Brad Smith

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Brad Smith was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He began blowing glass in 1998 at Bucks Rock performing and visual arts camp in New Milford, CT. Brad Studied glassblowing at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, NM, and later at the Appalachian Center for Craft in Smithville, TN. Brad has also studied at Pilchuck Glass School, Urban Glass, Haystack Mountain school of crafts, the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass. Brad earned his BFA in glass at the Appalachian center for Craft, part of Tennessee Technological University. Brad relocated to Santa Fe, NM where he lived and worked for 5 years, primarily focusing on retail craft shows. In 2017 Brad relocated to Asheville, NC continuing his career, and in 2019 completed construction of his own hot glass studio. He Lives and works in Asheville with his wife Kendall White, a fiber artist, and their two children.

Professional Experience

2013 - Present, Owner, Brad Smith Studios

2017 – 2019, North Carolina Glass Center, Glassblower, Instructor, Studio Tech

2014 - 2016, Liquid Light Glass, Santa Fe, NM, Studio Assistant

2012 - 2016, Prairie Dog Glass, Santa Fe, NM, Glassblower, Instructor

2005 - 2007, Greenwood Glass, Riverton, CT, Studio Assistant

2003 - 2005, Franklin Pierce College, Studio Assistant

Education

2012 - BFA - Appalachian Center For Craft, Tennessee Tech University

2003 - 2005 - Undergraduate Studies - Franklin Pierce College

Pilchuck Glass School, Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Haystack School of Craft, Urban Glass

Awards. Commissions