Margaret Neher
I'm drawn to the challenge of capturing realistic images in an unchanging form. I make flameworked glass jewelry, ornaments, salt and pepper shakers, scent bottles, goblets and wedding cake toppers. There will be demonstrations during Open Studio weekends.
CONTACT INFORMATION
- phone:
- 607-277-2428
- e-mail:
- mneher@lightlink.com
- website:
- www.margaretneher.com
ADDRESS
329 S. Titus Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850STUDIO DIRECTIONS
From downtown Ithaca, go south on Cayuga Street, past Green and Clinton Streets. After going over a little bridge, take a right on to S. Titus Avenue. I am number 329.
EXPERIENCE
2007-present: class instructor, flameworking workshops at The Studio at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
October 7–8, Nov. 4–5, 2006: Glass Flower Workshops, The Corning Studio, Corning NY
1993–Present: Margaret Neher/ Flameworked Glass, Ithaca, NY. Wholesale and retail production of lampworked glass jewelry, salt and pepper shakers, ornaments, scent bottles, sculptures, and goblets.
1985–1994: Owner/Operator; Crystal Images, Ithaca, NY. Commissioned and wholesale stained and etched glass; windows, giftware and kaleidoscopes.
1984–1985: Assistant Manager; Lumiere Glasswork Studio, Ithaca, NY. Stained glass production, restoration and sales
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2001-2008, 2010: Finalist; NICHE Award Entry, NICHE Magazine, Baltimore, MD
2004, 2007, 2010: NICHE Award; NICHE Magazine, Baltimore, MD
2003: Group Show; “Eternal Orchids,” Mostly Glass Gallery, Englewood, NJ
2003: Group Show; “The Eclectic Goblet,” Carson Masuoka Gallery, Denver, CO
2003: Group Show; “The Eclectic Goblet,” Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2002: Group Show; “Celebrate the Glass Flowers!,” Harvard Museum of Natural History, Boston, MA
2001: Solo Show; “Orchid,” 15 Steps Gallery, Ithaca, NY
2000: Group Show; “Jewels and Scents,” Mostly Glass Gallery, Englewood, NJ
1999: “Cool Women, Hot Glass/ Hot Women, Cool Glass,” Ariana Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1995: Second Place Jewelry Award; Colorscape Chenango Arts Festival, Norwich, NY
1988: Honorable Mention; WSKG Fine Arts and American Crafts Awards, Binghamton, NY
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS
2003: Art of the Paperweight, Randall Grubb, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
2002: Sally Prasch; “Ornaments,” National Bottle Museum, Ballston Spa, NY
2002: Chris Rice; “Goblets,” National Bottle Museum, Ballston Spa, NY
1998: Suellen Fowler; “Flameworking: An Intimate Art,” The Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, NY
1996: Sally Prasch and Bandhu Scott Dunham; “Conceptual Voyaging Through Lampwork,” Boston, MA
1992: Milon Townsend; “Introductory Lampwork,” Townsend Associates, Brooklyn, NY
1977: Bachelor of Music in Applied Performance, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY
