AndreJ Jakab
My works are included in international art collections like Corning Museum Of Glass USA; Museum Jan Van Der Togt Amstelveen Holland; Ernsting Stiftung Coesfeld Germany. Exhibited in USA, Canada, Japan and Europe, mainly in the Rob van den Doel Gallery in The Hague, Netherlands. Private Collections Sir Elton John. A major publication by Judith Miller: 20th Century Glass (London 2004, Bratislava 2005) gives a comprehensive overview of developments and technologies in the glass industry worldwide. The chapter on contemporary studio glass has profiles of 81 glass artists, including Andrej Jakab.
Born 15. 1. 1950 in Bratislava, Slovakia
1965 – 1969 Secondary School Of Electrical Engineering, Bratislava, Slovakia
1969 – 1972 Faculty Of Electrical Engineering, Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia
1973 – 1980 Optics, n.e. Bratislava, technician
1989 Member of ZSVU
1989 Became a freelance artist. Prolific glassmaker.