Christian Burchard (German/American, b. 1955) Baskets Set Burlwood 8 x 8 x 7 inches (20.3 x 20.3 x 17.8 cm) (largest)... (Total: 7 Items)
Auction amount: $2,062.50
Sold: Apr 27, 2021
Jay Macdonell (Canadian)
Art
Biography:
Who is Glass Artist Jay MacDonell?
A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Jay Macdonell was born in 1968. It was a chance walk past Robert Held Art Glass in 1992 that lead him to a successful career in the arts. He started off sweeping the floors at the production studio until he was invited to make glass. He eventually became the apprentice of Daniel Vargas, receiving step-by-step training in the art of glassblowing.
Jay Macdonnel Glass Art for Sale
Jay’s practice is a rhisomic by nature. He balances personal explorations with working for various artists, designers and architects as a project manager, design consultant and gaffer. He co-taught at Pilchuck Glass School with Swedish designer Ann Wahlstrom and has worked for artists such as BenandSebastian, Xu Bing, Angelo Filomeno, Bruce Mau, Catherine Chalmers, and Mildred Howard. He has also taught at workshops at The Bay Area Glass institute in San Jose, Pilchuk Glass School, Urban Glass Espace Verre in Montreal and the Royal Danish School of Design on the island of Bornholm, Denmark. He worked for the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria the Visitor Services and Volunteer Coordinator, as Educational Coordinator for Pilchuck Glass School and is currently the Manager of Material Explorations at Bocci, a Design and Architecture firm based in Vancouver and Berlin.
Jay served as Vice President on the board of directors of the Glass Art Society, is a founding board member of the non-profit Berlin Ev glass studio in Berlin and has been a visiting artist at such places as The Museum Of Glass, The Bay Area Glass Institute, The Royal Danish School of Design and Architecture and The Berengo Studio in Murano. His work is in many private and public collections such as Elton John, The Bronfman family’s Clairage Collection, The Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Foreign Affairs Canada, The Museum of Montreal and the Boston Museum of Fine Art. He was the recipient of a Canadian Council for the Arts mid career research grant. Jay’s work explores botanically inspired sculptural vessel forms, mixed media sculptural work and time based video/glass installations.
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