Granite Calimpong
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Granite Calimpong | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, San Diego University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design |
| Known for | Glass art |
| Website | www |
Granite Calimpong (born 1982/83[1]) is a Pacific Northwest glass artist. He received an undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Computing in the Arts at University of California San Diego in 2007.[2][3][4] In 2013 he was artist-in-residence at Pittsburgh Glass Center for six weeks.[5][6][3] Calimpong was a Master of Fine Arts candidate at University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design as of 2018.[4]
In July–August 2018, Calimpong was scheduled to be an instructor at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts.[7] He has also taught workshops at the Pilchuck Glass School and the Penland School of Crafts.[8]
His glass art is both blown and cold worked, and described as "form based".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Danielle Maestretti (November 17, 2015), "Part of the Process", American Craft, American Craft Council (December 2015–January 2016 issue)
- ^ The enchanted forest of Pilchuck Glass School (auction catalog), Pilchuck Glass School, October 2015, p. 12
- ^ a b Glass artists’ Everett show about experimentation Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Everett Herald
- ^ a b Granite Calimpong graduate student biography, University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design, retrieved 14 January 2018
- ^ "Halfway to somewhere: Brent Rogers & Granite Calimpong, Feb. 7 – Apr. 20, 2014", official website, Pittsburgh Glass Center, retrieved 2017-12-25
- ^ Kurt Shaw (March 22, 2014), "Glassworkers' collaboration creates inventive objects", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- ^ Program – Session 4, July 29-August 10, 2018, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, retrieved 2018-03-10
- ^ "Granite Calimpong". School of Art + Art History + Design, University of Washington.
- ^ "Halfway to somewhere", Penn Avenue
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Meet the Artist: Granite Calimpong on YouTube: Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, December 3, 2016
- North Lands 20 Residency: Granite Calimpong on YouTube: North Lands Creative Glass, Scotland, February 23, 2016
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