Untitled art glass vessel. This piece was bequeathed from a private foundation to Ringling School of Art & Design. A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Jay MacDonell started off sweeping the floors at the Robert Held Art Glass Studio in 1992 until he was invited to make glass. He eventually became the apprentice of Daniel Vargas, receiving step-by-step training in the art of glassblowing. Size: 7 1/2 x 8 in.
Jay Macdonell (Canadian, 20th century) Formulation: Saffron & Sky Blue, 2005 Glass 36-1/2 x 8 x 8 inches (92.7 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm) Incised Jay Macdonell 2005 to underside PROVENANCE: Ian Tan Gallery, Vancouver, October 1, 2005. HID01801242017
Jay MacDonell (b.1968 Canadian) Blue & White Allium 2011 Blown Glass 36''x9''. Signed and dated on bottom. Purchased at Traver Gallery, Seattle. Excellent condition.
JAY MACDONELL (1968 - ) FORMULATION glass, height 18" -- 45.7 cm.; 17.75" -- 45.1 cm., both engraved with signature and dated 2001 Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist Note: JAY MACDONELL (1968 - ) "My mentor (Daniel Vargas) convinced me to focus on my apprenticeship and then go to school. He said "School is for your head, not your hands," and explained to me that I needed to learn to create so that my pieces came from my within. Eventually I learned to work so that I was no longer thinking about what I was doing with my hands. The process flowed through my heart." - Jay Macdonell - A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Jay Macdonell was born in 1968. It was a chance walk past Robert Held Art Glass in 1992 that lead him to a successful career in the arts. He started off sweeping the floors at the production studio until he was invited to make glass. He eventually became the apprentice of Daniel Vargas, receiving step-by-step training in the art of glassblowing. Macdonell has worked for many Pacific Northwest studios since his apprentice days, for such artists as Laura and Alessandro De Santillana, Xu Bing, and Catherine Chalmers. He has been a visiting artist at The Royal Danish School of Design and Architecture and the Berengo Studio in Murano, Italy, and co-instructor with Ann Wahlstrom at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. Although he started his career in production pieces, his personal works have recently taken center stage with a great deal of success. His pieces are part of major corporate and public collections, including Elton John's, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Foreign Affairs Canada, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. He was the recipient of a Canada Council for the Arts for further glass exploration, and his goblet design was chosen by the Washington State Wine Commission for their annual restaurant awards in 2004. He served as vice-president from 2012 to 2013 of the Glass Association Organization. Macdonell lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Selected Corporate, Private and Public Collections Boston Museum of Fine Arts Claridge Collection, Montreal, Quebec Foreign Affairs Canada Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington Sir Elton John Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions 2012 Group Show, Traver Gallery, Seattle WA Group Show, Nadania Idriss Gallery, Berlin, Germany 50x50, Muskegon Museum of Art, MI 2011 New Work, Solo show at Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal, QC SOFA New York, with Option Art, Montreal, QC 2010 SOFA Chicago, with Option Art, Montreal, QC Adrift, Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington SOFA New York, with Option Art, Montreal, QC Expertease Group Show, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburg, PA 2009 Of all These Things, Nadaina Idriss Gallery, Berlin, Germany Toronto international Art Fair, Marsha Rafelman Fine Arts, Toronto, ON SOFA Chicago, with Option Art, Montreal, QC Wheaton Village Collectors Weekend, with Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery Inspirations,Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA SOFA New York, with Option Art, Montreal, QC Collect, London, with Option Art, Montreal, QC 2008 SOFA Chicago, with Option Art, Montreal, QC Phototropism, Solo show, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA Teapots, Steep in Thought, Morgan Contemporary glass gallery, Pittsburg, PN Palm Beach 3, with Option Art, Montreal, QC Gesture and Cadence, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburg, PN Old Techniques Seen New, Galerie Elena Lee, Montreal, QC SOFA New York with Option Art, Montreal, QC 2007 SOFA Chicago with Thomas Riley Gallery, U.S.A. A Space Between, solo, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA SOFA New York, Option Art, Montreal, Quebec Palm Beach 3, Option Art, Montreal, Quebec 2006 SOFA Chicago, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA The Garden, solo, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA 2005 Annual Pilchuck Glass Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA 2nd Annual World Glass Exhibition, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA International Glass Exhibition, The Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR 2004 Emergence, solo show, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA 2003 Form and Intent, solo show, Vetri International Glass, Seattle, WA Canadian Glass Exhibition, Sandra Anisley Gallery, Toronto Decanters as Functional Art, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC The Sum of Parts, show with Mel Munsen, Portfolio Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2002 Formulations: Balance, Tension, Form, solo exhibit, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC A Gather of Glass, Ariana, Royal Oak, MI Empty Bowl Project, Canadian Craft and Design Museum, Vancouver, BC Invitational Goblet Show, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC 2001 Formulations, solo exhibition at Portfolio Gallery, Vancouver, BC The White Exhibition, Portfolio Gallery, Vancouver, BC Essence, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC 2000 B.C Glass Arts Association 2000 Biennial Exhibition, B.C Glass Arts Association in co-operation with Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC Baker's Dozen, solo exhibition, Portfolio Gallery, Vancouver, BC Raise a Glass, Crafts Association in co-operation with The Vancouver International Wine Festival, Vancouver, BC Empty Bowl Project, The Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC Essence, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, BC 1999 Glass Art Eleven, B.C. Glass Arts Association, Vancouver, BC Dieci, Andrighettii Glassworks, Vancouver, BC 6th Annual invitational Glass Exhibition, Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON Unexpected Collaborations, The Canadian Craft Museum, Vancouver, BC Essence' 99, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. and Starfish Glassworks, Victoria BC 1998 Inner Light, Cosmopolis, Vancouver, BC Aromatik, Galerie Elena Lee/Verre D'Art, Montreal, Canada Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC BCGAA Biennial Exhibition, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1997 Glass Art IX, BCGAA Annual Juried Exhibition, Library Square, Vancouver, BC 1996 Glass Art VIII, BCGAA annual juried exhibition. Library Square, Vancouver, BC BCGAA Biennial Exhibition, Simon Fraser University Gallery, Vancouver, BC 1995 Glass Art VII, BCGAA annual juried exhibition, Library Square, Vancouver, BC Selected Awards and Grants 2004 Design selected for the Washington State Wine Commission Awards 2003 Nominated for Saxe Award for Excellence as a TA, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA 2002 Nominated for Saxe Award for Excellence as a TA, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA 2000 Nominated for Corning Award for Excellence as a student, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA Tiffany Glass Scholarship to attend Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA 1999 Award of Merit, Glass Art Eleven, B.C. Glass Arts Association Annual Juried Show, Vancouver, BC Best in Show, Essence, Starfish Glassworks, Victoria, B.C. and Circle Craft, Vancouver, BC Selected Links Glass Art Society A Distinctive Style Magazine
