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Exhibitions
2005
Group Exhibition, Mendocino College, Ukiah, CA
2001
Body and Mind, Memory and Thought; Mendocino College, Ukiah, CA
1998
Passed Memory, Past Perception; Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred, NY
1997
(gab)stopper; Robert Turner Gallery, Alfred, NY
1995
Perpending Existence…; (solo exhibition) Riley Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH
1995
Glass Capital Invitational; (award winners) The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD
1994
Figurative Invitational; Miller Gallery, NY
1994
Capital Glass Invitational; The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD
1994
Pilchuck Benefit Show; Miller Gallery, NY, NY
1993
Glass Mid-West; Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Bowling Green, OH


Public Collections
- Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
- Sklarske Museum, Novy Bor, Czech Republic


Corporate Collections
- Chevron/Texaco World Headquarters, San Ramon, CA
- Sutter Hill Ventures, Palo Alto, CA


Education
1996-1998
MFA, NYSCC at Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1989-1992
BFA, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH


Additional Education
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1989
student of Bertil Vallien
1988
student of Loredano and Dino Rosin, William Morris


Professional Experience
2004
Pilchuck, Master Craftsman in residence (gaffer), with Paul DeSomma
1999
Pilchuck, teacher of off-hand solid glass sculpting class
1998
Pilchuck, teaching assistant to Cork Marcheschi (neon/hot glass)
1994
Rosin Studio (practicing Maestro), Murano, Italy
1993-1994
Rosin Studio (assistant to Dino Rosin), Murano, Italy
1993
Pilchuck, teaching assistant to Pino Signoretto
1993
Louis Sclafani Studio, (hot glass assistant), Rosendale, NY
1992
International Sculpture Conference (solid glass sculpting), Montreal, QUE
teaching assistant to Louis Sclafani
1992
Pilchuck, teaching assistant to Pino Signoretto
1991
Pilchuck, teaching assistant to Loredano Rosin and Louis Sclafani
1989
Pilchuck, assistant gaffer to Louis Sclafani


Workshops
1999
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
teacher of off-hand solid glass sculpting class
1998
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta (August)
1997
Red Deer College, Red Deer, Alberta (August)
1996
Espacce Verre, Montreal, QUE (May)
1993
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (October)
1993
Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY (May)
1993
Espacce Verre, Montreal, QUE (April)
1993
Sheridan College, Toronto, ONT (March)
1993
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Oh (March)


Awards/Fellowships
2000
Public Glass, artist in residence, San Francisco, CA
1998
Creative Glass Center of America (fellowship at Wheaton Village), Millville, NJ
1994
Capital Glass Invitational (best of show), The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD

Contact Ferdinand

Studio Ferdinand
Yorkville, CA 95494-9203
707.895.2028
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