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

Marvin Lipofsky
GA Series (IGS V) 1994-99 #6
Glass, blown, cut, ground and acid polished
1999 10 x 23 x 12.5
Photo Credit: M. Lee Fatherree

Marvin Lipofsky (born 1938; resides Berkeley, CA)

One of Harvey Littleton’s first generation of students, Marvin Lipofsky established the second university glass program in the nation, at the University of California, Berkeley, where he taught until 1972. He also founded and headed the Glass Department at the California College of Arts and Crafts, and taught there until 1987. Lipofsky earned a B.F.A. from the University of Illinois in Urbana in 1962, and an M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. In 1971, Lipofsky was one of the founding members of the Glass Art Society. Lipofsky has enjoyed continuous, worldwide success as an artist and educator. He is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions including National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and being named an Honorary Life Member of the Glass Art Society, and a California Living Treasure by the Creative Arts League of Sacramento. The list of solo and group exhibits in which Marvin Lipofsky has participated is exhaustive. His work resides in collections in leading institutions in over two dozen countries, from The Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in the U.S., from the Museum Bellerive in Zurich, Switzerland to The National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, in Japan. Much of Lipofsky’s work has been the result of collaborations between himself and factory workers and/or Masters at glass facilities here and abroad. The result has been a colorful aesthetic infused by diverse cultures and environments.

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