Bio / CV
I have been working in glass since 1996. My work is always in flux, as I explore the medium. (Image: Enameling on glass)
Education
2002: Workshop with Mary Chuduk, metalsmith and enamilest
2002: Workshop with Shane Fero, flamework ,soft glass
1999: Workshop with Robert Michelson , flamework, borosilicate
1997: Workshop with Sam Sypolt
1991- 1993: Silversmith and welding classes at Pima Community College
1986: Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona
Honors and Awards
2010: Best of Jewelry, Juried Art show, Sedona Arts Festival
2010: Convergance, International Glass Bead juried exhibition
2009: First place winner in Soft Glass Marble competition
2009: Convergence, Contemporary Jewelry Design with Art Glass Beads, ISGB, Juried exhibition
2008: ‘The Tempest” Glass Beads, juried show, Bead Society of Great Britian
2007: Presidents Award, Society of Glass Beadmakers.
A piece was donated to Cornings Glass Museums permanent collection
2005: Demonstated at the first annual Glass fiesta in Kobe Japan
2005: Bead Review, Artistic Excellence Publisher Brad Pearson
2005: Bead Review, Merit Award, Publisher Brad Pearson
Bibliography (partial list)
2011: Tucson Arizona Daily Star, 03/31/2011, Caliente pull-out section, Cover and feature artist.
2008: On the Cover and article of “Masters, Glass Beads”, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing
2006: Cover and feature artist, The Flow Magazine, Vol 3 issue 4
2005: Book published, “Bronwen Heilman Vitreous Painting Techniques for Glass Beadmaking” by Jim Kervin
2004: 1000 Glass Beads, Innovation and Imagination in Contemporary Glass Beadmaking, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing
2004: Beadwork magazine, February/March, “Focus on Glass, The Bead Paintings of Bronwen Heilman” by Dustin Wedekind
2002: Bead and Button Magazine, Cover and feature article “For the Challenge” by Alice Korach, August Issue #50
2002: Contemporary Lampworking, A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame, Bandhu S. Dunham
1998: Lapidary Journal, September, Volume 52, no. 6, “Ghost Story” written by Terri Haag
Exhibitions
2011: “It’s a Dry Heat”, Philabaum Glass Gallery invitational exhibition
2008: Out of the Box, Pushing the Boundaries of the Glass Bead. Juried exhibition,International Society of Glass Beads.
On the cover of the exhibition catalog.
2004: Exhibition at Bullseye Glass Co. Currency, Contemporary Studio glass jewelry and beads
2003: Japan, Lampwork Festival invitational in Azumino
2002: Obsession Catalog, juried show, International Society of Glass Beadmakers
1998: Glass Beadmaking: Contemporary Traditions, Society of Glass Beadmakers, Exhibitions at the Rockwell Museum, Corning NY.
Collections
Abington Art Center, 515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown, PA, 19046
Arts Afire, 102 N. Fayette St., Alexandria, Virginia , 22314
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning NY, USA, (permanent collection)
Edward Bernard Gallery, 107 W. Drive suite D, Cape Girardeau, MO,63703
Hand Works, 246 Main Street, Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada K0K 1G0
Kitrell/Riffkind Art Glass, 5100 Belt Line Road #820, Dallas, TX, 75254
Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum, Kobe Japan (permanent collection)
MOCA, 333 N. Laura Street, Jacksonville, FL, 32202
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, 5833 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15232
Museum of Glass, 1801 E. Dock Street, Tacoma WA, 98402
Philabaum Contemporary Art Glass Gallery, 711 S. 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ, 85701
Pieces Art and Artwear, 644 Central Ave, Highland Park, Il 60035
Pismo Fine Art Glass Gallery, 2770 E. Second Ave, Denver, CO, 80206
Symmetry Gallery, 348 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
The Artisan Gallery, 162 Main, Northampton, MA, 01060
Professional Affiliations
2010 – present: On the Board of Directors at Sonoran Glass Art Academy
Southern Arizona Glass Addicts (SAGA)
International Society of Glass Beadmakers (ISGB)
Arizona Glass Beadmakers (AGB)
Arizona Designer Craftsmen (ADC)
American Craft Council (ACC)
The Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)
The Glass Art Society (GAS)
Related Work Experience / Professional Experience
2012: Demonstration, 50 years of studio Glass, Glass Art Society (GAS)
2011: Pittsburg Glass Center, week intensive, “imagery on glass”
2011: Demonstration: Tucson Glass Festival, “Viva El Vidrio”
2010: Demonstration, “Imagery on glass beads”, International Society of Glass Beads
2001 - present: “Imagery on glass beads” US and abroad
2005: International Glass Bead Festa, Kobe, Japan
2000: “How to sandblast bead”, International Glass Bead Society
1997: Demonstrated at the GAS conference
Experience Current Workshops I Offer:
Non-traditional glass painting for beadmakers (reverse imagery, and direct imagery)
Fusing with imagery
Beginning Glass Beadmaking
Intermediate Glass Beadmaking
Glass casting, for jewelry and small sculptures.
flameworking bottle glass
fusing window glass
cutting bottles into drinking cups, votive candles, etc
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