Artist April Surgent will introduce her mentor, Czech engraver Jiri Harcuba, to discuss their side-by-side exploratory residency at the Bullseye Research & Education Department. Harcuba will share insight into the tradition of cameo-engraving, explaining his work and working methods. This is a unique opportunity to hear a master artist speak about his practice. The work that Harcuba and Surgent produce from their residency will be exhibited at Bullseye Gallery from October 7 – November 22, 2008.
Jiri Harcuba was born in what is now the Czech Republic, where he apprenticed in the region’s renowned engraving studios. Harcuba has taught around the world at institutions including the Pilchuck Glass School, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Royal Academy of Art in London, and the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague. He is the recipient of the 1995 Rakow Commission from the Corning Museum of Glass and the founder of the Dominik Biman School, a traveling glass studio dedicated to teaching traditional glass techniques.
April Surgent has studied glass in Denmark, the United States, and Australia, where she graduated with honors from Australian National University’s School of Art in Canberra. In 2003, Surgent received a scholarship to Pilchuck Glass School to learn cold-working and traditional cameo-engraving techniques from Jiri Harcuba. Her work was a Director’s Corner Selection for the e-merge 2004 competition and is featured in the collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Bullseye Gallery
300 NW 13th Ave, Portland, Oregon
- Traces of Ourselves Jiri Harcuba & April Surgent
October07 - November22 2008
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