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)