Educational and Professional Experience
B.A., Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1980M.F.A., Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1983
Artist-in-Residence, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1985
José Chardiet Studio, New Haven, Connecticut, 1986-1990
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, 1989,1990; Faculty
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina, 1997; Faculty
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, 1999, 2001; Faculty
Professor, Glass, Sculpture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1991-2002
José Chardiet Studio, Providence, Rhode Island, 2000-Present
Honors, Recognitions and Outstanding Achievements
National Television and Print Campaign, Infiniti Automobile, Los Angeles, CA., July, 2007
Cintas Fellowship, Institute of International Education, 1988-1989
Artists Fellowship, Ohio Arts Council Fellowship, 1985
Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship, 1984
Public Collections
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Munich, Germany
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
American Craft Museum, New York City, New York
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning Glass Center, Corning, New York
Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina
Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville, North Carolina
Birmingham Museum of Arts, Birmingham, Alabama
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Project Art, Iowa City, Iowa
Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Village, Millville, New Jersey
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada