Honors and Awards
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2017 |
Key to the City, Danville, Kentucky |
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2017 |
Loewe Craft Prize Finalist, International |
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2015 |
Best glass work Award, Masterpiece exhibition, London |
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2014 |
Career Award, “Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti”, Venice |
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2013 |
Visionary Award, Art Palm Beach, FL, USA Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass Honors Award, USA |
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2012 |
Phoenix Award, USA |
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2011 |
Master of Medium Award, James Renwick Alliance, Washington DC Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH |
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2010 |
Master Teacher/Master Artist, Hite Art Institute, University of Louisville, KY, USA |
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2009 |
The IIC Lifetime Achievement Award, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
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2007 |
Cristal Award, Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, USA |
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2006 |
Distinguished Educator Award, James Renwick Alliance associated with the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C., USA |
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2004 |
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA The President’s Distinguished Artist Award, University of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA Artist as Hero Award, National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA, USA Artist Visionaries! Lifetime Achievement Award, Museum of Arts & Design, NY, USA |
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2001 |
Metal for Excellence in Craft Award, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, USA |
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2000 |
Humana Distinguished Professor, Centre College, Danville, KY, USA |
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1998 |
Libensky Award, Chateau Ste Michelle Vineyards and Winery and Pilchuck Glass School, WA, USA |
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1997 |
Glass Art Society Lifetime Achievement Award, USA Urkunde Goldmedaille, Germany |
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1996, 1998 |
Venezia Aperto Vetro, Guest of Honour, invited guest, Venice, Italy |
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1996 |
Rakow Commission for Excellence in Glass Award, The Corning Museum of Glass,Corning, NY, USA UrbanGlass Award for Preservation of Glassblowing Techniques, Brooklyn, NY, USA |
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1989 |
Independent artist |
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1976-89 |
Artistic and Technical Director, Effetre International, Murano, Italy |
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1972 |
Grand Prix in lighting, Barcelona Trade Fair, Barcelona, Spain |
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1968 |
Borsella d’Oro Award, Murano, Italy |
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1968-76 |
Cofounder and chief maestro at La Murrina, Murano, Italy |
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1966-68 |
Venini & Co., Murano, Italy |
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1957 |
Achieves status of Maestro |
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1955 |
Achieves status of Maestrino |
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1955-65 |
Vetreria Galliano Ferro, Murano, Italy |