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Luke Jacomb
Born: Takapuna, New Zealand

Museum/Private Collections:

Birmingham Museum of Art, Al USA
Corning Museum of Glass, NY USA
Maharana of Udaipur, India
Milwaukee Museum of Dec Arts, WI USA
Mobile Museum of Art, AL USA
New Orleans Museum of Art, LA USA
New Zealand Museum

Work Experience:

1992-95: Sunbeam Glass/Gaffer Glass (New Zealand)
1995-00: Gaffer Coloured Glass (New Zealand)
2000-01: Gordon Glass studio (Australia)
2001-02: Carry Nash studio, Blaise Campbell (New Zealand)
2002-03: Seattle (usa). Avalon Glass/head gaffer. Bill Akers/gaffer, Denny park/gaffer,Totally blown glass, Chico's, Pratt fine art, Freemont glass, Greg Englesby Studio, Callihan Studio, 5fh Avenue Studio, Tacoma Glass Museum.
2003-04: Corning (N.Y),Pensacola Art Center (Florida).
2004-05: Corning Museum of Glass/ Road show (N.Y)
2005-06: Urban Glass(N.Y), Henry Ford Museum (MI) Corning Museum hot glass staff
(N.Y)

Workshops/Conferences.

1996: Steven Rolf Powell workshop (New Zealand)
1998: New Zealand Glass Arts Conference; Pacific Light, William Morrisworkshop.
2001: NZ Glass Arts Conference: Cane working demo by Luke Jacomb.
2003: Seattle GAS: Photosensitive demo by Luke jacomb, Freemont Glass.

Teaching Experience:

2002: Beginning glass blowing: Avalon Glass Seattle.
2003: Photosensitive workshop; Pensacola Art Center.
2004: Corning Museum of Glass; Goucher College.
2004: Photosensitive workshop; Kentucky
2004: Alfred University: Photosensitive demo and lecture.
2004: Goucher College: Art and chemistry demo and lecture.
2005: New Zealand, Auckland University: Being a glass artist in America- Lecture
2005: Introduction to Venetian techniques: Belmont Arts Center
2005: Corning Museum of Glass:Beginner glass program for college students.
2005: Urban glass: Photosensitive intensive.
2005: Bowling Green University: Photosensitive demo and lecture + Venetian goblet
making with Jeff Mack.
2005: Urban glass: Photosensitive 10-week, BG1 10-week.
2006: Corning Museum of Glass. Summer studio sessions. Photosensitive glass
techniques.
2006: Hastings Nebraska College: Demo and Lecture
2006: Appalachian Centre for Crafts: Tennessee Tech. Demo and Lecture
2006: University of Wisconsin: Demo and lecture.
2006: Cleveland Institute of Art: Photosensitive Demo and lecture
2006: Alfred University: Demo and lecture
2006: Salsbury University: Demo and lecture

Exhibitions:

2002: NZGAS group show (New Zealand)
2003: Glass House, "Canopy" (Seattle)
2004: Pensacola Art Center (Florida)
2005: Robert Lehman Gallery at Urban Glass (New York)
2005: Essenze Gallery, ICFF New York (New Zealand/New York)
2006: Chappell Gallery. "The roaring 40's" (New York)
2006: SOFA expo, Riley gallery. (Chicago)
2006: Royal Cameo gallery. "Renewal" (New Orleans)

Awards:

2001: Creative New Zealand Arts Council; Overseas travel grant (Seattle)
2006: Artist in Residency at Hastings College, Nebraska.
2006: Artist in Residency at University of Wisconsin.

Bibliography

2003: Seattle Times; Young artist breaks through, sept 15.
2004: Pensacola News Journal; New Zealand Artist, Jan 10-12
2004: NZedge Magazine: Glass Master turning heads in Seattle.
2005: Gulf herald
2005: Splash magazine,
2005: Downtown magazine.
2006: New Zealand Herald. MOMA exhibition for New Zealand artists.

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