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Fellows Arrive For New Session

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WHEATONARTS WELCOMES NEW CREATIVE GLASS CENTER OF AMERICA FELLOWS

MILLVILLE, NJ – The Creative Glass Center of America at WheatonArts welcomes new fellows Eva Heyd from Czech Republic, and Boris Shpeizman from Israel and New York. They arrived October 23 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.

Eva Heyd is an artist and photographer, experimenting with the use of the photographic image in three-dimensional objects. She was born in the Czech Republic, where she studied journalism and photography at Charles University in Prague. She immigrated to the U.S in the mid 1980s and became an American citizen. She is a professional photographer, specializing in art and works as a freelance photographer for major American and European galleries and museums. Over the years, Heyd has exhibited her multimedia art, including a recent solo exhibition at Chappell Gallery in New York, NY. Her group exhibitions include: Noyes Museum of Art in Oceanville, NJ; SOFA New York, in New York, NY; Chappell Gallery in Boston, MA; and Mostly Glass Gallery in Engelwood, NJ.

Boris Shpeizman was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. At age 17, he started medical school, practicing dentistry. While a student, he became an activist in a human rights and democracy movement, putting himself under risk of arrest. As a result, he immigrated to Israel. After working as a dentist for a few years, Shpeizman attended Bezalel Academy of Art in the Ceramic and Glass Design department, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Art in 2004. He worked as a teaching assistant and gaffer at Bezalel and was awarded scholarships to attend Pilchuck Glass School in 2003 and 2005. Shpeizman has exhibited in the United Kingdom, Israel and throughout the U.S., including his most recent show, “Wearing Glass,” at The Oxo Gallery in London, UK. His work was published in the New Glass Review No. 25 and he is currently working to open the first cooperative glass studio in Tel Aviv, Israel.

The Fellows will present a slide show of their work followed by a hot glass demonstration in the Glass Studio, November 10, at 7 p.m. Admission is free for the general public. Light refreshments will be available. 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, extension 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.

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