Instructors Bios

Mark Abildgaard began working with kiln-cast glass in 1986 in his own studio, and quickly became inspired by the interaction between glass, light and color. When creating glass sculptures, he uses the inherent property of the material to transmit light as a way to express a feeling of spirituality. Mark began as a teaching assistant in 1984 for a glassblowing course in Hawaii, and since then has been a guest lecturer at the Smithsonian Associates Studio Arts Program, as well as an instructor at Pilchuck School and the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass several times. Collections of his work can be found in The Corning Museum of glass, The Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Saks Fifth Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, Pacific Enterprises, and the Tokyo Glass Art Institute.