JOSEPH ROSSANO
Born 1962 Lexington, Kentucky
Lives and works in Arlington, Washington
EDUCATION
1987 Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts in Studio Arts, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1987 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008 Museum of Glass – Exterior Installation in sixty foot long reflecting pool - Mirrored Murrelets
Sandra Ainsley Gallery - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Millenia Fine Art - Orlando, FL
2007 Bellevue Arts Museum - Lobby exhibit, Bellevue, Washington
Thomas R. Riley Galleries, - Cleveland, Ohio
A Forest in Shadow, Habatat Galleries - Chicago, Illinois
2006 Sandra Ainsley Gallery - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Unspoken Connections, Bill Lowe Gallery - Santa Monica, CA
2005 Thomas R. Riley Galleries - Cleveland, Ohio
Sandra Ainsley Gallery - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2004 Bill Lowe Gallery - Atlanta, Georgia
Museum of Northwest Art - Vanished and Vanishing, La Connor, Washington
Thomas R. Riley Galleries - Cleveland, Ohio
2003 Habatat Galleries - Chicago, Illinois
Bill Lowe Gallery - Atlanta, Georgia
Joseph Rossano at The Lowe Gallery, Bill Lowe Gallery - Santa Monica, California
2002 Places in Time, Thomas R. Riley Galleries - Columbus, Ohio
2001 Vanished and Vanishing, Thomas R. Riley Galleries - Kirkland, Washington
2000 Vetri Gallery - Seattle, Washington
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art - Flock and Feathers: Birds in Culture, Science & Art, Scranton, PA
2007 Green Matters, Elliott Brown Gallery at SOFA Chicago, IL
North of Seattle Biennial – Past Forward, Anacortes, Washington
Snohomish County Arts Council – The Art of Flight, Everett, Washington
2006 Galerie Internationale du Verre - Memory, Biot, France
Habatat Galleries - 33rd Annual International Glass Invitational, Royal Oaks, Michigan
2005 Habatat Galleries - Chicago, Illinois
Habatat Galleries - Fragile Nature, Royal Oaks, Michigan
2004 Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg, Florida
Bryan Ohno Gallery - Seattle, Washington
Habatat Galleries - 32nd Annual International Glass Invitational, Royal Oaks, Michigan
Nikon Gallery - Photo Central, Traveling Group Photography Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan
Sandra Ainsley Gallery - Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2003 Bill Lowe Gallery - Selected New Works by Gallery Artists, Santa Monica, California
Thomas R. Riley Galleries - Waterford Crystal Traveling Exhibition, Kirkland, Washington
The Mansfield Art Center - Beauty Born of Fire-Contemporary Glass in America, Mansfield Ohio
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center - Homeland, Port Angeles, Washington
2002 Habatat Galleries - Team Chihuly, Chicago, Illinois
2001 Friesen Gallery - 25th Anniversary, Sun Valley, Idaho
SPECIAL PROJECTS & AWARDS
Smithsonian Institution – Artist’s Research Fellowship Nomination, 2006
Ford Motor Company Fellowship with Earthwatch Institute, 2004
Awarded Earthwatch Community Fellowship- with Dr. Astrida Onat’s “Traditions of Cedar, Salmon and Gold”, Skagit River Basin, Washington.
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation – Biennial Award Nomination, 2003
Marshall Field's, Chicago, Illinois - Permanent Collection, 2002
Commissioned three chandeliers, (2) 24’ companion wall panels and (30) vessels for landmark store.
Marshall Field's, Chicago, Illinois - Permanent Collection, 1999
Commissioned 9-piece vessel and lamp installation for landmark store.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Professional Artist - Arlington, Washington, 1990-present
Waterford Crystal - Waterford, Ireland, 1997-2004
Artistic Coordinator and Program Director for Artists in Residency: Dale Chihuly, Dan Dailey, Richard Royal, Richard Marquis, and Hiroshi Yamano. Oversight of project mission, schedule, and Waterford factory needs for artists. Developed and coordinated traveling exhibit of artists’ work in United States.
Dale Chihuly Studio - Seattle, Washington, 1989-1997
Glass Studio Manager- Liaison between Dale Chihuly and team. Responsible for daily interpretation of Chihuly’s artistic vision for glass blowing projects. Managed 30 full-time artists blowing at the studio, personnel, scheduling, contract negotiations, coordinating visiting artists, facility management, maintenance needs, negotiated supplier/contractors contracts, oversight of glass related expenses, negotiated barters.
Head Gaffer (glass blowing team leader) - “Persian”, “Seaform”, and “Basket” series, worked with Italian glass masters Lino Tagliapietra and Pino Signoretto on “Venetian” series.
Project Manager, “Chihuly Over Venice” - Developed relationships with international studios in Finland, Ireland, Mexico, Japan and France. Managed glass blowing needs at each venue, artistic mission as directed by Chihuly, coordinated equipment and supply needs for each blow, oversight of staffing, travel, costs.
Italo Scanga and Richard Royal - Seattle, Washington, 1991-1996
Gaffer -Executed a series of Italo Scanga’s glass pieces, and assisted on the execution of collaborative glass pieces between Richard Royal and Italo Scanga.
Pilchuck Glass School - Stanwood, Washington
Associate Gaffer - with Nadege Desonatgze in the execution of her work, 2001
Associate Gaffer - with William Morris for works by Italo Scanga, Judy Phaff, Patrick Reyntiens, Pike Powers, 1991-1993
Associate Gaffer - with Martin Blank on work by Damian Priour, Andrew Ginzel and Christian Jones, Kurt Wallstab, Clifford Rainey, and James Watkins, 1991
Dan Dailey - Kensington, Massachusetts, 1990, 1987
Assistant -Assisted Richard Royal and Benjamin Moore in execution of blown glass head series.
William Morris - Stanwood, Washington, 1988-1989
Apprentice - Assisted William Morris in execution of series “Early Artifacts”, “Standing Stones”, “Stone Vessels”, and “River Rocks”. Responsible for studio organization and public demonstrations.
William Dexter - Boyertown, Pennsylvania, 1987
Apprentice - Assisted in fabrication of glass studio. Vital member of production glass-blowing team.
Corning Museum of Glass and Thomas Buechner, Curator - Corning, New York, 1987, 1989
Assistant - with William Morris in fabrication of blown glass sculpture representing Buechner's interpretation of Wagner's "Ring."
MEDIA / PUBLICATIONS
Everett Herald - Portrait of artist and sculpture for the City of Everett, Washington, December 2004
Artweek - Exhibit Review: Museum of Northwest Art, La Connor, Washington, April 2004
Skagit Valley Herald - Exhibit Review: Museum of Northwest Art, La Connor, Washington, January 2004
Hudson Valley Daily Mail - “Multimedia artworks are rooted in the Catskills”, July 6, 2002
SOFA Chicago - Spokesperson for “Waterford Artist in Residency” Special Events, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
Arlington Times/Marysville Globe -"Pure Form Glass Jars Brighten Invitational Show," July 7, 1999
KCTS Seattle/PBS - with Dale Chihuly on “Chihuly Over Venice”, various locations, 1998
KCTS Seattle/PBS - “Seattle Evening” with Dale Chihuly and crew working on Persian series, Seattle, 1991
KCTS Seattle/PBS - “The Home Show” with Dale Chihuly and crew working on Float series, Seattle, 1991
NBC - “Today Show” with William Morris and crew making a “Stone Vessel”, New York, 1989