Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen
EDUCATION
2001-02 Padilla Bay Center, Bow, WA
1998 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1993 Fournasier Chandelier Studio/Bruno Zanetti, Murano, Italy
1993-99 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1984 BFA in Sculpture, Ohio University, Athens, OH
1998 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1993 Fournasier Chandelier Studio/Bruno Zanetti, Murano, Italy
1993-99 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1984 BFA in Sculpture, Ohio University, Athens, OH
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008 Owls & Trees, Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
2007 Pilchuck Staff & Alumni Show, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA
SOFA, Represented by William Traver Gallery, Chicago, IL
25th International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
Birds in Art, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
The Surrealist Impulse - New Aquisitions, Tacoma Museum, Tacoma, WA
Owls, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
SOFA, Represented by William Traver Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 Best in Show, Kimble Art Center, Park City, UT
International Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Deerborn, MI
Glass Invitational, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
Northlands Glass, Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO
Voices in Glass, Hooks-Epstein Galleries
2005 Best in Show, Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Galleries, New York, NY
Group Invitational, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2004 Fiery Influences, Hanson Gallery, New Orleans, LA
National Glass Invitational, Emporia State Univeristy, Emporia, KS
SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Gallery, Chicago, IL
Vitreous Matter, Silvia Smidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003 SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Artists, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH
Glass Weekend, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
Glorious Glass: Form and Color, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, WA
2002 Sea Life Installation, Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Morris Crew, Houston Center for Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2001 Flora & Fauna Installation, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Honey I Shrunk the Art, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA
Landscapes, Braisden Gallery, Tampa, FL
1999 SOFA, Represented by Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Pilchuck Artists, Jenkins-Johnsen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gardens, Chapel Gallery, Boston, MA
1998 International Movements in Glass, Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand/Dowse Art Museum, Wilmington, New Zealand
Contemporary Northwest Glass, Port Townsend Art Center, Port Townsend, WA
SOFA, Represented by Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, FL
Glass: Italian Influences, Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, FL
From Fire to Ice, Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA
Pilchuck Glass, History of the World Gallery, Stanwood, WA
1997 Blooms in Glass, Ovedskloster Castle, Sjobo, Sweden
Blooms in Glass, Ascer Maarlensson Gallery, Lund, Sweden
Pilchuck Glass, History of the World Gallery, Stanwood, WA
New Work, Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, FL
Northwest Glass, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Survey of Contemporary Glass, Tustin Renaissance Gallery, Tustin, CA
1996 Northwest Glass, Northwest Museum of Art, La Conner, WA
1995 Sun Spots, Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
Solo Exhibition, Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA
Karen Willenbrink Glass, Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1994 Visions of the Northwest, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
Karen Willenbrink/Petr Novotny, End Zones, Calgary, AB, Canada
1993 Glass Exhibition, Foster White Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1992 Group Glass Exhibition, Melander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2007 Pilchuck Staff & Alumni Show, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA
SOFA, Represented by William Traver Gallery, Chicago, IL
25th International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL
Birds in Art, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA
The Surrealist Impulse - New Aquisitions, Tacoma Museum, Tacoma, WA
Owls, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
SOFA, Represented by William Traver Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 Best in Show, Kimble Art Center, Park City, UT
International Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Deerborn, MI
Glass Invitational, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
Northlands Glass, Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO
Voices in Glass, Hooks-Epstein Galleries
2005 Best in Show, Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Galleries, New York, NY
Group Invitational, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2004 Fiery Influences, Hanson Gallery, New Orleans, LA
National Glass Invitational, Emporia State Univeristy, Emporia, KS
SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Gallery, Chicago, IL
Vitreous Matter, Silvia Smidt Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2003 SOFA, Represented by Thomas R. Riley Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Artists, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH
Glass Weekend, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
Glorious Glass: Form and Color, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle, WA
2002 Sea Life Installation, Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Morris Crew, Houston Center for Contemporary Art, Houston, TX
2001 Flora & Fauna Installation, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Honey I Shrunk the Art, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA
Landscapes, Braisden Gallery, Tampa, FL
1999 SOFA, Represented by Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Pilchuck Artists, Jenkins-Johnsen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gardens, Chapel Gallery, Boston, MA
1998 International Movements in Glass, Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand/Dowse Art Museum, Wilmington, New Zealand
Contemporary Northwest Glass, Port Townsend Art Center, Port Townsend, WA
SOFA, Represented by Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, FL
Glass: Italian Influences, Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, FL
From Fire to Ice, Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA
Pilchuck Glass, History of the World Gallery, Stanwood, WA
1997 Blooms in Glass, Ovedskloster Castle, Sjobo, Sweden
Blooms in Glass, Ascer Maarlensson Gallery, Lund, Sweden
Pilchuck Glass, History of the World Gallery, Stanwood, WA
New Work, Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, FL
Northwest Glass, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
Survey of Contemporary Glass, Tustin Renaissance Gallery, Tustin, CA
1996 Northwest Glass, Northwest Museum of Art, La Conner, WA
1995 Sun Spots, Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
Solo Exhibition, Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA
Karen Willenbrink Glass, Malton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1994 Visions of the Northwest, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO
Karen Willenbrink/Petr Novotny, End Zones, Calgary, AB, Canada
1993 Glass Exhibition, Foster White Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1992 Group Glass Exhibition, Melander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
AWARDS
2006 Acquisition, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
1999 Artist Trust and the Washington State Arts Council Grant, Seattle, WA
Poncho Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1998 General Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1995 Newcomb Women's Art Grant, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
1994 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, Nominated, New York, NY
1993 General Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1999 Artist Trust and the Washington State Arts Council Grant, Seattle, WA
Poncho Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1998 General Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1995 Newcomb Women's Art Grant, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
1994 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award, Nominated, New York, NY
1993 General Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1987-2007 Member of Glass Artist William Morris' Team, Stanwood, WA
1994-2003 Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1993 Apprentice to Maestro Bruno Zanetti/Fabio Fournasier, Chandelier Studio, Murano, Italy
1989-93 Assistant to Glass Artists Flora Mace/Joey Kirkpatrick, Stanwood, WA
1987-94 Hotshop Technician/Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1994-2003 Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1993 Apprentice to Maestro Bruno Zanetti/Fabio Fournasier, Chandelier Studio, Murano, Italy
1989-93 Assistant to Glass Artists Flora Mace/Joey Kirkpatrick, Stanwood, WA
1987-94 Hotshop Technician/Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA