Joey Kirkpatrick | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72)
Des Moines,
Iowa, U.S. |
Education |
University of Iowa, Iowa State University |
Occupation(s) | Glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, educator |
Partner | Flora Mace |
Website |
www |
Joey Kirkpatrick (born 1952) [1] is an American glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, and educator. [2] [3] She has taught glassblowing at Pilchuck Glass School. Since the 1970s, her artistic partner has been Flora Mace and their work is co-signed. [4] [5] [6] Kirkpatrick has won numerous awards including honorary fellow by the American Craft Council (2005). [6]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have shared a home and art studio in Seattle, Washington and a farm in the Olympic Peninsula. [7]
Joey Kirkpatrick was born in 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa. [1] She attended the University of lowa (BFA degree, 1975); and Iowa State University (course work 1978 to 1979). [8]
Kirkpatrick taught drawing at the Art Center in Des Moines, and used a series of dolls for the still life studies, and the same dolls became inspiration for her later work. [7] She worked as a wire sculptor early in her creations, which is something that has also informed her later work. [9] In 1979, Kirkpatrick met Mace through Dale Chihuly at Pilchuk Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. [10] [3]
Kirkpatrick and Mace are known for their oversized glass fruit and their work highlighting technical glass skills. [11] [12] Their body of artwork has been made from diverse materials including blown glass, glass vessels, and sculptures fabricated with wood, glass, and mixed media. [13]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have art in many public museum collections including the Portland Art Museum, [1] Corning Museum of Glass; [14] the Detroit Institute of Arts; [15] the Museum of Fine Art, Boston; Seattle Art Museum; [14] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [14] Krannert Art Museum, [13] Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, [3] and Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne. [13]
Joey Kirkpatrick | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72)
Des Moines,
Iowa, U.S. |
Education |
University of Iowa, Iowa State University |
Occupation(s) | Glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, educator |
Partner | Flora Mace |
Website |
www |
Joey Kirkpatrick (born 1952) [1] is an American glass artist, sculptor, wire artist, and educator. [2] [3] She has taught glassblowing at Pilchuck Glass School. Since the 1970s, her artistic partner has been Flora Mace and their work is co-signed. [4] [5] [6] Kirkpatrick has won numerous awards including honorary fellow by the American Craft Council (2005). [6]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have shared a home and art studio in Seattle, Washington and a farm in the Olympic Peninsula. [7]
Joey Kirkpatrick was born in 1952 in Des Moines, Iowa. [1] She attended the University of lowa (BFA degree, 1975); and Iowa State University (course work 1978 to 1979). [8]
Kirkpatrick taught drawing at the Art Center in Des Moines, and used a series of dolls for the still life studies, and the same dolls became inspiration for her later work. [7] She worked as a wire sculptor early in her creations, which is something that has also informed her later work. [9] In 1979, Kirkpatrick met Mace through Dale Chihuly at Pilchuk Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. [10] [3]
Kirkpatrick and Mace are known for their oversized glass fruit and their work highlighting technical glass skills. [11] [12] Their body of artwork has been made from diverse materials including blown glass, glass vessels, and sculptures fabricated with wood, glass, and mixed media. [13]
Kirkpatrick and Mace have art in many public museum collections including the Portland Art Museum, [1] Corning Museum of Glass; [14] the Detroit Institute of Arts; [15] the Museum of Fine Art, Boston; Seattle Art Museum; [14] the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [14] Krannert Art Museum, [13] Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, [3] and Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne. [13]