THE ARTIST 

John de Wit

BORN: Puerto Armuelles, Panama  11- 29-1952                 
RESIDES: Washington, USA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • 2005 - Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • 2006 -  18th Niijima International Glass Art Festival, Niijimamura, Tokyo, Japan      Workshop in Glassblowing, Lecture and Demonstrations     
  • 2007 -  Glass Art Society’s 37th Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2008 -  Juror -The 10th Anniversary of the International Film Festival on Clay and      ​Glass Ateliers d’Art de France, Montpellier, France                                 
  • 2009 -  Pilchuck Glass School-Instructor- Mise en Place-Glass blowing, Painting and Sculpture
  • 2010 -  ​ Visiting Artist-Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

  • Mellon Bank, Harrisburg, PA
  • Di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
  • Boeing Corporation, Chicago, IL
  • Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA
  • Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
  • Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
  • City of Cheongju, Cheongju, SOUTH KOREA
  • Niijima Glass Museum, Niijimamura, Tokyo, JAPAN

AWARDS

  • 2003 -  John Hauberg, Fellowship Recipient, Pilchuck Glass School, WA
  • 2007 -  Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Gold Prize, Cheongju City, Korea
  • 2009 -  ​Museum of Glass, Artist Residency, Tacoma , WA