Lino Tagliapietra

The world’s greatest living glassblower

Lino Tagliapietra is revered as the maestro of glassblowing and one of the key players of the early Studio Glass movement. It was Lino who came to the fledgling Pilchuck Glass School in 1979 and shared with American glassmakers his vast knowledge gained from years of work in the Murano glass community. This act began a chain reaction of shared knowledge that universally elevated the art and craft of glassmaking and changed the course of contemporary glass.

Don't miss your opportunity to see this master at work as Lino comes to the Museum Hot Shop for a Visiting Artist residency. Additionally, an exhibition of Lino’s work, Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass, will open at the Museum of Glass in February, 2008.

Key Lino Dates

Oct 24–28	Visiting Artist Residency, 9am – 3pm
Feb 13–17	Visiting Artist Residency, 9am – 3pm
Feb 22	Member and Artist Reception, 6 – 9pm
Feb 23	Lecture by Curator Susanne K. Franz, 1pm
Feb 24	Panel discussion, lecture by Lino and book signing, 2 – 5pm
Feb 23– Aug 24	The Exhibition
Feb 27– Mar 2	Visiting Artist Residency, 9am – 3pm (12 –5pm Sunday)
Jun 11–15	Visiting Artist Residency, 9am – 3pm

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