Glassblower John Kiley will be running the hot shop at the Schack Art Center in Everett, Washington, when it opens in 2010.
A veteran of Dale Chihuly’s hotshop, and currently a key member of Lino Tagliapietra’s team, Seattle native John Kiley will bring a wealth of hands-on experience to his new position as director of glass programs at the Schack Art Center, an 80,000 square foot facility slated to open in 2010.
The new arts building opening in downtown Everett, Washington, just a half hour’s drive north from Seattle, will include a full hot shop, warm shop, and cold shop, as well as demonstration areas for leading artists from the Northwest to share their process. Kiley will be overseeing the construction of the glass facility, and, once it becomes operational next year, will be directing its activities.
The Schack Art Center in downtown Everett, Washington, will feature a full range of glass facilities as well as exhibition space and a demonstration area.
Located at 2919 Hoyt Avenue in Everett, the Schack Art Center will include a first-floor education center with 18,000 square feet of exhibition, classroom, and workshop space. There will also be 40 housing units built in the floors above the art center.
A native of Seattle, Washington, Kiley began blowing glass professionally at the age of 19. He studied at Pilchuck and Penland before he began working for Dale Chihuly and participated in the Chihuly Over Venice project, serving as a gaffer on one of the chandelier teams. During this time, Kiley also assisted distinguished glass artists Dante Marioni and Benjamin Moore. Currently, he works with Lino Tagliapietra in Seattle as well as in Murano. Kiley has taught glassblowing at the National College of Art and Design in Ireland, The Bezalel Academy of Arts in Israel, and Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle. He has also been a visiting artist at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. His work can be found at Holsten, Traver, and Hawk galleries.
In addition to all those great accomplishments, he’s a really nice person! We are really very happy for and impressed by all of John’s accomplishments and believe that the Schack Art Center will be a mega-success with him as the director!