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* 1975, USA

Education

1999-2001	Masters of Fine Arts – Glass design and sculpture Minor - metal fabrication and jewelry Public Art – Roberlee Bell Rochester Institute of Technology, School for American Crafts - Rochester, NY
1994-1999	Bachelor of Fine Arts – Glass Emporia State University - Emporia, KS

Teaching, Lecture & Demonstration History

2011	Visiting Artist Lecture - Clovis Community College, Clovis, NM
	Sand Casting Workshop - Sinaca Glass Studio, Ft. Worth, TX
	Glass Majors - West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Night Blow - Bi-annual event for public, Visiting Artists: Paul Marioni, Sinaca Glass Studio Artists, Aaron Tate, Christian Lugging (Flame One), Jeremiah Kern, Dina Kalahar Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Sand Casting Workshop - Sinaca Glass Studio, Ft. Worth, TX
	Kiln Forming/Casting Workshop - Sinaca Glass Studio, Ft. Worth, TX
2010	Kiln Building Workshop – Pick-up oven for visiting artist Paul Marioni - Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Kiln Forming, Cold Working and Recycled Glass – Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Kiln Building Workshop – Gas Kiln for Ceramic Studio – Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Czech Study Abroad Class – Coordinating/Lead Professor West Texas A&M University – Canyon, TX
	The Studio: Corning Museum of Glass – Corning, NY
	Instructor: Sand casting, mold melting & cold working
2009	Czech Study Abroad Class – Coordinating/Lead Professor West Texas A&M University – Canyon, TX
	Secondary School of Glass Making – Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic
	Artist presentation Rochester Institute of Technology – Rochester, NY
	Visiting Artist, lecturer The Studio: Corning Museum of Glass – Corning, NY
	Instructor: Sand casting, mold melting & cold working Pittsburgh Glass Center – Pittsburgh, PA
	Instructor: Mold melting
2008-present	West Texas A&M University – Canyon, TX
	Assistant Professor – Glass, Sculpture, Ceramics & 3D Design
	Eastern Exposure – Lecture/Talk – Prism Contemporary Glass – Chicago, IL
	Secondary School of Glass Making – Novy bor, Czech Republic Visiting Lecturer, demonstration
2007	Secondary School of Glass Making – Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic Visiting Lecturer, Fulbright Fellow, Researcher
	Secondary School of Glass Making – Zelezny Brod, Czech Republic Visiting Lecturer, demonstration
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Instructor: Sand Casting – Independent Study
2006	Pilchuck Glass School – Stanwood, WA Demonstrator Guest Artist: Cold working, cutting and polishing with stones
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Instructor: Sand Casting II
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Demonstrator Guest Artist: Cold working
2005	Pilchuck Glass School – Stanwood, WA Demonstrator Guest Artist: Sand Casting
	Pilchuck Glass School – Stanwood, WA Demonstrator Guest Artist: Cold working, cutting and polishing with stones
	BECON, Bullseye Glass Bi-annual Conference, Portland, OR Instructor: Glass Cold Working Workshop with Frantisek Janak
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Demonstrator Guest Artist: Cold working
	The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass – Corning , New York Casting and Cold Working Workshop Teaching Partner to Frantisek Janak
2004	Pittsburgh Glass Center – Pittsburgh, PA “Cold Cuts”, Workshop Teaching Partner with Frantisek Janak
	The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass – Corning , New York Casting and Cold Working Workshop Teaching Partner with Frantisek Janak
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA “Cold Cuts”, Workshop Teaching Partner with Frantisek Janak
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Demonstrator Guest Artist: Cold working
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Demonstrator Guest Artist: Cold working
	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Instructor: Sand Casting II
2003	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Instructor: Glass Blowing I
2002-2003	University of Washington, Tacoma - Tacoma, WA Instructor: Glass Blowing and Casting
2002	M-Space, Glass Studio – Tacoma, WA Instructor: Beginning Glassblowing
	LaCenter High School, LaCenter, WA Lost Wax Casting Work Shop
2001	Grand Crystal Museum - Taipei, Taiwan Artist in Residence Instructor: blowing and sand casting
2000-01	Rochester Institute of Technology – Rochester, NY Instructor: Mixed Media/Flat Glass and Beginning Glassblowing Graduate Assistant: Glass Department & Art History
2000	Anoka/Ramsey Community College, MN Glassblowing Workshop/Lecture
	Ohio State University – Columbus, OH Guest Artist/ Slide Lecture

Professional Practice History

2010	Flame One Studio – Artist: Christian Luginger - Amarillo, TX Flame working kiln control design and construction
2008	Martin Blank Studios – Seattle, WA Museum of Glass - Fluent Steps
2007	Ajeto Factory – Novy Bor, The Czech Republic Evening glass blowing demonstrations
	Maya Lin Studio – New York, NY Colworking of installation for Museum of Glass - Tacoma, WA
	Corbin Walker – New York, NY Installation Assistant at Pace/Wildenstein Gallery – New York, NY
2006	Viscosity Glass – Seattle, WA Construction of Hot Shop
	Spiral Arts – Fred Metz – Seattle, WA Construction of two glass furnaces at The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass
	Chihuly Studios – Seattle, WA Cold working for Marlboro Exhibition
2005	Museum of Glass, International Center for Contemporary Art - Tacoma, WA Casting Assistant to Bertil Vallien Incline Glass – San Francisco Construction of Furnace
2004-2007	Martin Blank Studios – Seattle, WA Glass cutter and polisher, hot shop blowing assistant, studio technician Chihuly Studios On-call Studio Technician
2003 – 2004	Pratt Fine Art Center – Seattle, WA Glass Technician/Studio Manager, duties include curriculum development, studio management, rebuilding three glass studios, budget development Glass Instructor: Glass Blowing, Cold Working, Casting, Slumping and Fusing
2003 - 2007	third-hand, Glass Cutting & Polishing Tools – Seattle, WA Owner/Operator
2003	Museum of Glass, International Center for Contemporary Art - Tacoma, WA Casting Assistant to Bertil Vallien
2002 - 2003	Museum of Glass, International Center for Contemporary Art - Tacoma, WA Lead Technician Duties include: Studio, facility & personnel management, budget development, safety program development, museum & education development, production and program development & public demonstrations

Academic & Community Service

2012	Dalhart Junior High Art Students, Kelly Freytus Organizer, lecturer, demonstrator, Instructor Glass Studio, West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Flame working workshop – organizer Artist: Dina Kallahar Flame One Productions, Amarillo, TX
	AC/WT Faculty/Student Exhibition – Juror Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX 79015
	Glass Blowing workshop – organizer Artist: Carlyn Ray Glass Studio, West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Area High School Art Exhibition Scholarship Committee - Juror Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
2011	Faculty Sponsor – student faculty trip to New York City Friend’s of the Cornette Library - West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Benefit Auction - Amarillo Family Services Donation: Glass Sculpture and two glass blowing experiences Amarillo Family Services, Amarillo, TX
	Benefit Auction for Cancer Organization Donation: Glass Sculpture and two glass blowing experiences Cornette Library – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Texas Tech Wood-fire Symposium Exhibition – host/organizer West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
2010	Faculty Senate – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Tenure Advisory Committee to V.P. of Academic Affairs, Dr. James Hallmark West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Mary Moody Northen Hall Art Gallery – Faculty Coordinator West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
2009–present	WTFA - Student Art Club – faculty sponsor, West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Visiting Artist Series – Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX Development, coordination, promotion and documentation of two visiting artist series – series length is five years
	Gallery Manager - Formal Gallery, Mary moody Northen Hall Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
2009	Health & Safety Committee – Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Hiring Committee – Art Historian - Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
2008-present	Student Gallery @ Sunset – Gallery Manager - West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	3D Studio Manager – Studios of 3D Design, Glass, Ceramics & Sculpture – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX Duties include: set-up and reconstruction, purchasing & ordering, budget, maintenance, upkeep, janitorial, building & repair of equipment, managing student workers, safety
2008 – 2009	Curriculum Development – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX Rewriting and integration of the three-dimensional design and three-dimensional arts to accommodate the entirety of the program and incorporate contemporary issues
	Finance Committee – Dept. of Art, Theatre & Dance – West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Scholarship Auction – Dance – Collaboration with Leslie Meeks, Asst. Professor of Dance, work created: “In Motion”, glass sculpture, West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	Largest Donor Award, Office of the President, Dr. Patrick O’Brian design and execution of glass sculpture Development Dept. of West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX
	“Are we smarter than 5th graders?” – Special event for 5th graders, provided glassblowing demonstrations, West Texas A&M Univ., Canyon, TX

Affiliations

2009-present	International Glass Alliance – Advisory Board
2007-present	College Art Association – Member
2001-present	International Sculpture Conference - Member
1998 – 1999	Glass Art Society – Student Representative
1996	–present Member Glass Art Society
1996 – 1999	Emporia Glass Guild – President, Vice President, Voted Most Outstanding Student Organization

Honors/Awards/Residencies

2011	Greatest Intellectual Contributions Award – Sybil B. Harrington, College of Fine Arts & Humanities, West Texas A&M University, Canyon TX
2010	Museum of Applied Arts – Prague, Czech Republic - Acquisition of work, “Radiant Uran” Intellectual Contributions Award – Sybil B. Harrington, College of Fine Arts & Humanities, West Texas A&M University, Canyon TX
	FDSCA (Faculty Development, Scholarly/Creative Activities) Grant – location: Schott Crystal, Artist: Christopher Ries Sybil B. Harrington, College of Fine Arts & Humanities, West Texas A&M University, Canyon TX
2009	Glass Art Society Annual Conference-Corning – Presenter: “The Final Polish: A Peek into the Czech Glassmaker’s Education”
	Featured Emerging Artist – American Style Magazine, August 2009
	“The Final Polish: A Peek into the Czech Glassmaker’s Education”– Glass Art Society Journal. Authored submission
2008	Artist in Residence – Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2007-2008	Fulbright Fellow 2007-2008 - Czech Republic – research traditional techniques and history of teaching of glass cutting and design
2001	Artist in Residence - Grand Crystal Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
2001	Graduate Scholarship – School for American Crafts
2000	Graduate Scholarship – School for American Crafts
	Glass Review 22 – New Glass
	Niche Student Awards – Finalist
1999	Ambassador for Emporia State Art Department to Kansas Board of Regents
1997-1998	Scholarship – Emporia State University Student Exhibition Award

Gallery Representation

• Habatat – Royal Oak, Michigan
• Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Sandra Ainsley Gallery - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Traver Gallery - Tacoma, Washington

Chad Holliday
2627 13th Ave.,
Canyon, TX 79015

mobile: 806.282.4869
hollidayglass@gmail.com