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Katherine Gray & Nancy Callan

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Katherine received her undergraduate degree from Ontario College of Art in Toronto, and her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. Her work has been exhibited most recently at the Heller Gallery in New York City, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Denmark, Urban Glass in New York, and Galerie Handwerk in Munich. She has shown with See Line Gallery and Acuna-Hansen Gallery, both in Los Angeles, and been reviewed in the New York Observer.com, Artforum.com and in the LA Times. Images of her glasswork recently appeared in the New York Times Design magazine. She is currently working towards a solo show at the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles that will open in 2018. Her work can also be found in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass and the Tacoma Museum of Glass, among others. Katherine has written about glass, curated and juried multiple exhibitions, and has taught workshops around the world. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles, California, and is a Professor in Art at California State University, San Bernardino.


Nancy Callan’s artistic voice as a glass sculptor reflects her high-level training and talents. Callan attended the Massachusetts College of Art (BFA 1996) and lives in Seattle, WA where she is part of the vibrant Northwest glass community. Callan’s numerous awards include the Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship and residencies at the Museum of Glass (Tacoma, WA), The Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo, OH), and the Pittsburgh Glass Center (Pittsburgh, PA),and The Chrysler Museum (Norfolk, VA). She has been a key member of maestro Lino Tagliapietra’s glassblowing team since 1996.

Callan has been exhibiting her work since 2001, her galleries include Traver Gallery in Seattle, WA, Schantz Gallery in Stockbridge, MA, Hawk Gallery in Columbus, OH, Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, and Holsten Gallery.

In addition to exhibiting and creating her own work, Callan enjoys the challenges of teaching and sharing her skills with students. She has offered advanced glassblowing workshops at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA, The Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Haystack Mountain School in Deer Isle, ME and Penland School of Crafts in Ashville, NC. Callan also enjoys collaboration and frequently works with NYC lighting designer Lindsey Adelman on custom projects.

Nancy Callan’s artwork can be found in the permanent collections of the Shanghai Museum of Art, Shanghai, China, The Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA, the Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, the Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI, and the Museum of Northwest Art, La Connor, WA, as well as in numerous private collections.

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