 Richard La Londe
I was born in 1950, grew up in Vancouver, Washington and in 1972, I graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in Geology where by I immediately went into art. In the beginning, along with my art, I did many different jobs including commercial fishing in Alaska, becoming a journeyman welder, building houses, creating stained glass windows, forging ornamental iron, blowing glass, and building kilns.
I began fusing glass in an electric kiln in 1981. I use glass that is handmade by Bullseye Glass Company, in Portland, Oregon. In the early 1980’s they created the first complete color range of glass that was compatible and when fused together it didn’t crack apart. I was one of the initial artists to work with this glass as it became available, and pioneered new techniques. I taught fusing for Bullseye in glass facilities around the United States and in Canada from 1983 - 1988. In 1985 I taught at the Pilchuck Glass School.
Those early days were about developing techniques and finding out what I could do with the glass. After a few years I began to translate my ideas into the pictorial murals and handkerchief vessels that I am known for today. In 1984 the Corning Museum of Glass purchased one of my early vessels for its collection and I also created my first public fused glass mural for the Washington State Arts Commission, 5' high X 25' long. In the Seattle area, you may have seen my International Arrivals Gateway at the SeaTac airport. Today I live on Whidbey Island and continue to teach, exhibit in galleries, and create public and private commissions.
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Richard La Londe
4651 Melody Lane • Freeland, WA. 98249 • (360) 730-2166
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
| 2007 |
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Mount View Elementary, Washington State Arts Commission,
White Center, Washington tryptich 7' x 16' |
| 2005 |
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Evergreen Elementary, Washington State Arts Commission
Shelton, WA 3 fused glass murals 64" x 60" each
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| 2004 |
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Puyallup, WA fused glass triptych 40" x 70"
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| 2003 |
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State of Washington Health Testing Laboratory, WA State Arts Commission
Shoreline, WA 8 fused glass panels 26” x 22” and a triptych 40” x 70” |
| 2002 |
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Auburn Public Library, Friends of the Library
Auburn, WA fused glass and stainless steel wall piece 6’ x 12’ |
| 2001 |
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Edgemont Junior High School
Edgewood, WA fused glass mural 2’ x 8’ |
| 2000 |
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Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary, Washington State Arts Commission
Orting, WA fused glass mural, 9’ x 8’ |
| 1999 |
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Tacoma / Pierce County Court House, Pierce County Arts Commission
9th & Yakima Parking Annex, (collaboration with artist Michael Dupille)
Tacoma, WA exterior fused glass murals, 5’ x 14’, 5’ x 12’, & 3’ x 6’ |
| 1997 |
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Frontier Junior High, Washington State Arts Commission
Graham, WA fused glass mural, (4) panels 52” x 46” each |
| 1996 |
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Dzantiki Heeni Middle School, Alaska Percent for Arts
Juneau, AK fused glass mural, 6’ x 10’ |
| 1994 |
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Evanston Public Library
Evanston, IL fused glass mural, 43” x 66” |
| 1992 |
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SeaTac International Airport, Port of Seattle
SeaTac, WA fused glass gateway, 3 panels 13’ x 2’ |
| 1992 |
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Evergreen Hospital Lobby
Kirkland, WA fused glass mural, 5’ x 7’ |
| 1989 |
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Pierce County Library, Friends of the Library
Parkland, WA fused glass mural, 7’ x 6’ |
| 1984 |
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Black Lake Elementary, Washington State Arts Commission
Tumwater, WA fused glass mural, 23’ x 5’ |
MUSEUM, PUBLIC, & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
Notojima Glass Art Museum, Notojima, Japan
The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark
Charles A. Wustum Museum, Racine, WI
Colbey-Sawyer College, New London, NH
City of Lynnwood Planning Commission Office, Lynnwood, WA
Seafirst Corporation, Seattle, WA
Genetic Systems Inc., Seattle, WA
Davis Wright Tremaine, Seattle, WA
McDonalds Corporation, Oak Brook, IL
Prescott Collection, City Centre, Seattle, WA
Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, OR
Paccar B Kenworth Truck Division, Kirkland, WA
Washington State Arts Commission (Art in Public Program):
Minter Creek Elementary, Gig Harbor; Centennial Elementary, Graham
Centennial Middle School, Spokane; Green Mountain Elementary, Bremerton
English Crossing Elementary, Lakewood; Lake Washington High School, Kirkland
Robert Frost Elementary, Pasco; Kamiak High School, Mukilteo
Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island; Enumclaw High School, Enumclaw
Medowdale Elementary, Lynnwood; Saltars Point Elementary, Steilacoom
Ballou Junior High, Puyallup; Kapowsin Elementary, Graham
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004 The Glass Gallery
2000 Museo Gallery
1999 The Glass Gallery
1995 Marx Gallery
1994 Gallery Mack
1993 Vespermann Glass Gallery
1992 Marx Gallery
1991 The Glass Gallery
1990 Gallery Mack
1990 Vespermann Glass Gallery
1989 Art Options
1988 The Glass Gallery
1987 The Glass Art Gallery
1986 The Glass Gallery
1985 Edith Gottschalk, SM Gallerie
1984 Gallery Mack |
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Bethesda, MD
Langley, WA
Bethesda, MD
Chicago, IL
Seattle, WA
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Bethesda, MD
Seattle, WA
Atlanta, GA
Santa Monica, CA
Bethesda, MD
Toronto, Canada
Bethesda, MD
Frankfurt, Germany
Seattle, WA |
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