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MARK KOBASZ
mkstudios3@gmail.com
215-802-9713
EDUCATION
1999 MAT, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1979 BFA, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
EXPERIENCE
2024
Instructor, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2001-2023
Visual Arts Instructor, Springfield Township High School, Erdenheim, PA
Taught visual arts, including Sculpture, Ceramics I & II, Art I & II, Painting, Drawing, AP Design Studio, and Glass. Engaged students in an ongoing public arts initiative throughout the school building, with both temporary and permanent displays. Expanded and professionalized the ceramics and sculpture studios, and introduced glass art making processes. Was a key contributor to the “Maker Studio.” Students won multiple regional awards yearly including the PSEA “Touch the Future” and Montco shows. Alumni of SHS Art Department have graduated from Tyler School of Art, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, University of the Arts, Maryland Institute College of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Coached Theatrical Set Design and the Springfield Gallery. K-12 School District Art Curriculum Coordinator.
1995-2004
Artist-In-Education Directory Artist, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
1996-2002
Instructor, Hands on Glass, Corning, NY
1992-2002
Instructor, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA
1999-2000
Instructor, Saturday Lab School, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Artist in Residence, Erdenheim Elementary School, Erdenheim, PA
Artist in Residence, Springfield Middle School, Erdenheim, PA
2000-2001
Instructor, Friends Select School, Philadelphia, PA
2002-2003
Artist in Residence, People’s Light and Theatre Company, Malvern, PA
2004
Artist in Residence, The Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
2003
Lecturer, Glass Art Society Conference, Seattle, WA
2002
Visiting Artist, “Museum Link,” The Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
2001
Director of Design, “Summer Stage,” People’s Light and Theatre Co., Malvern, PA
Artist in Residence, Boyertown East Junior High School, Boyertown, PA
2000
Artist in Residence, The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
Artist in Residence, Baldi Middle School, Philadelphia, PA
Artist in Residence, Bala Cynwyd Middle School, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Artist in Residence, Welsh Valley Middle School, Narberth, PA
1999
Artist in Residence, Walton Farm Elementary School, Lansdale, PA
Artist in Residence, Wyomissing Hills Elementary School, Wyomissing Hills, PA
Artist in Residence, Twin Valley Elementary School, Elverson, PA
1998
Artist in Residence, Erdenheim Elementary School, Springfield, PA
1997
Visiting Artist, Sheridan College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Visiting Artist, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1996
Artist in Residence, Lorane Elementary School, Reading, PA
Artist in Residence, Anna B. Pratt Elementary School, Philadelphia, PA
1995
Visiting Artist, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
1993-2002
Instructor, Studio Access to Glass/Hands on Glass, Corning, NY
1991
Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Visiting Artist, New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
1988
Visiting Artist, Sheridan College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1986
Artist in Residence, New York Experimental Glass Workshop, NY, NY
1983
Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1980-1982
Teaching Assistant, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
INSTALLATIONS AND ONE MAN SHOWS
2000
Portals, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1997
Deep Quiet, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1996
Habitat, Galerie Elena Lee Verre D’Art, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Some Place, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1991
Kobasz and Brennan, Running Ridge Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
1989
Mark Kobasz, Galerie Elena Lee Verre D’Art, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1988
Round Robin, Anne O’Brien Gallery, Washington, DC
Echo of Order, Dexterity Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1987
Age of Descent, The Society for Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
Somber Mutants, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1986
The Silent Gathering, Heller Gallery, NY, NY
1984
Victims & Mutants, Fleisher Art Memorial Challenge Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA
1983
Artlot, Old Abbott’s Dairy, Philadelphia, PA
1979
Stalking, Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA
PUBLIC ART
2023
Identity, fused and laminated glass, Springfield Township High School Lobby
2022
Tapestry, fused and laminated glass, Springfield Township High School Lobby
2019
Isolation, fused and laminated glass, Springfield Township High School Lobby
2018
Do You Hear Me?, painted wood, Springfield Township High School Cafe
2016
Mandala, ceramic mosaic, Springfield Township High School Hallway
2015
Girls with Flowers, stained glass, Springfield Township High School Library
Transformations, photo-fused glass, Springfield Township High School Lobby
2014
Touch, painted and fused glass, Springfield Township High School Atrium
2013
Flower Column, ceramic mosaic, Springfield Township High School Atrium
Glass Expressions, fused glass, plate glass, Springfield Township High School Atrium
2012
Aquarium, wire sculpture, Springfield Township High School Atrium
Flower Pot, ceramic mosaic, Springfield Township High School Lobby
2011
Springfield Superlatives, glass mosaic, Springfield Township High School Hallway
2010
Sunflower Column, Ceramic mosaic, Springfield Township High School Cafeteria
2009
Cornicoptic, cast glass, wood, Springfield Township High School Atrium
2008
Word Windows, etched glass, Springfield Township High School Atrium
Looking at Me and You, glass and photographic lamination, Springfield Township High School Atrium
2007
Who am I? glass and photographic lamination, Springfield Township High School Lobby
2006
The Diversity Windows, glass and photographic lamination, Springfield Township High School Atrium
Senior Pride, mixed media, Springfield Township High School Cafe
Wood & Concrete Bench, Springfield Township High School JV Field
2005
Sculpture Garden, cast concrete, Springfield Township High School Courtyard
Sunflower, ceramic mosaic, Springfield Township High School Cafe
2004
Who Are You? mixed media installation, The Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA
Springfield History, etched glass panels, Springfield Township High School Lobby
Spartans, ceramic mosaic, Springfield Township High School Dugout
2002-2003
We The People, mixed media installation, People’s Light & Theatre Company Lobby, Malvern, PA
2002
The City and the River, concrete, glass, and copper, The Banana Factory Sculpture Garden, Bethlehem, PA
2001
Architectural History, etched glass panels, Boyertown East Junior High School Lobby, Boyertown, PA
The Unity Bridge, etched glass panels, Friends Select School Lobby, Philadelphia, PA
2000
Relationships, cast glass & wood, Baldi Middle School Atrium, Philadelphia, PA
Architectural History, etched glass panels, Bala Cynwyd Middle School Media Center, Bala Cynwyd, PA
Cast Concrete Architecture, Welsh Valley Middle School Media Center, Narberth, PA
Architectural History, wood & etched glass panels, Erdenheim Elementary School Conference Room & Lobby, Erdenheim, PA
Architectural History, cast & etched glass, Springfield Township Middle School Office & Lobby, Springfield, PA
1999
Kid City, mixed media installation, Twin Valley Elementary School Library, Elverson, PA
Architectural History, cast glass sculpture, Springfield Township Middle School Library, Erdenheim, PA
Cross Roads, etched glass panels, Walton Farm Elementary School Lobby & Library, Lansdale, PA
Architectural History, etched glass panels & wood city, Wyomissing Hills Elementary School Lobby & Office, Wyomissing Hills, PA
1998
Architectural History, etched glass panels, Erdenheim Elementary School Conference Room, Erdenheim, PA
1997
Architectural History, etched glass panels & wood city, Anna B. Pratt Elementary School Library, Philadelphia, PA
1996
Kid City, etched glass panels & wood city, Lorane Elementary School Library, Reading, PA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
“Small Favors,” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2023
“Phillips’ Mill 94th Juried Art Show,” New Hope, PA
“Makers Alley,” New Hope Arts, New Hope, PA
2022
“Annual Juried Show,” Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
2021
“Craft Forms,” The Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
2020
“Print as Object,” Hulsey Gallery, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma City, OK
“Annual Juried Show,” Abington Art Center, Abington, PA (Award for Ceramics)
“Phillips’ Mill 91st Juried Art Show,” New Hope, PA (Award for Sculpture)
2019
“Teaching Artists,” Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2017
“CGCA Fellowship Exhibit,” The Gallery of fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
2015
“CGCA Fellowship Exhibit,” The Gallery of fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
2013
“CGCA Fellowship Exhibit,” The Gallery of fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
2011
“CGCA Fellowship Exhibit,” The Gallery of fine Craft, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
2009
“The Fellows,” The Gallery of American Craft, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
2007
“Artists Who Teach,” Mixed Media Gallery, Doylestown, PA
2006
“SOFA New York,” The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“New Hope Arts Sculpture Show,” 2 Stockton, New Hope, PA
2005
“Out Of The Mold: A Survey Of Contemporary Cast Glass,” Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA
“The Fellows,” The Gallery of American Craft, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
“New Hope Arts Sculpture Show,” 2 Stockton, New Hope, PA
2004
“Highlights in Contemporary Glass,” The Gallery at Bristol-Meyers-Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ
2003
“20/20 Vision,” Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
2002
“Friends Near and Far,” The Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
2001
“Sources: North American Northeast,” Beavier Gallery, RIT, Rochester, NY
“2001: A Glass Odyssey,” Salem Art Association, Salem, OR
“Art in City Hall,” City Hall, Philadelphia, PA 2000
“Main Line Arts Festival,” Main Line Arts Center, Ardmore, PA
1999
“Affordable Housing,” Amy Morgan Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
“Diversity in Glass: Technique, Form and Function,” The Gallery of American Craft, Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
1998
“20 X Twelve,” Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
1997
“Explorations in Contemporary Glass,” Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA
“Bucks County Sculpture Show,” James Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
“SOFA Miami,” Galerie Elena Lee Verre D’Art, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1996
“20 ans/20 years,” Galerie Elena Lee Verre D’Art, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
“Glass: Some Like it Hot,” Freyberger Gallery, Penn State University, Reading, PA
“Art of the State,” State Museum, Harrisburg, PA
“SOFA Miami,” The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1995
“East Coast Glass,” University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC
1994
“Pilchuck in New York,” Miller Gallery, New York, NY
“The 5th International Shoe Box Sculpture Show,” University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
“Bucks County Sculpture Show,” James Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
1993
“Bucks County Artists: A Cross Section,” Hicks Art Center, Newtown, PA
1992
“Pilchuck Glass at Sea-Tac International Airport,” Seattle, WA
“Bucks County Biennial,” James Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA
“Tyler School of Glass,” Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“International Figurative Invitational,” Miller Gallery, NY, NY
“Bucks County Sculpture Show,” Pearl S. Buck House, Dublin, PA
1991
“Pilchuck Glass,” William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
“The 4th International Shoe Box Sculpture Show,” University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
1990
“6th Invitational Glass Show,” Judy Yuens Gallery, Houston, TX
“Prototypes 90,” Galerie Elena Lee Verre D’Art, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1989
“New York Experimental Glass,” Society for Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
“Artists’ View of Furniture,” Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1988
“New Glass America,” Heller Gallery, New York, NY
“10 X Twelve,” Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
1987
“New Glass America 1987,” Heller Gallery, New York, NY
1986
“Glass Invitational,” Wake Forrest Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
“Counterpoint in Crafts,” Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
“New Glass America 1986,” Heller Gallery, New York, NY
1985
“The Figure in Glass,” The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“New American Glass at Kultvrhvset,” Stockholm, Sweden
“The Figure in Glass,” New Harmony Gallery, New Harmony, IN
1985
“New Glass America 1985,” Heller Gallery, New York, NY
1984
“Philadelphia Glass,” Tyler Gallery, Elkins Park, PA
“Michigan Glass Month,” C. Corcoran Gallery, Muskegon, MI
“Artists’ Call,” Marion Lochs Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Glass: A Clear View,” Sarah Squeri Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
“New Glass America 1984,” Heller Gallery, New York, NY
1983
“National Glass Sculpture Invitational,” Matrix Gallery of Glass, Austin, TX
1982
“New Glass,” Great American Gallery, Atlanta, GA
“Six Artists Who Work Sculpturally in Glass,” Art Space, NY, NY
“Pilchuck Glass,” Traver Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA
1982
“Glass on Holiday,” The Gazebo Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN
1981
“Americans in Glass 1981,” Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
1980
“New Americans Glass: Focus West Virginia,” Huntington Gallery, Huntington, WV
1978
“Xerox Transformations,” Photo Gallery, NY, NY
Grants and Awards
2024 Printmaking Residency, Peters Valley School of Craft, NJ
2017 Fellowship, Creative Glass Center of America
2016 Art Educator Scholarship, Peters Valley School of Craft, NJ
2009 Seed Grant, 3E Institute, West Chester University, PA
2008 Educator 500 Award, 3E Institute, West Chester University, PA
2006 Outstanding Educator of the Year, Montco Chamber of Commerce
2002-2018 25 PTA Mini-Grants, Public Artworks, Springfield School District, PA
2002-03 America on Stage: Exploring our National Identity, a collaborative project coordinated by The People’s Light & Theatre Company, funded by the Pennsylvania Council for the Humanities
2000 Artist as Catalyst 2000, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation
2000 Taylor Memorial Prize, The University of the Arts
1998 Fellowship, Creative Glass Center of America
1996 Finalist, Pew Fellowship in the Arts
1990, 1985, 1983 Fellowships in Crafts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
PUBLICATIONS
2020 Bucks County Herald, Oct. 8, “Mark Kobasz”
2008 The Philadelphia Inquirer, Feb. 18, “Mark Kobasz”
2003 The Glass Art Society 2003 Journal, “Glass and Kids” by Mark Kobasz, Seattle, WA
2001 Object Lessons, Glenn Adamson et al., Guild Inc., Madison, Wisconsin
Glass Magazine, Number 82, Spring 2001, Review: “Mark Kobasz, Portals,”
1995 New Glass Review #16, The Corning Museum of Glass
1989 Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass, Susanne K. Frantz, The Corning Museum of Glass
1987 The Glass Art Society Journal, “Mark Kobasz” by Mark Kobasz, Seattle, WA
1986 New Glass Review #7, The Corning Museum of Glass
1981 New Glass Review #2, The Corning Museum of Glass
COLLECTIONS
ARCO Chemical Company
Borowsky-Wagman Collection
The Boscov Collection
The Corning Museum of Glass
Deloitte & Touche Corporation
Merck Corporation
The Museum of American Glass
Wustum Museum of Fine Art