"In jurying art in competition I always seek a match of creative originality with technical excellence, and I believe we as a jury have chosen well. Because I see few contemporary examples in the United States of realistic imagery in the pate de verre technique, I want to give an individual commendation to Ellen Abbott and Marc Leva for their Egg Cup 2. In this exacting process, such fine work reminds us not only of some of the finest historical work, but it also serves to inspire others to venture forward with more new ideas to bring pate de verre further into the mainstream of contemporary glass art." - Lloyd Herman, founding director of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian in Washington DC, from the 2004 exhibition catalog of the E-merge: WG @ BE juried exhibition.

 

Awards

2012 - 1st Place, Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition at Archway Gallery
2007 - Juror's Merit Award, Texas Juried Glass II
2006 - Honorable mention, Ignite: Warm Glass at Arrowmont
2002 - 3rd place in the Functional category, Warm Glass @ Bullseye II

 

Solo Shows

2008
* The Losses of Gain; Goldesberry Gallery; Houston TX

 

Exhibitions and Commissions

2015
* Clay and Glass Biennial; Association Of Clay And Glass Artists; Brea CA
* The Many Faces of Glass; Watson McCrea Gallery; Sanibel FL

2014
* Target: Texas Contemporary Glass; Art Museum of South Texas; Corpus Christi TX
* CraftTexas 2014; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston TX

2013
* The Hero Wall, Flotek Conference Room; Houston TX; 4 wall mounted portraits of men and quotes the CEO admires

2012
* One Of A Kind; Kittrell Riffkind; Dallas TX
* happy birthday! studio glass is 50; Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery; Houston TX
* Fourth Annual Juried Exhibition; Archway Gallery; Houston TX
Gallery; Houston TX
* Invesco Corp. offices; Houston TX; two walls 16' wide x 9' tall showing a map of the world on one and the mountain Anapurna on the other

2011
* On The Wild Side; Kittrell/Riffkind glass Art; Dallas TX
* The Texas Chair Project; Ohio Craft Museum; Columbus OH

2010
* St. Stanislaus Catholic Church; Chappell Hill TX; entrance wall to the sanctuary including the double doors, transom, cry room and 8 other panels
* John Wesley United Methodist Church; Houston TX; large window behind the altar in the small chapel
* 11th Annual Glass Now Auction; National Liberty Museum; Philadelphia PA

2009
* Oklahoma Heart Hospital; Oklahoma City OK; art glass wall in the chapel
* John Wesley United Methodist Church; Houston TX; entrance wall to the chapel

2008
* Hot Glass, Cool Collections; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston TX
* The Texas Chair Project; Austin Museum of Art; Austin TX - catalog available
* SOFA Chicago; Riley Galleries; Cleveland OH
* teapots! 'Steeped in Thought' 3rd Invitational; Morgan Contemporary Glass; Pittsburgh PA

2007
* SOFA Chicago; Riley Galleries; Cleveland OH
* teapots! 2nd Invitational; Morgan Contemporary Glass; Pittsburgh PA
* WheatonArts Glass Collector's Weekend; Thomas Riley Galleries; Cleveland OH
* Texas Juried Glass 2; Galveston Arts Center; Galveston TX
* Lone Star Glass Invitational; Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass; Dallas TX
* Hot Glass in the Blue Grass II; Lexington Art League; Lexington KY
* Start; Prism Contemporary Glass; Chicago IL

2006
* SOFA Chicago; Riley Galleries; Cleveland OH
* teapots! 1st Invitational; Morgan Contemporary Glass; Pittsburgh PA
* Glass and Furniture Invitational; Rockport Center for the Arts; Rockport TX
* Ignite! Warm Glass at Arrowmont; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gaitlinburg TN
* CraftHouston 2006; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston TX - catalog available
* Contemporary Kiln-Glass: A Survey of Works from the Bullseye Connection, 1980 to the Present; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston TX
* Glass and Light: Houston 2006; Texas Gallery at Romei Arts Center; College Station TX

2005
* Studio Glass Invitational; Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center; W. Hartford CT
* Anniversary Invitational; Prism Contemporary Glass; Chicago IL
* Wheaton Village Glass Collector's Weekend; Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery; Pittsburgh PA
* Glass: Focus on Sculpture; Goldesberry Gallery, Houston TX
* Color Abstractions; Travis Tower; Houston TX
* Classy Glass - Texas Women 2005; Coastal Bend College; Beeville TX
* Hot Glass in the Blue Grass; Loudoun House Gallery, Lexington Art League; Lexington KY
* Texas Juried Glass; Galveston Arts Center; Galveston TX

2004
* Unconventional Vessels; Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery; Pittsburgh PA
* Contemporary Glass in Texas: Vibrant Vessels and Neon; Coastal Bend College; Beeville TX
* CraftHouston 2004: Texas; juried by Lawrence Rinder from the Whitney Museum of American Art; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston TX - catalog available
* E-merge: WG@BE3; juried by David Cohen, Steve Klein, Catherine Newell, Lloyd Herman, and Martha Pfanschmidt; Bullseye Glass Resource Center; Portland OR - catalog available
* Glass Art Society - juried live auction
* Pilchuck - juried silent auction

2003
* Glass Houston 2003; Brazosport Art League; Clute TX
* Glass Act '03; Function + Art Gallery; Chicago IL
* Texas Glass Roundup; Sable V Gallery; Wimberly TX
* CraftHouston 2003: National juried exhibition by Lloyd Herman,independant curator, writer, and a founding director of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston TX - catalog available
* The Nature of Glass; Artist's Hall, Houston Center for Contemporary Glass; Houston TX

2002
* CraftHouston 2002: Texas juried exhibition by Kenneth Trapp, curator of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston TX - catalog available
* Warm Glass @ Bullseye II juried exhibition; Bullseye Connection Resource Center; Portland OR and Seymour Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada; 3rd place award winner in the Functional catagory

2001
* Astral Bodies invitational; Tri-Lakes Center for the Arts; Palmer Lake CO

 

Galleries and Representatives

Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
Kittrell Riffkind, Dallas TX

 

Selected Art/Glass Collections

Claudia and Wayne Burke
Joyce and Art Elder
Lani McGregor and Daniel Schwoerer
Clair and Sam Minoff
Ginni and Richard Mithoff
Kathy Poeppel and Dr. Richard Moiel
Maggie O'Neal
Chicki and Steve Rosen
Jerry Silverstein
Susan Schwartz
Claudia and Bill Wilson
St. Lukes Hospital/Denton Cooley Heart Wing glass collection
Bullseye Glass permanent collection
Sparta Teapot Museum

 

Publications and Videos
books:
Contemporary Fused Glass by Brad Walker
A Beginner's Guide to Kiln-Formed Glass by Brenda Griffith, Lark Books
Best of America Glass Artists and Artisans Vol.1 by Kennedy Publishing
500 Glass Objects by Lark Books
Glass House by Hearst Books
The Art of Glass by Stephen Knapp
Etched Glass: Techniques and Designs by Norm and Ruth Dobbins
American Art Collector: Vol. 1 Book 4; Vol 2 Book 4
Guild Sourcebooks: The Guild #4, #5; Architects #7, #8, #10, #15; Architectural and Interior Art #16
magazines:
Glass Craftsman Magazine issue #218 - Summer 2010
Glass Craftsman Magazine issue #210A, Oct/Nov 2008, Batch feature, vol. 7, issue 2, p.6
Glass Craftsman Magazine issue #156, Oct/Nov 1999, p.6
Texas Highways Magazine August 2003, p.50
TV features:
Modern Masters national cable HGTV show, March 2000
exhibition and auction catalogs:
Chair: The Texas Chair Project, 2008, Austin Museum of Art
Pilchuck 26th annual Auction catalog, 2004
E-merge: WG@BE, 2004, Bullseye Glass
International Juried Auction 2004, Glass Art Society Conference
Texas Juried Glass II, 2007 - CD
CraftHouston 2014: Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
CraftHouston 2006: Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft - CD
CraftHouston 2004: Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
CraftHouston 2003: National, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
CraftHouston 2002: Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft