Josh Simpson Contemporary Glass



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Born: August 17, 1949
Education: BA, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (1972)





Solo Exhibitions

From 60,000 Miles Away: The Glass Galaxies of Josh Simpson; 
Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (2010)

Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass, 1972-2007; Huntsville, AL (2007); 
Springfield Museum of Art (2007-2008); 
Mobile Museum of Art (2008); 
Knoxville Museum of Art (2009); 
Museum of Arts and Sciences (2009)
Fuller Museum of Art (2010)

Steuben Selects, Steuben Flagship Store; New York, NY, 2007

Visions of Our Galaxy Traveling Exhibition

Sandwich Museum of Glass; Sandwich, MA (2005-2006)
Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery; Waterloo, ON, Canada (2006)
Steninge Palace; Märsta, Sweden (2007)

Handworks Gallery; Acton, MA (2007)

Martha's Vineyard Glassworks; Martha's Vineyard, MA (2003, 2004, 2007)

Light Opera Gallery; San Francisco, CA (2006)

Visionary Landscapes Traveling Exhibition

Bruce Museum; Greenwich, CT (1998)
Museum of Science and Industry; Tampa, Florida (1999)
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex; Kennedy Space Center, Florida (1999)
Space Center Houston; Houston, Texas (2000)
Arnot Art Museum; Elmira, New York (2001)
Lora Robbins Gallery; University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (2001)
Fundacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio; Segovia, Spain (2003)
American Embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan; Brunei (2004)
Museu do Vidro, Marinha Grande; Marinha Grande, Portugal (2004)
New York Hall of Science; New York, NY (2005)
Singapore Science Museum; Singapore (2006)

Etienne & Van den Doel; Oisterwijk, The Netherlands (2005)

Visions of Our Universe, Edgewood Orchard Gallery; Fish Creek, WI (2005)

Corning Museum of Glass Gallery Shop; Corning, NY (2005)

Signature Gallery; Huntsville, AL (2004)

Philabaum Glass Gallery; Tucson, AZ (2004)

Tobin-Hewett Gallery; Louisville, KY (2004)

Salmon Falls Artisan Showroom; Shelburne Falls, MA (2003)

Llyn Strong Gallery; Greenville, SC (2003)

Don Muller Gallery; Northampton, MA (2003)

Mitsukoshi Glass Arts Festival; Taiwan (2002)

Daimaru Store Art Gallery; Osaka & Kyoto, Japan (2002)

Hsinchu International Glass Arts Festival; Hsinchu, Taiwan (2001)

Masterworks; Auckland, New Zealand (2001)

Etienne & Van den Doel; The Hague, Netherlands (2001)

Karanisu Gallery; Tokyo, Japan (2000)

Grohe Gallery, Signature; Boston, MA & Westport, CT (2000)

Vesperman Glass Gallery; Atlanta, GA (2000, 1990, 1987)

Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA (2000)

Edgewood Orchard; Fish Creek, WI (2000)

Galerie Rob van den Doel; The Hague, Netherlands (1999)

Hanson Gallery; Houston, TX (1999)

Pismo Gallery; Colorado (1998)

Bergdorf Goodman; New York, NY (1998, 1997, 1996)

Gumps; San Francisco, CA (1999, 1998)

New Work, New Worlds Traveling Exhibition

Emerson Gallery; Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (1994)
Danforth Museum of Art; Framingham, MA (1995)
Edward-Dean Museum; Cherry Valley, CA (1996)
Mesa Southwest Museum; Mesa, AZ (1996)
Parkersburg Art Center; Parkersburg, WV (1996)
Arts Midland: Galleries & School; Midland, MI (1997)
Museum of Arts & Sciences; Macon, GA (1997)
Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum; Logan, KS (1997)
Butler Institute of American Art; Youngstown, OH (1997)
The Arts Center; Portsmouth, VA (1998)

Reflections Gallery; Geneva, Switzerland (1994)

J&L Lobmeyr; Vienna, Austria (1994)

Galerie L; Hamburg, Germany (1993, 1988)

Del Mano Gallery; Los Angeles, CA (1992)

Arnot Art Museum; Elmira, NY (1991)

Josh Simpson Glass Work Traveling Exhibition
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum; Springfield, MA (1991)

Galerie d'Amon; Paris, France (1989)

Grohe Glass Gallery; Boston, MA (1998, 1989)

Heidi Schneider Galerie; Horgen, Switzerland (1988)

Brunnier Gallery; Ames, IA (1988)

Elements Gallery; Greenwich, CT (1987)

Alliance Museum Shop Gallery, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Indianapolis, IN (1985)

Don Muller Gallery; Northampton, MA (1984)




Group Exhibitions

Habatat Gallery; Royal Oak, MI (2009)

Glass in Space, Palacove’Zahrady; Prague, Czech Republic (2009)

Steninge Palace Triennial; European Traveling Exhibition (1999, 2002, 2005, 2008)

SOFA, Signature Gallery; Chicago, IL (2007)

Paperweights of New England, Sandwich Glass Museum; Sandwich, MA (2007)

Impact, Arnot Art Museum; Elmira, NY (2007)

Texas Juried Glass 2, Galveston Arts Center; Galveston, TX (2007)

Simpson Family Exhibit, St. James the Less Episcopal Church; Scarsdale, NY (2007)

2007 Take Two, Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano; San Jose, Costa Rica (2007)

National Glass Marble and Egg Show, American Gallery; Sylvania, OH (2007)

In the Round: Contemporary Marbles, Ohio Craft Museum; Columbus, OH (2007)

Oisterwijk Sculptuur, Etienne & Van den Doel; Oisterwijk, The Netherlands (2004, 2007)

Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight, Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, NY (2006)

Oisterwijk Sculptuur, Etienne & Van den Doel; Oisterwijk, The Netherlands (2004, 2007)

New England Glass: The Quiet Force, Worcester Center for Crafts; Worcester, MA (2006)

Sarasotans Collect III, The Art of Glass, Ringling School of Art & Design; Sarasota, FL (2006)

Trashformations East, Fuller Craft Museum; Brockton, MA (2005), Copia; Napa, CA (2006), The Lancaster Museum of Art; Lancaster, PA (2006), Ohio Craft Museum; Columbus, OH (2007), Southern Ohio Museum; Portsmouth, OH (2007)

The Art of Craft in America, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts; Chautauqua, NY (2005)

Kittrell Riffkind Gallery Anniversary Show; Dallas, TX (2005)

Texas Juried Glass, Galveston Arts Center; Galveston, TX (2005)

Glory Hole Glassworks; Santa Fe, NM (2005)

Texas Juried Glass, Galveston Arts Center; Galveston, TX (2005)

Asparagus Valley Pottery Guild, Green Trees Gallery; Northfield, MA (2005)

Atherton House; Adel, IA (2005)

Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass 2005, Steninge Palace; Märsta, Sweden (2005)

Pan Amsterdam 2004, Etienne & Van den Doel; The Netherlands (2004)

Craftforms 2004, Wayne Art Center; Wayne, PA (2004)

The Perfect Collection, Fuller Craft Museum; Brockton, MA (2004)

Currier Museum of Art; Manchester, MA (2004)

Biennele of Fine Arts, Museu do Vidro Marinha Grande; Marinha Grande, Portugal (2004)

On the Wall, Kittrell Riffkind Gallery; Houston, TX (2004)

Simpson/Rossi Collaborations, Signature Gallery; Chestnut Hill, MA (2004)

20th Anniversary Show, Vesperman Gallery; Atlanta, GA (2004)

Innovative Sculptural Glass, Ironwood Gallery; Ridgefield, CT (2004)

Contemporary Glass in Texas, Arts Alliance Center; Houston, TX (2004)

Small Scale Glass, Wheaton Village; Millville, NJ (2004)

Turning Point Gallery; Media, PA (2004)

Parisi Sculpture Garden; San Diego, CA (2003)

Glasshouse Studio; Seattle, WA (2003)

Atherton House; Adel, IA (2001, 2003)

Contemporary Marbles, American Gallery; Sylvania, OH (2003)

Contemporary Glass, Madelyn Jordan Gallery; Scarsdale, NY (2003)

Josh Simpson Sphere Museum; Yokohama, Japan (2002)

Asparagus Valley Potter's Guild, Westfield State College; Westfield, MA (2002)

Celebration of American Crafts, Creative Arts Workshop; New Haven, CT (1999-2002)

Steninge Palace Triennial; European Traveling Exhibition (2002)

Hsinchu International Glass Arts Festival; Hsinchu, Taiwan (2001-2002)

Gathering of Glass, Sable V; Galveston, Texas (1998, 2000, 2002)

Lewisboro Gallery; South Salem, NY (2002)

Art 3 Gallery; Concord, NH (2002)

Space 2001: To the Moon and Beyond, Bruce Museum; Greenwich, CT (2001)

The Studio at Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, NY (2001)

Paperweight Collectors Association Convention; Corning, NY (2001)

Jones Museum of Ceramics & Glass; Sebago, ME (2001)

Intimacy between Glass & Metal, Internet Exhibit, Mostly Glass; Englewood, NJ (2001)

Space Odyssey, Sable V; Galveston, TX (2001)

North American Glass, Guilford Handcrafts; Guilford, CT (1992, 1994, 2000)

Signature Gallery; Boston, Massachusetts (2000)

Marble Millennium Exhibit, Arch Gallery; Brooklyn, NY (2000)

Fire & Ice, Northwest Discovery; Bellevue, Washington (1999, 2000)

Liquid Fire: The Art of Glass, Helen Day Art Center; Stowe, Vermont (2000)

10th Anniversary Show, Kittrell Riffkind Gallery; Houston, TX (2000)

Craft Forms 2000, Wayne Art Center; Wayne, PA (2000)

Adam Whitney Gallery; Omaha, Nebraska (2000)

Phoenix Rising Gallery; Seattle, WA (2000)

Transparencies, Contemporary Artistic Glass, Museu do Vidro Marinha Grande;

Marinha Grande, Portugal (1999)

Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass; Marsta, Sweden (1999)

Penland 70th Birthday Show, Erl Originals, Winston-Salem, NC (1999)

On the Ball, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park; Lincoln, MA (1999)

Hot n' Cool: Contemporary Glassworks, USA Tour (1999)

Hoypoloi; Walt Disney World, FL (1999)

Kittrell Riffkind Gallery; Houston, TX (1999)

Gallery FunctionArt; New Pontiac, MI (1999)

The Sea in Glass & Millenium Glass, Mostly Glass Gallery; Englewood, NJ (1999)

Perfumes & Paperweights, del Mano Gallery; Los Angeles, CA (1999)

Scents & nonScents 99, Signature Gallery; Boston, MA (1999)

Approaching the Millennium, Frog Hollow Craft Center; Manchester, VT (1999)

The Glass Vessel, Ellen Noel Art Museum; Odessa, Texas (1999)

Hahn Gallery; Philadelphia, PA (1999)

The White House Collection - Selected Works, Zazen Gallery; Belleville, WI (1999)

Magic of Venice, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, Las Vegas, NV (1999)

21st Century Tour of Glass, Cape Girardeau, MO (1998)

Arnot Museum; Elmira, New York (1997)

One Of A Kind Art Glass Goblet Show, Glasshouse Gallery; Seattle, WA (1997)

Philharmonic Center for the Arts; Naples, FL (1997)

White House Collection of American Crafts USA Tour (1995-97)

Fourteen Years of Collaboration, Lacoste Gallery; Concord, MA (1996)

Exhibit IV, Edgewood Orchard Galleries; Fish Creek, WI (1996)

Holiday '95, Lacoste Gallery; Concord, MA (1995)

Featured Artist Series '99, Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass; Dallas, TX (1995)

Glass As Art, Blue Spiral 1; Asheville, NC (1995)

Harmony, Salmon Falls Artisans Showroom; Shelburne Falls, MA (1994)

"L'ART A GENEVE" Galerie Couleurs Du Temps; Geneva, Switzerland (1994)

Goblet Invitational, Kittrell/Riffkind Art Glass; Dallas, TX (1994)

Magnum Opus VII: The Supremacy of Form, The Bell Gallery; Memphis, TN (1994)

Galerie Rob van den Doel; The Hague, The Netherlands (1994)

The Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston, MA (1994, 1991)

Memories '93, Signature Galleries; Mashpee, MA (1993)

Maralyn Wilson Gallery; Birmingham, AL (1993)

Maximizing the Minimum, Wheaton Village Museum; Millville, NJ (1993, 1992)

Portland Museum of Art; Portland, ME (1993)

Hudson River Valley Art Museum; Brooklyn, NY (1993)

Lyman Allyn Art Museum; New London, CT (1992)

Contemporary Glass: Three Visions, del Mano Gallery; Pasadena, CA (1992)

Sea-Tac International Airport; Seattle, WA (1992)

The International Exhibition of Glass Kanazawa, Kanazawa, Japan (1992)

Containers, The Lyman Allyn Art Museum; New London,CT (1992)

Miniatures, Hanson Galleries; Houston, TX (1991)

Habatat Galleries; Farmington Hills, MI (1991)

Waterfall Hope Crafts; Aspen, CO (1991)

The Ferrin Gallery; Northampton, MA (1990, 1988)

The Bruce Museum; Greenwich, CT (1990)

Art Forms in Glass, The Collector's Gallery; Worcester, MA (1990)

Glass 90: Sculptural and Functional Glass, Gallery I/O; Los Angeles, CA (1990)

New Glass Forms Invitational '90, Marx Gallery; Chicago, IL (1990)

Western Mass. Hot Glass, Don Muller Gallery; Northampton, MA Sept. (1990)

National Glass Invitational, Craft Alliance; St. Louis, MO (1990)

Lynn McAllister Gallery; Seattle, WA (1990)

Vespermann Gallery; Atlanta, GA (1990)

Glass Invitational 1990, Robert Kidd Gallery; Birmingham, MI (1990)

Iridescence: Shimmering Splendors, The Bruce Museum; Greenwich, CT (1990)

Treasure Boxes, The Ferrin Gallery; Northampton, MA (1990)

Glass Masters, D. Erlien Fine Art; Milwaukee, WI (1990)

Contemporary Glass, The Society of Arts and Crafts; Boston (1990)

Lynn McAllister Gallery; Seattle, WA (1990)

Museum of Fine Arts; St. Petersburg, FL (1989)

The Wichita National '89, the Wichita Art Association; Wichita, KS (1989)

Grove Gallery, University of CA; San Diego, CA (1989)

The Atheneum, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association; Alexandria, VA (1989)

The Berkshire Museum; Pittsfield, MA (1989)

Newport Art Museum; Newport, RI (1988)

The Evolving Art Object, Signature Fine Art and American Crafts; NJ (1988)

The Fanny Garver Gallery; Madison, WI (1988)

The Ferrin Gallery; Northampton, MA (1988)

New Directions in Contemporary Crafts, Leverett Crafts and Arts; Leverett, MA (1988)

Gallery at Jamaica; Jamaica Village, VT (1988)

Handcrafters Gallery; Chatham, NY (1987)

Festival of Glass, 1987, D/Erlien Fine Art; Milwaukee WI (1987)

New American Glass, Huntington Galleries; Huntington, WV (1986)

National Air & Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; Washington, DC (1986)

Separate Tables: the Art of Dining, Selo/Shevel Gallery; Ann Arbor, MI (1985)

The Elements Gallery; Greenwich, CT (1984)

National Glass `84, del Mano Gallery; Los Angeles, CA (1984)

American Long-Stemmed Beauties, Hand & the Spirit Crafts Gallery; Scottsdale, AZ (1983)

Glass Now `83, Yamaha Gallery; Tokyo, Japan (1983)

Art for Eating II, The Elements Gallery; Greenwich, CT (1983)

10-A Retrospective, America House; Tenafly, NJ (1983)

New Year/New Works, Brockton Art Museum; Brockton, MA (1983)

Invitational `83 Clay & Glass, Ely Art Gallery; Westfield, CT (1983)

Glass: New Directions, Contemporary Crafts Gallery; Portland (1983)

Perfume Bottles & Vases, Theodora Crocker Galleries; San Francisco, CA (1983)

American Glass `82, Westlake Gallery; White Plains, NY (1982)

Glass Invitational `82, Spring Street Enamels Gallery, New York, NY (1982)

Blown Glass by Josh Simpson, Arts Council of Franklin County; Greenfield, MA (1982)

Josh Simpson: New Glass-New Directions, Jorice Gallery; New York, NY (1982)

Victoria and Albert Museum; London, England (1981)

Fine Arts Museum; San Francisco, CA (1981)

Glass Art, Buscaglia-Castellani Art Gallery, Niagara University; Niagara Falls, NY (1981)

Josh Simpson, The Glass Veranda, Contemporary Art Glass Gallery; Boston, MA (1981)

Art Glass by Josh Simpson, Jorice Gallery; New York, NY (1980)

Glasswork in New England, Farmington Valley Arts Center; Avon, CT (1980)

Mass. Crafts International, The Cranberry Gallery; Plymouth, MA (1980)

Flowers for Spring, Tomlinson Craft Collection; Baltimore, MD (1980)

Sylvia Ullman's American Crafts; Cleveland, OH (1980)

Metropolitan Museum of Art; New York, NY (1980)

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Washington, DC (1980)

American Craft Museum; New York, NY for the Tabletop (1980)

Glass-Hot & Cold, Guilford Handcraft Center; Guilford, CT (1979)

New Glass Traveling Exhibition, Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, NY; (1979)

Toledo Museum; Toledo, OH (1979)

Young Americans Clay & Glass (1978)

American Crafts at the White House, Washington, DC (1977)




Public Collections

Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA 

Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, NY

Huntsville Museum of Art; Huntsville, AL

Fundacion Centro Nacional del Vidrio; Segovia, Spain

Mint Museum of Craft + Design; Charlotte, NC

Museum of Arts & Design; New York, NY

Moritex Sphere Museum; Japan

Springfield Science Museum; Springfield, MA

Currier Museum of Art; Manchester, NH

Media General Inc. Corporate Collection; Richmond, VA

Brunnier Art Museum; Ames, IA

Media General Collection; Richmond, VA

Crystalex collection; Novy Bor, Czech Republic

The Gow School; South Wales, NY

Indianapolis Museum of Art; Indianapolis, IN

US State Department; White House Collection of American Crafts, Washington, DC

Chrysler Museum of Art; Norfolk, VA

Peabody Essex Museum; Salem, MA

Museum of Fine Arts; Boston, MA

Museum of Decorative Arts; Prague, Czech Republic

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Washington, DC

The Alcorcón City Museum of Glass Art; Spain

The Museum of Arts and Sciences; Macon, GA

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College; Hanover, NH

Yale University Art Gallery; New Haven, CT

Hamilton College Emerson Gallery; Clinton, NY

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum; Neenah, WI

Fuller Craft Museum; Brockton, MA

Museum Bellerive; Zurich, Switzerland

New Orleans Museum of Art; New Orleans, LA

Dancing Bear Folk Center; Themopolis, WY

Danforth Museum of Art; Framingham, MA

Racine Art Museum; Racine, WI

Nelson Museum of Art; Tempe, AZ

Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto, Canada

George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum; Springfield, MA




Awards & Honors

Hamilton College, Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (2008)

Bay Path College, Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, (2007)

Honorable Mention Northern Trust, American Craft Exposition (2007)

Purchase Award, American Craft Exposition (2005)

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Doctor of Fine Arts, Honorary Degree (2004)

Jurors' Award: Best in Glass, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL (2002, 1995, 1992, 1990)

Lifetime Membership Award, Glass Art Society (1999)

People's Choice Award, Crafts at the Castle (1998)

Urban Glass Award, Achievement in Limited Series Design (1996)

Massachusetts Cultural Council, Individual Project Support Grant (1993)

Humanitarian Award, Niche Magazine (1993)

Jurors' Award: Best in Glass, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show (1992, 1989)

Founder's Award, American Craft Exposition (1991)

Jurors' Award: "Artists Look at Earth", National Air & Space Museum,

Smithsonian Institution (1986)

First Prize in Glass: "Wichita National" Wichita Art Association (1986)

Master Craftsman Award: "Festival of One Hundred American Craftsmen"

Kenan Center; Lockport, NY (1980)




Bibliography

Art New England, Worlds Apart: Josh Simpson, Debbie Hagan (April/May 2010)

New Glass Review, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY (1979, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2007)

Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass (catalog), Huntsville Museum of Art,
essays by Lloyd E. Herman and William Warmus, 2007

WGBY The Murrow Society, WGBY Local Productions Wins Awards, 2007

Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc., Simpson's Megaplanet = Corning's 100th, 2007

Paperweight Collectors Association Newsletter, Barely a Taste and the Afterglow of Convention 2007, 7/1/07

Oisterwijk Sculptuur catalog, Josh Simpson, 6/1/07

Kultur & Noje, Varldsutstallning av glas pa Steninge, 5/1/07

Making It Here: Teen Style, WGBY Public TV, 4/16/07

The Huntsville Times, Globular Successes, 4/1/07

New England Paperweight Collectors Association Newsletter, NEPCA Scores Triumph at 2007 Paperweight Convention, 4/1/07

Neues Glass New Glass, Once Again IGS, 4/1/07

American Style, Artists Life, 4/1/07

Art Views, Josh Simpson: A Visionary Journey in Glass, 1972-2007, 4/1/07

American Craft Council: News & Views, Friends & Fellows, 4/1/07

Hamilton Alumni Magazine, Class Notes, 4/1/07

The Huntsville Times, Artist reception to open HMA exhibit of artglass, 3/18/07

WGBY Members' Magazine, Coming Next Month, 3/1/07

Independent, Artist creates universe of glass, 2/3/07

Leader, Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight, 2/1/07

New England Paperweight Collectors Association Newsletter, Spring 2007 Meeting, 2/1/07

The Crafts Report, Hidden Away for Safe Keeping: The Voyage of the Infinity Project, 2/1/07

News Tribune, Museum of Glass will host Corning Museum lecturer, 1/21/07

Altoona Mirror, Massachusetts artist creating glass universe, 1/21/07

Ithaca Times, Big Paper, Stiff Wind, 1/10/07

Sunday Gazette, Glassblowers tiny planets are all over the globe, 1/7/07

PBS Documentary, Defying Gravity, An Historic Achievement in Glass featuring Josh Simpson 2006

Glass Art Magazine, Showcase, 2006-2007

The Leader, Worlds Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight, 12/21/06

Chicago Tribune, Artist sends glass planets around globe, 12/20/06

Item, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/17/06

Daily Reporter-Herald, Orbs take man around the globe, 12/16/06

Sentinel, Leaving his mark, 12/11/06

Times Record, Artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

The Ann Arbor News, Creating a universe of his own, 12/10/06

Sunday News-Item, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Press-Republican, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Sunday Republican & Herald, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Ann Arbor News, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Register-Star, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Daily Mail, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Sunday Observer, Glassblower's planet, 12/10/06

Register Citizen, Artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06,

Denton Record-Chronicle, From Massachusetts studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Meadville Tribune, Artist creates universe of glass, 12/10/06

Leader-Herald, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/9/06

Daily News-Record, From Shelburne studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/9/06

West County News, And the winners are…, 12/7/06

International Herald Tribune, From his small town studio, artist creates universe of glass, 12/7/06

Parkersburg Sentinel Company, Shelburne artist creates universe of glass, 12/7/06

Boston Globe, To infinity and beyond, glass blower is on a mission, 12/7/06

Weirton Daily Times, Glass Artist creates a universe of glass, 12/7/06

The Villages Daily Sun, Artist creates universe of glass, 12/7/06

Shelburne Falls Independent, Glass Artist subject to first WGBY HDTV film, 12/7/06

News & Advance, A Universe of Glass, 12/6/06

Leader, Today's Events, 12/3/06

Sunday Star Gazette, Whats Going On Today, 12/3/06

United States Embassy Reykjavik Catalog, Josh Simpson, 12/1/06

United States Embassy Muscat Catalog, Josh Simpson, 12/1/06

WGBY Members' Magazine, Defying Gravity: An Historic Achievement in Glass, 12/1/06

West Country News Arts & Entertainment, WGBY documentary to feature Shelburne glass artist, 11/30-12/6/2006

Evening Tribune, World's largest glass paperweight in Corning, 11/30/06

Antique Week, The worlds largest glass paperweight unveiled, 11/27/06

Leader, Today's Events, 11/26/06

Ithaca Journal, Corning Museum unveils world's largest glass paperweight, 11/25/06

Daily Hampshire Gazette, Evolution of a Species, 11/23/06

Leader, "World's Within: The Evolution of the Paperweight", 11/23/06

Sunday Life, See a world of imagination under glass in Hockessin gallery, 11/19/06

The Advocate, From Massachusetts studio, artist creates universe of glass, 11/19/06

Star-Gazette, Paperweight weighs in at 107 pounds, 11/17/06

Press & Sun-Bulletin, World's largest glass paperweight unveiled in Corning, 11/17/06

The Leader, Simpson's 'Megaplanet' Lands in Corning, 11/17/06

The Leader, Josh Simpson takes the stage at 2300 Degrees, 11/16/06

time out Star-Gazette, Hot glass, cool entertainment, 11/16-22/06

Glass Art, "Worlds Within" Creating an Exhibit at the Corning Museum of Glass A Curatorial Point of View, 11/06-12/06

White House Collection of American Craft, Megaworld Josh Simpson, 10/12/06

American Style, Finds & Style Spotlight, 10/1/06

The Gather, Worlds Within, 9/1/2006-1/1/2007

New England Glass: The Quiet Force catalog, Worcester Center for Crafts, 9/1/06

Home with Donald A. Gardner, "Our New Favorite Art," 9/1/06

Contact Newsletter, ASG Activites, 9/1/06

Chicago Sun Times, "Artist pulls his weight at American Craft Expo," 8/25/06

Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc., "New Exhibition Explores "Worlds Within" Glass Paperweights," 8/8/06

www.glassblower.info, "The Making of Josh Simpson Planets," 6/28/06

The Record, "Artist Shares his Galaxy of Wonder," 6/9/06

American Style, " Tops for Arts," 6/1/06

Preview Massachusetts, "The Inevitable Man," 5/1/06

Ornament Magazine, "2006 Smithsonian Craft Show," 4/1/06

Star-Gazette, "Artist takes aim at giant paperweight," 2/11/06

The Recorder, " Huge orb poses new challenge," 2/11-12/06

The Crafts Report, Regional Galleries, 2/1/06

WBAI Radio Interview with Harry Allen, Infinity project, 1/6/06

Glass Art Magazine, "Heavenly Inspirations, Earthly Visions," January/February 2006

Neues Glass New Glass, Exhibitions, 1/1/06

The Sunday Republican, "It's Not a Small World After All," 1/1/06

25 Years of New Glass Review, Tina Oldknow, 2005

The Sunday Republican, "Glass artist takes biggest challenge," 12/18/05

Neues Glas New Glass Magazine, "Josh Simpson Visions of our Galaxy," Winter 2005

The Times, "Globally Friendly," 10/25/05

The Recorder, "Detailing a life of finding visions in the glass," 9/23/05

Business West, "Global Perspectives," 9/6/05

Neues Glas, New Glass Magazine, "Josh Simpson," Fall 2005

The Ledger, "Lake Truesdale News reports on the good ole summertime," 8/11/05

Luxury Living Magazine, "Genius in Glass," Summer 2005

The Gather, "Josh Simpson: Secret Worlds and Alien Landscapes," Spring/Summer 2005

Steninge World Exhibition of Glass catalog, April 2005

Star Tribune, "Glassblower Hides Orbs Just for the Wonder of It," 4/19/05

United States Embassy Kuwait catalog, Art in Embassies Program, February 2005

Sunday Republican, "Chefs battle to aid county hunger projects," 3/20/05

Chicago Tribune, "When the Inner Artisan Speaks," 8/22/04

Sunday Journal, "Hidden Treasures," 8/22/04

The Berkshire Eagle, "MCLA to hand out 302 degrees," 5/28/04

An Artist's Food For Thought, Edgewood Orchard Galleries, 2004

Made By Hand, Jeanne Braham, 2004

The Patriot Ledger, "Marvelous Marbles," 4/5/003

Chicago Tribune, "Fine Craft that's fit for a President," 4/20/03

The Springfield Republican, "Creator of Worlds," George Lenker, 4/28/03

Mr. Holyoke College Journal, "Hide and Seek on the River," 5/9/03

Valley Kids, "Springfield's New Orrery," June-July, 2003

International Guild Glass Artists newsletter, "Artist Spotlight-Josh Simpson", Summer 2003

United States Embassy Manila catalog, Art in Embassies Program, July 2003

Umass Amherst Alumni Magazine, cover image, 7/1/03

The Artful Home – Furniture, Sculpture & Objects, The Guild Source books, 2003

Spirit of the Planet, Art in Embassies Program Vienna Exhibition, December 2002

Lapidary Journal, "Facets...and Infinite Glass," January 2002

The Greenfield Recorder, "Celestial effort to support symphony," 7/16/02

Brattleboro Reformer, "Emergency Fund offers relief to artists in need," 9/5/02

Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass catalog, 2002

PBS Documentary, Where the Earth Meets the Sky, The Glassworks of Josh Simpson, 2001

Josh Simpson Glass Artist, Andrew Chaikin, 2001

Contemporary Marbles and Related Art Glass, Mark P. Block, 2001

Daily Hampshire Gazette, "The Artist and the Astronaut" 1/10/01

Daily Hampshire Gazette, "Umass Professors Snare Commonwealth Awards," 2/1/01

The Greenfield Recorder, "Shelburne Artist Celebrated in New Book," 4/26/01

Springfield Union-News, "Galaxies of Glass Inspire TV Special," 5/5/01

The Christian Science Monitor, "Making Marbles out of Liquid Fire," 6/12/01

Reflections On Space, "Further Artistic Perspectives on Space," Sept-Dec. 2001

Prime Times, "Happenings," 1/1/01

The Greenfield Recorder, "Music of the Spheres," 3/23/00

The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, "Mega Megaplanet," March 2000

Niche Magazine, "Some Things Change, Some Don't," Fall 2000

The Winged Tiger, Comics & Stories, Phil Yeh, 2000

Wanganui Chronicle, "Artist Bowled Over by NZ," 2/10/99

The Boston Globe, "Small World," 7/24/99

Chicago Sun-Times, "Putting Artwork Into Orbit," 8/22/99

Post-Tribune, "Renowned Craft Show," 8/27/99

Boston Globe, "The Cosmic Couple" Cate McQuaid 10/12/99

Steninge World Exhibition of Art Glass catalog, 1999

Hamilton Alumni Review, "Josh Simpson," Holly A. Foster, Winter 1998-1999

Visionary Landscapes: The glasswork of Josh Simpson (catalog), Bruce Museum,

essay by Dr. Sylva Petrova , 1998

Washington Post, "Space Craft" Edge of the Millennium", Jane Friedman, 2/19/98

Rocky Mountain News, "Glass Planets" Mary Voelz Chandler, 5/29/98

Union News/Republican, "A World of Glass" Zedra Jurist Aranow, 6/14/98

Greenwich Times, "Visionary Landscapes" 7/13/98

The Advocate, "Welcome to Planet Glass," 7/19/98

Greenwich Time, "Artist Shares His Vision for Full-Blown Universe," 7/20/98

Gannett Newspapers, "Glass Worlds, Eerie and Beautiful," 7/23/98

The Fairfield County Weekly, "Heavenly Creations," Stefanie Ramp 8/6/98

The Greenfield Recorder, "Glass Artist Inspires Glass Artists," 1/23/97

Midland Daily News, "Arts Midland Features Glass, American Art," 1/26/97

Christian Science Monitor, "From a Fiery Inferno" Kristen A. Conover, 4/7/97

The Macon Telegraph, "Blown Beauty," 4/25/97

The Crafts Report, "The Jury Is In," April 1997

The San Bernardino County Sun, "Glass Goes Cosmic," 1/9/96

News-Press, "Artist Turns World into Big Blue Marble," 1/21/96

Bravo, "Here's Lookin' At It," April 1996

Optimist, "All-American," and "Planetary Aspirations," May 2-8, 1996

The Boston Globe, "Glass Art Gets its Chance to Shine," 6/6/96

Journal Inquirer, "Prestigious Crafts Show in West Springfield," 6/13/96

The Concord Journal, "Two Artists Collaborate to Bring Glass Alive in Light," 6/13/96

Chicago Tribune, "A Small World," 8/11/96

American Craft, February/March 1996, October/November 1995

American Style, Summer 1998, Fall 1995/Winter 1996, Fall 1994/Winter 1995

Southwest Art, "Space Age Glass," December 1995

The Glass Club Bulletin, "Experiments and Explorations," Fall 1995

Wall Street Journal, "American Crafts Shine, in White House or out,"

Barbara Jepson, 7/6/95

Neues Glass: New Glass, April, 1995

The Crafts Report, April, 1995

Middlesex News, "Josh Simpson Glasswork Evokes Celestial Forms," 6/23/95

The New York Times, "Craftwork in the American Tradition," 12/3/95

Josh Simpson, New Work, New Worlds (catalog), Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, essay by Constantina Oldknow, 1994

Cape Cod Chronicle, "Studio Glass Artists in the 1990s," Linda Culhane, 1/94

American Style, "In Touch with Studio Artists," Volume 1, Number 1, 1994

Aggies, Immies, Shooters, & Swirls, The Magical World of Marbles,

Marilyn Barrett 1994

Syracuse Herald America, "Artist creates worlds in - and of- glass," 7/10/94

The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Miniature Worlds in Spheres of Glass," July 1994

Glass Magazine, Summer 1992; Fall 1994

Glass Art, September/October 1994; July/August 1990, Cover Photo

Craft in America Celebrating the Creative Work of the Hand, Phyllis George, 1993

Museum Bellerive Zurich Glas Band 1, 1945-1991,1992

Sunday Republican, "Glassblower Josh Simpson: Mentor," Zedra Aranow, 6/14/92

Chicago Tribune, "Out of This World: Planets in Glass," 9/6/92

Boston Herald, "On a Mission to Save His Marbles," 10/7/92

Glass Focus, "Glass Focus Interviews Josh Simpson." Oct.-Nov. 1991

Omni Magazine, "Great Balls of Fire," March 1990

Josh Simpson: Glass Work (catalog), Arnot Art Museum, 1991

The Leader, "Arnot Art Museum Plans Exhibit," 5/6/91

Leisure Weekly, "The Best Inhabited Planet," Feb 27-March 6, 1991.

New York Times, "Boxes Don't Have to Look, Well, Boxy," 6/14/90

Gary C. Burger Gallery catalog, "Surface and Substance," 6/17/89

New Haven Register, "Sophistication Thrives in a Country Setting," 2/19/89

Glass: A Contemporary Art, Dan Klein 1989

Contemporary Glass, Susanne K. Frantz 1989

Art Gallery International, October 1989

Amherst Bulletin, :Images of the infinite in glass," 10/5/88

Smithsonian Magazine, "Marbles: A rite turned rarity," April 1988

Chicago Tribune, "The Transition of Glass into the Realm of Pure Art," 11/20/88

Midland Daily News, "Melding the Arts & Science-and Making it Fun," 1/5/87

The New York Times, "An Idea that Came from Outer Space," March 29, 1987

New York Times, "Elegant Scent Storage," 10/21/87

New Work Magazine, "Armory Show," Summer 1987

Boston Globe, "The Crafts Industry Grows Up," 6/27/87

Cape Cod Times, "Paperweight Exhibit is Clearly a Thing of Beauty," 8/21/87

Boston Globe, "The Allure of Glass," 4/24/86

The New York Times, "A Valley Vibrant With Crafts," 10/5/86

Smithsonian Magazine, "Artists Look at Earth," November 1986

Daily Hampshire Gazette, "All the Area's a craft fair," 6/11/86

Art & Antiques, "Glass Consciousness," October 1985

Morning Union, "He Fuses Art & Business at 2,500 Degrees," 2/14/85

New York Times, "N.E. Valley Luring Artisans," 12/15/85

New York Daily News, "Glassblower Creates Beauty from Molten Glass & Vision," 8/23/84

Houston Chronicle, "Fine Craft is Setting Its Place at the American Table," 11/1/84

USA Today, "Crafts Move Into Art World," 2/8/83

The New York Times, "America's Craftsmen Gather at Rhinebeck," 6/26/80

Life Magazine, "Graceful Magic of Art in Glass," April 1979

New York Times, "Crafts from Young Artists," 6/20/78

Washington Post, "The Crafts Awakening at the White House," 5/5/77

New Haven Register, "Old Skills Make Difference in Glass Art," 8/4/75

New Haven Journal-Courier, "Craftsman Shapes Gifts of Glass," 12/24/74




Special Projects & Commissions

Corning Museum of Glass, 100 lb. Megaplanet commission,

1,000th acquisition for paperweight collection; Corning, NY (2006)

Art in Embassies Program; US Embassies of Iceland, Oman, Burundi, Canada, Austria,

The Philippines, Brunei, Kuwait, Iceland, Egypt (1999-present)

Infinity Project, over 1500 special locations around the world (1979-present)

Culture Connect Envoy – Singapore & Brunei; US State Department (2005)

Hamilton College Science Center, Megaplanet Commission; Clinton, NY (2005)

WGBY Donor Luncheon; Shelburne Falls, MA (2004)

American Artists Abroad – Brunei; US State Department (2004)

WFCR Donor Luncheon; Shelburne Falls, MA (2003)

Association of Performing Arts Presenters Commission; Washington, DC (2002, 2003)

Massachusetts Cultural Council Commonwealth Award Art Object (2001)

Pioneer Valley Symphony and Chorus; The Planets Symphony, Greenfield, MA (2000)

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Awards Commission; Washington, DC (1998)

Cummings Studio/Herter Design Commission, Bluffton, SC (1999, 1998)

Americans for the Arts Annual Awards Commission, Washington, DC (1998- 2001)

Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY (1997)

Searle Pharmaceuticals, Skokie, IL (1997)

Southern New England Telephone, CT (1997)

Organic Trade Commission, MA (1997-2005)

Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Megaplanet Commission, Norway (1996-2005)

Northern Telecom (1997)

Pepsi Co, Houston, Texas (1996)

Earth Day Awards; New York, NY (1994, 1993)

American International College; Springfield, MA

California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, CA

Coside Corporation; New York, NY

Gateway Design Corporation; Lowell, MA

Moritex Corporation Lobby Commission; Tokyo, Japan

Museum of Modern Art Design Catalog; New York, NY (1987)

Old Sturbridge Village; Sturbridge, MA

Smithsonian Museum; Washington, DC

Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities; Waltham, MA

University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA

World Business Council; Philadelphia, PA




Teaching & Lectures

Corning Museum; Corning, New York (1997, 1999, 2001,2002, 2004, 2007, 2008)

Huntsville Museum of Art opening lecture; Huntsville, AL (2007)

Steninge Castle Visions of Our Galaxy opening lecture; Sweden (2007)

Texas Art Education Association Convention Keynote speaker; Galveston, TX (2007)

Paperweight Collector's Association Convention lecture; Warwick, RI (2007)

Applewood lecture; Amherst, MA (2007)

Century Club lecture; Springfield, MA (2006)

Singapore Science Museum lecture; Singapore (2006)

Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery lecture; Waterloo, ON, Canada (2006)

Peabody Essex Museum Docent lecture; Salem, MA (2006)

Corning Museum Meet the Artist; Corning, NY (2005)

Steninge Palace lecture; Sweden (2005)

Sandwich Glass Museum Annual Fall Symposium lecture; Sandwich, MA (2005)

Princeton University Glass Fundamentals of Glass lecture; Princeton, NJ (2005)

Greenfield Community College Foundation lecture; Greenfield, MA (2005)

Springfield Science Museum, Our Life in Science and Art; Springfield, MA (2004)

Looking Back at American Craft, Evanston Craft Show; Evanston, IL (2004)

Tucson Museum of Art lecture; Tucson, AZ (2004)

Paperweights & Small Works Symposium lecture; Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ (2004)

National American Glass Club Keynote; Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, MA (2004)

Canyon Ranch slide lectures; Canyon Ranch, Tucson, AZ (2004)

Amer. Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Our Life in Science and Art;Boston, MA (2003)

Marketing Your Work seminar; Corning Museum, Corning, NY (2003)

International Society of Glass Bead Makers Conference Keynote; Lowell, MA (2003)

Northfield Mt. Herman School, Our Life in Science and Art; Northfield, MA (2002)

GAS Conference lecture, Our Life in Science and Art; (2001)

The Art of Fine Crafts Panelist; Washington Craft Show (2001)

Quinnipiac University lecture; CT (2000)

Wanganui Polytechnic University; Wanganui, New Zealand (1999)

Guilford Handcraft Center lecture, New Works: New Worlds, (1994)

Nota Jima Glass Art Center; Nota Jima, Japan (1993)

Tokyo Glass Art Institute, Tokyo, Japan (1993)

Aichi University; Hirosawa, Japan; Guest Lecturer (1993)

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, ME (1990)

Penland School of Crafts; Penland, NC (1989)

Horizons: The New England Crafts Program; Williamsburg, MA (1984-90)

Creative Arts Workshop; New Haven, CT (1974-76)

Kirkland College; Clinton, NY (1973)




Related Activities

Sandwich Glass Museum Board of Trustees (2006 - present)

Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery Artistic Advisory Committee (2006)

Corning Museum of Glass Fellow (2005 - present)

WGBY National Public Television, Board of Tribunes (2005 - present)

Glass Art Society; President, Board of Directors (1992 - 1994), Treasurer (1990 - 1992), Member (Since 1972)

Craft Emergency Relief Fund; Founding President (1985 - 1992),

Board member (1985-2003) Member (Since 1985)

Springfield Library & Museums, Corporator (2000-present)

James Renwick Alliance Auction, Washington, DC (1999)

American Craft Enterprises, Board of Directors (1984-1985)

American Craft Council, Board member (1998-2001)

The Greenfield Co-operative Bank, Associate Director (Since 1996)

Eastern States Exposition, Trustee (Since 1986)

American Craft Museum, Associate (Since 1985)

Horizons: The New England Craft Program, Advisory Board (1984-2001)

Snow Farm School of Crafts, Co-owner (2001-present)

WGBY National Public Television, Murrow Society Development Member (2002)

National Public Radio, WFCR Leadership Council (2001-2003)