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1. Joe, 2006, cast glass, pigment, hair, wire, 20” x 55” x 6”
2. Joe, detail
3. George, 2006, cast glass, pigment, wire, 30” x 18” x 8”
4. George, detail
5. Government Cheese, 2006, cast glass, pigment, wood,
     42” x 44” x 10”
6. Government Cheese detail
7. Moses 2007, 2007, ceramic, pigment, wire,
      36” x 36” x 12”
8. Moses 2007, alternate view
9. Unwanted and Bouyant, 2005, cast glass, rope, wire,
     22” x 60” x 12”
10. Unwanted and Bouyant, detail
11. Icarus, 2005, cast glass, rope, pigment, 30” x 50” x 6”
12. Icarus, detail
13. On Display, 2005, blown glass, pigment, hydrocal,
       24” x 12” x 12”
14. Modern Conveniences, 2005, cast glass, rope,
       pigment, 60” x 60” x 15”
15. A Balancing Act, 2005, cast glass, rope, pigment,
       40” x 18” x 10”

Contact Information
2969 Salmon Street, Studio 1
Philadelphia, PA 19134
tel: 215-964-8999
e-mail: tim@timwagnerglass.com
www.timwagnerglass.com
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
My work crawls up my body:  from my legs to my spine, it encompasses my bottom and my top.  It bothers me like a scratch I cannot itch.  My ideas scream, “Help; release me, let me breathe.”

I make because I have to.  I make because I have trouble speaking, because I am afraid of crowds, because I am wary of what I am told to do.  Making is my voice, my alleviation, and my opportunity to speak. 

I strive to make artwork that functions like a banana or orange: you have to peel back that layer of obviousness to reach the sweet, juicy inside. By biting into the succulent center, we reward our senses.

Glass, clay, paint, glue, rope, and hair are the materials I use to build my artwork, but they are just building blocks.  I use these elements as a foundation to build my ideas and express myself.  I am just a maker, living in a world of makers, struggling to work every day.

Education
2002-2004
School of Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
MFA

1997-2001
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
BFA, cum laude

Awards and Honors
2007
Finalist, Elizabeth R. Rafael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburg, PA

2006
Emerging Artist Presenter,  Glass Art Society’s 36th Annual Conference, St. Louis, MI  

2005
Contemporary Glass Center of America Fellowship, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ

2003
Partners Program Scholarship, studied with Jiri Harcuba at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA

Graduate Assistantship, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA

2001
O.J. Gabbert Glass Award, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

2000
Partners Program Scholarship, studied with Pino Signoretti at Penland, NC

Bibliography
2006
Glass Arts Society 2006 Journal, The Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA

2004
New Glass Review Vol 25. The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY

2003
Adelson, Fred, "An Alchemy of Glass", The New York Times, May 25, 2003

Baxter, Robert, "Out of the Fire”, Courier Post, May 25, 2003

Wasserman, Burton, "Fire and Ice", Art Matters, June

Collections
2006
Tobacco Leaf, Allan and Charlotte McClain, Martinsville, VA

2005
On Display, Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ

2004
Conceivement, Dr. and Mrs. Carl Kleber, Fort Wayne, IN

2002
Buffalo, Chip and Karen Nichols, Laguna Hills, CA

Temple, Dr. and Mrs. Fred Marks, Statesville, NC

Selected Exhibitions

2007
Celebrating Connections: Contemporary Glass by Mid Atlantic Artists, Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ

Advanced Glass, Knapp Gallery,  Philadelphia, PA

Transformation 6: Contemporary works in Glass, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburg, PA

2005
2005 Fellows Show, Wheaton Village,  Millville,  NJ

Out of the Mold: A Survey of Contemporary Cast Glass, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
Jurors: Lucartha Kohler and Michael Preble

2004
Compilation, Walker Fine Arts Gallery, Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, VA

MFA Thesis, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Ray Casserole, ArtWorks Gallery, Richmond, VA
Juror: Ray Cass

2003
Craftforms 2003, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Juror: Paul J. Smith

Wo(a)nder, Project Art Space, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Food for Thought, Gumenick Family Gallery, The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA

Out of the Fire, Stedman Gallery for the Arts, Rutgers University, Camden Campus, Camden, NJ

2002
Contemporary Glass of Philadelphia Juried Member Exhibition, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Jurors: Ruth Snyderman and Lewis Wexler

Emerging Artists Exhibition, ArtForms Gallery, Manyunk, PA

Five into One, Moore School of Art and Design. Philadelphia, PA

BFA Exhibition, Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA

2000
Young Artists Exhibition, Hands On Gallery, Philadelphia, PA