Steven Weinberg
Steven Weinberg
Artist processes
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With a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Weinberg is a two-time recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and has been casting and cutting glass in his Rhode Island studio since 1979.
“My art has always been about a way to gain control over my environment. Through the process of making objects I am able to set parameters and make sense of space whereas my day-to-day life borders on unmanageable chaos. I find peace in the process of making art juxtaposed to the uncertainty of everyday living. It is within this dichotomy that I achieve a sense of balance, of organization, even if it is fleeting, and unsustainable. I manage to achieve harmony within a world that has spun out of control.”
From the seemingly chaotic and frenzied environment of his studio, Weinberg brings clarity and order to his art that confounds. There is no immediacy in his work, and like the ceramicist, Weinberg must plan his pieces, leaving some to bathe in the kiln for days before he performs his own version of Pate de Verre. “My purpose is to achieve harmony in a world that has spun out of control. Through the process of making objects, I am able to set parameters and make sense of space.” With a Master’s degree in Fine arts from the Rhode Island School of Design, and a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Weinberg is a two time recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant and has been casting and cutting glass in his Rhode Island Studio since 1979. His work is represented in the major collections of over 50 public art museums around the world, including the Musee des Arts Decoratifs at Palais du Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013
Studio Glass in Focus: Dialogue and Innovation,
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
The Lerner Contemporary Glass Collection,
Allentown Art Museum of Lehigh Valley, Allentown
Top 10 at 10: Favorites from Racine Art Museums Collection,
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
2012
Celebrating the American Studio Glass Movement,
The Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
2011
Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
2007
Master’s of Studio Glass, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2006
Habatat International,Habatat Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, New York, Leo Kaplan Modern
Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
2005
Holsten Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
Art Miami, Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Fusion Contemporary Glass,North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
with Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, NY
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
2004
Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, New York, Leo Kaplan Modern
American Studio Glass: A Survey of the Movement, The William Fairfield Gallery,
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
2003
Norton Museum of Art, Fire and Form, West Palm Beach, Fl
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, with Leo Kaplan Modern, NY, NY
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
Master’s of Contemporary Glass, Berkshire Museum, Berkshire, NY
2002
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, with the Marx-Saunder’s Gallery,
Chicago, IL
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
2000
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
Vessels, The International Exhibition of Glass, Koganezaki Glass Museum, Japan
Holsten Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
Extreme, Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
1999
Glass America, Heller Gallery, New York City, NY
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
Holsten Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
Mixed Media, Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
1998
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, with the Marx-Saunder’s Gallery,
Chicago, IL
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
Shoebox Sculpture, University of Hawaii Art Gallery at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii
1997
Glass Today, American Studio Artists, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Contemporary Studio Glass, Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, OH
International Contemporary Glass, Hinsinchu Cultural Center, Taiwan
Celebrating American Craft, Kunstindustrie Museum,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
Glass America, Heller Gallery, New York City, NY
Shoebox Sculpture, University of Hawaii Art Gallery at Manoa,
Honolulu, Hawaii
1996
Studio Glass in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY
40 Years of American Craft, American Craft Museum, NYC
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, with the Marx-Saunder’s Gallery, Miami Convention Center, Miami, FL
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
Light Interpretations, The Jewish Museum, SanFrancisco, CA
Glass Art Three: The Belkin Collection,The Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV
Triptych, La Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
Shoe Box, The University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Gallery,
History and Art, Bellingham, WA
1991
Chicago International New Arts Forms Exposition, Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Junction 1991, La Galerie Internationale du Verre, Nice, France
Le Verre, Espace du Champ-Villion Centre Saint Sever Rouen-Normandy, France
L.A. Art Fair, Brendan-Walter Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1990
Les Pates de Verres, La Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
Gent Lineart Internationale, Gent, Belgium
1995
Taipei International Glass Exhibition, Taipei, Koahsiung and Tainan, Taiwan
International Contemporary Glass, Hinsinchu Cultural Center, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
Sculpture, La Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
Habatat International, Habatat Gallery, Pontiac, MI
Take a Seat, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art,
Providence, RI
Sculptural Objects, Functional Art, with the ‘Marx Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1994
Quatre Artistes Americains, Galerie Sordello, Paris, France
Inside Information, Kavesh Gallery, Ketchum, IL
Form and Light, Contemporary Glass from the Permanent Collection and the American Craft Museum, American Craft Museum,
New York City, NY
1993
Contemporary Crafts and the Saxe Collection, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Autrement, Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
1992
Glass From Ancient Craft to Contemporary Art: 1962-1992 and Beyond, The Morris Museum, NJ
Miami Art Fair, Helander Gallery, Miami, Fl
Cristolomancia: Centro de Arte Vitro, Monterrey, Mexico
Clearly Art: Pilchuck’s Glass Legacy: Whatcom Museum ofHistory and Art, Bellingham, WA
1991
Chicago International New Arts Forms Exposition, Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Junction 1991, La Galerie Internationale du Verre, Nice, France
Le Verre, Espace du Champ-Villion Centre Saint Sever Rouen-Normandy, France
L.A. Art Fair, Brendan-Walter Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1990
Les Pates de Verres, La Galerie Internationale du Verre, Biot, France
Gent Lineart Internationale, Gent, Belgium
1989
Craft Today USA, American Craft Museum traveling exhibition: Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Museum of Applied Arts, Paris, France;
Helsinki; Museum fur Kunsthanwerk, Frankfurt; Zacheta Galeria, Warsaw;
Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition,
Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL
Glass: State of the Art, Ella Sharp Museum
Le Universe del la Transparence, Musee des Arts Decoratifs,
Lausanne, Switzerland
1988
History of American Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass and The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
25 American Artists, The Florida State University Museum, FL
1987
Bildwerke in Glass: 25 Jahre New Glass in Amerika,
Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt, Germany
1986
Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical, American Craft Museum traveling exhibition
Palm Beach Glass Invitational, Holsten Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
Neus Glass aus Japan and Amerika, Gewerbe Museum,
Basel, Switzerland
Contemporary American and European Glass from the Saxe Collection, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1985
World Glass Now Exhibition, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art,
Sapporo, Japan
1984
Americans in Glass, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Contemporary Glass: National-International, Owens Illinois Art Center, Toledo, OH
12th Annual National Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries,
Lathrup Village, MI
Glass ’84 in Japan: Talking to the World, Odakyu Department Store Grand Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1982
World Glass Now, Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Sapporo, Japan
American Glass Art: Evolution and Revolution, Morris Museum of Arts and Sciences, Morristown, NJ
1981
Contemporary Glass: Australia, Canada, USA, and Japan, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto and Tokyo, Japan
Americans in Glass, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Glass Routes, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
1979
New Glass: A Worldwide Survey, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
1978
Young Americans: Clay/Glass, American Craft Museum,
New York City, NY
