American Studio Glass: A Survey of the Movement
May 15 - August 24, 2003

David Huchthausen
Clavilus
Fractured, laminated, and optically polished glasses with projected light
1991 11.5 x 18.25 x 14

David Huchthausen (born 1952; resides Seattle, WA)

David Huchthausen earned a B.S. in 1975 from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he served as a graduate assistant to Harvey Littleton, and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois, Normal, where he directed its glass program under the supervision of Joel Myers. After his formal education, Huchthausen was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the University of Applied Arts, in Vienna, Austria. Huchthausen served as Master Craftsman and Director of the Glass Program at the Appalachian Center for the Arts in Smithville, TN, and Associate Professor of Art and Director of Glass Programs at the Tennessee Tech University. In addition to teaching, Huchthausen served as consultant for glass exhibitions and collections to the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI. Today Huchthausen produces glass in Seattle, WA, and owns and operates studio space for lease by other artists. Huchthausen has regularly enjoyed one-man shows with Habatat Galleries, Heller Galleries, and Leo Kaplan Modern in New York; and group shows abroad and in the United States including 200 Years of American Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass. The Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée de Verre in Liege, Belgium, and the Glass Museum, Frauenau, Germany are just a few of the museums with collections that include Huchthausen’s work. Characteristic of it, is its architectural character, impeccable craftsmanship, and interplay between jagged exterior surfaces and soft cast shadows.

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