Tuesday Talk 11/12/2024
Today, join us to hear from acclaimed glass artist Dan Friday!
More about Dan:
Dan Friday is a member of the Lummi Nation and a Seattle based glass artist. He has spent the last twenty seven years creating glass work. The themes and images of Friday’s work are often drawn from his Coast Salish heritage and are solidified in the world of glass art. Dan has taught at the University of Washington, Evergreen State Collage, Pilchuck Glass School, and the Haystack Craft Center. He has had residencies at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA, the Burke Museum in Seattle Wa, the Corning Museum NY, and the Dream Community in Tai Pei, Taiwan. Friday has been awarded the Bill Holm Grant, the People’s choice award from the Bellevue Art Museum, The Jamers Earl Fraser Award from the Prix De West at the National Cowboy Museum, an Artist Trust Fellowship, and the Discovery Fellowship through (SWAIA) the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, an on the Netfilx show Blown Away His work can be seen on Fridayglass.com, Many Museums and in private collections around the world.