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Abbreviated Resume
Fritz Dreisbach


B.A. Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio                                             
P O Box 778,  Freeland, WA 98249
M.A.  University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa                                             e-mail:  glasfrit@aim.com
M.F.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin                                    cell: (520) 305-6190



Selected Museum Collections

Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Design, New York, New York
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York

Ebeltoft Museum of Glass, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Frauenau Museum of Glass, Frauenau, Germany
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Hsinchu Culture Center Collection, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Kamenicky Senov Museum of Glass, Kamenicky Senov, Czech Republic 
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Museum of Arts and Design, (former American Craft Museum) New York City, New York
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, Washington
Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio

Selected International and National Invitational Exhibitions
New on View in Heineman Gallery, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York  2014
Studio Glass at 50: A Tradition in Flux, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois  2013
S. O. F. A. Chicago, Maurine Littleton Gallery, Chicago, Illinois  2005 and 2012
50 Years of Studio Glass in U. of Wisconsin, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin  2012
50 Years of Studio Glass, 1962-2012, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky  2012
Glorious Glass: Translucent and Opaque, The Art Center, St. Petersburg, Florida  2008-2009
Cheers! A MAD Collection of Goblets, Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, New York  2007 - 2008
Decades in Glass: The ‘60s, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
            and Steuben Glass
Exhibition Space, New York, New York  2005 - 2006
Masters of Their Craft: Highlights From the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Traveling Exhibit  2003 - 05
Contemporary Directions: Block Collection, Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, & Toledo Museum of Art  2002-04
Glass Engravings from Glass Museum-Kamenicky Senov, CZ, Glasmuseum Rheinbach, Germany  2003
Coming of Age, Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina  2002-2003
Galerie Laerken, Hazerswoude-Dorp, The Netherlands  2000
Glass! Glorious Glass!, Renwick Gallery of National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC  1999-2000
Exhibition of 2nd International Symposium of Engraved Glass, Glass Centrum Kamenicky Senov, CZ  1999
Handmade Shifting Paradigms, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore  1999
Heir Apparent: Translating the Secrets of Venetian Glass, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington  1997
25th Anniversary of Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington, DC  1997
Hsinchu International Exhibition, Cultural Center of Hsinchu, Taiwan  1997
National Menorah Show, Jewish Museum, San Francisco, California  1995
Fifth International Glass Symposium Auction Exhibition, Frauenau, Germany  1995
Form and Light: Contemporary Glass from the American Craft Museum, New York, New York  1994-1995
Art of Contemporary Glass, Adele & Leonard Leight Collection, J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY  1993

Selected Honors and Awards 
Brychtova/Libensky Award from Pilchuck Glass School, Chihuly Glass & Gardens, Seattle, Washington 
Artist in Residence, Tacoma Glass Museum, Tacoma, Washington
Inaugural Artist in Residence, Toledo Ohio Museum of Art, Guest Artist Pavilion Project
Lifetime Achievement Award: Glass Art Society, 32nd Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rakow Award Glass Commission, The Corning Museum, Corning, New York
Elected to the College of Fellows, American Craft Council, New York City

Selected Professional Experiences 
Glass Artist: 1964 to the Present
300+ Classes, Lectures, Workshops, & Demos in over 180 facilities worldwide  1966-present
Trustee, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington  1994-present
Technical Glass Consultant for various glass art studios and industries worldwide  1985-present
Founder & Trustee, Glass Art Society, 1971-‘72, ‘74-‘76, ‘80-‘82; President: 1976-‘78 & ‘82-‘84



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