Publications

Title: Art Glass Today
Author: Jeffrey B. Snyder
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Year: 2010
ISBN: 9780764334641

Title: Creative Glass
Author: Charles McFadden and Danijela Kracun
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Year: 2010
ISBN: 9780764335051

Title: Best of America Glass Artists Volume II
Publisher: Kennedy Publishing
Year: 2010

Selected Exhibitions/Juried Shows/Awards

Title: Westchester Fine Craft Show
Location: County Center (White Plains, NY)
Date: Oct 14 - Oct 16, 2011
AmericanStyle Award of Excellence (Best in Show)

Title: Invitational Goblet Show
Location: Snyderman Works Gallery (Philadelphia, PA)
Date: Jul 1, 2011 - Aug 20, 2011

Title: Drawn from Nature 2011 (Juried Group Exhibition)
Location: John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove (Audubon, PA)
Date: Apr 16, 2011 - May 1, 2011
3rd Place Sculpture Award

Title: Images 2011 (Juried Group Exhibition)
Location: Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts (University Park, PA)
Date: Apr 2, 2010 - May 8, 2010
2 Pieces Selected

Title: National Art Encounter 2010 (Juried Group Exhibition)
Location: The von Liebig Art Center (Naples, FL)
Date: Sept 11 - Oct 30, 2010

Title: The Art of Applied Design
Location: http://ches.okstate.edu/dhm/gallery/index.php
Sponsor: Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising (DHM) at Oklahoma State University
Date: Sept 15 - Dec 1, 2010

Title: TheArtList.com Artist of the Month (August 2010)
Location: http://www.theartlist.com
Date: Aug 2010

Title: CraftBoston 2010
Location: Seaport World Trade Center (Boston, MA)
Date: Apr 9, 2010 - Apr 11, 2010

Title: Southworks 2010 (Juried Group Exhibition)
Location: Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation (Watkinsville, GA)
Date: Apr 2, 2010 - May 8, 2010
First Merit 3D Award

Title: CraftForms 2009 (Juried Group Exhibition)
Location: Wayne Art Center (Wayne, PA)
Date: Dec 5, 2009 - Jan 23, 2010

Title: Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft
Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center (Philadelphia, PA)
Date: Aug 1 - Aug 3, 2009
Merit Award Recipient

Title: National Art Encounter 2009 (Juried Group Exhibition)
Location: The von Liebig Art Center (Naples, FL)
Date: May 16 - July 12, 2009

Title: Art of Glass 2 Auction
Location: Contemporary Art Center of Virginia/Chrysler Museum of Art
Date: April 2009

Title: Smithsonian Craft Show
Location: Washington DC
Date: April 10, 2008 - April 13, 2008

Title: Germantown Friends School Craft Show
Location: GFS, Philadelphia, PA
Date: Mar 2, 2007 - Mar 4, 2007

Title: Featured on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Episode: Py family, Northeast Philadelphia
Original Air Date: April 30, 2006

Title: 2006 National Liberty Museum Auction
Two pieces sold at auction to local collectors
Location: Philadelphia, PA

Title: Images In Glass Group Show
Location: Philadelphia City Hall
Date: Oct 18, 2001 - Jan 5, 2002

Studio Experience

  • Jan 2006-Current
    		• Teaching classes at East Falls Glassworks, including Introductory Glassblowing, Intermediate Glassblowing and Advanced Color Techniques class.
  • Mar 2005-Jan 2006
    		• Created business plan, funded and participated in design and fabrication of equipment for East Falls Glassworks.
  • 2001
    		• Teacher's Assistant for three 8-week sessions of Introductory Glassblowing at Hot Soup studio

    Education

    Course: Advanced Cold Construction
    Teacher: Martin Rosol and Pavel Novak
    Location: Corning Studio
    Date: Winter 2010

    Course: Graphic and Color Systems in Glass
    Teacher: Mark Matthews and Kris Parke
    Location: Corning Studio
    Date: Winter 2007

    Course: Caneworking and Mosaic Glass
    Teacher: Josh Simpson, Martin Kremer and Gabriele Kustner
    Location: Corning Studio
    Date: Sumer 2007

    Course: Advanced Venetian Techniques
    First Assistent to Maestro Quarisa
    Teacher: Elio Quarisa
    Location: East Falls Glassworks
    Date: Winter 2007

    Course: Advanced Venetian Techniques
    Teacher: Elio Quarisa
    Location: East Falls Glassworks
    Date: Summer 2006

    Course: Great Venetian Goblets
    Teacher: Elio Quarisa
    Location: Corning Studio
    Date: Summer 2004

    Course: Venetian Techniques
    Teacher: William Gudenrath
    Location: Corning Studio
    Date: Winter 2003

    Course: An In-Depth Introduction To Venetian Techniques
    Teacher: William Gudenrath
    Location: Corning Studio
    Date: Summer 2001

    Course: Advanced Glassblowing
    Teacher: Rob Scavuzzo
    Location: Hot Soup Studio, Philadelphia
    Date: Spring 2001

    Course: Blow and Glow - Plasma Neon
    Teacher: James Nowak, Pat Colentine
    Location: Corning Studio
    Date: Summer 2000

    Course: Goblet Workshop
    Teacher: Scott Wolfson
    Location: Crefeld School, Philadelphia
    Date: Spring 2000