Benjamin W. Cobb

EDUCATION
2001 Rochester Institute of Technology, School For American Crafts, Rochester, NY BFA in glass and glass sculpture Robin Cass, Michael Taylor instructors in glass forming and sculpture

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
2002- present Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA present Lead Gaffer/ Hot Shop Manager, public demonstrations, product design, and visiting artist support

2008 Glass Art Society, Portland, OR Demonstration on Corning Mobile Shop

2006 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, Gaffer session 1, for artist in residence Trimpin

2005 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA, teaching assistant for Robin Cass, Session 3, glassblowing

2003 Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA, 2003 demonstration on Corning mobile stage 2002 Bacchus Glass, Sonoma,CA.

2002-present gaffer, and assistant to Frank Cavaz California Glass Exchange, assistant to Robin Cass, demonstrator The Studio at Corning, Corning,NY teaching assistant for Robin Cass, beginning glass blowing class

2001 Glass Art Society Demonstration, Corning,NY assistant to Robin Cass, hot glass demonstration

2000 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME TA for Robin Cass, beginning glassblowing class

1999 Blenko Glass Factory, Milton, West Virginia Assistant for Hank Murta Adams, hot glass casting

1994 Thames Street Glass, Newport, RI

1999 Gaffing position for production line; responsible for charging, light up and shut down of studio,

EXHIBITIONS
2009 Blue Room, Nadania Idriss Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Looking Forward, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA inspired by William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA

2008 SOFA, Chicago, IL, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Kinesthesia, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA New Work, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Gesture and Cadence, Morgan Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2007 Life Forms, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA Pilchuck Glass Exhibition; Each Year the Fire Burns Brighter, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA Solo Exhibition, Marthas’ Vineyard Glassworks, August

2007, Marthas’ Vineyard, MA Now- Glass on the Cutting Edge, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA

2006 SOFA, New York, represented by the Cervini Haas Gallery Framework, solo exhibition, Vetri International Gallery, Seattle, WA Pilchuck Staff Exhibition, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA Focus on Glass, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ Glass Invitational, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2005 Cocktails at Five, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA

2003 Bubba Mavis, Seattle, WA Artists of My Era, Area, working drawing show

2001 Glass Art Society Student Exhibition, Corning, NY second prize Memorial Art Gallery,Rochester,NY, 58th Finger Lakes Exhibition Gallery R, Rochester, NY. sculptural glass exhibition The Oxford Gallery, Rochester, NY, May Senior Thesis Show Bevier Gallery, Rochester, NY, Dec.- Jan. Student Honors Show Niche Award Winner, glass, sculptural James Renwick Alliance, annual gala and auction, second prize

2000 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, August Haystack TA Exhibition, Haystack Benefit Auction The Museum of Luminous Phenomena, Alfred, NY, April Outdoor Light Exhibition

1999 Bausch and Lomb, Rochester, NY, June permanent installation

PUBLICATIONS
2009 Kids Design Glass, (exhibition catalog) Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA. Essay for the exhibition.

2006 500 Glass Objects, By Maurine Littleton American Craft, portfolio section, October/ November 25 Years of New Glass Review, By Tina Oldknow,

2002 The New Glass Review, number 23