"Grey Murrine Glass Vase"
8" x 4.25" x 4.25"
Leslie Patron
Leslie's blown glass study began in 1998 as a curiosity and has become a personal, passionate challenge. She continues to study with Albert Young at the Michigan Hot Glass Workshop in Detroit and maintains a studio at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit.
In addition to working in glass, Leslie is an internationally successful product, art glass, sculpture, and lifestyle photographer. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Visual Communications Technology, Majoring in Photography, from Bowling Green State University in 1984. Her award-winning work is currently represented in National and International Publications, and in several private collections.
Artist Statement
Glass is a comprehensive study for me. Everything about it is a challenge: the technical, the physical and the conceptual. Whenever I think I've "got it," the door to the next challenge is right there. The possibilities seem to be endless. This molten substance has a way of revealing personal, relevant issues when I'm working, and has become a great tool for expression.
Exhibitions
2015 Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition, Janice Charach Gallery, Jewish Community Center, West Bloomfield, MI
2009 "Blaze of Color," Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2009 35th Art in the Park to Benefit Common Ground Sanctuary, Birmingham, MI
2009 Birmingham Fine Art Festival, Birmingham, MI
2008 "Hot and Cold" Annual Glass Show, Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2008 34th Art in the Park to Benefit Common Ground Sanctuary, Birmingham, MI
2008 Birmingham Fine Art Festival, Birmingham, MI
2008 "First Show" Next Step Studios and Gallery, Ferndale, MI
2007 33rd Art in the Park to Benefit Common Ground Sanctuary, Birmingham, MI
2007 "The Looking Glass" Water Street Gallery, Douglas, MI
2007 "Then and Now: The Evolution of a Michigan Glass Studio" Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI
2007 "Taming the Flame: Decorative Artworks in Iron and Glass" Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI
2007 89th Annual Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH - 2nd Award
2007 Birmingham Fine Art Festival, Birmingham, MI
2007 "Faculty Show", Michigan Hot Glass, Detroit, MI
2007 "Forms from Fire" Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
2007 21st Annual Our Town, Birmingham Community Center, Birmingham, MI - Chair's Award
2006 10th Annual Open Competition, U-M Dearborn the Alfred Berkowitz Gallery for Michigan Artists, Dearborn, MI
2006 - 2012 The Toledo Museum of Art, Collector's Corner, Toledo, OH
2005 - 2006 Governor's Residence Artists Program, Detroit Artist Market, Detroit and Lansing, MI
2005 "Exploring Light and Color" Water Street Gallery, Saugatuck, MI
2005 "Workspace" Albert Young, Michigan Hot Glass, Detroit, MI
2005 "Made by Fire" District Arts Gallery, Birmingham, MI
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