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Leslie Rowe-Israelson
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kiln cast glass
3.5 x 13 x 20.5 in. | | | $ 1200 CDN |
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kiln cast glass
19.5 x 18.5 x 6 in. | | Call to view | | | $ 2500 CDN |
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Leslie Rowe-Israelson
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Leslie Rowe-Israelson and her twin sister, Melanie Rowe-Prosser spent their childhood in Victoria. For the last twenty years, the twins have lived and worked in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. The beauty of the mountains, particularly in Banff
National Park and Jasper National Park, is their passion and inspiration. It was in the mountains that they discovered their other shared passion. Glass would come to consume their thoughts and dreams. Through dedication, this passion became their visual
language. Part of the dedication has been training and dialogue with other glass artists. From 1985-1994, Leslie and Melanie attended the world-renowned Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. Both sisters say, “Pilchuck Glass School was a
wonderful atmosphere to share ideas and experiences with people from around the world.” Pilchuck provided an environment where they could contribute to and learn from the triumphs and failures of top calibre glass artists. The sisters also received
training from the Alberta College of Art, Andrighetti Glassworks, Colton Glass School and the Vancouver College of Art.
To express their artistic “voice”, their visual language has required the development of unusual techniques involving
sand-casting, mosaic and pate de verre. Because of the time consuming nature involved in the creation of each piece, it becomes a contemplative process which both Melanie and Leslie find rewarding. As an extension of this contemplative process, Leslie
often writes poems relating to the pieces that the twins are working on.
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Leslie Rowe-Israelson
Affiliations
Board Member, Columbia Valley Arts Council
Awards
Pilchuck School Professional Artist in Residence
Red Deer College Artist in Residence
Recipient, Major Projects Grant, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, BC
Recipient, Major Projects Grant, Glass Art Assoc. of Canada
Residency, Uroboros Glass Company, Portland, OR
First Place, BC Glass Artists Assoc., Vancouver, BC
Second Place, Ignite, International Invitational Show, Gatlinburg, TN
Glass as Art III, Vancouver, BC, Peers Choice Award
Honorable Mention, BC Glass Artists Assoc. Exhibition, Simon Fraser Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1st Place, Invitational Glass Exhibition, Canandian Clay & Glass Gallery, ON
1st Place, Group Exhibition, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Vancouver, BC
1st Place, An International Exhibition, Invitational Contemporary Kiln Formed Glass Show, Portland, OR
Collections
CP Hotels
King of Jordan
Joe Clark, External Affairs, Canada
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Commissions
CP Hotels
Designed and Created the Award for The Governor Generals' Art Award for Canada
Right Honourable Joe Clark, Corporate Gifting
Munster and Sons, Whistler Homes
Munster and Sons, Whistler Homes
Canada House Gallery and other private commissions
Education
Red Deer College, Glass Casting with Mark Gibeau and Mitchall Goudet
Architectural Glass Casting with Paul Marion and Ann Troutner, Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Kiln Techniques, with David Reekie
Kiln Forming Techniques, with Clifford Rainey
Experimental Kiln Technique, with Warren Langley
Kiln Forming and Fusing, with Klause Moje, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Lampworking, with Paul Stankurt
Architechtural Fusing and Kiln Forming, with Liz Mapelli, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
International Glass Symposium. GLAC Union, Teplice, Czech Republic
Hot Cast Glass, Bestil Vallien, Tacoma Museum of Glass
Professional Artist in Residence, Uroboros Glass Company, Portland, OR
Professional Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB
Glass Blowing, Andregetti Glass Works, Vancouver, BC
Kiln Forming and Fusing, Colten Glass School, WA
Residency, Uroboros Glass Company, Portland, OR
Residency, Uroboros Glass Company, Portland, OR
Exhibitions
BC Festival of the Arts, Arts Around Award Dinner
"Year of the Mountain", Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
The Strength from Within, "Twin Show", Newsmall and Sterling, Granville Is, Vancouver, BC
"Go Figure", Alberta Crafts Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB
"Hot Glass***Cold Women", Women's Invitational Glass Art Exhibition, MI
Molten Obsession, group invitational show, Victoria, BC
"Expo II", Tampa, FL
Invitational Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC
"A Survey of Contemporary Glass", Tustin Renaissance Gallery, Tustin, CA
"A Sense of Place", Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Collaborators 4: A Textural Landscape of Our Lives, Kicking Horse Cultural Art Gallery, Golden, BC
BC Glass Artists Assoc., Vancouver, BC
Ignite, International Invitational Show, Gatlinburg, TN
Biannual Exhibition, BC Glass Arts Assoc, Simon Fraser Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Group Invitational Show, Artym Gallery, Invermere, BC
Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC
Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC
Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC
Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC
Celebration of the First Peoples, group invitational show, collaboration with Xwa-Lack-Ton, Vancouver, BC
Invitational Glass Show, Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, ON
Invitational Glass Show, Teplice, Czech Republic
Tribute: 15 Years of Alberta Craft, McMullen Gallery, ON
Simon Fraser University Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Invitational Glass Show, Galerie IMGaBla, Germany
Invitational Group Show, Canada House Gallery, Banff, AB
Pilchuck Glass School Invitiational:Sea-Tac International Airport Show
Canadian Glass Art Exhibition, Rowles and Parham Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Contemporary Kiln Formed Glass Show, Portland, OR
Invitational Exhibition, Artworks Gallery, Vancouver, BC
New Glassworks, Cartwright Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Glass as Art III, Vancouver, BC
GAS Glass Fashion Show II, Corning, NY
Permanent Exhibition, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Edmonton, AB
Annunal Invitiational Canadian Glass Exhibition, Alberta Crafts Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Publications
Contemporary Kiln Formed Glass "An International Exhibition"
Glass Art, Sept-Oct
Neus Glass Edition No.3 Aug
The Globe and Mail
"Frontlines" Western Living Magazine
Alberta Report
Glass Craft Magazine, May edition
Flow Magazine, May edition
Celebrating 25 Years of Design Practice in Canada
Teaching
Kiln Cast Glass, Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff, AB
Kiln Cast Glass and Hot Casting, Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Kiln Cast Glass Course, Red Deer College, Red Deer, AB
Mold Making Course, North West Art Glass, Seattle, Washington
Fusing Course, Canadian Ceramics Wholesaler, Surrey, B.C.
Mold Making Course, Haynes, Alaska
Hauberg Specialists for Pilchuck Glass School
Molding and Kiln Casting, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Conference Speaker, Glass Art Society of Canada, Red Deer, AB
Kiln Casting, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Professional Artist in Residence Teacher at Pilchuk School of Glass
Guest Speaker, Warm Glass Conference, Corning, NY
Hauberg Specialists for Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Moldmaking Course, Northwest Art Glass, Seattle, WA
Teaching Assistant for Warren Langley (Australia) at Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Residency, Uroboros Glass Studio, Portland, OR
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