Scott Darlington
scottydarlington@hotmail.com · (206) 519-2003
Education
| 2007 | MFA, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. |
| 2001 | Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1993 | BFA, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN. |
| 1993-96 | Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1989-90 | Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. |
| 1987-89 | Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, OH. |
Teaching Experience
| 2017 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 2011-14 | Instructor/Lecturer, University of Washington Tacoma. |
| 2010 | Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. |
| 2007-11 | Visiting Assistant Professor, Glass Area Head, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH. |
| 2007 | Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. |
| 2006 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 2005-07 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, Glass, The Ohio State University. |
| 2001-05 | Associate Professor, Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, JAPAN. |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2025 | Shed Show, Ballard, Seattle, WA. |
| 2025 | (Skate)Boards of Directors, Olympic Color Rods, Seattle, WA. |
| 2013 | Wabi-Wasabi, Purdie/Rogers, Seattle, WA. |
| 2010 | Tools, Cleveland Arts, Palm Beach, FL. |
| Reflecting Corner, Muhammed Ali Center, Louisville, KY. | |
| Altar, Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY. | |
| 2009 | Improving Children’s Lives With Glass, Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, OH. |
| Recent Works, Firenation Gallery, Holland, OH. | |
| 2007 | MFA Thesis, The Pyramid Project, Columbus, OH. |
| 2006 | New Works, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO. |
| 2005 | Toyama Retrospective, Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, JAPAN. |
| 2004 | Solo Exhibition, Shizuoka Public Glass and Metal Facility, Shizuoka, JAPAN. |
| 1998 | Solo Exhibition, Foster White Gallery, Seattle WA. |
Group Exhibitions
| 2023 | And, Museum of Museums, Seattle, WA. |
| 2022 | The En, The_End_Seattle, WA. |
| 2019 | As In Also, Traver Gallery, Seattle,WA. |
| Chroma, The Gallery at Fort Houston, Nashville, TN. | |
| 2018 | Refract, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA. |
| 2017 | Sculpture Plus, Studio 211, Bemis Building, Seattle, WA. |
| 2015 | Spectrum, KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA. |
| 2012 | Here’s to the Next 50 Years, Firenation Gallery, Holland OH., GAS Conference. |
| Gathered Gallery & Studio, Toledo, OH. GAS Conference. | |
| 2011 | Pilchuck Glass School Auction, Nordstrom Display, Seattle, WA. |
| Traced and Reinvented, Neusole Glassworks, Cincinnati, OH. | |
| 2010 | National Art Museum of Sport, Indianapolis, IN. |
| Faculty Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, B.G., OH. | |
| Penland Instructor Exhibition, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. | |
| Hot Glass, Edison Building, Toledo, OH. | |
| 2009 | ArtPrize, 47 Commerce, Grand Rapids, MI. |
| Leaders In Glass, OSU Faculty Club, Columbus, OH. | |
| Cool Yule, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, OH. | |
| NowOH, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, BG, OH. | |
| BIGG: Breakthrough Ideas in Global Glass, OSU Urban Arts Space, Columbus, OH. | |
| Fresh, An Exhibition of Urban Contemporary Art, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA. | |
| Rate of Exchange, OSU Glass Alumni, Red House Glass Cone, UK. | |
| Who Do You Love?, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH. | |
| Community Arts Show, Arts in Common Gallery, B.G., OH. | |
| Firenation and Friends, Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, OH. | |
| Faculty Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, B.G., OH. | |
| Skulls, Way Gallery, Perrysburg Public Library Gallery, OH. | |
| 2008 | Area Sculpture: Inside Out, Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH. |
| Faculty Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, B.G., OH. | |
| Hot Glass Toledo, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, OH. | |
| NowOH, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, BG, OH. | |
| DC Glass 3, The Shops at Georgetown Park, Washington, D.C. | |
| Toledo Area Glass Artists, Parkwood Gallery, Toledo, OH. | |
| (Review, Toledo City Paper, April 16) | |
| 2007 | Faculty Show, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, BGSU, B.G., OH. |
| Deck 2007, Skateboard Exhibit, Braggs Pie Factory, Phoenix, AZ. | |
| Penland Instructor Show, Penland, NC. | |
| 1:1-UL-OSU Pt. 1, Hopkins Hall Gallery, OSU, Columbus, OH. | |
| 1:1-UL-OSU Pt. 2, Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. | |
| 2006 | Emerging Ohio Artists, Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH. |
| Hot Glass 2006, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, OH. | |
| The Art and Tech Show, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. | |
| The Ohio State University Glass Department, Glass Axis, Columbus, OH. | |
| Huntington Bank, Columbus, OH. | |
| Graduate Student Show, Hopkins Hall Gallery, OSU, Columbus, OH. | |
| 2005 | Suguroku, And Cafe, Toyama, JAPAN. |
| 2004 | Suguroku, And Cafe, Toyama, JAPAN. |
| Toyama Glass X One, Shimin Plaza, Toyama, JAPAN. | |
| Yasuda Castle Site, Outdoor Sculpture Show, Toyama, JAPAN. | |
| 2003 | Sake no Utsuwa, Saki Cup Show, Kanazu Forest of Creation, Kanazu, JAPAN. |
| Yasuda Castle Site, Outdoor Sculpture Show, Toyama, JAPAN. | |
| Toyama Glass One, Shimin Plaza, Toyama, JAPAN. | |
| Artists of My Area/Era, Bubba Mavis Gallery, Seattle, WA. | |
| 2002 | Pilchuck Auction, Seattle, WA. |
| Yasuda Castle Site, Outdoor Sculpture Show, Toyama, JAPAN. | |
| Toyama Glass One, Shimin Plaza, Toyama, JAPAN. | |
| First Hokuriku Glass Exhibition, Forest of Creation, Kanazu, JAPAN. | |
| Furusato Mirai, Toyama, JAPAN. | |
| 2001 | Toyama Glass One, Shimin Plaza, Toyama, JAPAN. |
| Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery, Camano Island, WA. | |
| 2000 | Gallerie Dorita! Hot Glass 2000, Atlanta, GA. |
| Pilchuck- 30 Years of Glass, Bumbershoot, Seattle, WA. | |
| North American Glass 2000, Guildford, CT. | |
| Sable V Gallery, Galveston, TX. | |
| Shemer Arts Center, Phoenix, AZ. | |
| Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Pt. 4, Camano Island, WA. | |
| 1999 | Honey I Shrunk the Art, History of the World Pt. 4 Gallery, Camano Island, WA. |
| A Good Eye; Artist at the Ballpark, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA. | |
| Contemporary Glass 99, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, NC. | |
| Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Pt. 4 Gallery, Camano Island, WA. | |
| The Summer Show, The Creative Arts Studio, Enola, PA. | |
| Port of Seattle Show, SeaTac Airport, Seattle, WA. | |
| Clearly Magic, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA. | |
| 1998 | Pop Show, Gallerie Dorita!, Atlanta, GA. |
| (Review, American Crafts, Oct./Nov. 1998) | |
| A Gathering of Glass, Sable V Gallery, Wimberly, TX. | |
| The Summer Show, Leedy/Voulkus Gallery, Kansas City, MO. | |
| Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Pt. 4 Gallery, Camano Island, WA. | |
| Group Show, Simon Edwards Gallery, Yakima, WA. | |
| Two Person Show, Mark Lambrecht Gallery, Omaha, NE. | |
| Jazz Fest Show, New Orleans School of Glass Works Gallery, New Orleans, LA. | |
| Translucent & Opaque Contemporary Glass, Port of Seattle Glass Show, SeaTac Airport, Seattle, WA. | |
| 1997 | Gun Propaganda Art- For or Against? A Debate Through Art, The Pound Gallery, Seattle, WA. |
| SOFA, Portia Gallery, Chicago, IL. | |
| Motion & Emotion, DePaul University, Chicago, IL. | |
| (Review, University Paper, March, 1997). | |
| 1997 | Pilchuck Staff Show, Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA. |
| (Review, Seattle Times, July 2, 1997). | |
| Pilchuck Staff Show, History of the World Gallery Pt. 4, Camano Island, WA. | |
| Exempla ’97 Network Craft, International Trade Fair, Munich, Germany. | |
| 1996 | SOFA, Portia Gallery, Chicago, IL. |
| West Coast Glass ’96, Stones Gallery of Contemporary Treasures, S.F., CA. | |
| 1996 | The Translucent Object, Gallery of Visual Arts, University of Montana |
| Pilchuck Auction, Seattle, WA. | |
| Emerging Artist Invitational Show, Portia Gallery, Chicago, IL. | |
| 1995 | Pilchuck Auction, Seattle, WA. |
| Bravo Communications Award for Seattle Mayor, Norman Rice. | |
| Not Just Glass, Linda Cannon Gallery, Seattle, WA. | |
| Port of Seattle Show, SeaTac Airport, Seattle, WA. | |
| Emergence- A Survey of Contemporary Glass, Hall-Barnett Gallery, New Orleans, LA. | |
| 1994 | Pilchuck Auction, Seattle, WA. |
Collections & Commissions
Evil Bikes, Bellingham, WA.
Tim McMann, Vancouver, WA.
Mervin Manufacturing, Lib Tech Snowboards, Seattle, WA.
Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, Louisville, KY.
Lambert Edwards and Associates, Grand Rapids, MI.
SaraJane Dehoff, Perrysburg, OH.
Margy Trumbull, Toledo, OH.
Steve Seubert, Bowling Green, OH.
President Karen Holbrook, OSU, Columbus, OH.
The Ohio State University Student Union, Columbus, OH.
The City of Toyama, JAPAN.
Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, KY.
Jimi Hendrix Foundation, Seattle, WA.
Kenny Lofton, San Francisco Giants.
Gary Paton, Seattle, Sonics.
Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks.
Jeff Fassero, Seattle Mariners.
David Geffen, Dream Works Studios & Geffen Records, L.A., CA.
Issac & Sandra Luski, Charlotte, NC.
Travis Stewart, Mooresville, NC.
Texaco Cup /Seafair Hydroplane Trophies, Seattle, WA.
Dragster & Indy Car for Sequent Computers.
Workshops and Demonstrations
| 2020 | Instructor, First City Art Center, Pensacola, FL. |
| 2019 | Instructor, Circle 6 Studio, Phoenix, AZ. |
| 2018 | Visiting Artist, YZ Creative Arts, Quantan, Shanxi, China. |
| 2017 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 2016 | Visiting Artist, Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan. |
| Visiting Artist, Public Glass, San Francisco, CA. | |
| 2015 | Instructor, The Melting Point, Sedona, AZ. |
| Instructor, GoggleWorks, Reading, PA. | |
| Instructor, UrbanGlass, New York, N.Y. | |
| 2014 | Instructor, Tulsa Glassblowing School, Tulsa, OK. |
| Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA. | |
| 2013 | Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA. |
| 2012-2015 | Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA. |
| 2010 | Performance, Ideas Inside of Ideas, Glass Art Society Conference, Louisville, KY. |
| Performance, Tweezer Girl, Toledo Glass Pavilion, Toledo, OH. | |
| Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. | |
| Performance, Firenation Studio and Gallery, Ohio Jones Skull, Holland, OH. | |
| 2009 | Toledo Glass Pavilion, Toledo, OH. |
| Performance, Firenation Studio and Gallery, Holland, OH. | |
| 2008 | Visiting Artist, Emporia State University, Emporia, KS. |
| Instructor, Red Deer College, Alberta, CANADA. | |
| Instructor, Eugene Glass School, Eugene, OR. | |
| Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA. | |
| Visiting Artist, College For Creative Studies, Detroit, MI. | |
| Performance, River City Works, Cincinnati, OH. | |
| 2007 | Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. |
| Visiting Artist, Illinois State University, Normal, IL. | |
| 2006 | Instructor, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA. | |
| Instructor, Red Deer College, Alberta, CANADA. | |
| Visiting Artist, Art Institute of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. | |
| 2005 | Instructor, The Glass House, Tokyo, JAPAN. |
| River City Works, Cincinnati, OH. | |
| Performance, Chihuly and the Chocolate Factory, Glass Axis, Columbus, OH | |
| 2004 | Instructor, Vella Vetro, New Orleans, LA. |
| Visiting Instructor, Shunji Omura Studio, Narita, JAPAN. | |
| Visiting Artist, Shizuoka Public Glass & Metal Facility, Shizuoka, JAPAN. | |
| 2003 | Visiting Instructor, Aichi University, Aichi, JAPAN. |
| Demonstrations, Glass Art Society Conference, Seattle, WA. | |
| 2002 | Visiting Artist, Kurashiki University, Kurashiki, JAPAN. |
| Visiting Artist, Ezra Forest of Creation, Kanazu, JAPAN. | |
| 2001 | Instructor, Red Deer College, Alberta, CANADA. |
| 2000 | Instructor, Red Deer College, Alberta, CANADA. |
| 1999 | Instructor, Shunji Omura Studio, Narita, JAPAN. |
| Visiting Artist, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN. | |
| 1998 | Visiting Artist, Columbus College of Art and Design, OH. |
| Visiting Artist, Glass Axis, Columbus, OH. | |
| Visiting Artist, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. | |
| 1997 | Pilchuck Artist Lecture Series, guest artist, Seattle, WA. |
| 1996 | Instructor, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA. |
| 1995 | Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary, Alberta, CANADA. |
| 1994-96 | Instructor, Seattle Glass Blowing Studio, Seattle, WA. |
Other Work Experiences
| 2021-2022 | Specialist, Spiral Arts, Seattle, WA. |
| 2020 | Innovation Manager, glassybaby, Seattle, WA. |
| 2011-2020 | Glass Studio Manger, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA. |
| 2015 | Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 2014 | Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 2012 | Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 2011 | Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 2011 | Juror, Ann Arbor Art Fair, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 1995-02 | Darlington Glassworks, Seattle, WA. (Artist, Designer, Gaffer) |
| 1996-01 | Hot Shop Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1998-01 | Team member, Richard Royal, Seattle, WA. |
| 2000 | Furnace Building Workshop, Pilchuck Glass School, WA. |
| 1999 | Gaffer, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1998-99 | Team member, Benjamin Moore, Inc., Seattle, WA. |
| 1994-98 | Gaffer, Seattle Glass Blowing Studio, Seattle, WA. |
| 1996-97 | Team member, Denny Park Glass Studio, Seattle, WA. |
| 1995 | Team member, Chihuly, Inc., Seattle, WA. |
| 1994-97 | Gaffer, Off Hand Glass Works, Lakewood, WA. |
| 1993 | Team member, Benjamin Moore, Inc., Seattle, WA. |
| 1989-90 | Assistant, George Bucquet, Bakersville, NC. |
| Assistant, Ken Carder, Bakersville, NC. | |
| Assistant, Robert Levin, Burnsville, NC. |
Awards & Scholarships
| 2012 | Summer Featured Artist, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA. |
| 2010 | 92nd Toledo Area Artist Exhibition, Toledo, OH. 1st Prize |
| 2009 | Who Do You Love? Walter E. Terhune Gallery, Toledo, OH, 1st place. |
| Community Arts Show, Arts in Common Gallery, honorable mention. | |
| 2008 | Visiting Artist, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA. |
| 2007 | Fergus Family Materials Award, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. |
| 2005 | Graduate Teaching Assistantship, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. |
| 2001 | Pilchuck Glass School Staff Scholarship, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1993 | Pilchuck Glass School Scholarship, Stanwood, WA. |
| 1987 | Columbus College of Art & Design, Tuition Scholarship, Columbus, OH. |
