David Patchen

"I find glass as seductive as it is challenging. The challenge of designing and executing complex work satisfies me as both an artist and a craftsman. I find it exciting to spend days creating a piece and then to watch it come to life in the fire."
Patchen considers the graceful shapes of his works to be three-dimensional canvases on which to explore how glass holds detailed elements in suspension and bends light. He is influenced by textiles, ...
Patchen considers the graceful shapes of his works to be three-dimensional canvases on which to explore how glass holds detailed elements in suspension and bends light. He is influenced by textiles, ...
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Artist Videos
The Detailers: David Patchen
David Patchen Guest Artist Demonstration
Selected Exhibitions & Awards
SOFA Chicago , Chicago , IL, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
Toyama International Glass Exhibition, Toyama, Japan, 2024
ART Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, 2013
ART Palm Beach , Palm Beach, FL, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Guest Artist, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 2017, 2022
Habatat Galleries: GLASS52 International Exhibition, Royal Oak, MI , 2024
Collect Art Fair, Somerset House, London, UK, 2020, 2022, 2023
SOFA Chicago , Chicago , IL, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015
Toyama International Glass Exhibition, Toyama, Japan, 2024
ART Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Shanghai, China, 2013
ART Palm Beach , Palm Beach, FL, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Guest Artist, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 2017, 2022
Habatat Galleries: GLASS52 International Exhibition, Royal Oak, MI , 2024
Collect Art Fair, Somerset House, London, UK, 2020, 2022, 2023
Collections
Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009
Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, 2019
Glasmuseum Lette, Coesfeld, Germany, 2024
Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009
Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, 2019
Glasmuseum Lette, Coesfeld, Germany, 2024