José Chardiet
250 Esten Avenue, Suite 202
Pawtucket, RI 02860
401-725-0880
Educational and Professional Experience
B.A., Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1980
M.F.A., Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1983
Artist-in-Residence, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1985
José Chardiet Studio, New Haven, Connecticut, 1986-1990
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, 1989,1990; Faculty
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina, 1997; Faculty
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, 1999, 2001; Faculty
Professor, Glass, Sculpture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1991-2002
José Chardiet Studio, Providence, Rhode Island, 2000-Present
Honors, Recognitions and Outstanding Achievements
National Television and Print Campaign, Infiniti Automobile, Los Angeles, CA., July, 2007
Cintas Fellowship, Institute of International Education, 1988-1989
Artists Fellowship, Ohio Arts Council Fellowship, 1985
Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship, 1984
One-Person Exhibitions
Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Cleveland, OH., 2011
Hodgell Galleries, Sarasota, FL, 2010
Marx-Saunders Galleries, Chicago, IL, 2009
Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL., 2009
Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX. 2009
Hodgell Galleries, Sarasota, FL., 2007
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York, 2006
Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Cleveland, Ohio, 2005
Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York, 2004
The Rachael Collection, Aspen, Colorado 2004
Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York, 2003
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2003
Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, 2002
Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York, 2001
Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, 2001
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2000
Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York, 2000
Habatat Galleries, Pontiac, Michigan, 1998
Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York, 1998
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1996
Habatat Galleries, Pontiac, Michigan, 1994
Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1994
Habatat Galleries, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1993
Carpe Diem Gallery, Paris, France, 1992
Riley-Hawk Gallery, Columbus, Ohio, 1992
Riley-Hawk Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, 1992
Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 1991
Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, 1990
Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1990
Habatat Galleries, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1990
Heller Gallery, New York City, New York, 1989
Sanske Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland, 1989
Selected Invitational Group Exhibitions
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (Sofa) 2011, Chicago, Il., represented by Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL.
"Glass Weekend 2011", Wheaton Village, NJ, represented by Thomas R. Riley Galleries, Cleveland, OH.
"39th Annual International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition", Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI., 2011
"Primal Inspirations: Contemporary Artifacts", Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI., 2011
"Art Palm Beach", West Palm Beach, FL., 2011, represented by Ken Sunders Gallery, Chicago, IL.
"Year of Glass", The Anna and Joe Mandel Studio Glass Collection, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada, 2010
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL., 2010, represented by Ken Saunders
Gallery, Chicago, IL.
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) West, Santa Fe, N.M., 2010, represented by Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan
"38th Annual International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition", Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, 2010
"Art Palm Beach", West Palm Beach, FL., 2010 represented by Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, IL.
"Celebrating Contemporary Craft: Ceramics, Glass and Wood from the David and Nancy Wolf Collection", Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2009
"The Ben and Natalie Heineman Collection", Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 2009
"27th Annual International Glass Invitational", Habatat Galleries, West Palm Beach, FL. 2009
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, Illinois, 2009
represented by Ken Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA) West, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2009
represented by Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan
"37th Annual International Glass Invitational Awards Invitational", Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, 2009
"Palm Beach 3 (Contemporary Photography SOFA)@, Palm Beach, Florida, 2009
represented by Habatat FL., Boca Raton, FL.
"Shy Boy, She Devil and Isis: The Art of Conceptual Craft, Selections from the Wornick Collection", Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, 2008
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, Illinois, 2008
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)", New York City, New York, 2008
represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York
"36th Annual International Glass Invitational Awards Invitational", Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, 2008
"Palm Beach 3 (Contemporary Photography SOFA)@, Palm Beach, Florida, 2008
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Contemporary Glass: Beauty and Innovation", American University Museum at the Katzen Art Center, Washington, DC, 2007
"Blown Away: An Exhibition of Glass Sculpture", Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, Texas, 2007
"Spring into Art", Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 2007
"35th Annual International Glass Invitational Awards Invitational", Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, Michigan, 2007
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)", New York City, New York, 2007
represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, Illinois, 2007
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Palm Beach 3 (Contemporary Photography SOFA)@, Palm Beach, Florida, 2007
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Palm Beach 3 (Contemporary Photography SOFA)@, Palm Beach, Florida, 2006
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)", New York City, New York, 2006
represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York
"Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, Illinois, 2006
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
ASculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)@, Chicago, Illinois, 2005
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"GlassWeekend '05", Guest Demonstrating Artist, Creative Glass Center of America, Wheaton Village,
New Jersey, represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York, 2005
ASculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)", New York City, New York, 2005
represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York
APalm Beach 3 (Contemporary Photography SOFA)@, Palm Beach, Florida, 2005
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
"Commitment: Ten Over Ten", Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 2004
ASculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)@, Chicago, Illinois, 2004
represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York
ASculptural Objects and Functional Art (SOFA)", New York City, New York, 2004
represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York
AContemporary Directions: Glass from the Maxine and William Block Collection@, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2002, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio 2003
ATrial by Fire: Contemporary Glass@ Museum of Fine Arts", Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, 2003
AMaterial in Service of Form", University Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 2003
ASculpture in Glass", Walton Arts Center, Joy Pratt Markham Gallery, Fayetteville, Arkansas, 2002
ASculptural Objects and Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)@, Chicago, Illinois, 2001
represented by Marx-Saunders Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
ASculptural Objects and Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)@, New York City, New York, 2001
represented by Leo Kaplan Modern, New York City, New York
ASplendor in the Glass: Contemporary Glass from the Palley Collection", Lowe Art Museum,
Miami, Florida, 2000
ADefining Craft@, American Craft Museum, New York City, New York, 2000
AThe Object Considered@, Contemporary Still Life in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, 2000-2001,
traveling exhibition to: Columbus College of Art and Design, Canzani Center Gallery, Columbus, Ohio; The South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend, Indiana; The Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, Ohio
AMillennium Glass, An International Survey of Studio Glass", Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation,
Louisville, Kentucky, 2000
AThe 28th Annual International Glass Invitational@, Habatat Galleries, Pontiac, Michigan, 2000
AContemporary Glass 2000", Seventeenth Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Galleries,
Boca Raton, Florida, 2000
AContemporary Glass Sculpture@, Northern Illinois Art Museum, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
AVerriales =98@, Galerie Internationale Du Verre, Biot, France, 1998
AA Passion for Glass", The Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan, 1998
AFire and Ice, Sculpture of José Chardiet and William Carlson@, 1997-1998, traveling exhibition
to: Illinois State Museum, Lockport Gallery, Lockport, Illinois; Southern Illinois Art
Gallery, Whittington, Illinois; Illinois Art Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
ABlowing Hot, Cutting Cold@, 35th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement, Lakeview
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, Illinois, 1997
AMemories in Glass@, Verriales =97, Galerie Internationale Du Verre, Biot, France, 1997
AGlass Today, American Studio Glass From Cleveland Collections@, Cleveland Museum of Art,
Cleveland, Ohio, 1997
AGlass Profile =96@, R. Duane Reed Gallery, Saint Louis, Missouri, 1996
AInternational Survey of Contemporary Art Glass", The Wood Street Galleries and Concept Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1995
AInternational Contemporary Glass Exhibition@, Hisinchu Cultural Center, Hisinchu, Taiwan, 1994
Public Collections
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Alexander Tutsek Foundation, Munich, Germany
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
American Craft Museum, New York City, New York
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning Glass Center, Corning, New York
Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, North Carolina
Asheville Museum of Art, Asheville, North Carolina
Birmingham Museum of Arts, Birmingham, Alabama
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Project Art, Iowa City, Iowa
Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Village, Millville, New Jersey
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
Selected Publications
Yood, James, Reflection, Glass Art Quarterly, Number 115: Summer 2009, p.60
Myers, Joel Philip, Jury Statements, New Glass Review 27, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, 2006 p. 71, p. 80
Hotchner, Holly and David M. McFadden, Defining Craft. New York, NY: American Craft Museum,
2000, p. 105.
Miro, Marsha, José Chardiet. Glass Spring 1999: 54.
Yood, James, AChardiet: Still Life.@ American Craft Dec. 1998/Jan. 1999: 32.
Fike, Bonita. A Passion for Glass: The Aviva and Jack A. Robinson Studio Glass Collection
(Detroit, Michigan: the Detroit Institute of Arts, Oct. 11, 1998-Feb.14, 1999) p. 31
Hawley, Henry H., Glass Today, American Studio Glass from Cleveland Collections
(Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1997), pp.68-69.
McKinsey, Kristan H., Blowing Hot, Cutting Cold, 35th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement
(Peoria, IL: Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, 1997), p. 9.
Lechaczynski, Serge, Verriales =97, Memories in Glass, Time and Space (Biot, France:
Gallerie Internationale Du Verre, 1997) pp. 12-13.
Important 20th Century Design (New York, NY: Christie=s Inc., 1996), p. 76.
Berkovitz, Sam, International Survey of Contemporary Art Glass (Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust and Concept Art Gallery, 1994), p.6.
Pamer, Laurence, Contemporary Glass from South Florida Collections (Fort Lauderdale, FL:
Museum of Art, 1993), p. 6.
González, Susana Patiño. Cristalomancia, Contemporary Art in Glass (Monterey, Mexico:
Center for Glass Art, Monterey Museum of Contemporary Art, 1992), pp. 94-95.
Vadon, Bernard, Biennale Internationale Du Verre d=Art Contemporain (National Museum of
Fernand Leger, 1991), p. 27.
Frantz, Susanne K., Contemporary Glass (New York, NY: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1989), p. 226.
Heineman, Ben W., Contemporary Glass, A Private Collection
(The Falcon II Press, Inc., 1988), pp. 71-80.