Artist in Residence

May 22-26

Nick Mount, a pioneer in Australian glass art since the early '70s, established Victoria's first private hot glass studio with his partner Pauline. They developed an internationally recognized arts practice known for technical and artistic excellence.

Nick has exhibited widely, with works in over 20 public collections internationally. His award-winning Martini Set is in the Art Gallery of South Australia, and he designed the limited-edition Penfolds Ampoule.

Founded in the historic and cultural traditions of the Venetians, inspired by the collaborative nature of studio glass, and cultivated by the local and international glass community, Nick's work tells a uniquely Australian story of partnership and persistence, industry and innovation, experimentation and growth.

July 28-August 1

Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz began blowing glass together at Rhode Island School of Design in 1995. Together they own a studio in Seattle where they design and produce a line of studio glass collaboratively under the name Two Tone Studios. They have taught workshops and completed residencies at institutions such as The Studio of Corning Museum of Glass, Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Craft and Pittsburgh Glass Center.

They have lectured and demonstrated at universities throughout the U.S. and Japan, as well as in Korea, Australia, Ireland, Turkey and Finland. In 2020 they relocated to Toyama, Japan, where Sugiki took on a four-year temporary contract as Associate Professor of Hot Glass at the Toyama Institute of Glass Art.