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		GILES BETTISON Artist Talk Giles Bettison is an independent studio artist in Adelaide, Australia, who graduated from the Canberra School of Art in 1996. His work is exhibited regularly in the United States, Europe and Australia and is represented in major collections around the globe. His innovative combination of hotshop and kilnforming techniques has allowed him to create works which have earned him a number of prestigious awards—including the 2001 Bavarian State Prize's Gold Medal and UrbanGlass's Best New Talent in 1999. View his work at www.bullseyegallery.com return to top
		BONNIE CELESTE Kiln-Glass Components for Jewelry and Wearables, Kilnforming with Rod, Get a Reaction, Set Your Kiln on Fire, Beginning Beadmaking, Introduction to the Torch Bonnie Celeste received her BS in education from Buffalo State College in New York. She was selected by jury for Pilchuck's glass auctions, 2006 through 2008, and had work accepted to special International Society of Glass Beadmakers exhibitions in 2007 and 2008. As a Bullseye instructor/technician, she is a champion of good, thoughtful design and enjoys helping individuals build a solid foundation for their journeys in glass. View her work at www.bullseyeglass.com/aboutus/now/ and www.bonnie-celeste.com. return to top
		KATE ELLIOTT Kate Elliott is the Manager of Bullseye Resource Center Santa Fe. Before accepting that position in 2010, she owned and operated Seattle's Elliott Brown Gallery, where she exhibited works by major as well as emerging artists in glass and other mediums. Elliott began her glass studies in the 1970s with Harvey Littleton at the University of Wisconsin. She was among the earliest participants at the Pilchuck Glass School, where she has since served in many capacities—including as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Artistic Program Advisory Committee. From 1974 to 1988 Elliott worked closely with Dale Chihuly, helping to manage his early career. return to top
		CARRIE IVERSON Image Transfers for Kiln Glass Carrie Iverson earned her BFA at Yale and her MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Best known as a printmaker and painter, Iverson is quickly building a reputation for works in kiln-glass, which she began as a direct outgrowth of classes taken at Bullseye. She has done a number of publicly visible installations dealing with the Iraq War, including WAKE (at Brooklyn Public Library), for which she garnered a great deal of press. Her work is in permanent collections at MOMA and the Brooklyn Museum (NYC), and the MCA and Art Institute (Chicago). View her work at www.bullseyegallery.com and www.zahrada.org. return to top
		LANI MCGREGOR Lani McGregor is the Executive Director of Bullseye Gallery. Prior to joining Bullseye in 1984, she operated a glass studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that specialized in kilnformed and flat architectural glass. In 1990 she established Bullseye's Research & Education Department and developed its initial teaching programs. Today, with partner Dan Schwoerer, she shares a home that doubles as a private museum and laboratory for the study of architectural kiln-glass. In 2005 the couple shared the GAS Lifetime Membership Award. McGregor has served on various non-profit glass art and craft boards and is currently a director of North Lands Creative Glass in Scotland. return to top
		CATHARINE NEWELL Aritist Talk, Drawing From Experience Catharine Newell is recognized for her distinctive figurative work, which examines the persistence of memory and its impact on relationships. Newell lectures, teaches and exhibits internationally. She was nominated for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award in 2003, and her work was selected for New Glass Review 26 and 30 and has recently been acquired for the permanent collections of Swedish Hospital in Seattle, University of Miami Lowe Museum and the Museum of the Academy of Arts and Design Tsinghua University in Beijing. Newell maintains a private studio in Portland, Oregon. Newell was featured on OPB's Oregon Art Beat. To view her work, visit Bullseye Gallery. return to top
		RICHARD PARRISH Artist Talk, Fear No Color: Color Theory for Kiln-glass Richard Parrish maintains a studio for kilnformed glass and architecture in Bozeman, Montana. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. He was named Best Artist in his category at the Western Design Conference Exhibition in 2008. His work was selected for New Glass Review 27, and he was awarded the American Craft Council Award of Achievement in 2003. View his work at www.bullseyegallery.com and read more about Parrish at our website by going to www.bullseyeglass.com/aboutyou/ return to top
		NATHAN SANDBERG Take the Wheel: Color Theory Meets Kilncast and Fused Glass, Introduction to Fusing and Slumping, The Big Picture: Survey of Kiln Glass, Textures in Kiln-Glass Nathan Sandberg earned his BFA in glass and ceramics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. His work has received critical recognition through awards and shows and is held in private collections. As a member of the Bullseye Research & Education team, he develops and teaches new curriculum in kilnformed glass. Nathan enjoys working with his students, whether they're new to glass or seasoned veterans. When he isn't at the factory, he can be found in his Portland studio. View his work at www.bullseyeglass.com/aboutus/now/, Bullseye Gallery, and www.nathansandberg.com. return to top
		JIM WEILER Printmaking for Kiln Glass, Introduction to Fusing and Slumping, Basic Kilnformed Pattern Bars, On the Edge, Painting with Light, Glasscutting Basics Jim Weiler received a BFA in sculpture from Bowling Green State University in 1998 and an MFA in glass from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2004. After teaching glass at SIUC for two years, he found himself blowing and coldworking glass in Fresno, California. Weiler received a grant in 1996 to study sculptural anatomy in Klaipeda, Lithuania, and uses this knowledge to inform his current sculptures in kilncast glass. In 2008 he joined the Bullseye Research & Education team, where he enjoys teaching, helping artists execute designs, and testing various products and processes related to kilnformed glass. return to top
		ERIK WHITTEMORE Lost Wax Kilncast Glass Demonstration, Basic Kilncast Glass, Go with the Flow, Introduction to Coldworking Erik Whittemore earned his BS in art with a focus in sculpture from Eastern Oregon University. He teaches kilncasting and coldworking classes at Bullseye that were developed, in part, from his experience assisting visiting artists. An instructor/technician at Bullseye since 2004, he has assisted Richard Whiteley at Pilchuck, presented at BECon 2007, and attended Clifford Rainey's Master Class at North Lands Creative Glass. When not at Bullseye he can be found in his studio, creating mixed media works. View his work at www.bullseyeglass.com/aboutus/now/ and Bullseye Gallery. return to top