Flora Mace | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75)
Exeter,
New Hampshire, U.S. |
Education | Plymouth State University, University of Utah, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Occupation(s) | Glass artist, sculptor, educator |
Partner | Joey Kirkpatrick |
Website |
www |
Flora C. Mace (born 1949) is an American glass artist, sculptor, and educator. She was the first woman to teach at Pilchuck Glass School. [1] [2] Since the 1970s, her artistic partner has been Joey Kirkpatrick and their work is co-signed. [3] [4] Mace has won numerous awards including honorary fellow by the American Craft Council (2005). [4]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have shared a home and art studio in Seattle, Washington and a farm in the Olympic Peninsula. [5]
Mace was born in 1949 in Exeter, New Hampshire. [2] [4] She has a B.S. degree (1972) from Plymouth State College (now Plymouth State University); and in 1975 she took classes at University of Utah; and she received a M.F.A. degree (1976) from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [2] [6]
In 1977, Mace was the first resident glass artist at WheatonArts (formally Wheaton Village, or Wheaton Art and Cultural Center). [7] Mace was the first woman educator at Pilchuk Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, where she taught glassblowing. [1] In 1979, Mace met Joey Kirkpatrick through Dale Chihuly at Pilchuk. [1] [2] Kirkpatrick and Mace are known for their oversized glass fruit. [8]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have art in various public museum collections including the Portland Art Museum, [9] Corning Museum of Glass; [10] the Detroit Institute of Arts; [11] the Museum of Fine Art, Boston; Seattle Art Museum; [10] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [10] Krannert Art Museum, [12] Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), [13] and Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne. [12] Mace and Kirkpatrick's work, Bird Pages: Cooper Hawk, was acquired by SAAM as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign. [14]
Flora Mace | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75)
Exeter,
New Hampshire, U.S. |
Education | Plymouth State University, University of Utah, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
Occupation(s) | Glass artist, sculptor, educator |
Partner | Joey Kirkpatrick |
Website |
www |
Flora C. Mace (born 1949) is an American glass artist, sculptor, and educator. She was the first woman to teach at Pilchuck Glass School. [1] [2] Since the 1970s, her artistic partner has been Joey Kirkpatrick and their work is co-signed. [3] [4] Mace has won numerous awards including honorary fellow by the American Craft Council (2005). [4]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have shared a home and art studio in Seattle, Washington and a farm in the Olympic Peninsula. [5]
Mace was born in 1949 in Exeter, New Hampshire. [2] [4] She has a B.S. degree (1972) from Plymouth State College (now Plymouth State University); and in 1975 she took classes at University of Utah; and she received a M.F.A. degree (1976) from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. [2] [6]
In 1977, Mace was the first resident glass artist at WheatonArts (formally Wheaton Village, or Wheaton Art and Cultural Center). [7] Mace was the first woman educator at Pilchuk Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, where she taught glassblowing. [1] In 1979, Mace met Joey Kirkpatrick through Dale Chihuly at Pilchuk. [1] [2] Kirkpatrick and Mace are known for their oversized glass fruit. [8]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have art in various public museum collections including the Portland Art Museum, [9] Corning Museum of Glass; [10] the Detroit Institute of Arts; [11] the Museum of Fine Art, Boston; Seattle Art Museum; [10] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [10] Krannert Art Museum, [12] Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), [13] and Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne. [12] Mace and Kirkpatrick's work, Bird Pages: Cooper Hawk, was acquired by SAAM as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign. [14]