Originally from Vietnam David has traveled throughout Asia, eventually making Canada his home.  He is a graduate of Sheridan College and spent several years as a Glass Studio resident at the Harbourfront Centre in Toronto. Most recently, David has teamed up with three other well known Canadian glass blowers to form Kingston Glass Studio and Gallery, an artist run, group studio based out of Kingston, Ontario.

David's work is an attempt in balancing technique and concept, and the controlled application of Japanese silver leaf in his glass is a testament to that.  He is deeply inspired by the technical cane work of Italian master glassblowers but applies these techniques to his much more contemporary forms. 

“Glass is the medium that best reflects my innermost feelings. When approaching glass in its fluid state, I am deeply moved by the metamorphosis from a molten state to the solidified shape of my design.”

 

Education

 

2002     Sheridan College of Craft and Design                                    Oakville, ON

            Hot Glass Program

 

1998     Ryerson University                                                                     Toronto, ON

            Bachelor of Commerce from the Business Program

 

Exhibitions

 

2005     Toronto Art Fair, Represented by Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Toronto, ON

            Invitational Glass Exhibition: Contemporary Glassworks, The Guild Shop of Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto, ON

2004     Harbourfront Centre Resident Group Exhibition, Material Matters Gallery, Toronto, ON

Harbourfront Centre & Fusion Collaboration Exhibition, Lafrenier & Pia Gallery, Ottawa, ON

2004     Same Time, Same Place, York Quay Gallery 1: Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON

Feature Show, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON

2003     Core Concepts, Material Matters, Toronto, ON

            7^th Annual Canadian Glass Show, West End Gallery, Victoria, BC

            Best of Exhibition, First Canadian Place, Toronto, ON

2002     Evolution: The Gallery, Sheridan College of Craft and Design,  Oakville, ON

2001     The Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON

            Glass@Sheridan, Gallerie Elena Lee, Montreal, PQ

            Jonathan Bancroft, Snell Interiors, Toronto, ON

            Glass Art Society, Corning Glass Museum, Corning, NY

 

Awards

 

2002     Board of Directors Award of Excellence, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON

2002     Gaffers Club Award for Outstanding Achievement in Crafts and Design:  Glass Program, Sheridan College of Craft and Design, Oakville, ON

2001     Gaffers Club Award for Outstanding Achievement in Crafts and Design:  Glass Program, Sheridan College of Craft and Design, Oakville, ON