EDUCATION
2014 MFA Glass | Rochester Institute of Technology
2007 BFA Glass Sculpture, Minor in Art History | Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2004 Associates Degree in Liberal Arts | Olney Central College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022 Teaching Assistant | Silvia Levenson "Thinking In Glass" | Pilchuck Glass School
Connected in Glass Podcast | Virtual
2021 AACG Get Fired Up Meet Up | Virtual
2016-21 Instructor | Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
2020 Visiting Professor | Virginia Wesleyan University | Norfolk, VA
2016-20 Adjunct Faculty | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA
Faculty | Governor’s School of Art | Norfolk, VA
2019 Program Supervisor | Pilchuck Glass School | Stanwood, WA
Just Glue It: The Illusion of the Effortless | Urban Glass Workshop | Brooklyn, NY
2018 Program Supervisor | Pilchuck Glass School | Stanwood, WA
Studio Building Coordinator | Pilchuck Glass School | Stanwood, WA
Cold Shop Assistant | Pilchuck Glass School | Stanwood, WA
2017 Educational Display Design and Fabrication for Lalique Exhibition| Chrysler Museum of Art | Norfolk, VA
Visiting Artist Assistant | Amie McNeel | Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
Studio Building Coordinator | Pilchuck Glass School | Stanwood, WA
2016 Teaching Assistant | Stacy Lynn Smith | Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
Studio Building Coordinator | Pilchuck Glass School | Stanwood, WA
Board Assistant to Alex Bernstein | Glass Art Society Conference | Corning, NY
2015-16 Artist Assistant | Robin & Julia Rogers
Artist Assistant | Charlotte Potter
Visiting Artist Assistant | Rik Allen, Tom Moore | Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
2015 Teaching Assistant | Robin Rogers & Julia Rogers
Teaching Assistant | Charlotte Potter
2013-14 Artist Assistant | Robin Cass
Artist Assistant | David Schnuckel
2012-14 Graduate Assistantship | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY
Teaching Assistant | Michael Rogers
2012 Pole Turner | Pilchuck Glass School | Stanwood, WA
2010-12 Glassblower | Noble Glass | Eugene, OR
2007-11 Instructor | Third Degree Glass Factory | Saint Louis, MO
RESIDENCIES, VISITING ARTISTS, AND FELLOWSHIPS
2021-25 Resident Artist | Penland School of Craft | Penland, NC
2024 Visiting Artist | Arizona Glass Alliance | Phoenix, AX
Visiting Artist | Glass Alliance of New Mexico | Santa Fe, NM
2023 Resident Artist | UrbanGlass | Brooklyn, NY
2019 Visiting Artist | Salem Community College | Salem, NJ
2018 Visiting Artist | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Carbondale, IL
2017 Visiting Artist | DH McNabb (In)between 8-week concentration | Penland School of Craft
2015-17 Resident Artist| Glass Wheel Studio | Norfolk, VA
2015 MFA Traveling Assistant Residency | Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
Visiting Artist | Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, MO
Visiting Artist | East Richland High School | Olney, IL
2011 Visiting Artist | Glass Axis | Columbus, OH
Artist in Residence | The WORKS | Newark, OH
2010-11 Artist in Residence | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR
EXHIBITIONS
2024 *Where Water Meets Land | Focus Gallery Penland Gallery | Penland, NC
Material Topics Symposium Exhibition: Shift in Values |Wellington B. Grey Gallery | Greenville, NC
2023 CraftForms 2023 | Wayne Art Center | Wayne, PA
Artlink’s 4th Annual Cup Exhibition | Artlink Contemporary Gallery | Fort Wayne, IN
Connections 2023 | Glass Art Society Venue | Detroit, MI
Fantastic Fibers | Yeiser Art Center | Paducah, KY
Domestic Detritus | Brea Gallery | Brea, CA
2022 Small Works/Big Impact |Momentum Gallery | Asheville, NC
Uncommon Volumes: Sculptural Selections from Studio Glass in the Region | Blowing Rock Art and History Museum | Blowing Rock, NC
A Shared Space | Appalachian Center for Craft | Cookeville, TN
Illuminations in Glass | Winterowd Fine Art | Santa Fe, NM
Connections 2022 | Tacoma Museum of Glass | Tacoma, WA
2021 Small Works/Big Impact | Momentum Gallery | Ashville, NC
Lost|Found | Ken Saunders Gallery | Chicago, IL
X-Marks the Spot: A Decade of the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Commune | Norfolk, VA
Photo/Graphic Tendencies | Gallery 261 | Norfolk, VA
Pilchuck: Celebrating 50 Years | Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park | Camano Island, WA
Connections: Glass from Every Angle | Glass Art Society International Juried Exhibition | Virtual
Systems of Tension: Collaborative Installation by Caitlin Blomstrom and Sarah Vaughn | Vestibule 102 Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
Materials Hard and Soft | Patterson-Appleton Arts Center | Denton, TX
2020 Chroma 2020 | The Gallery at Fort Houston | Nashville, TN
2019 Get Real: Figurative Sculpture by Women” | Peninsula Fine Arts Center | Newport News, VA
Now Playing: New Forms in Contemporary Glass” | William King Museum of Art | Abingdon, VA
Her Voice | Ken Saunders Gallery | Chicago, IL
2018 SOFA Chicago | Navy Pier represented by Ken Saunders Gallery | Chicago, IL
Virginia Glass Guild 31st Anniversary Exhibition | Charles H. Taylor Arts Center | Hampton, VA
2018 Faculty Show | Gordon Art Center | Norfolk, VA
Illustrious Expressions: An Exploration of Imagination and Reality | Vereen Gallery | Moultrie, GA
Arbitrary Systems: The Collaborative Practice of Caitlin Blomstrom and Sarah Vaughn | Vestibule 102 Chrysler Museum Glass Studio |Norfolk, VA
Milano Vetro-35 | Castello Sforzesco | Milano, Italy
2017 Act TWO: Featuring the Resident Artist of Glass Wheel | Glass Wheel Studio | Norfolk, VA
3rd Annual Workhouse Glass National Exhibition | Workhouse Art Center | Lorton, VA
Got Glass!!! Convergence | Sebastopol Center for the Arts | Sebastopol, CA
Virginia Glass Guild 30th Anniversary Exhibition | Charles H Taylor Arts Center | Hampton, VA
A New Year | Origins Gallery | Norfolk, VA
Gathering: Contemporary Glass from the Heartland 2017 | Gallery 924 | Indianapolis, IN
2017 Rawls Museum Arts National Juried Exhibition | Rawls Museum Arts | Courtland, VA
Trompe L’oeil | Glass Wheel Gallery | Norfolk, VA
Now Arriving | Norfolk International Airport | Norfolk, VA
Snapshots in Glass | Vestibule 102 Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
Reminiscence | Ken Saunders Gallery | Chicago, IL
Homeward Bound | Taubman Museum of Art | Roanoke, VA
Teapots! 11th Invitational | Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery | Pittsburgh, PA
Embracing Narrative | Portsmouth Art & Cultural Center | Portsmouth, VA
2016 Act ONE: Featuring the Resident Artist of Glass Wheel | Glass Wheel Gallery | Norfolk, VA
Gathering: Contemporary Glass from the Heartland | Atrium Gallery Ball State University | Muncie, IN
Just Between Us | Glass Wheel Gallery | Norfolk, VA
2015 Virginia Glass Guild 26th Annual Juried Art Exhibition | Charles H. Taylor Art Center | Hampton, VA
Weather-Worn Memories | Vestibule 102 Chrysler Museum Glass Studio | Norfolk, VA
Gathering: Contemporary Glass from the Heartland | Indiana Art Center | Indianapolis, IN
Original Voices| Ken Saunders Gallery | Chicago, IL
2014 Out of Town – Open USA: 44 American Glass Artists | Contemporary Glass Society | Great Britain
Convergence: 3rd Annual Graduate Research and Creativity Symposium Exhibition | University Gallery | Rochester, NY
Reconstructed Memories: MFA Thesis Exhibition | Art and Vintage on Main | East Rochester, NY
Unexpected Imagery | Gallery R | Rochester, NY
2013 Arts Cultural Council’s Student Showcase | Arts and Cultural Center | Rochester, NY
Glass Art Society online International Student Exhibition Juror’s Selection
2012 Emerge 2012 | Bullseye Gallery | Portland, OR
2011 A Display of Works | The Works Gallery | Newark, OH
2010 Glass at 40: Southern Glass Works Alumni Show | University Museum | Carbondale, IL
Finding Balance | Third Degree Glass Factory | Saint Louis, MO
Transition | Springfield City Hall Art Gallery | Springfield, OR
2009 Artist of the Studio | Third Degree Glass Factory | Saint Louis, MO
Missing | Longbranch | Carbondale, IL
2008 Emerge 2008 | Bullseye Resource Gallery | Portland, OR
2007 New Beginnings: Featuring Graduates of the SIUC Glass Program | Third Degree Glass Factory | Saint Louis, MO
Rickert-Ziebold Award Trust Competition | Surplus Gallery, Glove Factory | Carbondale, IL
Common Elements BFA Thesis Exhibition | Surplus Gallery, Glove Factory | Carbondale, IL
C-4 1st Annual Juried Art Exhibition | Surplus Gallery, Glove Factory | Carbondale, IL
AWARDS|SCHOLARSHIPS
2023 Honorable Mention | CraftForms 2023
2022 Visionary Scholarship | Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
2021 2nd Place | Connections: Glass from Every Angle | Glass Art Society International Juried Exhibition
2020 People’s Choice Kiln Formed Glass| Glass Gathering
1st Place Kiln Formed Glass | Glass Gathering
Artist Support Grant | Glass Art Society
2018 Juror’s Choice | Virginia Glass Guild 31st Anniversary Exhibition
2nd place | Virginia Glass Guild 31st Anniversary Exhibition
Jurors Choice: Honorable Mention | Pilchuck Auction Gala
2017 Honorable Mention | 3rd Annual Workhouse Glass National Exhibition
Virginia Glass Guild Scholarship | Virginia Glass Guild
Best in Show | Gathering: Contemporary Glass from the Heartland 2017
2nd Place | Gathering: Contemporary Glass from the Heartland 2017
2nd Place | 2017 Rawls Museum Arts National Juried Exhibition
Windgate Scholarship | Penland School of Crafts
2016 Scholarship | Pilchuck Glass School
2015 Honorable Mention | VGG 28th Annual Exhibition | Juror: Diane Wright
2014 Scholarship | Pilchuck Glass School
Summer Scholarship| Corning Museum of Glass
1st Place | Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition
Scholarship | Glass Art Society | Chicago, IL
Winter Scholarship| Corning Museum of Glass
2013 Research and Creativity Grant | Rochester Institute of Technology
Summer Scholarship | Corning Museum of Glass
2008 Academic Award | Emerge | Bullseye Glass
2007 Scholarship | Pilchuck Glass School
Rickert-Ziebold Award Trust | Southern Illinois University Carbondale
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Lost|Found | Ken Saunders Gallery
Connections: Glass from Every Angle | Glass Art Society | pg. 8-9
34th Annual Materials Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition and Exhibition | Greater Denton Arts Council | pg.44
2020 Chroma: A Contemporary Survey of American Glass | Meredith Edmonson & Jennifer Crescuillo | pg.55
2020 GAS Members Exhibition Catalog | Glass Arto Society | pg.53
2019 Her Voice | Ken Saunders Gallery | pg. 70-75
2018 Milano Vetro-35 | Comune di Milano | pg. 42
2017 Reminiscence | Ken Saunders Gallery
2016 The Glass Wheel Studio: Keeping the Creative Wheels Turning | Distinction Magazine | February 2016, pg. 54-58
2015 Original Voices | American Art Collector Magazine | May 2015, pg. 184-85
Original Voices | Ken Saunders Gallery | pg. 74-87
Artist to Know | Where Magazine Chicago | April 2015, pg. 19
2014 Reconstructed Memories: A Master’s Thesis | Rochester Institute of Technology
2013 Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition Jurors Selection | pg. 27
2012 Emerge 2012 | Bullseye Glass | pg. 39
2008 Emerge 2008 | Bullseye Glass | pg. 20-21
2007 Southern Illinois News | April 24, 2007
Daily Egyptian | April 26, 2007 | pg. 1
Spotlight on: Art | Undergraduate Research at SIUC | pg. 5
Southern Illinoisan | April 24, 2007 | pg. 9
PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS
2018 Cast in Sand | Cat Burns | Penland School of Crafts
2017 Ceramic Shell Bronze Life Castizg | D.W. Martin | Penland School of Crafts
2016 The Hunt is Sweeter than the Kill | Anna Mlasowsky & Matthew Szösz | Pilchuck Glass School
2015 Flame Working: Cause and Effect, Carmen Lozar | Appalachian Center for Craft
Between Reality and Illusion, Kathryn Wightman | Bullseye Resource Center
Highland Inspiration: Location and Self | Jane Bruce | Northlands Creative Glass Center
2014 From Research to Refinement | Carrie Iverson | Pilchuck Glass School
Make Your Own Pate De Verre Vessel | Sin-Ichi Higuchi | Corning Museum of Glass
Problem-Solving for Casting | Danial Clayman | Corning Museum of Glass
2013 Engraving and Printmaking| April Surgent and Marshall Hyde | Corning Museum of Glass
2008 A Day with Boyd and Lisa | Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz | Third Degree Glass Factory
2007 Cane, Carving, and Color | Claire Kelly and Anthony Schafemeyer | Pilchuck Glass School
From Page to Pedestal | Debra Horrell | Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2006 Introduction to Kiln Casting | Mel George | Southern Illinois University Carbondale
2005 Painting with Light | Jeremy Lepisto | Southern Illinois University Carbondale