Explore the creative and dynamic designs of the Washington Glass Studio. |
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key personnel for the Washington Glass Studio have many years of
combined experience with glass, steel, sculpture, architecture,
neon and public art installation. This includes education, creating
and collaborating on public and private art projects. Much of the
expertise involving advancements in sculptural design and theory,
technological improvements and installation procedures is continually
refined and kept as state-of-the-art as the work is developed and
shared between the two entities of the Washington Glass School and the Washington Glass Studio.
Tim Tate is the Co-founder and Creative Director and Marketing Director. He is a sculptor who has been working in glass, steel, concrete and ceramic since 1989. He oversaw a glass casting production studio in New Orleans for three years. Tate’s artwork has been shown in many galleries and museums including the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Mint Museum, the University of Richmond Art Museum and the University of Virginia Art Museum.
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Management
and Creative Team
Erwin
Timmers is one of the DC area's leading ‘eco-artists’. Erwin is Co-founder and Director of the Washington Glass School. His work in sustainable design are seen in some of the large public art projects he has just completed, including a sculpture project for the Environmental Protection Agency’s headquarter Ariel Rios Building low-impact courtyard, in Washington, DC. 
Michael
Janis brings his architecture background and disciplines to the Washington Glass School and Studio projects, and he is the Director of Public Art and Architecture. He has taught at Penland School of Craft and Istanbul’s Glass Furnace Arts Center. His work is featuredagain this year in the Corning Museum of Glass publication 'New Glass Review 31', and his artwork is part of the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Michael was named last year 'Outstanding Emerging Artist of the Year' by the Florida Glass Art Alliance and won the 2010 Saxe Fellowship award for outstanding technical ability and achievement in glass art. He will have a solo exhibition of his work at the Fuller Craft Museum in 2011.
