THE ARTIST - John de Wit

BORN   |   Puerto Armuelles, Panama  11- 29-1952         

RESIDES   | ​ Washington, USA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• 2005 - Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• 2006 -  18th Niijima International Glass Art Festival, Niijimamura, Tokyo, Japan, Workshop in Glassblowing, Lecture, and Demonstrations     
• 2007 -  Glass Art Society’s 37th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
• 2008 -  Juror -The 10th Anniversary of the International Film Festival on Clay and Glass Ateliers d’Art de France, Montpellier, France
• 2009 -  Pilchuck Glass School-Instructor- Mise en Place-Glass blowing, Painting, and Sculpture          
• 2010 -  ​Visiting Artist-Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

• Mellon Bank, Harrisburg, PA
• Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
• Boeing Corporation, Chicago, IL
• Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
• Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
• Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
• City of Cheongju, Cheongju, SOUTH KOREA
• Niijima Glass Museum, Niijimamura, Tokyo, JAPAN

AWARDS

• 2003 -  John Hauberg, Fellowship Recipient, Pilchuck Glass School, WA
• 2007 -  Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Gold Prize, Cheongju City, Korea
• 2009 -  ​Museum of Glass, Artist Residency, Tacoma , WA

​GALLERIES & RELATED LINKS
CODA
FOSTER WHITE