Elizabeth Ware Perkins

VITAE

• One Monument Avenue Exhibition.
  1 Monument Ave, Richmond, VA.

• Pilchuck: The 15th Year of Emerging Artists in Residence.
  Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA.
• 2005 Fellows Exhibition.
  The Gallery of Fine Craft At Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ.
• James Warwick Jones and Elizabeth Perkins.
  This Century Gallery, Williamsburg, VA.

• Artists Working at Pilchuck, Fall 2004.
  Pilchuck Gallery, Stanwood, WA.
• Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition.
  Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA.

• Elizabeth Perkins: Recollections.
  Charles Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.
• Wo(a)nder: Megan Biddle, Elizabeth Perkins, Sayaka Suzuki, Tim Wagner.
  Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA.
• Graduate Candidacy Exhibition.
  Polka Dot Gallery, Richmond, VA.

• 16th Peninsula Glass Guild Juried Exhibition.
  Charles Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.
  Juried by Ruth Summers, Executive Director of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Board of Directors the American Craft Council,
  and past trustee of the Glass Arts Society and The Creative Glass Center of America.
• First Year Graduate Exhibition.
  Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA.

• Small Works By Virginia Artists.
  Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA.
• 15th Peninsula Glass Guild Juried Exhibition.
  Charles Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.
  Juried by Lucartha Kohler, Glass Artist and Educator, Philadelphia, PA.
• Glass Oddesey.
  Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA.
  Juried by Kat Allison, Glass Artist, Newport News, VA.

• Peninsula Glass Guild Exhibition.
  Towne Bank, VA Beach, VA.
• Glass Invitational.
  Crystallo, Williamsburg, VA.
• 14th Peninsula Glass Guild Juried Exhibition.
  Charles Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA.
  Juried by Gale Marie Levine, of Kane Marie Gallery, VA Beach, VA.

• Isle of Wight Arts League Exhibition.
  The Collage Gallery and Artists Studios, Smithfield, VA.

• Degrees of Excellence.
  Colony Square, Atlanta, GA.
• Erotikos.
  The Old Highland Bakery, Alternative Space, Atlanta, GA.
• Emergence: Danielle Paz and Elizabeth Perkins.
  Gallery 100, Atlanta, GA.

• 200x200.
  New Visions Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
• Raw.
  Gallery 100, Atlanta, GA.
• Atlanta College of Art Student Juried Exhibition.
  Juried by Teresa Bramlette, of Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA.

• Cast Glass and Mixed Media, Private Collector, Fairfax, VA, Sponsored by Elizabeth Mears, 2005.
• Forged Steel and Blown Glass, Private Collector, VA Beach, VA, Sponsored by Amy Evans, 2001.
• Sculpture/Site Specific Installation, Residential, Richmond, VA, Connie Carol, 2005.
• Blown Glass and Forged Steel Lamp, Residential, Suffolk, VA, Jennifer Atkins, 2001.

• Connie Carol, Richmond, VA.
• Mary Bullock, Los Angeles, CA.
• Elizabeth Mears, Fairfax, VA.

• Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ, 2007.

• Artist as Catalyst. Essay, Robin Rice. Creative Glass Center of America, Milville, NJ, 2006.
• Pilchuck Glass School 27th , 28th Annual Auction Catalog. Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. 2005, 2006.
• New Glass Review 26. Corning Museum, Corning, NY, 2005.
• New Glass Review 25. Corning Museum, Corning, NY, 2004.
• 2004 MFA Thesis Exhibition Catalog. Essay, Gregory Volk. Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2004.
• Style Weekly. “16th Peninsula Glass Guild Exhibition”, Linda McGreevy, January, 2004.
• Diversions. “Elizabeth Perkins: Recollections”, Nicole Benson, January/February, 2004.
• Diversions. “16th PGG Exhibition & Elizabeth Perkins”, Nicole Benson, November/December, 2003.
• Diversions. “Bravo!”, Deborah Barell, January/February, 2003.
• Daily Press. “Cinderella's Among Us”, Mark St. John Ericson, December, 2001.

• Fellow, Creative Glass Center of America at Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ.
• Emerging Artist In Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.
• Partial Tuition Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA. 2003, 2004.
• Partial Tuition Scholarship, Penland School. Penland, NC. Summer, 2003, 2004.
• Travel Grant, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Richmond, VA, 2003.
• Best In Show, Peninsula Glass Guild Juried Exhibition, Charles Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA, 2001.
• Honorable Mention, ACA Student Juried Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1996.
• Artistic Merit Scholarship, Atlanta College of Art. Atlanta, GA 1993 – 1996.

• Lecture and Glass Blowing Demonstration, Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ. 2005.
• Lecture, Glass Department, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI., 2003.
• Lecture, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA, 2003.

• Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond, VA.
  Master of Fine Arts, Craft and Material Studies, Glass, 2004.
• Atlanta College of Art. Atlanta, GA.
  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture, 1997.
• California College of Arts. Oakland, CA.
  Mobility Program in Crafts, 1996. Glass Intercession, 1997.
• Penland School. Penland, NC.
  Summer Sessions, 2004, 2003.Fall Concentration, 1997.

• Studio Glass Artist. Bumpass, VA.
• Glass Assistant. Kiara Pelissier, Richmond, VA.
• Visiting Artist. Campbells Ceramics, Richmond, VA.

• Art Educator. Kiln Forming, Teacher Workshop. Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, VA.
• Art Educator. Kiln Forming, Teacher Workshop. St. Mary's County Public Schools, Leonardtown. MD.
• Art Educator. Kiln Forming Workshop. Liberty Town, Fredricksburg, VA.
• Artists Assistant. Paul Dipasquale, Sculptor. Richmond, VA.

• Production. John Adams. HBO Mini Series; produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
• Adjunct Professor. Glass. Visual Arts Center, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA.

• Art Educator. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.

• Visiting Artist. University of Hawaii at Manoa, Glass Department. Honolulu, HI.
• Adjunct Professor: Glass I, Summer. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
• Art Educator. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.

• Interim Director. Rawls Museum Arts, Courtland, VA.
• Visitor Services Coordinator. Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA.

• Studio Art School Art Educator. Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA.
• Glass Assistant. Pantera Glass, Norfolk, VA.

• Visitor Services Assistant. Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA.

• Glass Assistant. Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmore, NC.

• Glass Apprentice. Jamestown Glasshouse, Jamestown, VA.

• Gallery Assistant. Atlanta College of Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA.

• Gallery Assistant. New Visions Gallery, Atlanta, GA.
• Volunteer Artist. Atlanta Arts Festival, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, GA.

• Volunteer Art Educator. Art in Atlanta Project, Atlanta, GA.