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Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
Asheville, NC
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Opening: July 2nd
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Exhibition Dates: July 2nd to August 27 th
For more information please visit: https://bluespiral1.com
The Light at the End of the Tunnel
Eclipse Center for Creative Community
Lansdale, PA
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Opening: July 16th
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Exhibition Dates: July 16 th to September 12th
For more information please visit: Eclipsec3.com
Invitational Residency
Art Cube
Jerusalem, Israel
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Dates: August 1st to August 31st
For more information please visit:
Habatat Galleries
Royal Oak, MI
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VIP Weekend: April 28th to May 1st
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Exhibition Dates: May 1st to July 23rd
Jen’s work "Cluster" will be included in Glass 49, International Invitational.
For more information, please visit: www.Glass49.com
Jen Blazina has been asked to lecture about her work to the Glass Alliance of Northern California on May 25th at 11am PST.
For information on the lecture: www.glancinfo.org.
Jen will be lecturing to the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass on April 2nd at 11am EST. She will be speaking about her artwork and her process.
For more information, please visit: https://contempglass.org/
On February 19th, Jen Blazina will be unveiling a new work, Atari 2021, for her gallery Habatat Galleries of Detroit as part of their exclusive limited series. Through the lost wax process, she has created a cast glass sculpture based on an Atari joystick.
For more information: https://www.habatat.com/habatat-limited/
Habatat Galleries
Royal Oak, MI
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Grand opening: November 1
I will be displaying a series of new works based on toy irons I had as a child. Each piece life sized. I created the work in cast glass, cast bronze and cast aluminum.
The Glass Art Fair’s mission is to promote and drive general awareness to this exciting and innovative art medium. This new virtual exhibit is unlike any other!
For more information:
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
Asheville, NC
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Grand opening: July 3rd
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Exhibition dates: July 3rd - August 28th
Jen will be included in an exhibition called Tools of the Trade in Blue Spiral 1 Gallery of Asheville, NC. The exhibition opens July 3rd and runs until August 28th. In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment, ‘Tools of the Trade’ is the first of two all women shows the gallery is hosting in 2020. Jen will displaying multiple large scale pieces from glass, bronze, print media and found objects. This exhibit references and pays homage to the tradition of "women's work" in the contemporary realm.
For more information: bluespiral1.com
48th Annual International Invitational Awards Exhibition
Habatat Galleries
Royal Oak, MI
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Grand opening: May 8th
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Exhibition dates: May 8th - July 3rd
Habatat adapted the Glass48 International event to a client focused online presentation so the exhibition can be viewed from anywhere. Jen will be displaying two new bodies of work. Both are series of kiln cast frames hues of blues, grays, and greens with screen print. The images of landscapes, clouds, and bridges are taken from her original photography.
For more information:
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
Asheville, NC
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Exhibition dates: April 17th - July 31st
For this exhibition, Jen has created a new piece just for this exhibition where she transformed a victorian photo album into a lightbox which holds a screen print on glass.
Gallery proceeds for this show are going to the Artist Relief Fund, an initiative to provide grants and information to artists struggling through the Covid-19 crisis.
For more information: www.bluespiral1.com
COVID - 19 Dialect Online Exhibition
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery
Asheville, NC
Exhibition dates: May 1st - July 31st
Jen has created a series of glass frames with screen prints. The images are appropriated from photographs found in her family’s albums. Each piece depicts shoes worn during different moments in a woman’s life.
For more information: www.bluespiral1.com
Jen is now honored to be represented by Blue Spiral 1 Gallery in Asheville, NC.
Blue Spiral 1 exhibits work by exceptional artists and object makers. thematic group exhibitions and individual artist showcases rotate in the Main and Lower Level galleries every other month, while the gallery's Upper Level features a wide array of works by over 100 represented artists.
For more information: bluespiral1.com
His Glass Works Product Catalog pg.54
Asheville, NC
His Glass Works is a family owned company which supplies cold working equipment and supplies to the medical and artist industries in glass.
For more information: hisglassworks.com
Flint Institute of Arts Museum
Flint, MI
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Residency and Workshop Dates: August 14th - 21st
Jen has been honored to be invited to be a resident artist at the Flint Institute of Arts Museum in Flint, MI. During her residency, she will work with the hot shop team to create a series of experimental prints and afterwards the team with roll up the image onto sculptural elements. Concurrently, Jen will be conducting a workshop which explores experimental screen printing on glass. This workshop will cover different approaches to printing onto glass.
For more information: www.flintarts.org
Jen Blazina is the current spotlight artist on Habatat Galleries' website.
Habatat Galleries
Royal Oak, MI
For more information: Habatat.com
Spotlight Artist
Meet the Maestro Lecture Series The Glass Alliance New Mexico
Bullseye Resource Center
Santa Fe, NM
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Saturday, February 8th, 10am
For more information: www.glassnm.org
Talks On Glass The Arizona Glass Alliance Scottsdale, AZ
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Monday, February 10th, 7:30pm
For more information: azglassalliance.org
Habatat Prime will be open during SOFA Chicago weekend.
The Roosevelt Collection- Z Gallerie
1023 S. Delano Court East Space F123
Chicago, IL 60605
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The Habatat Prime Chicago Sofa Kick VIP: Thursday, October 31st, 11am
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Grand Opening: Thursday, October 31st, 7pm
Hours:
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Thursday, October 31, 11am - 9pm
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Friday, November 1, 10am - 8pm
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Saturday, November 2, 10am - 8pm
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Sunday, November 3, 11am - 5pm
For more information: habatat.com
Artful Harvest Benefit Auction
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
2325 Bear Gulch Road
Woodside, CA 94062
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Benefit: October 13th, 3pm - 7pm
On display will be a one of a kind sculpture of a bunny from her Menagerie Installation on the grounds.
For more information contact: djerassi.org
Hot Glass Expo
On display will be a one of a kind daisy bowl in cast glass.
Hot Glass Gallery Opening Reception
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October 1st, 6pm - 8pm
Art Loop: (special gallery hours)
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October 17th, 5:30pm - 9pm
Hot Glass Gala Auction
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November 8th, 5:30pm - 9pm
For more information:
Kresge Gallery
Lyon College
Batesville, AR
Exhibition Dates:
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September 20th - November 2nd
Artist Lecture and Opening:
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September 20th, 7pm
The new body of work focuses on the theme of a fairy tale with flowers, animals, and framing. Jen will be giving a lecture on her artwork and student critiques.
For more information: www.lyon.edu
Koelsch Gallery
Houston, TX
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Grand Opening: September 21st
She has been represented by Koelsch Gallery since 2011. This new piece is centered on the idea of forgotten memories. It is a large necklace sculpture (5’ x 3’) made of glass, enamel photography, and 3D metals.
For more information: koelschgallery.com
Grand Opening
Sally D. Francisco Gallery
The Peters Valley School of Craft (PVSC)
Layton, NJ
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Exhibition dates: August 31st - November 3rd
Based on domestic ideas of what a woman is expected to wear and do in the household: aprons, irons, spools of thread, etc.
The group show will also have a catalogue produced.
For more information: petersvalleygallery.org
Pittsburgh Glass Center
Pittsburgh, PA
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Gala Opening: September 20th
For more information: www.pittsburghglasscenter.org
Habatat Galleries
Royal Oak, MI
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Exhibition dates: May 2nd - July 5th
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Grand Opening: weekend of May 2nd
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Online catalogue: www.Glass47.com
For more information: www.habatat.com
Beauties of the Common Tool
Gravy Studio & Gallery
Philadelphia, PA
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First Friday Opening Reception: June 7th, 6pm - 10pm
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Northern Liberty Second Saturday Event:
June 8th, 1pm - 5pm
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Artist Brunch & Open Hours: Saturday, June 29th, 1pm - 5pm
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Open Hours on Saturday: 1pm - 5pm or by appointment
For more information: www.gravy-studio.com
Summer Instructors Show
Appalachian Center for Craft
Tennessee Tech University
Smithville, TN
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Workshop Dates: May 10th - August 6th, 9am - 6pm
For more information: www.tntech.edu
Residency
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Woodside, CA
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Dates: July 25th - August 4th
A continuation of the site-specific installation, Menagerie.
For more information contact: djerassi.org
Award
Recipient of the 2019 Faculty Summer Research Award for Tenure / Tenure-Track Faculty
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Toledo Museum of Art
Glass Pavilion
Toledo, OH
Students will learn all of the parts of the process from coating a screen to the final print to firing schedules. At the end of the course, each student will take home a series of pieces from tests to a final project that incorporates both powders and enamels. Blazina will also provide information on how students can build their own screen print shop.
Dates: August 12 th - 16th, 9am - 5pm
For more information: ww.toledomuseum.org