EDUCATION IN GLASS

Rick and Janet’s dedication to glass blowing is evident in the excellent quality of their work. The emphasis in their small studio is on creativity and innovation. Each piece is a free-hand expression of the excitement and risk-taking found in an experimental glassblowing studio.

Following his university education, Rick Nicholson operated a pottery studio full time in southern California from 1974 to 1981. Janet left her photography job in 1979 to freelance and create designs on Rick’s clay forms. They were married the same year, and their artistic collaboration began. By 1982, they were called to concentrate on glass alone and settled on 9 acres in Auburn, California.

Their work involves figurative sculpture, sculptural lighting and multiple piece wall and ceiling installations. Many works have been commissioned for hotels and private residences internationally. Rick’s studies in metals, hot sculpting and glass casting have allowed the work to expand.

EDUCATION IN GLASS AND METAL

Eugene Glass School, Karen Willenbrink-Johnson- Eugene, Oregon - 2006
The Pilchuck School, Dino Rosin- Seattle, Washington - 2003
The Corning Museum of Glass, Lucartha Kohler- The Studio - Kiln Casting - 2000
Sierra College, Jim Devore- Rocklin, California - Creative Designs in Metal - 1996-1999
The Pilchuck School, Fred Tschida and Brian Pike- Seattle, Washington - 1996
The Pilchuck School, Richard Marquis and Therman Statom - Seattle, Washington - 1985
The Pilchuck School, Dale Chihuly and Fritz Dreisbach- Seattle, Washington - 1981
University of Southern California, Don Hartman- Los Angeles, California - 1979-1981

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SKILLS

glassblowing, casting, fusing
metal welding, forging, fabrication

SELECTED INSTALLATIONS

Art in Public Places - The Hart Center, Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission - Sacramento, California, 2006
Lincoln Library at Twelve Bridges - Lincoln, California 2007
North Fork Associates, Auburn, California - 2007
Shangri-La Hotels, Shanghai and Bejing, China - 2006-2007

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Central Library Glass Exhibit - Sacramento, California, 2007
Crocker Art Museum Art Auction - Sacramento, California, 1991-07
Governor’s Mansion - Sacramento, California, 1999
Hewlett Packard - Sacramento, California, 1999
KVIE Art Auction - First Place Craft, Jurors’ Award - Sacramento, California, 1995-07
Los Angeles International Airport - California Glass 1999
Oakland Museum Collector’s Gallery - Featured Artist - Oakland, California, 1999
Pilchuck Glass School, Gala Auction - Seattle, Washington, 1994-97, 2005-07
SOFA - Mowen Solinsky Gallery - Chicago, Illinois, 2005-06
The White House - Christmas Ornament - Washington, D.C., 1995, 1997

SELECTED GALLERIES

Arlene Siegel Gallery , Ltd. - Santa Fe, New Mexico

Art-accessories.com

Artglassbygary.com

Artique Gallery - Lexington, Kentucky

Placer Arts Artists Registry

Auburn Old Town Gallery

Avalon Gallery - DelRey Beach, Florida

Bennett Gallery - Placerville, California

Blue Line Directory of Artists

Calloway Gallery - Rochester, NY

Carol Saunders Gallery - Columbia, South Carolina

Coast Galleries - Carmel, Pebble Beach and Big Sur, California

Douglas Albert Gallery - State College, PA

Don Muller Gallery - Northampton, Massachusetts

Dayle Dunn Gallery - Half Moon Bay, California

Earthworks - North Yachats,OR

Easy Street - Annapolis, MD

Eclectic Gallery - Jacksonville, FL

Galerie of Sculpture - Palm Beach, FL

Gallery One - Naples, Florida

Glass Reunions - Key West, Florida

Glass Expressions - Topeka, Kansas

Highlands Fine Art - Highlands, NC

Hoypoloi - Chicago, Illinois; Lake Buena Vista, Florida

Idyllwild Gallery - Idyllwild, California

Kelas - Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii

Kuivato Gallery - Sedona, AZ

La Kae Galleries - Scottsdale, Arizona

Leawood Fine Art Gallery - Leawood, KS

Mowen Solinsky Gallery - Nevada City, California

Mole Hole - Ft. Myers, Florida

Panache - Mendocino, California

Petri’s - Sausalito, California

Philabaum Gallery - Tucson, Arizona

Pismo - Denver, Colorado

Return to Paradise - Honolulu, Hawaii

Scherer Gallery - Sedona, Arizona

Seekers Glass Gallery - Cambria, California

Shoreline Gallery - San Diego

Smith-Klein Gallery - Boulder, Colorado

Studio 41 - Benicia, California

Trinkets - Ketchikan, Alaska

Topeo - New Hope, Pennsylvania

Vespermann - Atlanta, Georgia

W Gallery - Sacramento, California

Zarks Gallery - Eureka Springs, AR

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Glass Art Society - Pilchuck Society
American Craft Council - Art Council of Placer County
Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California

PUBLICATIONS

Feature Spot - PBS - Channel 6 - 1995/96
Feature Spot - Channel 7 - 2001
California Postcard - CBS Affiliate - Channel 10 - Feature 1992 and 2007
The Guild 1,2,5,7 - Gallery Edition: 1994 - Designers Edition and Handbook: 1998
Sierra Heritage Magazine - Feature Article, March-April 1989; September-October 1992; Front Cover, November-December 2000
Guide to the Arts - Feature Article and Front Cover, Summer 2004
Foothills Magazine - Feature Article 2004
Inside Roseville Magazine - Feature article, Summer 2005
Sacramento Magazine - Featured photos, August 2005

DVD Available - Six Minutes - In Stereo - Professionally Produced

www.nicholsonblownglass.com
www.Guild.com

BIOGRAPHY