Dan Dailey

Dan Owen Dailey (born February 4, 1947) is an American artist and educator known for his work in glass sculpture. His work combines glass with metal and often incorporates light and narrative elements, and he is associated with the studio glass movement. His work is held in major public collections. He is professor emeritus at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where he founded the glass program.

Early life and education Dan Dailey was born on February 4, 1947, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the Philadelphia College of Art (BFA 1969), where he was introduced to glass and the Rhode Island School of Design (MFA 1972), where he studied with Dale Chihuly. and was Chihuly’s first graduate student. From 1972 to 1973, he was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to study glass at the Venini glass Factory in Murano, Italy.

Career In 1973, Dailey joined the faculty of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, where he founded the glass program. He is currently professor emeritus.

Since the 1970s, Dailey has participated in numerous group exhibitions and has had many solo shows.

He often combines glass with other materials, altering or piercing its surface to highlight the contrast between fragility and strength. Many works use bright color and flat, graphic forms, and often include humor linked to his early interest in cartooning.

Collections and recognition Dailey’s work is held in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Renwick Gallery), and the Corning Museum of Glass.

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