Brook Forrest White, Jr. 828 East Market Street I Louisville, KY 40206 502-584-5353 I [email protected] EDUCATION 2009 Seminar with Australian Glass Master Benjamin Edols 1993 Appalachian Center for Crafts – Smithville, TN, 8-week intensive course in glassblowing 1991 Centre College – Danville, KY, B.A., Government, Concentrations on Economics and Glass Art PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010-2004 FLAME RUN Hot Glass Studio & Gallery, Louisville, KY, Owner 2006 American Craft Council SE Regional Conference Workshop, Louisville, KY, Instructor 2003 University of Louisville – Louisville, KY, Adjunct Instructor, Hot Glass Class 2003 Celebration of Glass Demonstrations, Louisville, KY: Host & Co-ordinator of Demos for: Dante Marioni, Janusz Pozniak, Shane Fero, Karen Willenbrink, Scott Chaseling, Richard Royal, John Miller, Richard Jolley, Curtiss Brock, Jim Mongrain & Tom Farbanish 2002 Glassworks – Louisville, KY, Director of Hot Shop 2001 Glassworks – Louisville, KY, Instructor of Glassblowing 2000 Lino Tagliapietra & Marvin Lipofsky – Danville, KY, Assistant 1995-2002 Glassbrook, LLC – Danville, KY, Founder/Operator 1993-1995 Stephen Rolfe Powell – Danville, KY, Apprentice 1993 Curtiss Brock – Smithville, TN, Apprentice 1991-1992 Centre College – Danville, KY, Graduate Fellow in Art; maintained and operated art studios; taught glassblowing skills; assisted in glass, ceramic and sculpture classes. Managed studio budgets and supplies, and supervised student workers. 1988-1991 Stephen Rolfe Powell – Danville, KY, Assistant RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2010 Demonstrator Glass Art Society Conference 2010 Demonstrator Exhibitor, SOFA Chicago (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Fair) 2010 Focus Louisville Participant 2009 Glass Art Society Conference Chair 2007 Artists Advisory Committee, Board of Directors, Kentucky Museum of Art & Craft, Louisville, KY. 2006 Flage Alumni Association, Lecture, Louisville, KY 2005 American Craft Council / Southeast 2006 Conference Advisory Committee, Louisville, KY 2003 The Compass Club, Lecture, Louisville, KY 2001 1st Annual Glass Symposium – Panel Discussion- Chattanooga, TN 2000 Owensboro Museum of Fine Art – Demonstrations/Gallery Talk/Slide Lecture- Owensboro, KY 2000 Danville Christian Women’s Club – Lecture- Danville, KY 1999 Appalachian Center for Crafts – Artisan Advisory Committee- Smithville, TN 1998 World Tour- Traveled across 8 countries and 15 cities in 87 days, focusing on Sweden, Italy and Australia. Visited numerous glass artists, factories, studios, museums and galleries. 1998 Sydney College of Art – Demonstrations- Sydney, Australia 1998 Tokyo Glass Art Institute – Slide Presentation- Tokyo, Japan 1997 Owensboro Museum of Fine Art – Lecture- Owensboro, KY 1997 Various Demonstrations – Danville, KY, Demonstrations at Centre College, Danville High School, Woodlawn and Toliver Elementary Schools. 1996 Great American Brass Band Festival Demonstration- Danville, KY 1993 Owensboro Museum of Fine Art –Lecture- Owensboro, KY 1993 European Tour- Toured England, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Sweden; visited art museums, galleries, glass factories and studios. AWARDS RECEIVED 2008 Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau Ambassador Award 2006 Kentucky Crafted Purchase Award 2005 Kentucky Arts Council Individual Artist Professional Development Grant 2004 Kentucky Arts Council Grant - Commission to create Governor’s Awards in the Arts 2003 Distinguished Young Alumnus Award, Centre College, Danville, KY 2003 Honorable Mention, Best Glass Artist – Best of Louisville, Louisville Magazine. 2001 Serendipity Collection, 3rd Place Merit Award – Owensboro Museum of Fine Art 2001 Mayor’s Award of Excellence, Highest Honor Bestowed upon an individual by the city of Owensboro, KY. 2000 1st Prize, North American Glass 2000 – The Guilford Handcraft Ctr. 1999 Dorothea Schlechte Merit Award, Evansville Museum of Arts & Science 1998 Al Smith Artists Fellowship, Kentucky Arts Council 1996 Scholarship, Kentucky Crafted: The Market 1993 Early Times Scholarship, Brown-Foreman Corp and KY Art & Craft Foundation 1993 Honorable Mention, Huntington Museum of Art 1992 Knight Foundation Grant, Centre College 1990 Knight Foundation Grant, Centre College INSTALLATIONS 2011 Falls of the Ohio Rotunda, Clarksville, IN 2011 Northeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY 2010 MOZZ Restaurant, “Helios 11 & Helios 22”, Louisville, KY 2010 Kosair Children’s Hospital Brownsboro, “Up, Up and Away”, Louisville, KY 2010 Dismass Charities, “Kaleidoscope”, Louisville, KY 2010 Private Residence, Cherokee Road, Louisville, KY 2009 Slabaugh Residence, Chandelier, Lexington, KY 2008 Pitchford Residence, Chandelier, Paducah, KY 2008 Ronald McDonald House, “Flowers”, Sculptural Wall Installation, Lexington, KY 2007 Daviess County Public Library, “Fountain of Knowledge”, Sculptural Chandelier, Owensboro, KY 2007 Clark State Community College, “Cosmic Ripple”, Rotunda Centerpiece, Springfield, OH 2007 First United Methodist Church, “Divine Light”, Sculptural Chandelier, Frankfort, KY 2007 Hazelwood Elementary School, “Rainbow”, Glass And Steel Sculpture, Louisville, KY 2006 Deaconess Gateway Hospital, “Splash”, Atrium Centerpiece, Evansville, IN 2005 Montgomery Residence, “Big Blue”, Wall Sconce, Louisville, KY COLLECTIONS Private Collection of Muhammed Ali Private Collection of Guy Ferri St. Joseph’s Hospital, Lexington, KY Private Collection Diane Sawyer Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY Private Collection of Condoleezza Rice Dinsmore & Sholl, LLP, Louisville, KY Corning Incorporated, Harrodsburg, KY Private Collection of Vince Gill and Amy Grant Centre College, Danville, KY Private Collection of John Michael Montgomery Southern Energy (A division of Georgia Power), Atlanta, GA Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY Private Collection of Ricky Skaggs CINergy, Cincinnati, OH Trans Financial Bank, Bowling Green, KY Private Collection of Merrilly Orsini & Rick Heath, Louisville, KY Private Collection of Mary & Bill Stone, Louisvillle, KY PUBLICATIONS Arts Across Kentucky, Apprenticing with a Master, Feature & Reproductions, Winter 2008, Pages 8-12. Southern Living, “Hot Stuff in Louisville”, Feature, November 2007, Page KY2. Evansville Living, “Brook Forrest White, Jr.”, Feature & Reproductions, March/April 2006, Pages 88-89. Louisville Magazine, “Fire Power”, Feature & Reproductions, June 2006, Pages 29-33. The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Louisville’s Flame Run...” Feature, March 13, 2005. The Lane Report, “Creating a Glass Destination”, Feature & Reproduction, August 2005, Page 44. The Voice-Tribune, “Newly Unveiled Bourbon...” Mention & Reproduction, August 4, 2005, Page B-2 The Paducah Sun, “Through the flames”, Mention & Reproductions, November 28, 2004, Page 1D. The Courier-Journal Extra, “Let the sparks fly” Feature & Reproduction, November 19, 2004, Page 18. Messenger-Inquirer -GO!, “Art of Glass”, Cover, Feature & Reproductions, October 29, 2004, Pages 10 & 11. The Courier-Journal, “Shaping an art glass …”, Feature & Reproductions, October 17, 2004, Pages 1D & 2D. Arts Across Kentucky, ”FLAME RUN...”, Cover, Feature & Reproductions, Fall 2004, Page 12. Louisville Eccentric Observer, “Flaming Ambition”, Cover, Feature & Reproductions, June 23, 2004, Pages12-15. Louisville Magazine, “Best Glass Artist”, Mention, July 2003, Page 35. Home & Away, “It’s High Glass”, Reproduction, March/April 2003, Page 25A. The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Glassworks opens hot shop…”, Reproduction, October 27, 2002, Page 6. Louisville Eccentric Observer, “1st Anniversary Show”, Mention & Reproduction, October 9, 2002, Page 24 Southern Living, “See the Light in Louisville”, Mention & Reproduction, June 2002, Pages 38 & 40. American Style, Reproduction, Spring 2002, Page 10. Travel Holiday, “Louisville Bulletin”, Mention & Reproduction, March 2002, Page 80. Profitable Glass Quarterly, “Artist’s Profile”, Feature & Reproductions, Winter 2001, Pages 11-15. Destinations, “Splendor in Glass”, Reproduction, November 2001, Page 18. Profitable Glass Quarterly, “All Lit Up”, Mention, Winter 2001, Pages 10-13. The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Louisville Facility New Window…” Mention, October 14, 2001, Page 10. The Group Travel Leader, “Glassworks…” Mention, September 2001 vol. 7, page 6. KY Advocate, “Glass Act”, Feature & Reproductions, August 26, 2001, Pages E1, E3. The Courier Journal, “A works in progress” Mention & Reproduction, August 19, 2001, Pages I1, I4. Louisville Magazine, “Heart of Glass”, Mention, August 2001, Page 27. Kentucky Advocate, “White honored….” Mention, February 4, 2001 Page A2. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, “Honorees…”, Article & Reproduction, January 31, 2001, Page C1. The Courier-Journal, “Art-glass center…”, Mention & Reproduction, October 28, 2000, Page B4. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, “Glassblowers…” Reproduction, Sept. 1, 2000, Page C1. Danville Tourism Brochure, Cover Reproduction, August 2000. Made in Kentucky, “Artist Profile”, Article & Reproduction, Summer 2000, Page 6. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, “Local Artists…”, Reproduction and Article, August 6, 2000, Pages B1 & B3. The Kentucky Advocate, “Brook Forrest White, Jr”, Mention, August 6, 2000, Page A3. Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, “Coming Home”, Reproduction and Article, August 4, 2000, Pages D1 & D6. New Haven Register, “Elusive glass…”, Reproduction and Mention, June 25, 2000, Pages B1 & B4. Art Times, “North American Glass 2000”, Reproduction, Page 8. Magic, “Stephen Rolfe Powell…”, Mention, April 2000, Volume 2, NO 6, Page 11. The Courier Journal, “Snead Building…”,