Toots Zynsky
Born: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A., March 25, 1951
B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I., U.S.A., 1973
Education
1979. Rhode Island School of Design, Special Student Advanced Glass Program (Fall Semester)1973Pilchuck Glass Center, Stanwood, Washington, Independent degree project video/glass/sculpture (August)1973B.F.A. Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island
1971. Pilchuck Glass Center, Stanwood, Washington, Glassblowing Workshop (June thru August)
1970. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deere Isle, Maine, Glassblowing Workshop (August)
Honors
2013. Glass in Venice Award, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettre ed Arti and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia
2013. Women's Center of Rhode Island Annual Women of Excellence Award
2009. American Craft Council College of Fellows
2006. Rhode Island Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts
1999. “Innovation in a Glassworking Technique”, UrbanGlass Annual Award, U.S.A.
1997. Die Bayerische Staatsregierung, Munich, GermanyThe Bavarian State Government prize
1988. Rakow Commission, Corning Museum of Glass, U.S.A.
1986. National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artist Fellowship, U.S.A.
1984. Research Grant, Stichting Klankschap (Foundation), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Music recording and research, Ghana (1984-1985)
1982. National Endowment for the Arts, Emerging Visual Artist FellowshipPilchuck Glass Center, Stanwood, Washington, Artist-in-Residence (August
1981-82. New York State Council on the Arts, Artist-in-Residence Grant in conjunction with the New York Experimental Glass Workshop
Artists' personal website: www.tootszynsky.com