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Courtney Dodd was a Core Fellow at Penland School of Crafts from 2006-2008. She then assisted Devin Burgess, a former resident at Penland. Dodd holds a MFA from VCU with an emphasis in glass and a BFA from Missouri State University with a dual emphasis in graphic design and illustration.
In 2012, she completed a residency in photography at Oregon College of Art and Craft in Portland. In the fall of 2015, Dodd was the glass resident at STARworks in Star, North Carolina. She has studied and worked at Penland School of Crafts, Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, Denmark Design School in Bornholm, and Pilchuck Glass School. Courtney was also nominated in 2015 and 2016 for the Irvin Borowsky Prize in Glass Arts. She has demonstrated at STARworks and the Chrysler Museum of Glass and been a visiting artist at the University of Louisville and RIT in NY. She had the pleasure of assisting Pablo Soto at Desoto Glass Design in Penland, North Carolina from 2013 to 2015. In the fall of 2017, she was an Emerging Artist in Residence at Pilchuck. Dodd has taught classes at Corning Museum of Glass, Urban Glass, Sawtooth, Haystack, and Penland School of Craft.
Currently, Courtney works as the Programs Manager at Penland School of Craft. She continues to make work and live in the mountains of Bakersville, North Carolina with her sweetheart, Nick Fruin, and their toddler, Adeline.
41, not that I can ever remember my age.
educated, at least that’s what the papers read.
four years, two years, one and a half, two years.
accredited. non accredited.
east coast. mid-west. no denying it.
graphic designer. glassblower. photographer. singer. wanna-be.
artistic nomad.
perhaps a writer. perhaps.
dyslexic ramblings with a propensity for punctuational error. no denying it.
60 words or less to get some context, some content.
already there.
no genius. just a lifetime of hard work. wax told me straight.
hoarder. collector. vintage shit slinger.
house. mountains. dog. sweetheart. toddler. happiness.
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education
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Masters in Fine Art, Concentration in Glass, Fall 2009 – Spring 2011
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Core Fellowship Program, February 2006 – 2008
Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Dual Emphasis: Graphic Design and Illustration, Spring 2005, GPA 3.83
residencies and fellowships
2017
Pilchuck EAiR, Stanwood, WA
Emerging Artist in Residence, Glass, September – November 2017
2015
STARworks, Star, NC
Artist in Residence, Glass, September – December
2012
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
Artist in Residence, Photography, Spring
2006-2008
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Core Fellowship Program
honors and awards
2023
Awarded the Regional Artist Support Grant from the Toe River Arts Council
2017
Awarded the Regional Artist Program Grant from the Toe River Arts Council
Selected for New Glass Review, Issue 38 by Susie Silbert
2016
Nominated for the 2016 Irvin Borowsky Prize in Glass Arts
Semi-Finalist for Made in the South Awards, Garden & Gun
2015
Nominated for the 2015 Irvin Borowsky Prize in Glass Arts
Award for Second Place, American Craft Today: Glass, Juried Exhibition,
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2009, 2010
Teaching Assistant to Jack Wax in Denmark, 2010
Graduate Artist Association, Treasurer, 2009 – 2010
Task Force Member
Missouri State University
Magna Cum Laude
Recognition Scholarship
Art & Design Scholarship
Phi Eta Sigma honor fraternity member
teaching experience
2019
“Material Observation,” Haystack, Deer Isle, ME
“Heat, Gravity, Form,” Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2018
Flameworking, Sawtooth School for Visual Art, Winston-Salem, NC
“Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test,” Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
"Proportion/Rhythm/Repetition," Urban Glass, Brooklyn, New York, NY
2017
“Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test,” Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2016
Learning to See, Workshop, Warren Wilson, Swannanoa, NC
Learning to See, Workshop, Three Rivers Community College, Poplar Bluff, MO
2015
Learning to See, Workshop, Sandhills Community College along with STARworks, Star, NC
2014
Asheville Glass Center, Asheville, NC: Beginning Glassblowing
Private Lampworking Studio Instructor, Asheville, NC
2010
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA:
Art Foundations Instructor, Craft Project Course, Spring
Craft/Material Studies Instructor, Beginning Glassblowing, Summer and Fall
teaching assistant positions
2018
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Ben Cobb
Haystack, Deer Isle, ME, Devin Burgess
2017
Haystack, Deer Isle, ME, Pablo Soto
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC Studio Assistant for Winter Residents
2016
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Joe Grant
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Pablo Soto
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC, Studio Assistant for Winter Residents
2015
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, Pablo Soto
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Studio Assistant: Nick Fruin Sessions 5 - 7:
Session 5: Pablo Soto & Ben Cobb
Session 6: Matt Urban
Session 7: Karen Willenbrink - Johnsen & Jasen Johnsen
2014
Urban Glass, Brooklyn, New York, NY, Pablo Soto
STARworks, Star, NC, Pablo Soto
2010
Danish School of Design, Bornholm, Denmark, Jack Wax
work history
Programs Manager, September 2018 – current
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Spruce Pine Montessori Board Member, Treasurer
Spruce Pine, NC 2023 – current
Gallery Preparator, June 2016 – 2018
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Assistant Glassblower to Pablo Soto, June 2013 – 2017
De Soto Glass Design, Penland, NC
Artist in Residence, Glass, September – December 2015
STARworks, Star, NC
Core Fellowship Retreat Organizer, February – September 2014
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Assistant Glassblower to John Geci, April 2013 – March 2014
John Geci Glass, Bakersville, NC
Penland Annual Benefit Auction Art Handler, August 2012 – 2013
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Artist in Residence, Photography, Spring 2012
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
Graduate Assistant, October 2009 – 2011
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Penland Annual Auction Assistant, January – August 2009
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Assistant Glassblower to Devin Burgess, December 2007 – August 2009
Devin Burgess, Penland Resident Artist
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Core Fellowship Program, February 2006 – 2008
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Assistant Glassblower, May – December 2004
Springfield Glass Works, Springfield, MO
publications
New Glass Review, Issue 38, 2017
Camp Spring Creek, “Interview: Inspiring People,” Online, March 19, 2015
Our State, “Fire On The Mountain,” April 2014
Cheek Teeth, “Artisan Culture: In Praise of Time & the Tactile,” Online, February 2012
PBS, “Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska, The Artist Within,” Episode 3, April 2008
WNC Magazine, Artist Profile, January – February 2008
National Publication: Creative Convocation, Premier Issue, September 2005
National Publication: CMYK Magazine, Issue 32, Winter 2005 – 2006
curatorial experience
2019
Modified Perceptions, Co-Curator, Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC
2017
Fire & Form: North Carolina Glass, Co-Curator, Brahm Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
artist lectures
2019
Visting Artist, RIT, Rochester, NY
Instructor Slides, Haystack, Deer Isle, ME
Instructor Slides, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2018
Instructor Slides, Urban Glass, New York, NY
Instructor Slides, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2017
Instructor Slides, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
EAiR Artist Talk, Pilchuck, Stanwood, WA
University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
Artist Talk, 2017 GAS Member Juried Exhibition, The Glass Wheel, Norfolk, VA
Panel Discussion, Fire & Form: North Carolina Glass, Brahm Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
“Coffee with the Curators,” Fire & Form: North Carolina Glass, Brahm Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
Artist Talk, The Morris Museum, Augusta, GA
Artist Talk, The Refinery, Asheville, NC
Haystack, Deer Isle, ME
Cornish College of the Arts, Pilchuck EAiR Presentations, Seattle, WA
University of Washington, Pilchuck EAiR Presentations, Seattle, WA
2016
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Three Rivers Community College, Poplar Bluff, MO
2015
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Sandhills Community College, Southern Pines, NC
STARworks, Star, NC
Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2012
Portland Photo Society Lecture, OCAC, Portland, OR
demonstrations
2020
Public Glass, San Francisco, CA (cancelled due to the pandemic)
2019
Visting Artist, RIT, Rochester, NY
2018
Guest Artist Demonstration, Corning Museum of Glass Amphitheater Hot Shop, Corning, NY
Live Stream Recording
2017
Visiting Artist, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
2016
Optical Obscura, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
2015
Hot Glass-Cold Beer, STARworks, Star, NC
Annual Gathering, STARworks, Star, NC
select exhibitions
2025
Vases, Blue Spiral 1, Invitational, Asheville, NC
2024
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2023
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Collaboration in Craft, GreenHill, Greensboro, NC
2021
The Candy Shop, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2020
Invitational, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
2019
Gather, Two Person Show, Penland Focus Gallery, Penland, NC
Modified Perceptions, Curated, Upstairs Artspace, Tryon, NC
Contemporary Glass, Cultural Arts Building, UNC Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
for the table, Two Person Show, MICA Gallery, Bakersville, NC
Wintershow, GreenHill, Greensboro, NC
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Chow Chow, Makers Market, Asheville, NC
Haystack Instructor Show, Haystack, Deer Isle, ME
Nasty Women & Bad Hombres, The Wedge Foundation, Asheville, NC
TRAC Studio Tour Exhibition, Toe River Arts Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC
TRAC Studio Tour, Summer & Winter, Bakersville, NC
2018
Penland Pop-Up Shop, CCD, Asheville, NC
TRAC Studio Tour, Winter, Bakersville, NC
Sphere Of Influence, Toe Rive Arts Council, Spruce Pine, NC
Glass On Fire, Toe Rive Arts Council, Burnsville, NC
Prototype/Test, Solo Show, Harvest, Asheville, NC
Gather | Eat, Drink, Enjoy, Focus Gallery, Two Person Show, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Craft, NC
Pilchuck EAiR Exhibition, Pilchuck Gallery, Seattle, WA
Nasty Women & Bad Hombres, The Cloud Room at The Wedge Foundation, Asheville, NC
Pilchuck EAiR Exhibition, The Schack Art Center, Everett, WA
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
2017
Perception of Sense, Two Person Show, The Refinery, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
2017 GAS Member Juried Exhibition, Juried GAS Members Show, The Glass Wheel, Norfolk, VA
Pilchuck EAiR Exhibition, Pilchuck Gallery, Stanwood, WA
Momentum, Juried, River House Arts, Toledo, OH
6th Annual WNC Studio Glass Exhibition, Invitational, Burke Arts Council, Morganton, NC
Fire & Form: North Carolina Glass, Invitational, Brahm Museum, Blowing Rock, NC
Capturing Light, Invitational, The Galleries of the Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord, NC
The Penland Series, Invitational, Bill and Patty Gorelick Galleries at CPCC, Charlotte, NC
Glass on Fire in the Mountains, Invitational, Cary Arts Center Gallery, Cary, NC
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
The Nasty Women Exhibition AVL, Clayspace, Asheville, NC
New Artist Show, Toe River Arts Council, Burnsville, NC
GlassFest, Invitational, STARworks, Star, NC
2016
Sense of Sight, Solo Show, Tinnin Center, Poplar Bluff, MO
Nomad: Asheville, Invitational, GreenHill, Greensboro, NC
Phantom Practices, photo + craft event, Invitational, Revolve Gallery, Asheville, NC
At Work: Penland, Curated by Rachel Meginnes, Leeds Gallery, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
InFocus, Curators Pick, GreenHill, Greensboro, NC
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
GlassFest, Invitational, STARworks, Star, NC
2015
The Center for Visual Arts, Invitational, Greensboro, NC
Annual Gathering, STARworks, Star, NC
American Craft Today: Glass, Award for Second Place, Juried,
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, NC
Cup: The Intimate Object XI, Invitational, Charlie Cummings Gallery, Gainesville, FL
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
AACG Glassville, Juried, The Center for Craft, Creativity, & Design, Asheville, NC
AACG Glassville Cup Show, Invitational, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
Penland Core Fellows, Invitational, Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC
GlassFest, Invitational, STARworks, Star, NC
2014
Rainbow Art School, Asheville, NC
The Big Crafty, Asheville, NC
Penland School of Craft Cassilhaus Photography Show, Invitational, Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, NC
2013
Unhinged, Juried, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY
In the Flesh, Juried, The Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA
The Next Generation of Studio Glass in Western North Carolina, Juried, CCCD, Hendersonville, NC
2012
Penland Benefit Auction, Invitational, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Resident Artist Presentation, OCAC, Portland, OR
Portland Photo Society Lecture, OCAC, Portland, OR
2011
Manipulated, Juried, Castell Gallery, Asheville, NC
Condensation, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA
GAS Student Show, GAS Conference, Seattle, WA
2010
Siblings, Two Person Show, Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO
GAS Student Show, GAS Conference, Louisville, KY
Whichcraft, VCU Craft/Material Studies Candidacy Show, Richmond, VA
All in the Approach, Invitational, Cabarrus Arts Council Gallery, Concord, NC
2009
Alter Ego, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Richmond, VA
Spring Into Arts Festival, Concord, NC
The Big Crafty, Asheville, NC
2008
Reclamation, Juried, Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
Petal Pushers, Juried, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2007
Core Show, Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC
Contemporaries of the Carolinas, Juried, Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC
2006
Core Show, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
2005
Ceramics, Metals & Jewelry Invitational, Juried, Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO
2004
Students in Design Exhibition, Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO
2003
Students in Design Exhibition, Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO
16th Annual Pictures by the People,Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, MO
2002
Students in Design Exhibition, Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO
2001
MSU Foundations Exhibition, Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO