NANCY CRESSLER

	Nancy Cressler of Tucson, Arizona, has been creating with stained glass for over 15 years. Her artwork, often incorporating brilliant dichroic-coated glass, includes decorative glass sculptures as well as her signature glass watches.
Throughout her art career, Nancy has been fortunate enough to study under some of the pioneers of fused glass including Peter McGrain, Avery Anderson & Newy Fagan. Nancy has attended glass workshops at Snow Farm Art Center in Massachusetts and The Glass Craft Expo in Las Vegas.
Nancy has given numerous presentations about working with glass including "Fusing with Dichroic Glass" at Tucson Parks & Recreation.
She has been a featured artist at gallery shows at the Sharon Arts Center and Bow Open Studios in New Hampshire; at the Metz Gallery, at Desert Light Gallery and at Manos in Tubac, Arizona; and at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. Nancy was also a featured artist at the February 2011 show at Desert Artisans' cooperative gallery in Tucson.

Nancy was on the Board of Directors of the Craftworkers’ Guild and a juried member of Valley Artisan’s Coop while living in New Hampshire. She is currently a juried member of Desert Artisan’s Gallery (in Tucson) and a juried member of the ADC (Arizona Designer Craftsmen).

1990: Began experimenting with warm glass, Amherst, New Hampshire
1994: Joined the Craftworkers' Guild, Bedford, New Hampshire
1996-1998: Secretary to the Craftworkers' Guild, Bedford, New Hampshire
1997: Joined International Guild of Glass Artists' New England Chapter (IGGA-NEC)
1997 - 1998: Juried Member of Valley Artisans Coop, Epsom, New Hampshire
Sept 1998: IGGA-NEC Juried Gallery Show at the Bow Open Studios, Bow, New Hampshire
1998: IGGA-NEC Juried Gallery Show at The Sharon Art's Center, Sharon, New Hampshire
2001: Moved to Arizona & started "Arizona Fused Glass Art"
April 2003: Featured Artist in a Two-Person Show at The Metz Gallery, Tubac, Arizona
Sept 2003: Presented "Fusing with Dichroic Glass" at Tucson Parks & Recreation, Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2004: Featured Artist in a Three-Person Show at The Metz Gallery, Tubac, Arizona
Oct 2004: Became of Juried Member of the Arizona Designer Craftsmen
February 2005: Featured Artist in a Four-Person Art Show at Desert Light Gallery, Tubac
June 2005: Became a Juried Member of Desert Artisans' Gallery in Tucson
Sept - Nov 2005: Arizona Designer Craftsmen "A Members Juried Exhibition" at the Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, Arizona
March 2006: Featured Artist at the Manos Reception in Tubac, Arizona
September 2007: Featured Artist at the 20th Anniversary Art Exhibition at Desert Artisans' Gallery in Tucson
June - Aug 2010: "Arizona Designer Craftsmen 50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition" at the Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona
February 2011: Featured Artist at the Desert Artisans' Gallery Art Exhibition in Tucson

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