Sasha Zhitneva — Biography



 

SASHA ZHITNEVA

EDUCATION

1983-85 College of Industrial Design, Moscow, Russia, BFA (Graphic Arts)

Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, MA


WORKSHOPS

1998-2000 UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, - mosaics, fusing, kilncasting and lampworking

1998 Corning Museum of Glass, NY, - Fusing and Enameling

1997 School of Visual Arts, New York, Course on Softimage

1995 Pratt Fine Arts Center , Seattle, WA - Stained Glass

1994-95 Pratt Institute, New York, Computer Graphics/Animation

1992 Center for the Media Arts, New York, Computer Graphic Design

EXHIBITIONS

2006 Passages (solo) Chappell Gallery

      Palm Beach 3, SOFA NY & SOFA Chicago - Chappell Gallery

2005 SOFA NY - Chappell Gallery

2004 Chappell Gallery, New York, NY, Entering Voids (solo)

 Chappell Gallery, Boston, MA, New To Boston

      Schenectady Museum, NY, Fashion Show

      MAD @ Sotheby, New York, NY, Bling Bling / Fashion Show

      PalmBeachContemporary, West Palm Beach, FL, Chappell Gallery

2003 SOFA NY, UrbanGlass

      Peters Valley Art Gallery, NJ Instructors Show

SOFA Chicago, UrbanGlass
      52nd Annual Art and Craft Exhibition, Milford, PA
 Peters Valley Art Gallery, NJ

2001 UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY

      South Seattle Community College, WA

      51th Annual Art and Craft Exhibition, Milford, PA

2000 Moscow Arts Center, Russia (solo)

      O’Shatuno Glass Bloke, Seattle, WA

EXPERIENCE

1999-pres. SZ Glass and Design, Architectural glass , functional glass objects, glass jewelry, Owner

2003-2002 Peters Valley Arts and Crafts, NJ, Instructor, Mosaic

      Peters Valley Arts and Crafts, NJ, Instructor, Stained Glass as a Modern Medium

2000-01 Fundacio Centre del Vidre, Barcelona, Spain, TA, Mosaic/ oven-worked glass intensives.

1997-98 Designer for Issaic Malic Glass Studio, Chicago, IL

1991-2003 SZD, Multimedia & graphic designer

COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS

Jewish Fellowship of Hemlock Farms, Pa

Textile SHELK, Russia

Altec Lansing Inc., Milford, PA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Glass Magazine #97 Review of "Entering Voids" solo exhibition

Glashaus, 1/2002