WheatonArts :: Creative Glass Center of America :: Fellowship Program :: Past Fellows
Past Fellows
William Couig is a glass artist living in New York City. After receiving
a BA in Literature and Writing from the Johns Hopkins University, Couig
discovered glass while spending a year back packing around the world.
Captivated by the various glass demonstrations he witnessed on his trip,
Couig began blowing glass upon his return to the US in the 1997 at
UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, NY. He continues to work as an editorial assistant
for their publication, Glass Magazine. After learning basic glassblowing,
Couig found a full-time position as a designer and gaffer at E-Glass Studio
in Hoboken, NJ in the fall of 1997. He remained there, perfecting his
skills, until 2001. Since then Couig has concentrated on his own body of
work out of UrbanGlass. In recent years, his work has been included in the
SOFA Chicago 2000 Exposition as well as the 2001 New York Biennial of Glass
and most recently, his Logic Series of multiple component structures are
represented at the SOFA New York 2002 Exposition. Additionally, Couig’s work
can be seen in upcoming issues of Object, Vetro, and CRAFT magazines.
Critic Residency - Essay by Robin Rice
Last modified 04:04 PM 02/28/2008
