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Deborah Faye Adler graduated cum laude with a Bachelors
of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
in 2000. After graduation she traveled around the country assisting
and learning from a number of accomplished glass artists. She
also studied at The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Penland
School of Crafts, and Pilchuck Glass School. In 2002 Deborah settled
in Brooklyn, New York where she began creating her work in the
studios of UrbanGlass. It was at UrbanGlass where she developed
her unique and recognizable line of jewelry and sculpture. In
2007 Deborah was nominated for the prestigious Louis Comfort Tiffany
Biennial Award. Her work is exhibited at various galleries and
museums around the country and has been featured at the International
Exposition Of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) at their
New York and Chicago events.
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Education
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2000
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University of Massachusetts, BFA (Cum Laude), Sculpture
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2006
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UrbanGlass
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2002
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MoreFire Glass Studio
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2000
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Pilchuck Glass School
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1999
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Penland School of Crafts
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1999
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Horizons New England Craft Program
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1998
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The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass
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Selected Exhibitions
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2008
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“In Bloom,” Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus,
OH
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2007 - 2008
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American Craft Council Wholesale/Retail Shows,
Baltimore, MD
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2004 - 2007
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International Exposition Of Sculpture Objects
and Functional Art (SOFA), New York, NY & Chicago, IL
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2007
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The Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
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Glass Works, Verdigris Gallery, Hudson, NY
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Tercerra Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
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Glass Weekend, Creative Glass Center of America
at Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ
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2002 - 2006
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Faculty Exhibition, Robert Lehman Gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
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2006
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"Making Sense," Robert Lehman Gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
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2005
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"Nasty," Robert Lehman Gallery,
Brooklyn, NY
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2004
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"Gifted," Rare Art Gallery, New
York, NY
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Selected Professional Experience
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2007
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Demonstrating visiting artist, The Corning Hot Glass Road
Show at S.O.F.A, Chicago, IL
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2006
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Centerpiece designer and fabricator, UrbanGlass Glassblowers
Ball, New York, NY
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2002- 2006
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Faculty Member (Glassblowing Instructor), Independent Glassblowing
Assistant, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY
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2001
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Glassblowing Instructor Snowfarm New England Craft Program,
Williamsburg, MA
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2000
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Glassblower and Artist Assistant to Marc Petrovic, Centerbrook,
CT
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1998-01
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Glassblower, Coldworker, Artist Assistant Josh Simpson
Contemporary Glass, Shelburne, MA
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Awards/Nominations
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2007
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Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Award Nominee
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Publications
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2005
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American Craft, Gallery Section,
August/September Issue
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