imageKait Rhoads

MFA, Alfred University; BFA, Rhode Island School of Design. Studied: Parsons, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Pilchuck Glass School Teaching experience: Pratt Fine Arts Center; Pilchuck Glass School; Penland School of Crafts; Haystack Mt. School of Crafts, Pittsburg Glass Center, Abate Zanetti, Alfred University. Residency: Pilchuck Glass School, Emerging Artist in Residence, The Corning Museum of Glass, Tacoma Museum of Glass, The Creative Glass Center of America. Exhibitions: Figge Art Museum (IA); Katonah Museum of Art (NY);Venice Aperto, Italy; Society for Contemporary Craft (PA); The Arts Center, St. Petersburg (FL); Carnegie Museum of Art (PA); The Corning Museum of Glass (NY); National Glass Center, Sunderland, England. Awards: Fullbright Scholarship, Venice, Italy; Publications: American Craft; 500 Glass Objects, New Glass Review, Glass Magazine, Vetro. Represented by: Traver Gallery (WA), Chappell Gallery (NY), Pismo Gallery (CO), Holsten Galleries (MA). Image:  Ruby, 2009, 7" x 15" x 15", Blown glass red and black zanfirico cane with red and gold murrine.