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

Richard Marquis
Marquiscarpa #98-5
Fused, slumped, blown and wheel-carved glass, Murrine technique
1998 11 x 11 x 3.5

Richard Marquis (born 1945; resides Freeland, WA)

Richard Marquis earned his B.A. in 1969 and his M.A. in 1972 from the University of California, Berkeley. He exhibits regularly at The Elliot Brown Gallery in Seattle, WA, and has enjoyed numerous solo shows there, and at other galleries. Among his awards are a Fulbright-Hayes Grant to study in New Zealand, a Fulbright to study in Venice, and a National Merit Scholarship. During the year of the millennium, Marquis was honored with an Outstanding Achievement in Glass Award from UrbanGlass in Brooklyn, NY, and designated by the University of California, Berkeley as a Distinguished Alumnus. In 1997, The Seattle Art Museum presented Richard Marquis Objects: 1967-1997. Marquis possesses an extensive, world-wide list of group exhibits, including, most recently, Transparent Things – Expressions in Glass, at the National Gallery of Australia, in Canberra, and The Artful Teapot: 20th Century Expressions from the Kamm Collection, which toured throughout the U.S. Articles about Marquis and his work have been published in over twenty-five catalogs and sixty books. His artwork can be found in collections of “name” museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art around the world, as well as an array of those mentioned less often, such as The City Art Gallery of Wagga Wagga in New South Wales, Australia. Marquis’ work is characterized by its fine craftsmanship and design, and its humor, joy, and whimsy.

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