Awards, Exhibitions and Press
- 2010 to present represented by:
- Acqusitions of Fine Art 10 E Hinsdale Avenue Hinsdale, IL 60521 (630) 908-7227
- 2005 Kraft Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL: “Orbicular Grouping”. Art Installation including 55 blown glass orbs lit with clear and color changing LED bulbs supported by turned aluminum sleeves.
- 2003 Solo Exhibition Fulton Gallery, Salisbury University, Salisbury MD: “Of Liquid and Light”. Time Arts Installation including 1000 glass strands made off hand, 20 blown glass bowls filled with salt water, light projections and surround sound track.
- Public art installation at The Galaxy Bar and Grill Ocean City MD: Installation
- CGP Emerging Artists Scholarship Auction
- Featured artist Design house, Ocean City Maryland: Blown glass works including: sculpture custom lighting and sinks.
- 2002 Solo Exhibition, Rosemont Collage, Rosemont PA: “Body Language explorations in blown glass” installation of 20 tri-pod series pieces.
- Works Gallery, Philadelphia PA: Goblet show, Eye Candy goblets
- Featured artist Design house, Ocean City Maryland: Blown glass works including: sculpture stemware custom lighting and sinks.
- Ward Museum American Craft Show Salisbury MD: Blown glass sculpture and functional ware.
- Grant recipient Creative Glass Philadelphia: $1000 award to help fund upcoming exhibitions 2002- 2003
- Chesapeake surgery center, Salisbury, MD: Reflections Group show focusing on the human condition. Blown glass cut and polished
- Chesapeake surgery center, Salisbury, MD: Reflections Group show focusing on the human condition. Blown glass cut and polished
- Benefit for the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA: The third Annual Glass NowAuction presented donated piece of blown glass auctioned to a collector
- Public art installation at The Galaxy Bar and Grill Ocean City MD: Installation involving 20 blown glass spacecraft, rocket ships and lighted planets suspended above mezzanine
- WMDT Salisbury, MD: News segment Our Town Interview and demonstration glassblowing
- 2001 The Egg, a national Public television program about the arts, used footage featuring the Perceptions of Curiosities show I exhibited at Fulton hall Gallery Feb 2000 with Jen Kelting. This show was simulcast on the web and is available through their web sight.
- Daily Times, Salisbury, MD: Feature article Postcard from Tyaskin. Full page colour spread of glasswork.
- Visiting artist Glass workshop Oxbow, Saugatuck, MI: Invited by Jerry Catania Presented slide lecture and demonstration worked with students
- Visiting artist Foundry workshop Oxbow, Saugatuck, MI: Invited by sculpture chair Carolyn Otmmers, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Iron Pour. Worked with students and faculty Prepared for and participated in the iron pour.
- Juror for the 2001 Niche awards Judging contemporary craft and sculpture work from the categories of ceramics glass metals and mixed media. Criteria for judging were biased on originality, creative use of materials, and marketability.
- Benefit for the National Liberty Museum in Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA.: The Second Annual Glass Now Auction presented Donated piece of blown glass auctioned to a collector
- Art Institute & Gallery Salisbury, MD: Hot and Cool : Organize juror and criteria for the first show of art glasswork in Salisbury, MD. International glass exhibition
- Hot Soup Philadelphia, PA: The Creative Glass Philadelphia Group Show
Blown glass cut and polished
- Gallery 500 Elkins Park, PA: First look: Emerging Artists in Glass
Blown glass cut and polished on stainless steel
- The Starr Gallery, Boston, MA: the Material History (cultural exploration in fiber and glass)
- Silver and blown glass and mezuzahs
- Gallery 212, Ann Arbor, MI: Guilty Pleasures Exhibition at
Blown glass cut and polished
- Salisbury University Faculty Exhibition, Salisbury, MD: Heart & Soul
- Installation tentacle 50 glass threads created by dropping 50 gathers of glass from a30 ft. hydraulic lift.
- 2000 Maryland Public Television Segment:A Glass Act featured Blown glass work from The Perceptions of Curiosities show and the New Hot glass Program At Salisbury State University.
- WBOC, Salisbury, MD: News segment Interview Perceptions of curiosities show
- Daily Times, Salisbury, MD Featured in Artist’s spotlight
- Eastern Shore Arts Gallery, Chincoteague, VA: “Art de la Delmarva”
Blown glass.
- Hot Soup, Philadelphia, PA “Creative Glass Philadelphia Group Show”
Blown glass, cut and polished.
- Period Gallery, Omaha, NE: “Millennium International”
Blown glass and steel sculpture.
- 25 Bank Street, Philadelphia, PA: “Perceptions – Marder”
Blown glass and steel sculpture.
- Globe Theater, Berlin, MD: “Under Water Show”
Blown glass, mixed media sculpture.
- Fulton Gallery, Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD: “Perceptions of Curiosities”
Solo show in collaboration with Jennifer Kelting.
Blown glass mixed media sculpture.
- 1999 WBOC Salisbury, MD: News segment interview demonstration of the morning show on Salisbury State Glass studio
- Virtrium Gallery, Philadelphia, PA: “Emerging Artists Show”
- Blown glass sculptures: Follicle, Bunt and Needles.
- Creative Artists Network, Philadelphia, PA: “Winter Group Exhibition”
- Orbicular Grouping 4: blown glass and steel. Object a: Wood and lenses. Molecule: blown glass.
- 1998 University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury State University, Salisbury MD: “Faculty Exhibition”
- Orbicular Grouping 3: blown glass and steel.
- Alternate for Creative Glass Center of America Residency Millville, NJ
- Creative Artists Network “Spring Group Exhibition”
- Earthly Column: glass and steel.
- 1997 Affiliate: Creative Artists Network: Selected by board of directors, based on exceptional body of work. Two year association with non profit organization designed to aid outstanding artists with grants, assistantships and shows in the Philadelphia area.
- Creative Artists Network: “Winter Group Exhibition”
- Aquatic Column: glass, oak and electric motor.
- Creative Artists Network: “Summer Group Exhibition”
- Small Orbicular Grouping: 7 variable blown glass spheres. Oculus 2: glass wood and electric motor
- Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA: “MFA Thesis Exhibition”
- Orbicular Grouping: Installation with 40 blown glass spheres ranging in size from 6″to 36″ in circumference by 52′. Asunder Column: blown glass column comprised of flattened orbs 3″to 6″ in diameter x 10′ 6″ high
- Albertian Column: installation of 10’6″x 29″ triangular column made of Oak and 492 ground glass lenses.
- Moment: 56″x 17″ blown glass and motorized pedestal providing 15 RPM clockwise rotation of glass piece.
- 1996 -1997 Graduate Assistantship, Temple University Tyler Campus
- Tuition remission and monthly stipend for 1996 – 1997 school year.
- 1995 Penrose Gallery, Temple University Tyler Campus, Elkins Park PA: “First Meeting”18 letters to Friends: installation of 16 glass vessels with etched letters; mailed after exhibition.
- Elkins Gallery Temple University Tyler Campus: “Craft Department Graduate Show”
- Work in Process: steel 48″x 9″
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago: “Bachelors of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition”
- Liberty Leading the People: installation: life-size cast aluminum figure, chain, poly vinyl, artificial turf, wood, sequenced neon/argon, material, American flags.
- 1994 Australian National University Gallery: “Missionary Position” Solo Exhibition
- Sperm Goblets: blown glass. Milk and Lemonade: blown glass, milk and urine. Missionary Position: life-size figure of pate de vere and forged steel. Nailed: life-size figure in pate de vere and forged steel. Totem: carved and burnt wood.
- Study Abroad Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Tuition remission and stipend for study at Australian National University, Canberra Australia.
- 1993 The Foundry Space, RISD Providence, RI “Price of Priesthood”
- Installation with blown glass, black poly vinyl, rope and coloured liquid 30′ X 30′
- Off Campus Programs Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tuition remission for studies at Rhode Island School of Design Fall 1993
- Institute of Art Summer Group Show San Miguel Allende, Guanajuanto, MEX
Ceramic flutes modeled after Pre Colombian artifacts.
Off Campus Programs Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Tuition remission travel expenses and stipend for Mexico summer session.
