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ERIC DANDURAND

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Artist’s Statement
“I imagine my works being in families for generations, as being initiators of conversations and as being sources of joy for their guardians.  I am proud to be a glass craftsman and I am proud to be an artist; I admire both the creative and technical aspects of glass. Glass is a fascinating material that enables me to go into that no-time zone and flow.”
-Eric Dandurand

Bio

When I was 3 years old, my family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada.  I earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from UNLV - 2/3 studio and 1/3 art history.  I also earned a minor in Spanish and went to study in the Basque country of Spain on scholarship.  I ended up staying four years in Europe, doing street performances of juggling fire, working summers at an English language camp for Basque children and finally working as an apprentice at Velamsund Glass Studios in Sweden.  They started me out by shoveling glass into the furnace at night and giving me more complicated tasks as I worked my way up in the ranks.  I apprenticed under Carl Radke of Phoenix Studios for 5 years after returning to the United States, while building up a business of my own via art festivals and galleries.  I have started and sold several studios and galleries in California since. I have learned the craft by watching, reading, experimenting and the most important of all - by practicing.
Eric Dandurand
Curriculum Vitae

Bio
born 1970
grew up in Las Vegas, NV
started blowing glass at age 25
San Luis Obispo County resident since 1997

Education & Work Experience
1995 Bachelor of Arts – Art, Art History & Spanish – University of Nevada Las Vegas

1997-1996 Velamsund Glass Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) - apprentice to Claes Uvestan and Ebba von Wachenfeldt

2002-1997 Phoenix Studios (Harmony, California) – glass artist & apprentice to Carl Radke

2004 California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, California) – guest instructor for glass program

2006-2002 Central Coast Glass Artists Studio (partners with Andy Paiko, Ken Petersen, Leslie Moody) 
(Atascadero, California) – glass artist, instructor 

2007-2006 Santa Barbara Artglass - Saul Alcaraz & Mario Real (Santa Barbara, California) – glass artist, instructor

2009 Host to Michael Menconi

2010 Workshop with Johnathon Schmuck at Bay Area Glass Institute

2012 Host to Petr Kuchta

2013 Host to Treg Silkwood

2014 guest speaker - Studios on the Park lecture series (Paso Robles, California)

2016, 2015 host to Rahman Anderson

2015, 2013, 2011, 2009 host to Charles Lowrie

2015, 2014, 2010 host to Jiri Pacinek

2015 host to Peter Novotny 

2015 host to Rob Stern

2018, 2017 host to Jason Christian

2022-2007 Harmony Glassworks – glass artist, instructor, owner

Press
2022: Parenting OC Magazine, “Postcards from Cambria”  by Randall Tierney

2022: San Francisco Chronicle / SFGATE, “California Central Coast town…” by Andrew Pridgen

2019:  AAA Westways Magazine, “In Harmony” by James Bartlett

2019: Los Angeles Times, “Love the Netflix show ‘Blown Away’ ?” by Sharon Boorstin

2018: New Times Magazine, “Artisan Treasures - Harmony Glassworks Studio and Gallery” by Karen Garcia

2018:  San Francisco Chronicle, “Central Coast’s Tiniest Town” by  Steve Rubenstein

2016:  AAA Westways Magazine, “Finding Harmony”, by Michael Berick

2016:  San Luis Obispo Tribune Newspaper, “Glass Studio owner in Harmony with cool climate”, by Steve Provost

2016: The Sacramento Bee, “Discoveries:  Harmony, population 18, has big plans”, by Sam McManis

2015: San Luis Obispo Tribune Newspaper, “Harmony Glassworks: Passion for art”, by Julie Lynem 

2015:  San Luis Obispo Tribune Newspaper - Bizz Buzz Extra Magazine, “Eric Dandurand makes bold art from a       delicate medium in Harmony”, by Julie Lynem

2015: Keys 2 The Coast (blog), "My Heart Sang in Harmony”, by Donna Polizzi

2015:  “California Highway 1 Discovery Route”: artandentertainme.blogspot.com

2015: Aidas (Lithuanian) Magazine - "Kalifornijos Highway 1 Discovery Route”, by Emma Krasov

2010:  805 Living Magazine, “Shopping in Harmony”, by Mallory McCreary

2009: San Luis Obispo Journal Plus, “Eric Dandurand - Harmony Glassworks”, by Natasha Dalton

2008:  Broughton Quarterly,  “The Art of the Central Coast - California in Harmony” (Magazine Cover Feature), 
by Kathy Chin Leong

2003:  Niche Magazine/Giftware News, Featured Artist “Handcrafted in America”, by Laura W. Rosen

Film, Radio
2019: KCBX Central Coast Public Radio:  Issues & Ideas:  “Harmony Glass” by Beth Thornton

2017: HGTV:  Beachfront Bargain hunt - Featured in “California Dreamin' in Morro Bay”

2017: San Francisco School of Digital Filmmaking, Harmony Glassworks Documentary, James Neumann

2017:  KSBY News “Ten things to do in Harmony, CA - Population 18”, by Christina Favuzzi
  
2015: Interview and Video for San Luis Obispo Tribune Newspaper YouTube blog by David Middlecamp
    
2013: PBS: Travel Scope (Emmy award winning TV series):  Featured in “Dreamin' California's Coast - Malibu to Big Sur” by Joseph Rosendo

2011: Harmony Glassworks Featured in Bay Area Backroads television series on KRON Television in the San Francisco Bay Area

2002: California PBS Series - California Gold with Huell Howser, Featured in “Central Coast Gold”

Public and Celebrity Collections

Amgen "Tour of California Bicycle Race 2014" Trophy by Eric Dandurand

President Bill Clinton

Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV

San Luis Obispo Art Museum, SLO, CA 

National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA 

Kuntsmuseum (Art Museum), Bornholm, Denmark

Volvo Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden 

The Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall Estate 

Anne Klein, John Cleese, Brooke Shields, Pink, Lady GaGa, Tom Petty, Anthony Kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Eric Dandurand's work is considered highly collectible and can be found in numerous private collections.
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