Press Releases 2006

CGCA Fellows

MILLVILLE, NJ – The Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts welcomes new fellows Deborah Czeresko from New York, NY, and Joe Grant III from Richmond, VA. They arrive August 28 for a six-week session. This program allows emerging and mid-career artists to develop and refine techniques towards new or expanded work. They have unrestricted access to the Glass Studio in the T. C. Wheaton Glass Factory and materials for creating blown, cast and kiln-formed glass.

Czeresko has been a glass artist since 1987, spending most of her time living and working in New York City. After completing her B.A. in psychology at Rutgers University, she began working in glass, focusing on Venetian techniques and studying with experienced artists including William Gudenrath, Lino Tagliapietra, Pino Signoretto, Dino Rosin, and Elio Quarissa. She received her M.F.A. from Tulane University and has studied at Pilchuck Glass School, Appalachian Center for Craft and Bild-werk Frauenau. She also received a fellowship from Metropolitan Contemporary Glass.

Her current philosophy combines two basic points: everything has an essential, inescapable nature; and, balance equals harmony. Using this inspiration, she makes work that is directly influenced by the material. Czeresko has exhibited in New York and Louisiana. Her work can be seen in the permanent collections of the Glasmuseum Ebeltoft in Denmark and the Frauenau Glasmuseum in West Germany. She has been featured in Interior Design, Dwell Magazine, House and Garden and Glass Magazine.

Grant received his B.F.A. at the University of Illinois in 2001 and then moved east to work in several sculptural glass studios in Connecticut and Rhode Island. He recently earned his M.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Fellows will present a slide show of their work followed by a hot glass demonstration in the Glass Studio, September 8, at 7 p.m. Admission is free for the general public. Light refreshments will be available. However, the Fellows can be seen working in the Glass Studio throughout their session.

Since 1983, the CGCA has awarded 275 fellowships to artists from across the world. Today the program remains the only one of its kind in the U.S. providing emerging and mid-career artists unrestricted access to the facilities and materials necessary for blown, cast and kilnformed glass.

For more information, call the Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts at 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, ext.106, or visit www.wheatonarts.org.

WheatonArts strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons   with disabilities. Provide two weeks notice for special accommodations.

For more information, call the Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts at 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800, ext.106, or visit www.wheatonarts.org.

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