Jen Blazina
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Jen Blazina is a sculptor and printmaker who uses glass as her primary medium. She resides in Philadelphia, where she is an artist and professor.[1] Blazina's work can be found in collections at the Neuberger Museum of Art, The Imagine Museum, The Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the Corning Museum of Glass.[2]
Biography
Jen Blazina attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY, studying photography under Joe Sternfeld and Gregory Crewson, as well as a concentration in art and film history. After receiving her BA, she went on to receive a BFA from State University of New York at Purchase college. There she combined photography, printmaking, and contemporary art history, studying under Jan Groover and Irving Sandler.
In 1994, Jen then went to Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI. At Cranbrook, she experimented with mixed media installations incorporating cast objects with her printmaking and photography.
After graduating from Cranbrook, she moved to Washington, DC, where she worked as a studio artist and adjunct at various universities.
In 2003, Blazina was awarded a residency at the Creative Glass Center of America in Millville, NJ, where she began casting glass. After the residency, she moved to Philadelphia to start teaching and coordinating the print program at Drexel University.[1]
Process
Blazina incorporates glass, printmaking, photography, and metals to express concepts of narratives and place. Her work is influenced by family, commonplace objects, fashion, familial narratives, and photographs. Achieving longevity through casting and fabrication, these elements evoke an ephemeral sense of the past.
A Look at Blazina's Work by Kate Rieppel and Hannah Simons
"Philadelphia-based artist Jen Blazina's ethereal work transports the viewer into a dream-like state. A testament to her appreciation for nostalgia and the importance of family and memory, each piece evokes a feeling of stepping into someone's private narrative, orienting the viewer somewhere between voyeurism and fixation. A crisp and clear coldness is found in Blazina's pieces by way of the glass and cast plaster, a coolness that should be in direct discordance with the wistful images of remembrance, and yet is the perfect antidote. In particular, her series of screened images on glass, Class of 1940, begs the viewer to wonder more about the hazy images of the women and the lost details of their lives. The images fluidly glide over the edges of their glass frames as if plotting their great escape." (From Art Review magazine in 2010 discussing Blazina's piece: Class of 1940)[3]
Collections
- Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA[2]
- Imagine Museum, Petersburgh, FL
- Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ, USA
- Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, NY, USA
- California Community Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Tucson, AR, USA
- Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY, USA
- The National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Ha’mizgaga Glass Factory Museum, Nachsholim, Israel
- Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside CA, USA
- The Hyatt, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Woman's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY, USA
- Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
- Frans Masereel Centre, Kasterlee, Belgium
- Kala Institute of Art, Berkley, CA, USA[4]
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2020
- Solo Exhibition, Koelsch Haus Gallery, Houston, TX
2019
- Garden of Decadence, Lyon College, Batesville, AL
2017
- Floating, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2016
- Ephemera, Ha’mizgaga Glass Factory Museum, Nachsholim, Israel
2015
- Intertwined, Koelsch Haus Gallery, Houston, TX
- Homage to Corning, The Glass Market, Corning Museum of Art, Corning, NY
- Outdated, Lindenwood University, MO
2014
- Outdated, Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL[5]
- Reflections, FotoFest 2014, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX[6]
2013
- Minimal Decadence, University of Dallas, Dallas, TX
2012
- Collection, Thompson Gallery, Furman University, Greenville, SC[7]
- Sweet and Sickly, European Ceramic WorkCentre, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2011
- Menagerie, Outdoor Installation, Djerassi Artist Residency Program, Woodside, CA[8]
- Collection, European Ceramic WorkCentre, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
- A Remembrance, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
- Watches, Paxton Gate Gallery, San Francisco, CA[9]
2010
- Bittersweet, Affordable Art Fair, Divergence Fine Art Gallery, NY, NY
- A Garden of Decadence, Pictura Gallery, Dordrecht, Netherlands
2009 Relics, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
- Ephemeral Narratives, Silica Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008
- Ephemera, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
- Returning, Radford University Art Museum, Radford, VA
- Inaugural Exhibition, Youens Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2007
- Oracle, Kunstoffice, Berlin, Germany
- Recollection, Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
- Recollection, Art Chicago, Marx Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL[10]
2006
- Recollection, The Bridge International, Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL
- Nesting, Marx Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL
- Fantasma, Bridgette Mayer Gallery, Philadelphia, PA[11]
2005
- Mending, Scuola di Grafica, Venice, Italy
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2019
- Prime, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, IL[12]
- 47th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI[12]
- Grand Opening, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
- Domestic Matters: Uncommon Apron, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ
- Beauties of the Common Tool, Gravy Gallery and Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2018
- Sculptural Objects Functional Art and Design, Chicago, IL, Represented by Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI[12]
- 46th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI[12]
- Ears of Buddha: Mystical Powers, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
- Hot and Cold, FOCI, Glass Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Some Like It Hot, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Sound and Vision, The National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA[13]
2017
- Glass Weekend 2017, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Millville, NJ
- Glass Art Society Members Juried Exhibition, Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, VA
- Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Women in Glass, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne, PA
- Embodiment, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
2016
- Glass Fashion Show, Toledo Museum of Art, Glass Pavilion, Toledo, OH
- Hang in 3D, Koelsch Haus, Houston, TX
- Bounded, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
2015
- Reincarnation, The Art Car Museum, Houston, TX
- Glass Weekend 2015, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
- Shattered, Chandra Cerrito Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Works in Jewelry, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Way Kool, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
2014
- Square Foot, Art Basel, Projects Gallery, Miami, FL
- Influencers, Printmaking Center of NJ, Branchburgh, NJ
2013
- The Art of the Fellowship, Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
- Common Discourse, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Glass Weekend 2013, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA[14]
- 4, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
- Treat Yourself, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
- Rock and Roll, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
2012
- 9, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, P. R. China
- Lights, Camera, Action, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
- Hot Glass, GAS Conference, Toledo, OH
- The Fire Continues, The Gallery of Fine Craft, Millville, NJ
- Unlived Histories, Flanders Gallery, Raleigh, NC
2011
- Holding Memory, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
- Art in Public Spaces, Museum of the 21st Century, Langenois, Austria
- Glass Weekend 2011, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Millville, NJ
- Identify Yourself, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MS
- Sculpted Memory, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2010
- It's a Group Thing, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
- Ni Una Mas, Pearlstein Galleries, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
- Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass, Western University, Seattle, WA
- Group Exhibition, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass, Western University, Seattle, WA
- Represented Artists Exhibition, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
2009
- Drukwerk Buiten de Marge, Pictura Gallery, Dordrecht, Netherlands
- Sculptural Objects Figurative Art 2009, Represented by Silica Gallery, Chicago, IL
- State of the Union, Philadelphia Arts Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- National Print Exhibition, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA
- Sculptural Objects Figurative Art 2009, Represented by Silica Gallery, New York, NY
- The Art of the Reclaimed Object, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Tucson, AR
- Glass Weekend 2009, Wheaton Arts, Represented by Silica Gallery, Millville, NJ
- Vision Realized, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
- Gen-X, Modern Masters Fine Arts Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
- Salon, Pictura Gallery, Dordrecht, Netherlands
2008
- Time Capsules: 2 Person Exhibition, Gallery Imperato, Baltimore, MD
- Contemporary Works in Glass, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- Red Dot, Represented by Gallery Imperato, New York, New York, NY
- Multiplicitocracy, American University Museum, Washington, D.C.
- Kunstoffice-Ziell V, Kunstoffice, Berlin, Germany
- Transformation 6: Contemporary Works in Glass, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
- The Art of the Reclaimed Object, Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Tucson, AR
- Spirit, James Backas Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- 4, Aron Packer Gallery, Chicago, IL[5]
- Cast Glass Fellows, The Gallery at Wheaton Art, Millville, NJ
- Invitational Represented Artist Exhibition, The Glass Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Awards and Grants
2019
- Westphal Faculty Development Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Faculty Summer Research Award for Tenure/Tenure Track Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Bronze Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2018
- Louis and Bessie Stein Family Fellowship to Israel in 2018, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Drexel University International Grant - Travel to Estonia, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2017
- Westphal Faculty Development Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Celebrity Foundation Scholarship, Corning Museum of Art, Corning, NY[2]
2016
- Drexel University International Grant - Travel to Israel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Westphal College of Media Arts and Design Faculty Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2015
- Corning Museum of Glass Scholarship, Corning, NY[2]
2014
- Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
- Corning Museum of Glass Scholarship, Corning, NY[2]
2011
- International Travel Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
- Anne & Rodney Pearlman Fellow, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA
2009
- 1st Place Award, National Print Exhibition, Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA
2008
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant, Supporting Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
- Westphal Faculty Development Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2006
- Westphal Faculty Development Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2005
- Independence Foundation Artist Fellowship Grant, Philadelphia, PA
- Maryland State Art Council Individual Artist Grant, Baltimore, MD
- Windows of Opportunity Grant, Leeway Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
- Kala Art Institute of Art Fully Funded Fellowship, Berkley, CA
Residencies
2021
- Invited Resident, ArtCube, Jerusalem, Israel
2020
- Invited Artist, The Flint Museum of Art, Flint, MI
2019
- Invited Artist, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA
2018
- Invited Fellowship, Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Tallinn, Estonia
- Invited Fellowship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
- Resident Artist, Glass Artist Pavilion Project, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2017
- Invited Fellowship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
- Invited Visiting Artist, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
2016
- Invited Fellowship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2013
- Resident Artist, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY[2]
2012
- Resident Artist, European Ceramic WorkCentre, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2011
- Resident Artist, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA
- Resident Artist, European Ceramic WorkCentre, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2009
- Resident Artist, Frans Masereel Centre of Printmaking, Kasterlee, Belgium
- Resident Artist, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2008
- National Endowment for the Arts Recipient, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY[15]
- Resident Artist, Frans Masereel Centre of Printmaking, Kasterlee, Belgium
2007
- International Fellowship Artist, Kala Institute of Art, Berkeley, CA
- Resident Artist, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2006
- Invited Artist in Resident, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2005
- Resident Artist, Women's Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2003
- Resident Artist, Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ
2001
- Resident Artist, Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
- Resident Artist, Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY
External Links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Faculty Focus Jen Blazina". Westphal College of Media Arts & Design. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Residencies | Corning Museum of Glass". www.cmog.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ Rieppel & Simons (April 30, 2010). "May members' roundup - the best of the network". Art Review.
- ↑ "Jennifer Blazina". Kala Art Institute. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Outdated". www.packergallery.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Uncommon elements alter view of daily life in Shadyside exhibit | TribLIVE.com". archive.triblive.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ Roberts, John; Roberts, John (2012-02-16). "Art by Blazina on display in Thompson Gallery". Furman News. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "Blazina | Menagerie". djerassi.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ UrbanGlass (2020-04-02). "OPENING: Jen Blazina's cast glass objects and panels…". UrbanGlass. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "Projects Gallery :: Recollection :: Jen Blazina". www.projectsgallery.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ Bosch, Jeroen (2007-10-04). "Jen Blazina, Tomas Schats en Merose @ Pictura Dordrecht". trendbeheer.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "Artist Individual - Habatat Galleries". www.habatat.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "Old City District". www.oldcitydistrict.org. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "New Visions". Wexler Gallery. 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
- ↑ "Jen Blazina". Women's Studio Workshop. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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