Donna J. Rice
170 Maple Terrace, Waconia, MN 55387
407-405-3210
djrglass@gmail.com
Education
2015 Cast Glass Forms, Apprenticeship with Master Mold-maker, Hugh McKay
1983 Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands
1982 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
1981 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, BFA, Glass and Metals
Awards and Grants
2021 Minnesota State Arts Board – Creative Support for Individuals Program
2020 MN Landscape Arboretum Flower Show, Featured Sculptor
2020, 2018, 2016 Central Minnesota Arts Board – Career Development Award
2017 Minnesota State Arts Board – Artist Initiative
2015 Central Minnesota Arts Board – Individual Artist Award
2014 Midwest Contemporary Glass Art Group – Emerging Artist Award
1991 Steuben Design Competition Award, Corning, NY
1987 Absolut Vodka National Ad Campaign, Absolut Frabel
1982 Glass Art Society All Member Exhibition, Best of Show
Exhibitions
2021-2022 Glass Lifeforms 2021, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2020 The Nature of Crystal, MN Landscape Arboretum Flower Show, Chaska, MN
2018 The Locals, Veronique Wantz Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Arts North, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Greater MN Artist Showcase, St. Paul, MN
2017 FOCI MN Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Arts in Harmony International, Blaine, MN
2015 Essential Art MN, St. Cloud, MN
2014 MCGAG Annual Exhibition, Karen Echt Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 Faculty Exhibition, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
2012 Art of the Garden, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
2011 Judith Ryan Williams Nature & Wildlife Exhibit, St. Augustine, FL
2011 Inaugural Naples International Juried Contemporary Crafts Exhibition,
Longstreth Goldberg Gallery, Naples, FL
2006 Good Things, Small Packages, San Francisco Center for Glass Arts, San Francisco, CA
1981 Glass Art Society – All Member Exhibition, New York, NY
Teaching Experience
2016-18 FOCI MN Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2015-17 Grand Marais Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN
2012-14 Minnetonka Center For The Arts, Wayzata, MN
Professional Experience
1996-Present DJR Glass Studio, Waconia, MN, Freelance Sculptor
1985-2012 Frabel Art Glass Studio and Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Associate Artist and Designer
2000-2002 Alan Campbell Studio, Athens GA, Studio Manager
1989-1996 Summit Knoll Glass, Winchester, VA, Owner, Designer and Production Artist
1991-1994 Tiffany & Co., Freelance Crystal Carver, Corporate Gifts and Awards
1982-1984 Dailey Glass, Amesbury, MA, Studio Assistant to Dan Dailey and Linda MacNeil
