Jean-Pierre Canlis (born 1973) is an American

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. Jean-Pierre Canlis first picked up a glassblowing pipe in 1991 at the

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. He later studied glass art at

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's School of Art and Design in

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, and the

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. During the summer of 1993, instructor Martin Blank introduced Canlis to Seattle glass artist,

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. After their introduction, Chihuly hired Canlis as a hot shop employee. Jean-Pierre worked with Chihuly for the next nine years. During his last fours years with Chihuly, Canlis also worked with

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's glass team. Five years after beginning with Chihuly's hot shop team, in 1996, Canlis created the company Jean-Pierre Canlis Glass now known as Canlis Glass.

Canlis's works are on view in the Canlis Glass Studio of Seattle, Washington. Canlis Glass is now a strong name in the glass art world. After spending four years working exclusively on Canlis Glass in Honolulu, Jean-Pierre moved back to Seattle in June 2005 to set up Canlis Glass Gallery & Studio. Taking an alternative route in the art world, the gallery focused solely on Jean-Pierre's work so he can have a direct relationship with the client, designer, gallery or art consultant. His large-scale glass art installations as well as individual works can be seen in restaurants, hotels, private collections and corporations from Seattle to Dubai. Boka Install 1

He currently lives with his daughters in

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References

* ''IDEAT Magazine'', "Une Journée de Shopping a Seattle" Paris, France (May, 2010) * ''Design Milk'', Feature (August, 2010) * ''Puget Sound Business Journal'', "Glass Houses" (March, 2010) * ''

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'', "Head of the Glass" (November 2007) * The ''Chicago Tribune'', "Tacoma under Glass," (March 2006). * ''Where Magazine'', "Glass Act," (March 2006). * ''Seattle Homes and Lifestyles'' Magazine, "Making Waves," (March 2006). * ''

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'', "Water Views," (March 2006).

External links

Canlis Glass website site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Canlis, Jean-Pierre 1973 births Living people American sculptors American glass artists