c u r r i c u l u m v i t a e
Condensed CV
Education
2004 BFA with Honors, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Selected Exhibitions
2016 ‘Observations of Life on Ice’ solo exhibition, Museum of Northwest Art, WA
2016 ‘32°: The Art of Winter’, group exhibition, Shelburne Museum, VT
2015 ‘Life on Ice’, solo exhibition Heller Gallery, NYC, NY.
2015 Art Miami, represented by Heller Gallery
2014 ‘64° South’, Solo exhibition and catalog, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2014 SOFA Chicago, represented by Heller Gallery
2013 ‘LINKS: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2013 ‘Outgrowth: Highlights from the Museum’s Collections’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2013 ‘But Mostly Air’, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
2012 ‘April Surgent’ Solo exhibition, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
2012 ‘Chromatic Fusion’, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
2012 ’Fifty by Fifty: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass, Muskegon Musem of Art, Muskegon MI.
2012 ‘Import’ Bullseye Pop-up Gallery in conjunction with 50th anniversary, Glass Art Society Conference, Toledo, OH, USA.
2012 ‘Images’, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH, USA.2012 ‘40th Annual Invitational’ Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
2011 SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, USA.
2011 “Into the Surface”, solo exhibition, Bullseye Gallery, Portland USA.
2011 Art MRKT San Francisco, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 “Into the Surface”, solo exhibition, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue WA.
2010 ‘Women in Glass: Innovators and Visionaries’ Group exhibition, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2010 Art Miami, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 COLLECT, Bullseye Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
2010 “Reflect”, Solo exhibition, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR. USA.
2010 “15 Years of Neddy Artist Fellows”, Tacoma Art Muesum, WA.
2009 Art Miami, Bullseye Gallery, Miami, Fl, USA.
2009 “2009 Neddy Artist Fellowship”, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, USA.
2009 “COLLECT”, Bullseye Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
2008 “Traces of Ourselves”, an exhibition and accompanying catalogue, featuring the work of Jiri Harcuba and April Surgent, Bullseye gallery, Portland, Or. USA.
2008 SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2007 “COLLECT”, Bullseye Gallery, Victoria Albert museum, London, UK.
2006 “A Meandering Tale”, solo exhibition, The Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
2006 “Painting with Light: Artists that paint on and with glass”, Palos Verdes Art Center, CA, USA
2005 SOFA/Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2005 “Seeds of Light: 20 Years of Graduates from the Glass Workshop”, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2004 “WG@BE4 E-Merge”, Bullseye Resource Center, Portland, OR
2004 “Emerging Artists 2004”, Tobin – Hewett Gallery, Louisville, KY
2004 “Intersection: The Canberra Connection”, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 “Legacy”, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
2002 “Reflect”, Spiral Gallery, Bega, Australia
2001 Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Austrailia
Awards, Grants , Publications & Research Funding
2016 Artist in Resident and field biologist with NOAA's Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, HI.
2015 Hauberg Fellow, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
2015 ‘Caught in the Act of Science’ American Art Collector #121, Susie Silbert,
2015 Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency, Tacoma, WA
2014 ‘Artists in Antarctica’ article, TIME for Kids, David Bjerklie
2013 Antarctica Artist and Writers recipient, National Science Foundation
2013 Artist in Resident at Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, USA.
2012 National Science Foundation, Antarctica Artist and Writers Grant – artist residency to Antarctica
2012 Tacoma Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency.
2011 ‘Artist Choice Award’, Tacoma Museum of Glass auction award, USA.
2011 ‘April Surgent, Forging Relationships in Reflections’ article, Drawing Magazine, Naomi Ekperigin.
2011 Tacoma Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency.
2010 New Talent Award, Urban Glass, New York, USA.
2010 Bellevue City Council Grant, in support of Bellevue Arts Museum project, Bellevue, WA.
2010 4Culture grant, in support of Bellevue Arts Museum project, Seattle WA.
2010 Neddy Fellow, Awarded one of the two Neddy Fellowships, Behnke Foundation, Seattle, USA.
2010 in Residence, Australian Nationtional University, School of Art, Glass workshop, Canberra, Australia.
2010 “Ones to Watch”, article, “Western Art and Architecture” magazine, Michele Corriel
2007 Artist in Residence with Jiri Harcuba, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, USA.
2007 “Glass City: April Surgent’s fused and cameo engraved panels”, Cover article, “Glass Art”, magazine, Shawn Waggoner.
2006 Emerging Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA.
2005 University Medal, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2005 Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Co., Portland, USA
2004 Embassy of Spain Travelling Scholarship, Embassy of Spain, Canberra, Australia
2002 Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
Professional Experience
2015 ‘Icy Inspirations’ panelist moderated by Andrew Page, SOFA, Chicago.
2015 Engraving and Printing class, Instructor, Corning Studio, Corning, NY.
2015 Pilchuck Glass Scool Trustee, Seattle WA, 2012 – present.
2014 Presenter at SOFA, Chicago.
2014 Review panelist for NSF Antarctic Artist and Writer Program
2013 Engraving and Printing class, Instructor, Corning Studio, Corning, NY.
2012 Engraving course with Jiri Harcuba, Corning Studio, Corning, NY.
2012 Pilchuck Glass school board member, Seattle, USA.
2011 Zen-Graving, Co-instructor with Jiri Harcbua, Pilchuck glass school, Seattle, USA
2011 ‘Maker’s Mark; An engraving demonstration’, GAS conference, Seattle, WA.
2010 Meet the Artist lecture, Jiri Harcuba and April Surgent, Corning Glass, NY.
2010 Panelist for: Jaraslava Brychtova, Woman in Glass Forum, Seattle, WA.
2009 Lecture Tour, Presenting at eight Universities throughout the UK.
2008 “Tradition and Innovation” Cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland.
2008 “Zen Graving” Cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA.
2008 Instructor, Cold working workshop, Australian National University, School of Art, Glass Workshop, Canberra, Australia.
2008 Demonstration Lecture, Presenter, Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
2007 “The Makers Mark”, Instructor of cold working class, Urban Glass, New York City, USA.
2007 “Fresh Cold Shop Cuts” cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland , USA.
Selected Collections
2015 – ‘Sea Ice Moves in Spring’ Toledo Museum of Art acquisition, Toledo, OH
2013 Museum of Glass, ‘The Valley’, Tacoma, WA.
2011 Ulster Museum acquisition, ‘Days Gone By’, Belfast, Ireland.
2010 Corning Museum of Glass acquisition, “Jiri”, Corning, NY, USA.
2008 Chrysler Museum acquisition, “Don’t Wait for Me”, Norfolk, VA, USA.
2008 Museum of Glass, “But You Wont Look Back”, Tacoma, WA
2007 Hotel Murano lobby commission, Tacoma, USA.
2004 Australian National University Public Artwork Program, Canberra, Australia
2004 Bradley Allen Acquisition Award, Canberra, Australia
2004 Embassy of Spain Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
2003 Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
Education
2004 BFA with Honors, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Selected Exhibitions
2016 ‘Observations of Life on Ice’ solo exhibition, Museum of Northwest Art, WA
2016 ‘32°: The Art of Winter’, group exhibition, Shelburne Museum, VT
2015 ‘Life on Ice’, solo exhibition Heller Gallery, NYC, NY.
2015 Art Miami, represented by Heller Gallery
2014 ‘64° South’, Solo exhibition and catalog, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2014 SOFA Chicago, represented by Heller Gallery
2013 ‘LINKS: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2013 ‘Outgrowth: Highlights from the Museum’s Collections’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2013 ‘But Mostly Air’, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
2012 ‘April Surgent’ Solo exhibition, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
2012 ‘Chromatic Fusion’, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
2012 ’Fifty by Fifty: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Studio Glass, Muskegon Musem of Art, Muskegon MI.
2012 ‘Import’ Bullseye Pop-up Gallery in conjunction with 50th anniversary, Glass Art Society Conference, Toledo, OH, USA.
2012 ‘Images’, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH, USA.2012 ‘40th Annual Invitational’ Habatat Gallery, Royal Oak, MI, USA.
2011 SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, USA.
2011 “Into the Surface”, solo exhibition, Bullseye Gallery, Portland USA.
2011 Art MRKT San Francisco, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 “Into the Surface”, solo exhibition, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue WA.
2010 ‘Women in Glass: Innovators and Visionaries’ Group exhibition, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2010 Art Miami, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR.
2010 COLLECT, Bullseye Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
2010 “Reflect”, Solo exhibition, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR. USA.
2010 “15 Years of Neddy Artist Fellows”, Tacoma Art Muesum, WA.
2009 Art Miami, Bullseye Gallery, Miami, Fl, USA.
2009 “2009 Neddy Artist Fellowship”, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, USA.
2009 “COLLECT”, Bullseye Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK.
2008 “Traces of Ourselves”, an exhibition and accompanying catalogue, featuring the work of Jiri Harcuba and April Surgent, Bullseye gallery, Portland, Or. USA.
2008 SOFA Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2007 “COLLECT”, Bullseye Gallery, Victoria Albert museum, London, UK.
2006 “A Meandering Tale”, solo exhibition, The Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR, USA
2006 “Painting with Light: Artists that paint on and with glass”, Palos Verdes Art Center, CA, USA
2005 SOFA/Chicago, Bullseye Gallery, Chicago, USA.
2005 “Seeds of Light: 20 Years of Graduates from the Glass Workshop”, ANU School of Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2004 “WG@BE4 E-Merge”, Bullseye Resource Center, Portland, OR
2004 “Emerging Artists 2004”, Tobin – Hewett Gallery, Louisville, KY
2004 “Intersection: The Canberra Connection”, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 “Legacy”, Bullseye Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
2002 “Reflect”, Spiral Gallery, Bega, Australia
2001 Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Austrailia
Awards, Grants , Publications & Research Funding
2016 Artist in Resident and field biologist with NOAA's Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, HI.
2015 Hauberg Fellow, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
2015 ‘Caught in the Act of Science’ American Art Collector #121, Susie Silbert,
2015 Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency, Tacoma, WA
2014 ‘Artists in Antarctica’ article, TIME for Kids, David Bjerklie
2013 Antarctica Artist and Writers recipient, National Science Foundation
2013 Artist in Resident at Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, USA.
2012 National Science Foundation, Antarctica Artist and Writers Grant – artist residency to Antarctica
2012 Tacoma Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency.
2011 ‘Artist Choice Award’, Tacoma Museum of Glass auction award, USA.
2011 ‘April Surgent, Forging Relationships in Reflections’ article, Drawing Magazine, Naomi Ekperigin.
2011 Tacoma Museum of Glass visiting artist, 5-day hot-shop residency.
2010 New Talent Award, Urban Glass, New York, USA.
2010 Bellevue City Council Grant, in support of Bellevue Arts Museum project, Bellevue, WA.
2010 4Culture grant, in support of Bellevue Arts Museum project, Seattle WA.
2010 Neddy Fellow, Awarded one of the two Neddy Fellowships, Behnke Foundation, Seattle, USA.
2010 in Residence, Australian Nationtional University, School of Art, Glass workshop, Canberra, Australia.
2010 “Ones to Watch”, article, “Western Art and Architecture” magazine, Michele Corriel
2007 Artist in Residence with Jiri Harcuba, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, USA.
2007 “Glass City: April Surgent’s fused and cameo engraved panels”, Cover article, “Glass Art”, magazine, Shawn Waggoner.
2006 Emerging Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA.
2005 University Medal, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
2005 Artist in Residence, Bullseye Glass Co., Portland, USA
2004 Embassy of Spain Travelling Scholarship, Embassy of Spain, Canberra, Australia
2002 Kamberra Glass Prize, Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia
Professional Experience
2015 ‘Icy Inspirations’ panelist moderated by Andrew Page, SOFA, Chicago.
2015 Engraving and Printing class, Instructor, Corning Studio, Corning, NY.
2015 Pilchuck Glass Scool Trustee, Seattle WA, 2012 – present.
2014 Presenter at SOFA, Chicago.
2014 Review panelist for NSF Antarctic Artist and Writer Program
2013 Engraving and Printing class, Instructor, Corning Studio, Corning, NY.
2012 Engraving course with Jiri Harcuba, Corning Studio, Corning, NY.
2012 Pilchuck Glass school board member, Seattle, USA.
2011 Zen-Graving, Co-instructor with Jiri Harcbua, Pilchuck glass school, Seattle, USA
2011 ‘Maker’s Mark; An engraving demonstration’, GAS conference, Seattle, WA.
2010 Meet the Artist lecture, Jiri Harcuba and April Surgent, Corning Glass, NY.
2010 Panelist for: Jaraslava Brychtova, Woman in Glass Forum, Seattle, WA.
2009 Lecture Tour, Presenting at eight Universities throughout the UK.
2008 “Tradition and Innovation” Cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, North Lands Creative Glass, Lybster, Scotland.
2008 “Zen Graving” Cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, USA.
2008 Instructor, Cold working workshop, Australian National University, School of Art, Glass Workshop, Canberra, Australia.
2008 Demonstration Lecture, Presenter, Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
2007 “The Makers Mark”, Instructor of cold working class, Urban Glass, New York City, USA.
2007 “Fresh Cold Shop Cuts” cold working class, Co-Instructor with Jiri Harcuba, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland , USA.
Selected Collections
2015 – ‘Sea Ice Moves in Spring’ Toledo Museum of Art acquisition, Toledo, OH
2013 Museum of Glass, ‘The Valley’, Tacoma, WA.
2011 Ulster Museum acquisition, ‘Days Gone By’, Belfast, Ireland.
2010 Corning Museum of Glass acquisition, “Jiri”, Corning, NY, USA.
2008 Chrysler Museum acquisition, “Don’t Wait for Me”, Norfolk, VA, USA.
2008 Museum of Glass, “But You Wont Look Back”, Tacoma, WA
2007 Hotel Murano lobby commission, Tacoma, USA.
2004 Australian National University Public Artwork Program, Canberra, Australia
2004 Bradley Allen Acquisition Award, Canberra, Australia
2004 Embassy of Spain Art Collection, Canberra, Australia
2003 Kamberra Wine Center, Canberra, Australia