John Leighton: 

Bay Island Glass

Hudson Valley Arts Center-337 Warren St., Hudson, NY-  800-456-0507    www. fncraft.com 

Glass

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John Leighton-

John is an artist, designer and educator who has worked with glass for more than 27 years. He received his BA in Environmental Design and MA in Glass from California State University, Fullerton and his MFA in Sculpture from the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland.

John’s cast and blown glass sculptures are exhibited in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, including the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Art, Ebeltoft Glass Museum in Denmark, , Kanazu Art Museum in Japan as well as others. His work also extends to architectural stained glass commissions throughout the U.S. and in Japan.

His work maintains an organic flow, supported by his use of colors that provide depth. The work carries itself with an ease and balance that only exists with an artist that has had the time to grow into the execution of their work.