Jean M. Fernandes
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UPCOMING EVENTS:


HOTEL DRYCE x ART TOOTH 'YOU ARE HERE' GRANT
ART GRANT RECIPIENT
I'm honored to have been selected for this grant opportunity. Five artists were selected to install work at a new upcoming hotel in Fort Worth, TX. Read the press release here: https://www.iloveftw.com/how-art-tooth-is-paving-the-way-for-up-and-coming-artists/

HOTEL DRYCE, FORT WORTH, TX
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SOLO EXHIBITION

POSTPONED
FLUX STUDIO LLC, DENVER, CO

RECENT PAST EVENTS:

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: ARLINGTON LIBRARY
ARLINGTON DOWNTOWN LIBRARY, ARLINGTON, TX
MONTH OF JUNE, 2021
I was lucky to be selected as one of the Artists in Residence for the 'Art is for Everyone' program at the Arlington Downtown Library. The program is a really wonderful way of bringing free art programs to the community and I'm so happy I was able to participate and bring glass into a space that doesn't usually host glass art programming.


SCULPTING SPACE: HOLLOW CORE CASTING
PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER, PITTSBURGH, PA
I am so excited to return to the Pittsburgh Glass Center to teach a casting course! This class will focus on the interior hollow space of forms and different ways of approaching the idea of shaping space.
Apply for a scholarship here: 
https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/apply-scholarships

VITRO MODA 12
SINACA STUDIOS, FORT WORTH, TX
MARCH 21, 2020
My work will be auctioned during this event to benefit SiNaCa Studios, a non-profit glass studio and gallery located in Fort Worth, TX.


A COLLECTIVE TAKEOVER
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, FORT WORTH, TX
DECEMBER 6-28, 2019
RECEPTION: DECEMBER 6, 6-9PM

As part of the Fort Worth Art Collective, I will have three works in this show! I was honored to be able to also co-curate the show with Holly D. Gray.

SUMMER OF GLASS - TEXAS CONTEMPORARY GLASS EXHIBITION
ARTSPACE, SHREVEPORT, LA
JUNE 7-AUGUST 10, 2019
RECEPTION: JUNE 7, 5-8PM

My work is in this wonderful summer exhibition curated by Eric Hess. Here's a blurb about the show:
"The Texas Contemporary Glass Exhibition will showcase 29 Texas glass artists with more than 40 different pieces of work made from 1950 to present day. There will be a variety of glass works ranging from blown, spun, hot sculpted, table cast, reverse painting, sand cast, to neon."


VERTICAL
FORT WORTH COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, FORT WORTH, TX
DEC 7-28, 2018
RECEPTION: DEC 7, 6-9PM


CAST: ART AND OBJECTS MADE USING HUMANITY'S MOST TRANSFORMATIONAL PROCESS
BOOK PUBLICATION
PUBLICATION DATE: JUNE 2017
I am excited and honored to be a part of this book that was just published by Schiffer Publishing, and is being written by Jen Townsend and Renee Ze
ttle-Sterling. "It will be a creative look-book of sorts, inspiring more people to use casting in their work and to think more broadly about the process and its possibilities." - Jen Townsend.

VITRO MODA X
SINACA STUDIOS, FORT WORTH, TX
FEBRUARY 17, 2018
My work will be auctioned during this event to benefit SiNaCa Studios, a non-profit glass studio and gallery located in Fort Worth, TX.


CASTING GLASS: FROM POSITIVE TO NEGATIVE AND BACK
ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, GATLINBURG, TN
JUNE 17-JUNE 23, 2018
I will be teaching a one week intensive casting class at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts this summer! The class will focus on moving from model to mold to finished object through a thorough exploration of glass casting technique. Please click here to read the class description.

CAPTURING THE TRANSITORY
PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL, STANWOOD, WA
MAY 29-JUNE 15, 2018
Very excited to co-teach a kilnforming class with Ashley McFarland this summer during session 2 at Pilchuck Glass School! We will be teaching many different kiln-related processes in the three week course. Please click here to read the class description


WHAT IF...? EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN KILNFORMING
PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER
JUNE 12-JUNE 16, 2017

I will be teaching a one week intensive at the Pittsburgh Glass Center this summer! The class will primarily focus on experimental kiln forming techniques. Please click here to read the class description.


2017 GLASS ART SOCIETY MEMBER EXHIBITION (JURIED)
GLASS WHEEL STUDIO, NORFOLK, VA
MAY 27-JULY 16, 2017


MOLD MAKING FOR ART AND SCIENCE
PENLAND SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, PENLAND, NC
MAY 28-JUNE 9, 2017

I am honored and so very excited to have received a scholarship to attend Penland to take this class with Dan Clayman and Kaitlyn Becker. The class will cover a range of materials like plaster, rubbers, plastics, wax, and will focus primarily on mold-making techniques.


CRAFT TEXAS 2016 (JURIED)
HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
SEPTEMBER 23 - JANUARY 8, 2016

CraftTexas 2016 is the ninth in a series of juried exhibitions hosted by Houston Center for Contemporary Craft showcasing the finest in Texas-made contemporary craft in the fall of 2016. This encompassing exhibition will feature artists from across the state who work in clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood, and found/recycled materials.

PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL ANNUAL AUCTION
FREMONT STUDIOS, SEATTLE, WA

OCTOBER 15, 2015
My work will be featured in the live section of the Pilchuck Glass School Annual Auction.


GLASS ART SOCIETY MEMBER FEATURE
I got featured on the Glass Art Society website. Please click here to see the article!


TURNED ON: LIGHTING HOOKS UP WITH SCULPTURE (INVITED)
PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER, PITTSBURGH, PA
JUNE 3 - SEPTEMBER 11, 2016
This exhibition will be a collaborative effort of the artists that have been invited to participate in residencies at the Pittsburgh Glass Center.


SUMMER STAFF: PROGRAM ASSISTANT, STUDIO BUILDING COORDINATOR, LIBRARIAN
PILCHUCK GLASS SCHOOL, STANWOOD, WA
JUNE 20 - AUGUST 26, 2016
I am so excited to have been invited to be the program assistant for summer sessions 3 and 4 at the Pilchuck Glass School.
I will be participating in this role for two sessions after which I will participate as the Studio Building Coordinator during session 5 and the Librarian during session 6.


NEON ROBOTS 2.0 (SCHOLARSHIP)
URBAN GLASS, BROOKLYN, NY
JUNE 13 - 17, 2016

I am humbled to have received a full scholarship through the partner program between Urban Glass and the UTA Glass area. The class will primarily focus in combining neon and technology to create work that responds to the viewers proximity to the piece in a space.


GLASS ART SOCIETY CONFERENCE
CORNING, NY
JUNE 9 - 11, 2016


FACULTY CREATIVE WORKS 2015 HONOREE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON, TX
BOOK PUBLICATION


UTA ANNUAL GLASS SALE
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, ARLINGTON, TX
APRIL 2

A new piece of mine will preview in a gallery show during our annual university sale. There will be other work available for purchase during the sale portion of the event. Please come by and support our glass studio, students, and faculty!

RESIDENCY (INVITED)
PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER, PITTSBURGH, PA
MARCH 12-20
I'm very grateful to have been invited to participate in a short residency at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. The residency focused on creating sculptural works that incorporate light as a primary element. This will be new and uncomfortable territory for me as an artist, and I'm quite excited to see what unfolds.


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