Artists-in-Residence
The Artist-in-Residence program at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass gives artists the opportunity to expand their work and to master techniques using glass. Each artist spends one month utilizing the full resources of the Museum, including its state-of-the-art glassmaking Studio, the Rakow Research Library and the Museum collection.
All Artists-in-Residence provide public lectures, called Lunchtime Lectures, about their work. The lectures are held at 12:00 p.m. in The Studio Lecture Room. No reservations are required; admission is free.
The Artists-in-Residence program at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass welcomes seven artists in 2010.
2010 Artists in Residence:
Eliza Au – April 2010
Eliza Au comes to glass from the world of ceramics, translating her specialization in ceramic slip casting into glass casting work. Her attraction to glass is in its transparency and translucency. Much of her work is influenced by Gothic wrought-iron fences or Islamic tile and textile patterns. During her residency, Au will work on a glass carpet entitled Invisible Visions, referring both to the transparency of glass and the religious idea of believing without seeing. Au, who is based in British Columbia, holds an MFA in Ceramic Art from Alfred University and a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Her work has been featured in galleries across British Columbia and the northwest, and is also in the collection of the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon.
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Marie Retpen – April 2010
Marie Retpen is a Danish glass designer and maker who focuses on aesthetic and experimentation, turning everyday forms into surreal sculptures which look as though they are partially melted. The works are often displayed on furniture in a theatrical setting, or as part of a narrative installation. During her April residency, Retpen will develop sculptural work in glass inspired by the surrealistic novels, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Retpen holds a diploma in production glassblowing from the Kosta Glass School in Sweden and a MA from the Royal College of Art in London. Her work has been shown at solo and group exhibitions all over the world. Retpen and Au will provide a free, public lecture at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, in The Studio Lecture Room.
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Gayla Lee – May 2010
Gayla Lee creates and sells glass jewelry and kiln-formed glassware, incorporating murrine (slices of glass cane) to create complex patterns. Lee loves the ability of glass to be “formed into precise geometric patterns and organic representations of patterns found in nature.” She will use the vast resources of the Museum and The Studio during her May residency to further explore ideas beyond her current lines of production. Lee would like to make large geometric wall coverings that mimic patterns found in woven textiles, as well as those found in natural wood grains. Lee will provide a free, public lecture at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 27, in The Studio Lecture Room.
Leo Tecosky and Slate Grove – September 2010
Leo Tecosky and Slate Grove will work together in this year’s Instructor Collaborative Residency. They will explore their work from the dichotomy of their own very different life experiences. Tecosky, who has taught at The Studio, is influenced by hip hop and graffiti art culture in Miami, where he grew up. Grove is a rock-and-roll tattoo artist from Iowa. During their September residency, they will create art based around the two-dimensional concepts of their respective taboos, as well as three-dimensional blown-glass sculptures representing their passions, ultimately creating a body of work that blends life differences and represents a commonality of soul. (No lecture)
Erica Rosenfeld – October 2010
Erica Rosenfeld creates glass jewelry, functional glass, and sculpture in glass. She will use her October residency to focus on a labor-intensive body of work involving multiple processes. The resulting installations will include narrative glass tapestries and found objects and “tell stories about people and the rituals they create to uphold traditions and to form community and family.” Rosenfeld’s work has been shown at the Museum of Arts and Design, SOFA New York, and other galleries throughout the United States. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Rosenfeld will provide a free, public lecture at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, in The Studio Lecture Room.
K Hyewook Huh – November 2010
K Hyewook Huh is a glass artist who works and teaches in Seoul, Korea. Her work is an interpretation of her environment, as well as of the “emotional ups and downs that humans feel within their environment.” She uses a variety of glassmaking techniques, from blowing to kiln-casting. In her kiln-cast work, she uses visual effects to explore positives and negatives reflected shapes. During her November residency, Huh will experiment with hot casting, using the resources of the Museum and The Studio as inspiration. Huh holds an MFA from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and a BFA from Kookmin University in Seoul, where she now teaches part-time. Her work has been exhibited at SOFA Chicago and SOFA New York, as well as other exhibitions throughout the United States and Asia. Huh will provide a free, public lecture at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 23, in The Studio Lecture Room.