Ann Gardner Explained
Ann Gardner (born 1947) is an American glass artist known for her large-scale sculptural and architectural installations.[1] [2]
She was born in Eugene, Oregon.[3]
Career
Gardner began her career studying at the University of Oregon. In 1974, she received a degree in Ceramics and Fine Arts from Portland State University.[4] As a developing artist, she incorporated painting, ceramics, and drawing into her work. Gardener moved to Seattle in 1979 where she continues to work.
Gardner's early training and work used hand-painted ceramics. In 1985, Dale Chihuly invited her to be an artist-in-residence at the Pilchuck Glass School where she adapted her ceramics experience to working with glass.[5] During her second residency at Pilchuck, Gardener developed techniques that lead her towards the use of largely monochromatic glass tiles (tessera) and mosaics.[6] [7] She is best known for using these techniques to create large-scale architectural installations and sculpture, such as Convergence, Lebeg, and Earth, Fields, Forest, Night, Sun and Water. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Gardner has her work featured in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass, the Seattle Art Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum, the American Museum of Crafts in New York City, among other places.
Awards
Gardner has worked as Artist in Residence at the Pilchuck Glass School and Museum of Glass, and received multiple National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.[12] In 1993 she was awarded the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award.[13] Her work Ring of Water was recognized in 2004 as one of the best public art projects by Americans for the Arts.[14] [15] Fog received the Juror's Choice Award in New Glass Review.[16] In 2011, Gardener became the first mosaic artist to receive the Rakow Commission for her work Five Pods.[17] [18]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Fog. Corning Museum of Glass. Corning Museum of Glass. 2018-03-10.
- Book: Oldknow. Tina. Collecting Contemporary Glass: Art and Design after 1990 from the Corning Museum of Glass. 2014. Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY. 978-0-87290-201-5. 80–81.
- Web site: Ann Gardner (2011) Corning Museum of Glass. www.cmog.org. 2019-03-08.
- Web site: Ann Gardner (2011) Corning Museum of Glass. www.cmog.org. 2019-03-08.
- Klotz. Uta. Winter 2005. Ann Gardner. Neues Glas/New Glass. 4. 30–37. 0723-2454.
- Web site: Ann Gardner Creator Record. John Michael Kohler Arts Center. John Michael Kohler Arts Center. 3 April 2018.
- Web site: Corning Museum of Glass Unveils 2011 Rakow Commission by Glass Mosaic Artist Ann Gardner. Corning Museum of Glass. Corning Museum of Glass. 10 March 2018.
- Web site: Earth, Fields, Forest, Night, Sun, and Water. Indianapolis International Airport. Indianapolis Airport Authority. 3 April 2018.
- Web site: Lebeg (slight movement in the air). ArtsWA. Washington State Arts Commission. 3 April 2018.
- News: Amazon Campus, South Lake Union: Reflecting on the 'Hood. 2010-05-01. 3 April 2018. City Arts Magazine.
- Book: Body of Work: Ann Gardener. Mosaic Rocks, LLC. 978-0-9814905-4-0. 16–25. 3rd . 2010.
- Web site: ARTIST. ANN GARDNER. en-US. 2019-03-08.
- Web site: Previous Winners 1993. Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. 3 April 2018.
- Web site: Ring of Water. Public Art Network Year in Review Database. Americans for the Arts. 3 April 2018. 2004.
- Web site: Ring of Water. Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. City of Atlanta - Office of Cultural Affairs. 3 April 2018.
- Corning Museum of Glass. Juror's Choice. New Glass Review. 2008. 29. 82. 3 April 2018. Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY. 0275-469X. 16850502.
- Web site: Corning Museum of Glass Unveils 2011 Rakow Commission by Glass Mosaic Artist Ann Gardner. Corning Museum of Glass. Corning Museum of Glass. 10 March 2018.
- Web site: Five Pods. Corning Museum of Glass. Corning Museum of Glass.
