David Patchen

David Patchen
Patchen in 2013
Born1965 or 1966 (age 57–58)[1]
New Rochelle, New York
Known forGlasswork

David Scott Patchen is an American glass artist who uses the techniques of cane and murrine in an American style. Patchen's work is internationally known[2] primarily for a combination of intricately patterned and vibrant color combinations in large scale blown glass.[3] His work is in many private and public collections, featured in many publications and frequently in shows such as SOFA (Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art), Chicago, ART Shanghai, COLLECT London and ART Palm Beach. His work is shown in galleries and in museums in the U.S., and Europe.[4] Patchen was awarded an artist residency in 2010 in Seto city, Japan where his visit was covered by the local media and included lectures, demonstrations and a show of his work at the Seto City Art Museum.[5] Based on Patchen's expertise, his book is part of the permanent collection of Giorgio Cini Foundation's Centro Studi del Vetro (Glass Study Center) library in Venice, Italy and the Rakow Library at the Corning Museum of Glass.[citation needed]

Patchen's work was featured in a cover article in the March/April 2016 issue of Glass Art Magazine.[6] He has demonstrated publicly including at the Glass Art Society's international conference in 2015 in San Jose, CA and 2022 at the Tacoma Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA and as Guest Artist at the Corning Museum of Glass in 2017 and 2022.[citation needed]

Born in New Rochelle, New York,[1] Patchen resides in San Francisco, California. Primarily self-taught since 2001, he works out of Public Glass in San Francisco. Informal education included visits to the studio of Afro Celotto, maestro and former assistant to Lino Tagliapietra in Murano, Italy, and an artistic merit scholarship to the Pilchuck Glass School. Early in his career, Patchen assisted several artists including Afro Celotto and Marvin Lipofsky in creating their work.[7]

  1. ^ a b Smith, Dan (Fall 2020). "From Venice with Love" (PDF). CA Modern. Photography by Eric Castro and Ryan Heffernan. pp. 16–19. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 23, 2023 – via David Patchen.
  2. ^ "Master of Murrine". Contemporary Glass Society. November 2, 2022. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Moses, Monica (March 29, 2012). "One Glass Artist's Evolving Style". American Craft Council. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Galleries". David Patchen. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Seto International Ceramic & Glass Art Exchange Program". www.seto-cul.jp.
  6. ^ Bryan, Colleen. "David Patchen: Glass for the Inquisitive Mind". Hot Glass Studio Profile. Glass Art Magazine. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Biography". David Patchen. Retrieved July 1, 2024.