Deanna Clayton- Modern Glass Artist
I'm a contemporary glass artist because I love the versatility and freshness of glass as an artistic medium. The potential for expression in glass is limitless.
D.C. Studios LLC represents 25 years of glass making. The owner/operator Deanna Clayton creates glass sculpture in vessel form as well as figurative works. She specializes in the glass casting technique called pate de verre. She has taught classes in her techniques at places such as Corning Glass in New York, The Cleveland Institute of Art, DMG Glass Project in St Petersburg, Florida.
D.C. Studios LLC is dedicated to creating unique and exciting works in glass that embrace the technique of pate de verre. The technique is a very approachable way for others to experience the joy of working with glass as a medium for expression. D.C. Studios LLC is designed to educate others in this ancient and rewarding process.
Deanna Clayton was introduced to glass right out of high school while earning her Associates in Fine Arts degree in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Deanna wanted to continue her education in glass. Research showed the glass program , taught by Henry Halem, at Kent State University to have produced some of the most successful glass artists working at the time. After two years at Kent State University she moved to Champaign-Urbana, IL to attend the University of Illinois and finished her Bachelors Degree. While still attending the University she started her glass studio. She worked in central Illinois for ten years and then discovered beautiful Door County, Wisconsin which is where she lives and works currently. Today Deanna's work can be seen in public and private collections around the world.
Education
Graduated 2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, University Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
1988 - 1990
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Awards
2008
2008
2007
SAC Award, Professional Dimensions Group, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Most Unique Interpretation Of A Vessel, Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida
35th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Exhibitions
Solo
2018
2018
2017
2014
ArtExpo New York, Mattson Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Vessouls, Duncan McClellan Gallery, St Petersburg, Florida
Fineline Designs, Ephraim, Wisconsin
Solo Exhibit, Duncan McClellan Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida
Group
2017
2016
2015
2015
2015
Habatat 44th Annual Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan
SOFA Chicago, K. Allen Gallery, Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Art Breda, Netherlands, Continuum Galleries, Konigswinter, Germany
Luminous Allure, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, Pennsylvania
Art Expo Toronto, K. Allen Gallery, Sister Bay, Wisconsin
Contact Me
920-421-1604