Evan Kolker Sculpture and Custom Glass
Represented by Montague Gallery, San Francisco
2021
Lifeforms Glass Exhibition, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
In Nature (group), Montague Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2020
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Featured Artist, May 2020
2019
Connect & Collect (group), Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
ArtMartketSF, represented by Montague Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Survey Bay Area (group), Montague Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018
September 2018, Connect & Collect (group), Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
April 2018, New Voices (group), Montague Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017
October 2017, Connect & Collect (group), Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
September 2017, Art on Fire (group), Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, CA
2016
Floribunda: Hunt International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration, Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA
Turned On: Lighting Hooks up with Sculpture, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Habatat International Invitational Exhibition, Habatat Gallery, Dearborn, MI
2015
SOFA Expo Chicago, Hive Contemporary
Kaboo Arts, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, CA
All that Glitters, Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA
Glass Weekend at Wheaton Village, Hive Contemporary, Millville, NJ
2014
Hired Guns (Demo) With Luca Rattazi. Public Glass, San Francisco CA
Lifeforms: The Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka exhibition (group), Merwin and Wakeley Galleries at Wesleyan University, Bloomington ILL
Lifeforms: The Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka exhibition (group), National Liberty Museum, Philladelphia PA
2013
Lifeforms: The Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka exhibition (Award of merit) Hodge Gallery at the Pittsburg Glass Center.
Pitsburg PA
Splendid Objects (group) Fallkirk Cultural Center. San Rafael CA
2012
CCA Glass Alumni: 50th aniversary of west coast studio glass (group), Oliver Art Gallery, Oakland CA
Flora and Fauna (group) Cassel Gallery, San Francisco CA
2011
Formal Studies: Nepenthes Bicalcarata and other carnivorous forms (solo show & demo) Public Glass, San Francisco CA
Best in show (Award) Public Glass Benefit Auction, San Francisco CA
2009
Fall Art (group), 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA
2008
Advena Cultur (solo show & demo) Public Glass, San Francisco CA
2006
“l(aleaffalls)oneliness“ (group), Swarm Gallery, Oakland CA
“Comb-Odity“ (solo), North/South Gallery (CCAC), Oakland CA
“Glass League“ (group), North/South Gallery (CCAC), Oakland CA
Professional Practice
2009-Present, Evan Kolker Custom Glass, Glow Glass Studio, Oakland, CA
Past
2010-Present, Imago Gallery, (contract fine art handling/ installation)
2010-2012 Oben Abright, (fabrication manager, sculptors assistant, consultation)
2006-Present, Public Glass, San Francisco, CA. (Instructor: glass 1a-3b, T.A. italian goblet techniques- Elio Quarisa 2007)
2009-2012 Botany Factory: designs by Katie Golmann MacDonald (contract fabrication)
2004-2009 Nikolas Weinstein Studio’s, San Francisco, CA. (project manager, contract/ reproduction manager, glass blowing, fabrication)
2006 Union Street Glass, Richmond, CA. (glass blower)
2003-2006. Freelance Artist Assistant: Oben Abright, James McCloud, Guido Gherlitz, Bella Feldman.
2002-2003 Charlie Jenkins Glass, Oakland, CA. (studio assistant)
2002 O’Dell Designs, Berkeley, CA. (studio assistant)
2000-2001 Anthony Corradetti Glass, Baltimore, MD. (studio assistant/ workshop instructor)
Extra Curricular Classes/ Workshops
2006 - Finding a Feeling Workshop, With Dante Marioni, Northlands Creative Glass, Lybster Scottland.
2003 - Cane and Murrine Techniques, With Davide Salvadore, Bay Area Glass Institute, San Jose, CA.
2002 - Goblet Workshop, With Boyd Sugiki, CCAC extended education, Oakland, CA.
2001 - Painting 1, Maryland Institute College of Art extended education, Baltimore, MD.
Education
2006, California College of The Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA (BFA glass/ sculpture)