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Seekers Glass Gallery presents the work of David K. Leppla, a
wonderfully creative, innovative glass artist. Leppla’s original designs
include his Fish Vessel Series, whimsical, giant vessels that feature the
illusion of colorful tropical fish swimming through the side of the cylinder!
The artist has added green threads of glass on the side of the vessel to suggest
kelp and other aquatic plants.
These truly unique pieces demonstrate why Leppla has received
many awards and why his work is represented in numerous important collections
throughout the world.
The artist received his Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison; and his Master of Fine Arts Degree from Kent
State University, Ohio. He also was awarded an ITT Fellowship to study glass in
Stockholm, Sweden.
Leppla has taught glassblowing and served as a guest lecturer
at numerous schools and universities including Kent State; the University of
Massachusetts; the University of Minnesota; the Appalachian Center for Crafts;
and the world renowned Pilchuck School of Glass near Seattle, Washington, where
he served in the prestigious position of teaching assistant.
Exhibitions include the Tucson Museum of Art Traveling Museum
Exhibition, Tucson, Arizona; the New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship
Exhibition, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, New Jersey; Glass Weekend, Creative Glass
Center of America, Wheaton Village, Millville, New Jersey; and Exhibition of
Glass, Kanazawa, Japan.
Leppla’s art has also been exhibited at the Cleveland Museum
of Art; the Minneapolis Institute of Art; and at shows in Copenhagen, Denmark
and Stockholm, Sweden.
Awards given to Leppla include the New Jersey Council for the
Arts Grant; the Distinguished Artist Award from the New Jersey Council for the
Arts Grant; and the Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship.
Leppla’s work can be seen in the permanent collections of
the Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Illinois; The Museum of Decorative Arts,
Lausanne, Switzerland; the New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana;
the Rutgers Collection of Art, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey; and the
Wheaton Museum of American Glass, Millville, New Jersey.
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