Explore the creative and dynamic designs of the Washington Glass Studio.

The key personnel for the Washington Glass Studio 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 refined and kept as state-of-the-art as the work is developed and shared between the two entities.

The biographies of the key personnel are organized into the categories of Management and Creative Team, Faculty, Teaching Assistants and Friends of the Studio.

Management and Creative Team

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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