Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass

Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect is the first exhibition to look at the art and 40-year career of Lino Tagliapietra. Widely revered as the maestro of glassblowing, Tagliapietra is an inspiring teacher and the elder statesman between the glass centers of Venice, Italy and the Pacific Northwest. In 1979 at the age of 45, he first came to Seattle in response to an invitation to teach at the young Pilchuck Glass School where he unhesitatingly shared his knowledge, universally elevating the art and craft of glassmaking and changing the course of contemporary glass. The exhibition comprises 169 objects acquired from the artist?s own collection and collections around the world, including pivotal and renowned series of artistic work, designs made for industry, and private objects that have never been exhibited.