Duncan McClellan
American Glass Artist
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DUNCAN MCCLELLAN — "My fascination with glass began at age
5, when I visited a glass factory in West Virginia. I never forgot
the image of the glowing, molten mass being formed by an expert craftsman.
After successfully working with leather and clay, I finally had the
opportunity to learn to blow glass at a studio in Ybor City, Florida
in 1987.
"I have studied the creation of larger forms with Fred Kahl and
John Brekke, instructors and artists working at the New York Experimental
Glass Workshop. I am now working in an additional facility, Sigma
Studios in St. Petersburg, Florida. When producing larger and more
complex forms, assistance is used to provide an extra pair of hands
during the blowing and polishing processes.
"Currently my work depicts through the use of recognizable icons,
emotions relating to family, personal growth, and the spiritual connections
between each of us as souls.
"The focus is centered around the internal graal technique and
overlay techniques, incorporating hand cutting and photo resist. To
finish these works, acid-etching, fire-polishing methods and a six-stage
grinding and polishing techniques are used. These processes used in
my one-of-a-kind and series works, enables imagery inside, on the
surface, or in some cases both, to juxtapose combined images to articulate
the message or idea.
"Learning these techniques and through experimentation with the
medium has allowed me more freedom of expression, to better draw the
viewer to what I envision and hopefully touch similar emotions." Duncan McClellan
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
| 2007 - 1997 |
Galleria Silecchia, Sarasota, Florida |
| 2001 |
S.O.F.A. New York & Chicago |
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Art Center, St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Gallery Enormus, St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Phillabaum Gallery, New Mexico |
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| 1999 |
Florida Collects, St Petersburg Museum of Fine Ar |
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Undercurrent/Overview, Tampa Museum of Art |
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Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (S.O.F.A.), New York City, New York |
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Sculptural Objects and Functional Art (S.O.F.A.), Chicago, Illinois |
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Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado |
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| 1998 |
Arts on Douglas, solo exhibition |
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Coquiette Arts Center, solo exhibition |
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| 1997 |
The Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, Florida, solo exhibition |
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| 1995 |
Gulf Coast Art Center, Belle Ai, Florida |
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Southeastern Fire Crafts Invitational, City Hall, Tallahassee, Florida |
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Sand and Fire, solo exhibition |
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| 1994 |
Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, Florida |
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Images and Icons, solo exhibition, Maitland Arts Center, Maitland, Florida |
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Alchemist’s Fire, solo exhibition, Arts Center of St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Two person exhibition, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Hot Shots |
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Two person exhibition, Temple Beth El, Tampa, Florida |
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Invitational exhibition, Gasparilla Sidewalk Arts, Tampa, Florida |
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Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida |
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| 1993 |
American Crafts Council, Tampa Bay, Florida |
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Grinter Gallery, University of Florida |
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Color and Light, two person exhibition, Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida |
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Fine Art of Craft, group exhibition, Museum of Art, DeLand, Florida |
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41st Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Florida Craftsmen, St. Petersburg, Florida |
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Table Manners invitational, Temple Beth El, Tampa, Florida |
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Invitational exhibition, Gasparilla Sidewalk Arts, Tampa, Florida |
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Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida |
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| 1992 |
Brevard Art Museum, Melbourne, Florida |
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Temple Beth El, Tampa, Florida, Invitational only |
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Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, Florida |
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| 1991 |
Christies NYEGW Benefit auction, New York City, New York |
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Temple Beth El, Tampa, Florida,
Invitational only |
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Gasparilla Sidewalk Arts, Tampa, Florida |
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| COLLECTIONS |
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| Polk Museum of Art |
| Maitland Arts Center |
| DeLand Museum of Art |
| Florida Gulf Coast Museum |
| Hellenic Ministry of Culture |
| Barnett Bank |
| City of Orlando |
| City of Winter Park |
| City of New Port Richey |
| Walt Disney Company |
| City of St. Petersburg |
| Morse Museum of American Art |
| Russian Embassy |
| Vero Beach Center of the Arts |
| Exxon |
| Fondazione Memmo, Rome, Italy |
| New Orleans Museum of Art |
| VRS, England |
| Muskegon Museum of Art |
| Mobile Arts Museum |
| Tampa Museum of Art |
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| COMMISSIONS |
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| Walt Disney Attractions, Incorporated |
| Meese Hospital Foundation Arbor Vitae Awards |
| All Children's Hospital Foundation Awards |
| Planet Hollywood |
| Tampa Museum of Art |
| City of St. Petersburg |
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| SELECTED AWARDS |
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| Best of Show |
| 1999 |
Mobile Museum of Arts Festival, Mobile, Alabama |
| 1998 |
Highland Park Arts Festival |
| 1994 |
Melbourne Arts Festival |
| 1993 |
Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival |
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Mainsail Arts Festival |
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Lake Mary/Heathraw Arts Festival |
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Osceola Arts Festival |
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March on Art, New Port Richey, Florida |
| 1992 |
Lake Mary/Heathraw Arts Festival |
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March on Art, New Port Richey, Florida |
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Tarpon Springs Art Festival |
| 1991 |
Lake Mary/Heathraw Arts Festival |
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| OTHER HONORS AND AWARDS |
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| 1997 |
Board of Directors Award Gasparilla Show |
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Winter Park Arts Festival, First Place |
| 1996 |
Winter Park Arts Festival, First Place |
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Coconut Grove Arts Festival, First Place |
| 1995 |
Maitland Arts Festival, First Place, Fine Craft |
| 1994 |
Museum of Purchase, Deland Museum of Art |
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Winter Park Arts Festival, First Place |
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Coconut Grove Arts Festival, First Place |
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Artsworks, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce |
| 1993 |
Maitland Arts Festival, First Place, Fine Craft |
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Maitland Arts Center, Permanent Collections |
| 1992 |
Tarpon Springs Arts, 3-Dimensional winner |
| 1991 |
Tarpon Springs Arts, 3-Dimensional winner |
| 1989 |
Maitland Arts Festival, First Place, Fine Craft |
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