crucible glassworks

Michael Hatch

EDUCATION

2000    Penland School of Craft - Penland, NC    Advanced Solid Working - Pino Signoretto

2000    Penland School of Craft - Penland, NC    Glass Enamel Techniques - Walter Lieberman

1997    Pilchuck Glass School - Stanwood WA     Advanced Solid Working - Pino Signoretto

1996    Pilchuck Glass School - Stanwood, WA    Advanced Glass Blowing - Dimitri Michaelides

1994    Studio Access to Glass - Corning, NY       Venetian Glass Blowing - William Gudenrath

1989    Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA   B.S. Sociology & Anthropology

1986-89    Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA    Glass Working Course work - Kent Ipsen

WORK EXPERIENCE
2010 - present    Energy Xchange - Penland, NC                Artist in Residence
1998 - 2008        Crucible Glassworks - Asheville, NC         Founder & Studio Artist in hot glass studio/gallery
1997 - 1999        Various Studios - Asheville, NC                Freelance Artist, Gaffer, and Studio Assistant
1993 - 1997        Tesuque Glassworks - Santa Fe, NM         Artist in Residence, Shop Technician, Gaffer , Assistant
1990 - 1993        Virginia Commonwealth University - Richmond, VA      Teaching Assistant

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 - Fall Celebration - TRAC Gallery - Spruce Pine, NC

2011 - Something to Crow About Upstairs Artspace - Tryon, NC

2010 - Models of Sustainability Center For Craft, Creativity & Design - Hendersonville, NC

2010 - Winter Show    Green Hill Art Center - Greensboro, NC

2010 - American CraftToday    The Bascom - Highlands, NC

2010 - Materials Unexpected    Upstairs Gallery - Tryon, NC

2009 - Angels and Devils Folk Art Gallery - Asheville, NC

2008 - Quatro Vetro    Asheville Area Arts Council - Asheville, NC

2007 - Beyond Expectations    Folk Art Center - Asheville, NC

2006 - Winter Show 2006    Green Hill Art Center - Greensboro, NC

2006 - Sangre de Cristo Series The Bender Gallery - Asheville, NC

2005 - Western North Carolina’s Legacy of Glass    Asheville Area Arts Council - Asheville, NC

2004 - Sangre de Cristo and Stovepipes    Kittrell/Riffkind Gallery - Dallas, TX

2004 - Colored Idols - Sangre de Cristo Series    Sky People Gallery - Asheville, NC

2003 - American Craft Council Southeastern Spotlight    Blue Spiral Gallery - Asheville, NC

2002 - Walking On Air    Blue Ridge Motion Picture Studios - Asheville, NC 2

002 - Liberty Museum Auction Liberty Museum - Philadelphia, PA

2002- 24th Annual Art Show    Reece Museum - Johnson City, TN.

2001- American Craft Council Southeastern Spotlight  Arrowmont School of Crafts - Gatlinburg, TN

2001-International Goblet Exhibition    Centro Studio Vetro - Murano, Italy

2001-Passion Afire    City Centre - Seattle, Wa.

2001-Hand Crafted    Rocky Mount Arts Center - Rocky Mount, NC

2000-01 - Endings and Beginnings    Asheville Art Museum - Asheville, NC

2000-Artist Presentation & Slide Retrospective    Asheville Art Museum - Asheville, NC

2000 - The Coming of the Crows Glass /Mixed Media Installation -    ZoneOne Asheville, NC

1999 - Born of Fire II    Upstairs Gallery - Tryon, NC

1998 - Finalist - Urban Glass Martini Competition    St. Regis Hotel - New York, NY

1996-97 - Pilchuck Auction    Westin Hotel - Seattle, WA

1997 - Italian Maestros and their American Counterparts Etherton Gallery - Tuscon, AZ

1997 - Venetian Goblet Symposium -Demonstrator & Exhibitor   Glass Art Society Conference - Tuscon, AZ

1997 - The Fort - Santa Fe, NM
           Organized a group of artists in the building of a small house created from blown glass, concrete, and found objects.

1994-96 - A Gathering of Glass Sable V Gallery - Wimberly, TX

SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2010  Baptismal Pitcher Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Mt. Holly, NC
2009  Baptismal Font Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Mt. Holly, NC
2007  Architectural Lighting    Yurko Designs - Asheville, NC Affy Awards   

2005   Asheville Film Festival, Asheville, Nc

2005    Architectural Lighting    Peerless Nightclub - Knoxville, TN

2005    Oatmeal wrestling For Autism -Awards    Warren Wilson College - Asheville, NC

2004   Baptismal Font    Montreat College, Asheville, NC

2004 - 2007  Bicycle Jousting Tournament - Trophies    LAFF Festival - Asheville, NC

1997    First Silica Open Trophy Team Peter Vanderlin Studios - Santa Fe, NM
          Assisted Fritz Dreisbach with design and production of   trophies for Glass Art Society Golf Tournament -Tuscan, Az Conference.

1995 - 1997  Big Tesuque Run - Santa Fe, NM

DEMONSTRATIONS AND UNIQUE SESSIONS
Energy Xchange - Artist in Residence - daily demonstrations

Clay Days - Cane rolling demos    Folk Art Center - Asheville

NC LAFF Festival Demmonstrations including “Six foot disappearing Goblet” demo

Crucible Glassworks - Asheville, NC Ongoing public demonstrations and workshops

Great Southern Glassworks - Asheville, NC

                       Performance Demo - Three gallon coffee cup, saucer & boiling coffee.

Venetian Goblet Symposium - Glass Art Society Conference - Tuscan, AZ

Demonstrator & Exhibitor Student Demonstrations - Toledo, OH Glass Art Society Conference

V.C.U. Mobile Glass Crew
Set up temporary glass furnaces and demonstrated for the public

     1993 Chrysler Museum - Norfolk, VA  Glass Lover’s Weekend - Guest Speaker: Harvey Littleton

     1991    Autumn Daze Festival - Richmond, VA

ORGANIZATIONS
Craft Guild of the Southern Highlands member of the Standards Committee
Glass Art Society
American Craft Council