Tacoma, Wash. (May 14, 2009)— Daniel Clayman will work in the Hot Shop as a Visiting Artist at the Museum of Glass June 3 – 7, 2009.  This residency coincides with his exhibition, White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman, currently on display in the Museum’s gallery.

Beginning with the modular construction techniques which premiered in White Light, the artist will research new methods of building forms with assistance from the Hot Shop team. Using a variety of experimental blow molds, Clayman intends to create forms that are an extension of the blowing process. The artist hopes that his residency will provide him further insight into his ongoing pursuit of the structure of form. “My work is a continual, always evolving exploration of simple forms,” said Clayman.

Clayman will sign exhibition catalogs for visitors on Saturday, June 6 at 1:30 p.m. His catalog is available for purchase in the Museum Store.

Clayman’s White Light exhibition consists of seven large-scale, dense, opaque sculptures that challenge viewers’ perceptions of glass art. The exhibition will close on June 14, 2009.

More information about White Light: http://www.museumofglass.org/exhibitions/daniel-clayman/

About the Artist:
Daniel Clayman began his career as a theater and modern dance lighting designer. In 1983 he enrolled in the Glass Program at Rhode Island School of Design, studying under Bruce Chao. Graduating with a BFA in Glass in June of 1986, the artist has maintained a studio in Providence, RI ever since. By the 1990s, he had moved toward the large-scale glass pieces that characterize his work today.

About the Visiting Artist Program:
The Museum of Glass Hot Shop Visiting Artist Program hosts internationally known artists and emerging artists from the region and around the world—some who are masters of glass and some who are experimenting with the medium for the first time.  They work with the Museum’s resident Hot Shop team to explore, invent and create with glass.  With a diverse mixture of culture, style, focus and expertise, each artist offers Museum visitors the chance to experience a distinct creative style.