional blown work on consignment at: Confluence Gallery of Twisp, WA; Local 98856 of Twisp, WA; and the Ashford Gallery in Winthrop, WA)
upcoming: "Deepening the Wonder" - (3 person show) - Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA (April 2010)
2009 -"Homo Sapien Unadorned" -Peligro Gallery - Twisp, WA
-"Living with Art" - Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
-*Laurie Kain: New Works in Glass - Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA (opening Sept. 16th)
-Featured work: Nordstrom's of Seattle, 6th Avenue.
-Pilchuck on Display: An Exhibition of International Glass Art
-"Our Winter World" - Confluence Gallery, Twisp, WA
*- denotes solo exhibitions
2008 "A Light Touch: Translucent Art Forms" – Confluence Gallery – Twisp, WA
"Recycled and Restructured" – Confluence Gallery – Twisp, WA
2003 (RE)Creation – Firehouse 13 Gallery – Providence, RI
Glass Senior Show – Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI
RISD Senior Invitational Show – Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI
2002 "Part and Whole" – Old Telephone Building – Providence, RI
2001 "Meiosis" – Sol Gallery – Providence, RI
"Song of Songs" – Kumasi College of Art – Ghana, West Africa
2000 Glass Triennial Exhibition – Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI
1999 Foundation Studies Show – Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 Staff member, Pilchuck Glass School
2006-to present Studio assistant for Jeremy Newman and Allison Ciancibelli
(www.twispriverglass.com)
Gallery assistant manager – Confluence Gallery in Twisp, WA
(www.confluencegallery.com)
2006 Teaching assistant for Jocelyne Prince, Pilchuck Glass School
2003 – to present Freelance Glassworker
(Worked as an assistant to Brian Brenno, Lenoard Whitfield, Beth
Fishman, Charles Friedman, Paul Bernstein and other glass artists)
2003 Instructor: Art by Fire Studios in Seattle, WA
(Sandcasting, Beginning and Intermediate Glassblowing)
Production Glassblower – Glassybaby, Seattle, WA
2002 Teaching Assistant – RISD – Chris Taylor, "Experimental Glass Sculpture"
Studio Assistant – Eve Andree Laramee (installation artist), Brooklyn, NY
2001 Teaching Assistant – RISD – Daniel Clayman, "Glass Casting and Moldmaking"
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2000 Teaching Assistant – RISD – Gerry Immonen, "2-Dimensional Design"
SPECIAL PROJECT ASSISTANT
2003 Glassblowing Assistant for Jocelyne Prince (multiple projects)
Assistant for Eve Andree Laramee: SaltonSea Project
2002 Glassblowing team: Stacy Levy (RISD Visiting Artist Program)
Glassblowing team: Martin Kersels (RISD Visiting Artist Program)
Lampworker: Paul Etienne Lincoln (RISD Visiting Artist Program)
2001 Glassblowing team: Christine Borland (RISD Visiting Artist Program)
Glassblowing team: Robert Smith (RISD Visiting Artist Program)