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key personnel for the Washington Glass School have many
years of combined experience with glass, steel, sculpture,
architecture, neon and public art installation. This includes
education, creating and collaborating on public and private
art projects. Much of the expertise involving advancements
in sculptural design and theory, technological improvements
and installation procedures is continually developed and
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 School
Directors
Tim Tate is the Co-founder and Creative Director and Marketing Director. He is a sculptor who has been working in glass, steel, concrete and ceramic since 1989. He oversaw a glass casting production studio in New Orleans for three years. Tate’s artwork has been shown in many galleries and museums including the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Mint Museu,the University of Richmond Art Museum and the University of Virginia Art Museum.
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 Erwin
Timmers is one of the DC area's leading ‘eco-artists’. Erwin is Co-founder and Director of the Washington Glass School. His work in sustainable design are seen in some of the large public art projects he has just completed, including this project for the Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarter Ariel Rios Building new low-impact courtyard, in Washington, DC.
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 Michael
Janis brings his architecture background and disciplines to the design and production of and Washington Glass Studio projects. Michael Janis teaches cast glass and float glass techniques in the school and has been a regular guest lecturer on Architectural Applications of Glass in Interior Design for the Corcoran College of Art and Design. He has taught at Penland School of Craft and Istanbul’s Glass Furnace arts center. His artwork and sculptures are shown at area galleries including Gallery Neptune, Fraser Gallery, and Littleton Gallery, and his artwork is part of the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Current
Instructors
The
Faculty at the Washington Glass School includes working
artists, professionals and educators from across the spectrum
of art and sculpture, incorporating many different media.
These seasoned professionals teach all aspects of sculptural,
functional and decorative glass along with media such
as steel, concrete, encaustics, ceramics, neon, and lighting.
 Deborah
Conti earned her art degrees in Lexington, and
she has taught lampworking at the prestigious Des Moines
Art Center and Iowa State University. Deb likes push the
boundaries of glass with a torch. Her latest pieces explore
the dynamics of float glass and mixed media.
Marty King is one of the Washington area’s
most accomplished neon artists and currently the Hirshorn
Museum’s safety assurance consultant. Her projects
include pieces for film, television and stage. Her body
of work includes large scale installations in the Air
and Space Museum in Washington and for the CBS television
set for the Winter Olympics. In addition to commercial
projects, she has worked with hundreds of artists and
individuals.
Pete Duvall graduated from Syracuse University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography. After graduation he taught at the Art League School, and he became head of the photo department of Feld Entertainment, where he implemented a departmental reorganization and streamlined and digitized Feld's public relation images and the vast photo archives.
Alison Duvall graduated from Syracuse University in 1999 also with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in photography. A great teacher, she has worked at Parkmont School and The National Cathedral School (NCS) for Girls in Washington, D.C. She now teaches at the River School, and has taught at the Corcoran School's Camp Creativity for the last six years. Pete and Alison have together created one of the areas foremost photo studios: Anything Photographic.
 Lea
Topping has been an independent studio artist
for over 20 years with a gallery at the Torpedo Factory.
She has studied at the Tyler School of Art, University
of California/San Diego, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary
Art and Purdue University.
Alison
Sigethy studied design at Mason Gross School
of the Arts at Rutgers University and received degrees
from Marymount University. She is a member of several
glass guilds and was Chairman of the 2004 Glass Arts Festival,
a bi-annual event sponsored by the National Capitol Art
Glass Guild, the Glen Echo Glass Art Consortium, and the
National Park Service.
 Sean
Hennessey teaches sculpture and mold making.
An accomplished painter and sculptor, he established Scenic
Artisans in 2004, following a ten-year career in the theater,
where Sean was responsible for all painting and sculpting
of stage props and set decoration at the internationally
renowned Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC. His work
has been part of Helen Hayes Award winning productions.
Sean has also contributed to projects at other arts and
theater venues, such as the Kennedy Center, the Wooly
Mammoth Theatre Company, National Geographic, Discovery
Channel, Arena Stage, Smithsonian Folk Life Festival,
and the Smithsonian Institute.
Teri Stubs works as a filmmaker, but she has an addiction to glass. Teri has studied at Penland and local glass centers. After years of being the teaching assistant, she has graduated to Instructor, bringing her supportive and encouraging teaching style.
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A recipient of a National Endowment Grant in clay, Jackie Greeves now focuses her interests on enameling and electroforming copper and glass. Jackie is a member artist of the famed Torpedo Factory.
Jim Manning has been bending glass for 12 years, and works with DC's neon queen Marty King. Their neon studio Light’n Up Neon, is one of the areas leading neon art centers. Featured in the Washington Post, Jim has work on display at the District Fine Arts Gallery, and an upcoming exhibition at the Katzen Arts Center.
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Teaching
Assistants and Friends of the Studio
The
School also has a number of Teaching Assistants who bring
their expertise and enthusiasm to the classes. This provides
an excellent instructor/student ratio resulting in quality
class time and opportunity for productivity. Friends of
the Studio involves volunteers to support the Washington
Glass School classes, events and collaborative projects.
 Teaching
Assistants
Don Daniels
Lisa Dano
Carol Kanga
Jon Gann
Jennifer Lindstrom
Christine Otvos
Lisa Freda
Kirk Waldroff
Becky Williams
Special Friends and Supporters of the Washington Glass School
Nancy Donnelly
Janet Hirshberg
Kay Janis
Veronique Lanthier
Brett Marden
Liz Mears
Helene Safire
Studio Artists
Jennifer Baxter
Leslie Beil
David Cook
Cheryl Patrice Derricotte
Selma Manizade
Allegra Marquart
Syl Mathis
Evan Morgan
Duncan McClellan
Deirdre McGlynn
Anne Plant
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