Matthew Eskuche
PO Box *****
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15203
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www.matteskuche.com
EDUCATION
Pittsburgh Glass Center Judith Schaechter 2008
Pittsburgh Glass Center Boyd Sugiki 2007
Pittsburgh Glass Center Gianni Toso 2007
Pittsburgh Glass Center Andre Gutgesell 2006
Pittsburgh Glass Center De La Torre brothers 2005
Penland School of Crafts Cesare Toffolo 2002
Penland School of Crafts Emilio Santini 1999
Worcester Center for Crafts (A.A., metalsmithing) 1991-1993
TEACHING
UrbanGlass, Brookllyn NY 2011
Anadolu University Glass Department, Eskisehir, Turkiye 2010
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 2010
Zackri house, Nagoya Japan 2010
Glass Mouse, Tokyo, Japan 2010
Glass Studio Hand, Nara, Japan 2010
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC 2009
The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY 2009
Austin Flameworks, Austin TX 2009
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 2009
Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN 2008
PhillyGlassWorks, Philadelphia, PA 2007
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2007
The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass, Corning NY 2007
Snow Farm, Williamsburg, MA 2007
Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO 2007
Carlisle School of Flameworking, Carlisle, NJ 2007
New Dynasty, Washington D.C. 2007
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina 2006
The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY 2006
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA 2006
Tecnolux, Brooklyn, NY 2006
Eugene Glass School, Eugene, OR 2006
Arcata Glass School, Arcata, CA 2006
Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 2005
ASSISTANTSHIPS
Micah Evans Penland School of Crafts 2011
Chris McElroy Studio at Corning 2011
Paul Stankard Penland School of Crafts 2009
Paul Stankard Penland School of Craft 2007
Emilio Santini Penland School of Crafts 2004
DEMONSTRATIONS
University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA 2011
Camgeran Applied Glass Symposium with International Participation
Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey 2010
Glass Art Society Conference Louisville, Kentucky 2010
Glass Mouse Tokyo, Japan 2010
Glass Land Osaka, Japan 2010
Zackri House Studio Nagoya, Japan 2010
Ropex Glass Osaka, Japan 2010
Glass Art Invitational Harriot, PA 2009
Glass Art Society Conference, Corning New York 2009
Intl Flameworking Conference Carney s Point New Jersey 2009
Houston Ctr for Contemporary Craft Houston, TX 2009
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY 2009
Glass Art Invitational Harriot, PA 2008
Kobe International Lampwork Festa Kobe, Japan 2007
Art Glass Invitational Harriot, PA 2007
Art Glass Invitational Harriot, PA 2006
Glass Art Society Conference, St. Louis, Missouri `2006
Art Glass Invitational Harriot, PA 2005
Glass Art Society Conference Adelaide Australia 2005
International Flameworking Conference Carneys Point, NJ 2005
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Agristocracy
Racine Art Museum Racine, WI Aug 2010 Aug 2011
The United State of America: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Crappiness
The Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA Jan Aug 2009
Dollar Menu
Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Canada Feb April 2009
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
"Matt Eskuche and Matthias Duwel: Consumer Consumption"
the University of Arizona Museum of Art Tucson, Arizona 2012
"Penland School of Crafts: Evolution and Imagination"
Cameron Art Museum Wilmington, North Carolina 2011 - 2012
"Realsim"
Imago Gallery Palm Desert, California 2010
SOFA New York
represented by Echt Gallery 2011
"Tenacity"
Pittsburgh Glass Center 2011
SOFA New York
represented by Habatat Gallery Chicago 2010
survey of contemporary flameworking
Illinios Wesleyan University Bloomington, IL 2010
Instructors Exhibition
Penland School of Crafts North Carolina, NC 2009
Glass Weekend
Represented by Habatat Gallery Chicago Wheaton Village, NJ 2009
SOFA New York
Represented by Habatat Gallery Chicago 2009
Environments: Form & Space
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston TX Dec 2008 Mar 2009
new, Novel, and Never Shown Before 2008: Recent Gifts to the Collection
Racine Art Museum Aug Dec 2008
SOFA New York
Represented by Habatat Gallery Chicago, Chicago, IL 2008
SOFA Chicago
Represented by Habatat Gallery Chicago, Chicago, IL 2008
SOFA Chicago
Represented by Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland OH 2006
SOFA Chicago
Represented by Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland OH 2007
Glass Weekend
Represented by Snyderman-Works Gallery Wheaton Village, NJ 2007
Studio Glass: Decorative and Functional Objects
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA curated by Paul J. Smith 2006
Glass Weekend
Represented by Thomas Riley Galleries Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ 2005
SOFA Chicago
Represented by Thomas Riley Galleries, Cleveland, OH 2005
SOFA Chicago
Represented by Thomas Riley Galleries, Cleveland, OH 2004
Contemporary Goblet Exhibition
Kentucky Museum of Arts & Design June - August 2004
PUBLICATIONS
"Glimmering Gone"
Tacoma Museum of Glass exhibition catalogue 2011
UrbanGlass Quarterly 2010
UrbanGlass Quarterly 2010
LAMMAGA Japanese Lampwork Society Magazine 2010
The Penland Book of Glass 2008
American Craft 2008
Glass Quarterly 2008
Glass Quarterly 2008
New Glass Review #29 2008
American Craft 2007
Glassline 2006
New Glass Review #25 2004
American Craft 2004
The Flow 2004
The Flow 2003
RESIDENCIES
Artist in Residency
University of the Arts, Philadelphia April 2011
Artist in Residence at the School for American Craft
Rochester Institute of Technology Mar 2010June 2010
Instructor Collaborative residency
The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass Sept 2009
AWARDS
UrbanGlass Award for New Talent 2011
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD award of achievement 2007
American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD award of achievement 2004
Crafts at the Castle, Boston MA Best in Glass Media 2004
Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, S Mayoral purchase award 2004
Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, SC Best in Show/Glass 2003
Piccolo Spoleto, Charleston, SC purchase award & best in show 2002
LECTURES
"agristocracy"
The Racine Art Museum, Racine Wisconsin 2010
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Crappiness
The Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA 2009Contemporary Glass Philadelphia: Artist Lecture Series
The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perelman Bldg. 2008
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Eskisehir Contemporary Glass Arts Museum Eskisehir Turkiye aqcuired in 2010
Racine Art Museum Racine WI acquired in 2008
Museum of Arts & Design New York, NY acquired in 2007
Kobe International Lampwork Museum Kobe, Japan acquired in 2007
Philadelphia Museum of Art Philadelphia, PA acquired in 2007
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
International Flameworking Conference - 2011 demonstration planning commiitee
Glass Art Society - 2011 demonstration planning commitee
Brewhouse Association, Pittsburgh, PA- board member 2009