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June Issue 2009
The Bender Gallery
in Asheville, NC, Features Works by David Patchen
The Bender Gallery in Asheville, NC, will present an exhibit of new works by glass artist David Patchen, on view from June 5 through July 31, 2009.
Patchen an emerging artist is getting national attention for his blown murrini vessels. Having only started working with glass 9 years ago his work was shown at SOFA Chicago last November with great reception and success.
Born and raised in New York, Patchen now resides in San Francisco. While a musician for two decades, he now exclusively directs his creative energy to glass. He has learned from a wide range of talented local artists as well as at the studio of Afro Celotto, maestro and former assistant to Lino Tagliapietra in Murano, Italy. In 2006, Patchen was awarded a scholarship for artistic merit to attend a juried class at the prestigious Pilchuck Glass School, founded by Dale Chihuly and John and Anne Hauberg in Stanwood, WA.
Patchen is actively involved in the glass arts community as Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors at Public Glass and former member of the Board of Directors, Glass Alliance of Northern California. He maintains a studio adjacent to Public Glass in San Francisco where he creates his work. Patchen enjoys and finds inspiration in international travel, SCUBA diving, photography, architecture, science and nature.
For further information
check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
828/225-6625 or visit (www.thebendergallery.com).
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