Washington Glass Rocks SOFA Chicago 2009

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Allegra Marquart discusses her work on opening night.

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The international art show SOFA Chicago was held at Navy Pier in Chicago, with the Washington Glass School represented by Tim Tate, Allegra Marquart and Michael Janis. The 4 day gala had 68 galleries from 10 countries and viewers in the tens of thousands.

Washington, DC’s Maurine Littleton Gallery had a great show, showcasing artworks of glass icons Harvey Littleton, Richard Marquis, Judith La Scola, Therman Statom, John Littleton, Kate Vogel and Colin Reid along with WGS artists Tate, Marquart and Janis.

The three DC artists had a great year, with a lot of interest from collectors, curators and other glass artists!

View of Maurine Littleton Gallery @ SOFA

One of the Tim Tate exhibition areas



Michael Janis’ fused glass powder drawings


l-r John Littleton, Tim Tate, Ginny Ruffner, Cappy Thompson, Michael Janis


Therman Statom constructs his artwork in situ



Ready for SOFA?

>Celebrating its 16th year, SOFA CHICAGO (the critically acclaimed Sculpture Objects & Functional Art fair), returns to Chicago’s Navy Pier Nov. 5 – 8 to present master artworks from top international galleries and art dealers. The Chicago fair will also feature special exhibits by renowned museums, universities and arts organizations, as well an extensive lecture series.

Washington Glass School artists Allegra Marquart, Michael Janis and Tim Tate will be exhibiting new works at Maurine Littleton Gallery – Booth #720 – The incredible new works by the artists make this a must-see destination!


Artist Tim Tate works on his new cast glass and steel panel series. The narrative artwork incorporates glass sculpted in sign-language lexicons.

Click HERE for more info about the art event.