NetWorks Rhode Island and the Chazan Collection Exhibition, WaterFire Arts Center (2024) Bio:
Steven Easton majored in glass at Rhode Island School of Design and has lived in Rhode Island for over four decades. Easton uses the lost wax / lost foam process to achieve crisp detail in his kiln cast glass portraits, and architecturally – influenced constructions. His work can be seen at the Corning Museum of Glass, The Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Lucerne, Switzerland, the Newport Art Museum, the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY. The Rhode Island School of design Museum, and in “Spectrum”, a permanent installation at the Nulman Lewis Student Center at the Wheeler School in Providence.
Original NetWorks Catalogue Bio:
Born in New York City in 1961, Steven Easton came to Providence in 1978 to attend the Rhode Island School of Design, specifically to study in the glass department. He works from his studio in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
Source: NetWorks 2009-2010 Catalogue
tinted crystal, kiln cast glass, 18 x 13 x 13 in.
Present location courtesy of Galerie Internationalre Du Verre, Biot France
Credits:
Video: Richard Goulis
Music: “2001,” performed by Kid Dakota, The West is the Future, Chairkickers Music © 2004
Produced by: Joseph A. Chazan M.D.
Additional Resources:
Artist’s website: steveneaston.com
Highlighting the work of selected artists who have played vital roles in shaping the contemporary visual arts community in Rhode Island. This collection of brief video portraits provides a window into the lives, practices, and cultural contributions of professional artists.
