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Seekers Glass Gallery
presents the work of Michael Cohn and Molly Stone, two of
America
’s leading glass artists, who have earned international recognition
individually and as a collaborative team.
We
have included work by this talented duo in our collection since 1981. They
divide their time between collaborative studio work and individual art pieces.
We think their collaborative work, which is signed Cohn/Stone, offers superb
value for the collector.
Molly
says her work is influenced by her “respect and awe of the Natural World.”
This is evident in the magnificent blown glass Pumpkins which she creates in a
variety of colors, shapes and sizes.
Michael’s
inspiration comes from “the purity of classical forms.” His large vessel
forms, urns and bowls in the “Tortoise” series exemplify this ethic. Michael
earned his BA in Fine Art/Glass from the
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
. He is a recipient of two National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellowships,
and frequently lectures at major universities and art schools. His work has been
shown in numerous group and one-man exhibitions throughout the
United States
, Europe,
Japan
and
South America
. Cohn’s work also has been exhibited at the American Embassy,
Moscow
.
Cohn’s
work is included in major permanent collections, including those of the Oakland
Museum, CA; Corning Museum of Glass, NY; City of
San Francisco Collection
; Toledo Museum of Art, OH;
Atlanta
’s High Museum of Art; Museum fur Kunsthandwerk,
Frankfurt
,
Germany
; and in
Japan
, the National Museum of Modern Art,
Kyoto
; and the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art,
Sapporo
.
Stone
earned her BA in Fine Art/Glass from the
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
. She was honored with a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) fellowship and
studied glassblowing at the renowned
Pilchuck
Glass
School
, in
Washington
State
and the California College of Arts and Crafts, in
Oakland
. She studied on scholarship at Orrefors Glaskolan, the leading producer of fine
crystal in
Sweden
; and was a recipient of the Niche Award for Outstanding Glass in 1994.
Her
work is included in the permanent collection of the Corning Museum of Glass, NY;
and was selected for publication in the museum’s prestigious New Glass Review
2 (only 100 pieces are selected for museum’s publication annually, from among
thousands of international entries.) She was also selected to make an ornament
for the White House Christmas Tree.
Stone’s
work has been shown at major galleries and museums throughout the world,
including the
California
Craft
Museum
,
San Francisco
;
Crocker
Art Museum
,
Sacramento
;
Tampa Museum
,
FL
;
American Craft Museum
,
NY
; Tucson Museum of Art, AZ; Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art,
Sapporo
,
Japan
; and
First
Contemporary
Glass
Museum
,
Alcorcon
,
Madrid
,
Spain
.
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