Exhibitions
2024
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Taiwan Art Fair, Momentum Gallery, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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NYC Affordable Art Fair, Alida Anderson Art Projects, New York,
NY
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Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, MD, Connections and Conversations:
Artists Of the Washington Glass School
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Artomatic Art Expo / Washington, DC
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Habatat Galleries / Detroit, MI; 52nd Glass International
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DC Commission on the Arts, Washington, DC, Legacy:
Civil Rights at 60
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2023
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SCOPE Art Miami, Habatat Galleries, Miami, FL
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Duncan McClellan Gallery, St Petersburg, FL; Dreams
& Visions
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Affordable Art Fair NYC, Alida Anderson Art Projects,
New York, NY
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Habatat Galleries / Detroit, MI; 51st Glass International
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2022
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Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA, Transformation:
Contemporary Works in Glass
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CONTEXT Art Miami, Alida Anderson Art Projects, Miami,FL
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Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, CA, One Story
is Not Enough
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Venice Biennale, Murano IT, Glasstress 2022
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Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD, Fired
Up!
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I Street Galleries, Washington, DC, Fragile
Beauty
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2021
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SCOPE Art Miami, WGS Contemporary, Miami, FL
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Phillips Collection, Inside Outside Upside Down,
Juried Exhibition
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Habatat Galleries, 50th Anniversary Exhibition
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The Center for Craft, Rolodex: Craft A Conversation,
Asheville, NC
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Habatat Galleries, “My Hero”, Solo Exhibition
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Momentum Gallery, Asheville, NC, Gallery Re-opening
Exhibition
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2020
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Habatat Galleries / Royal Oak, MI; SOLO exhibition
where I am and you might be
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Habatat Galleries / Royal Oak, MI; Living Within the
Story
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Seager Gray Gallery / Mill Valley, CA; The Art Of
The Book
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Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, Material
Matters
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Habatat Galleries, Sarasota, FL. Splash
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Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI; 48th International
Glass Invitational
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2019
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AQUA Art Miami, WGS Contemporary, Miami, FL
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PULSE Art Miami, Alida Anderson Art Projects, Miami,
FL
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SOFA Expo Chicago, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, IL
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Fort Wayne Museum of Art / 47th International Glass
Award Winners
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Knoxville Museum of Art / The Lure of the Object,
Knoxville, TN
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Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI; 47th International
Glass Invitational
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2018
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CONTEXT Art Miami, Alida Anderson Art Projects, Miami,
FL
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SOFA Chicago, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, IL
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Morgan Contemporary, Pittsburgh, PA, Some Like
It Hot
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Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI; 45th International
Glass Invitational
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2017
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SCOPE Miami, Habatat Galleries, Miami, FL
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SOFA Chicago, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, IL
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Maurine Littleton Gallery/Wheaton Arts Center, Millville,
NJ 'Glass Weekend 2017'
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Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI; 45th International
Glass Invitational
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Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center, Portsmouth,
VA; Embracing Narrative
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Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach,
VA; Mindful: Exploring Mental Health through Art
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Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL; Art Boca Raton
Art Fair 2017
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2016
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, DC; Solo
Show
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Ohio Craft Museum, Mindful: Exploring Mental
Health through Art, Columbus, OH
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Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI; 44th International
Glass Invitational
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Habatat Galleries + Ringling College of Art &
Design, Sarasota, FL; Glass Now!
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Okay Spark Gallery, Norfolk, VA; DC 5
A Glass Narrative
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Habatat Galleries, New York, NY; SCOPE Art Fair 2016
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2015
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Silvermine Arts Center, Structure: Space and
Light, New Canaan, CT
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Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI, 43rd International
Glass Invitational
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Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC), Mindful:
Exploring Mental Health through Art, Pittsburgh, PA
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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University Art Gallery, Glass in the 21st Century,
Salisbury University, Salisbury, Md
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2014
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Maurine Littleton Gallery, Body / Building,
Washington, DC
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Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI, 42nd International
Glass Invitational
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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2013
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Glass/Ceramics, Ukrainian Institute of
Modern Art, Chicago, IL
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Stewart Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL
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Edinburgh Art Fair, Creative Cohesion
Gallery / Edinburgh, UK
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International Glass & Clay, Sunderland
Museum, Sunderland, England
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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Common Discourse, Morgan Contemporary,
Pittsburgh, PA
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Maurine Littleton Gallery/Wheaton Arts Center, Millville,
NJ' Glass Weekend 2013'
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International Glass & Clay 2013, Edison Place
Gallery, Washington, DC
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Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL Artists
of Washington Glass School
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Maurine Littleton Gallery/Wheaton Arts Center, Millville,
NJ' Glass Weekend 2013
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Edison Place Gallery, Washington, DC, International
Glass & Clay 2013
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Artists of Washington Glass School, Duncan
McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
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2012
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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2012 Washington Craft Show, Maurine Littleton Gallery,
Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
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Blast! 2012, ZeST Gallery, London, England
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Image, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Perrysburg,
OH
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Glass Secessionism, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery,
Asheville, NC
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Permanent Collection, Bucharest Embassy, US Department
of State, Romania
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Affordable Art Fair, London, United Kingdom
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Fulbright Fellowship, US Department of State, University
of Sunderland, UK
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Facture, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
& RCBA Gallery, Emeryville, CA
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2011
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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Fuller Museum of Craft, Brockton, MA, Solo Show
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Maurine Littleton Gallery / Wheaton Arts Center, Millville,
NJ Glass Weekend 2011
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Long View Gallery, Washington, DC
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Flemish Center for Contemporary Glass Art / The Glass
Canvas, Lommel, Belgium
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artdc Gallery, Hyattsville, MD
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Miami International Art Fair, Mayer Fine Art, Miami,
FL
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Foundry Gallery, Washington, DC, First Place Award
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2010
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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Bay Area Glass Institute Gallery, San Jose, CA, Solo
Show
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Robert Lehman Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA
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Habatat Galleries, International Invitational, Royal
Oak, MI
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Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
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Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
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2009
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Miami International Fair, Projects Gallery, Miami,
FL
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Red Dot Art Fair, Mayer Fine Art, Miami, FL
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Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, DC
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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Wheaton Arts Glass Weekend 2009, Maurine Littleton
Gallery, Millville, NJ
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Emerson Gallery, MPA, McLean, VA
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SOFA Santa Fe, Duane Reed Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
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ArtDC Gallery, Hyattsville, MD
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Duane Reed Gallery, St Louis, MO
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Outstanding Emerging Artist Award 2008 - 2009, Florida
Art Glass Alliance
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Finalist, Washington, DC Mayors Art Award 2009,
Outstanding Emerging Artist
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Mayer Fine Art, Norfolk, VA
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Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
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SOFA New York, Duane Reed Gallery, New York, NY
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Palm Beach 3, West Palm Beach, FL
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2008
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, DC
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VisArts Gallery, Rockville, MD
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Smith Farm Center for the Arts, Washington, DC
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Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD
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St Louis Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO
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Glass 3, Washington, DC
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Migration Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
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Palm Beach 3, West Palm Beach FL
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2007
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SOFA Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago,
IL
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Solo Show, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD
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Solo Show, Glenview Mansion Art Gallery, Rockville,
MD
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Moving Beyond Craft, Touche Gallery, Baltimore, MD
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Glass Weekend 2007, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center,
Millville, NJ
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artDC International Art Fair, Washington, DC
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Solo Show, Red Door Gallery, Richmond, VA
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International Artist Exhibition Art Interview Magazine
(Honorable Mention), Gallery 24 Berlin
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Lovebirds, Gallery Neptune, Bethesda, MD
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2006
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PhotoGenesis, Juried Show, MPA Emerson Gallery, McLean,
VA
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Rebound, Juried Show, Caladan Gallery, Beverly, MA
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Shock & Awe, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
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A Phenomenon of Nature, BlackRock Center for the Arts,
Germantown, MD
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Seeing is Believing: Glass and Fiber Art, Gallery
at VisArts, Rockville, MD
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Compelled By Content II, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda,
MD
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Text in Art, GRACE Gallery, Greater Reston Arts Center,
Reston, VA
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NCAGG Juried Glass Exhibition, Arts Afire Gallery,
Alexandria, VA
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Canticle of Creation, Washington Theological Union,
Washington, DC
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Connections, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
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2005
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Voices and Vision National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Clinical Center Gallery, Bethesda, MD
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The Human Form, Juried Regional Show, Touchstone Gallery,
Washington, DC
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WPA/C Seven, Warehouse Gallery, Washington, DC
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Points Of Tangency, Studio Gallery, Washington, DC
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Compelled By Content, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
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Re-Vision, Invitational Exhibition, Zenith Gallery,
Washington, DC
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Best of Art-O-Matic Exhibition, Fraser Gallery, Bethesda,
MD
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2004
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Art-O-Matic, Non-juried Exhibition, Washington, DC
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Transformed by Fire: Glass Today, Target Gallery,
Alexandria, VA
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Anonymous Exhibition, Flashpoint Gallery, Washington,
DC
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2003
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National Capital Art Glass Guild Show, Fisher Gallery,
Alexandria, VA
|
2000
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Dupont Southeast Australasia Design Award, First Place
Corporate Design, Energex Head Office, Brisbane, Australia
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1996
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Woven Image Juried exhibition 'New Textile Design',
Myer Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
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1993
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Chicago Architecture and Design 1923-1993' Selections
from the permanent collection, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago,
IL
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Public Art / Commissioned Artworks
2024
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Historic Kempsville Public Art Sculpture, Virginia Beach, VA
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2023
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Bladensburg Library, Bladensburg, MD
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2022
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Shady Glen Fire Station, Capitol Heights, MD
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2021
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Rockville Town Center, Phase 2, Rockville, MD
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4000 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
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2019
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Thayer Avenue Public Art, Silver Spring, MD
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Peppermill Village Community Center Public Art, Capitol
Heights, MD
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Inova Schar Cancer Center Lobby Artwork
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2018
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William Beanes Community Center Public Art, Suitland,
MD
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2017
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Public Artwork Sculptures for West Palm Beach Intl
Airport West Palm Beach, FL
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2016
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Laurel Library Public Art, Laurel, MD
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2015
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Wisconsin Avenue Building Lobby, Bethesda, MD
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2014
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Safeway Inc Public Artwork for New Supermarket,
Alexandria, VA
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Fallen Heroes Memorial, Montgomery County Judicial
Center, Rockville, MD
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DC Commission On The Arts & Humanities
Outdoor Public Art Sculpture, Unity Parkside Healthcare Facility,
Washington, DC
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2013
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Library of Congress Cast Glass Doors for Adams
Building, Washington, DC
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2011
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Safeway Inc Public Artwork for new LEED Certified
Building, Bethesda, MD
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2010
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Vanderbilt University - Critical Care Tower, Nashville,
TN
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2009
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Outdoor Sculpture - Upper Marlboro Courthouse, Prince
Georges County, MD
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2008
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Outdoor Park Sculpture Liberty Center, Arlington,
VA
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2006
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Palomar Hotel Lobby Sculpture, Washington, DC
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Contemporary Glass Craft Display, Luce Foundation
Center for American Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington,
DC
|
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Wilson Building Public Art Collection, Washington,
DC
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Woodman Residence, Washington, DC
|
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Outdoor Park Sculpture - Liberty Plaza, Arlington,
VA
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2005
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Sculpture A New World View, Baltimore Science Museum,
Baltimore, MD
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Marlboro Courthouse Lobby Sculpture, Prince George's
County, MD
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Lobby Sculpture, Hatfield Clinical Research Center,
National Institute of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD
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2004
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Outdoor Park Sculpture and Site Artworks, The Residences
of Rosedale, Bethesda, MD
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2003
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Lobby Sculpture, 1301 K Street Building, Washington,
DC
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Education, Awards & Appointments
2024
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Award of Excellence at Habatat Galleries International Glass 52
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Lowe Museum 2024 Distinguished Artist
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DC CAH FY25 Fellowship
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2023
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DC CAH FY24 Fellowship
|
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DC CAH Concept Artist Technical Assistance Program
(TAP)
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2022
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
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2021
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Second Place Viral Glass Juried Exhibition,
Habatat Galleries
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Keynote Speaker, American Glass Guild 20th Anniversary
Conference, Baltimore, MD
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
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2020
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James Renwick Alliance, Award of Excellence
|
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
|
2019
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
|
2018
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PGAHC Artist Fellowship Award
|
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
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2017
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
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2016
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Mayors
Arts Award: Excellence in the Arts
|
2016
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
|
2015
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Speaker, American Glass Guild 10th Anniversary Conference,
Washington, DC
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2013/2014
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Distinguished Artist, James Renwick Alliance
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2012
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Fulbright Scholar, University of Sunderland, UK
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2011
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Rising Star of the 21st Century, Creative
Glass Center of America
|
2010
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Saxe Fellowship Award, California Bay Area Glass Institute
|
2008
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Florida Glass Art Alliance, Outstanding Emerging
Artist 2008-2009
|
2005
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Director of Public Art & Architecture, Washington
Glass School and Studio, Washington, DC
|
2007
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DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Artist Fellowship
Award
|
2006
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Juried Associate, The Torpedo Factory, Arlington,
VA
|
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Therman Statom Workshop, Washington Glass School,
Washington, DC
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2005
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"Imagery in Kilnformed Glass", Urban Glass,
Brooklyn, NY, instructor Jeremy Lepisto
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2004
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"Narrative in Glass", Haystack Mountain
School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME, instructor Michael Rogers
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2003
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Glass Blowing, Coradetti Glass Studio, Baltimore,
MD
|
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Lobby Sculpture, Hatfield Clinical Research Center,
National Institute of Health (NIH) Bethesda, MD
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1983
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Bachelor of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago, IL
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Media / Reviews / Art Panels
2024
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WTOP News, You can influence how 4 new memorials in DC are
designed, Valerie Bonk, July 16, 2024
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AXIOS, New D.C. memorials in the works to honor diverse locals,
Mimi Montgomery, July 14, 2024
|
|
Washington Post Newspaper, In the galleries: Artomatic: Unpretentious,
approachable, convivial, Review by Mark Jenkins, April 05,
2024
|
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CanvasRebel Magazine, Meet Michael Janis,
August 31, 2023
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The Pitt News, Contemporary Craft exhibit brings
internationally recognized glass artists together, By Anoushka
Parnerkar, Staff Writer, January 18, 2023
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2023
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Corriere Del Veneto, Venice, Glasstress: the
Great Challenge of Glass with International Stars, by Veronica
Tuzii, June 4 2022
|
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The Visual Arts in Washington, DC A History Since
1900, Brett Abrams, McFarland Books
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2021
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Glass Art Magazine, Finding Ideas, by
Vicki Schneider, July/August 2021
|
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C and G News, Exhibit Celebrates Unique Pieces,
by Sarah Wojcik, March 23, 2021
|
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The Detroit News, 'Not Grandma's Glass' reimagines
artform that pushes envelope, by Greg Tasker, March 24, 2021
|
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Detroit Metro Times, This Is Not Grandma's Glass,
March 23, 2021
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2020
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Shoutout Miami, “Michael Janis: Artist”, December
29, 2020
|
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The DC Line News, “Art during COVID-19”, November,
2020
|
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BUZZ Magazine Miami, “Meet Michael Janis” April 21,
2020
|
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Old Town Crier, “Covidian? …Covidism? …Coronaism?”,
by F. Lennox Campello, June 4, 2020
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2019
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Miami Sun Sentinel, “Feria de arte Pulse engalana
nuevamente a Miami Beach” by Aurelio Moreno October 14, 2019
|
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Ruminate Magazine, Issue 51: Consume, June 2019
|
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The Oakland Press, Glass art changing in 21st
century, by Stephanie Sokol For MediaNews Group, May 2, 2019
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2018
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Intersection: Art & Life, by Kevin Wallace,
Schiffer Publishing, USA
|
2017
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Glass Art Magazine, Michael Janis A Smart
Balance, by Shawn Waggoner, Jan/Feb 2017
|
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Artworks, Episodes 513 & 514, Maryland Public
Television
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2016
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Washington Post, Michael Janis, review by Mark Jenkins,
October 8, 2016
|
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East City Arts, Michael Janis at Maurine Littleton
Gallery, Review by Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D., September 28, 2016
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2014
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Artworks, Episode 310, Maryland Public Television
|
2013
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American Craft Magazine, Capital Improvements,
by Julie K. Hanus and Perry A. Price, June/July 2013
|
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American Craft Magazine, Becoming Michael Janis,
by Rebecca Ritzel, April/May 2013
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2012
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Glass Art Magazine, Pushing Powder: Michael
Janis Glass Frit Drawings, by Shawn Waggoner, May/June
2012
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2011
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élan Magazine, Layered Stories: The Magic
of Everyday Life, by Polly Nell Jones, July 2011
|
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100 Washington, DC Artists, Edited by F. Lennox Campello,
Schiffer Publishing, USA, June 2011
|
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100 Mid-Atlantic Artists, Edited by E. Ashley Rooney,
Schiffer Publishing, USA, June 2011
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2010
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South Jersey Underground Magazine, Michael Janis,
Issue 11, 2010
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Art Glass Today, Edited by Jeff Snyder, Schiffer
Publishing, USA, Aug 2010
|
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New Glass (Neues Glas) Review 31 International
Review of Glass Art, Corning Museum of Glass, May, 2010
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2009
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Old Town Crier Janis, Marquart and Baker at McLean
Project for the Arts, review by F. Lennox Campello, December,
2009
|
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New Glass (Neues Glas) Review 30 International review
of Glass Art, May, 2009
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2008
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Falls Church News Press Glass Works review
Kevin Mellema, October 09, 2008
|
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DCist Figurative/Narrative @ Healing Arts Gallery
review Heather Goss, July 18, 2008
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DCist Michael Janis at Washington Glass School interview
Lynne Venart, March 15, 2008
|
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Gazette Newspapers Taking a Closer look
at Neptune review Dr Claudia Rousseau, February 20, 2008
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The Onion Newspaper Glassed Over review Sumedha Sood,
January 3, 2008
|
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Washington Spaces Magazine Casting A Glow Emily Lyons,
Winter 2008 issue
|
2007
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Boutique Design Magazine Best Artwork Award
Palomar Hotel sculpture, Nov/Dec 2007 issue
|
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Gazette Newspapers Glass Reunions September 19, 2007
|
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The Baltimore Sun Moving Beyond Craft: Artists of
the Washington Glass School Glenn McNatt, August 9, 2007
|
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Washington Spaces Magazine Local Art We Love Emily
Lyons, Summer 2007 issue
|
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Washington Post 'Style on the Go': Washington Glass
School on Tour, July 06, 2007
|
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Washington Post 'Artomatic': Treasures Hiding in Plain
Sight review Michael O'Sullivan, May 04, 2007
|
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The Gazette Color Shimmers at Bethesda Galleries review
Dr Claudia Rousseau February 21, 2007
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2006
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Sun Gazette Newspaper PhotoGenesis MPA Exhibition
review Brian Trompeter December 07, 2006
|
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50 Distinguished Contemporary Artists in Glass, Edited
by Lisa Hoftijzer, IL Publishers Ltd, London 1st Printing
|
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District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC) Art Forum
The Intersection of Art + Architecture July 16, 2006
|
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Thinking About Art Wednesday June 07, 2006 "Compelled
by Content II @ Fraser Gallery"
|
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Washington Times Revelations in Glass Joanna Shaw-Eagle
May 06, 2006
|
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American Style Magazine Filling Glass With Meaning:
Tim Tate and the Washington Glass School Lee Lawrence, June 2006
|
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Washington Post 'Text': Reading Between the Lines
Michael O'Sullivan, April 07, 2006
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Washington City Paper You Captioned My Heart Rachel
Beckman, March 3, 2006
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2005
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WETA TV "Around Town" Washington Glass School
|
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House and Garden TV "I Want That" Episode
101
|
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Thinking About Art Friday Dec 23, 2005 "Artist
Interview: Michael Janis"
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DCArtNews Thurs Dec 06, 2005
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