James Mongrain
James Mongrain (b. {{birth based on age as of date |36|2005|11|05}}) is a Seattle-area glass artist. He was educated at Moorhead State University in Minnesota, then studied glassblowing at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the Appalachian Center for Crafts. Mongrain lives in Everett, Washington and operates a studio in Mukilteo at a former salmon smokehouse. He is considered one of the leading artists of the studio glass movement in the Pacific Northwest, and has unique mastery of Venetian goblets, combining the techniques of using a mold and blown glass on the same piece.
Mongrain has worked as a gaffer at Dale Chihuly's shop since 1996, including contributing to the Chihuly Over Venice show and the Bridge of Glass.{{citation|title=James Mongrain Biography|publisher=Mongrain Glass|year=2004|url=http://www.mongrainglass.com/Web%20Site/jamespage.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040202021719/http://mongrainglass.com/Web%20Site/jamespage.html|archivedate=2004-02-02}} He has been an artist in residence at Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Corning Museum of Glass's studio, and at Pittsburgh Glass Center.{{citation|title=Visiting Artist James Mongrain to Bring Modern Twist to 18th and 19th Century Venetian Glass During His Residency, January 21–25 |publisher=Museum of Glass|date=January 20, 2015|url=http://museumofglass.org/document.doc?id=663}}
His glass was part of a Paula Hayes exhibit at Museum of Modern Art in the winter of 2010–2011.{{citation|title=Life in a Bubble|author=Paula Hayes |publisher=Museum of Modern Art|date=November 9, 2010|url=https://moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/11/09/life-in-a-bubble/}}
Television
Mongrain designed and built a chandelier for the Extreme Home Makeover television show {{circa}} 2005.
References
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{{citation|title=Biography: James Mongrain|publisher=Corning Museum of Glass|url=http://www.cmog.org/bio/james-mongrain|accessdate=2016-05-15}}
{{citation|title=Glass master: Mongrain draws from Italian artisans|author=Debra Smith|date=February 7, 2008|newspaper=The Everett Herald|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080207/LIVING03/158916687}}
{{citation|newspaper=Kentwired.com|publisher=The Kent Stater newspaper/TV2|location=Kent, Ohio|title=Mongrain to show glass-blowing talents in Kent|author=Jackie Mantey|date= November 4, 2005|url=http://www.kentwired.com/latest_updates/article_4c8f8f48-dc01-5538-aa79-cd44d35f803c.html}}
{{citation|title='Birthday Suit' exposes works of 44 artists at Glass Center|date=February 12, 2005|author=Mary Thomas |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2005/02/12/Birthday-Suit-exposes-works-of-44-artists-at-Glass-Center/stories/200502120152}}
{{citation|title=James Mongrain in the George R. Stroemple Collection|author1-first=Sheldon|author1-last=Barr |author2-first=Linda |author2-last=Tesner|publisher=University of Washington Press|year=2016|url=http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/BARJAM.html|quote=The finished pieces exemplify Mongrain's extraordinary ability to re-create traditional Venetian mastery in glass.}}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3224000|James Mongrain}}
- {{Youtube|rOemYiWNly4|Jim Mongrain's Roadshow Demo: 2011 Glass Art Society (Seattle)}}, Corning Museum of Glass
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Category:American glass artists
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