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Katherine Gray

b. 1965

Canadian glass artist and professor (born 1965)

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About Katherine Gray

Born 1965. Katherine Gray is an American artist, professor and glass artist.

Katherine Gray (born 1965) is a Canadian glass artist and professor of art at California State University, San Bernardino. Her work includes vases, candelabras, and goblets, and some of her pieces are designed to fit inside each other.

Early life and education Gray was born in Canada in 1965. She received an undergraduate degree from the Ontario College of Art and her Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design.

Career Her works are in the Corning Museum of Glass, the Museum of American Glass, and the Tacoma Museum of Glass. Gray has won several grants and awards, including the Award of Merit from the Bellevue Art Museum in Washington and the ARC Completion Grant from the Center for Cultural Innovation in Los Angeles, California. She created one of her most well-known pieces, Forest Glass, by collecting glass from thrift shops and stores, then assembling the glass into the shape of trees. Gray creates functional art, including chandeliers, as well as works that "defy functionality." She also makes use of transparency in her work.

Gray is an associate professor at California State University, San Bernardino and teaches workshops elsewhere. In addition to serving on the board of trustees for the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Deer Isle, Maine), Gray has contributed to Glass Magazine and Glass Gazette.

Gray appears as a judge on the Netflix show Blown Away.

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Important facts

Born
1965, Canada, Toronto
Birth century
Nationality
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, OCAD University
Employers
California State University
Awards
Fellow of the American Craft Council

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Katherine Gray's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Katherine Gray?

Canadian glass artist and professor (born 1965)

When was Katherine Gray born?

Katherine Gray was born in 1965 in Canada, Toronto.

What is Katherine Gray's occupation?

Katherine Gray is an artist, professor and glass artist.

What nationality is Katherine Gray?

Katherine Gray is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Katherine Gray

· Wikidata: Q16941402

· DBpedia: Katherine Gray

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