Therman C. Statom
United States of America (USA), 1953
Person TypeIndividual
BiographyThrough his career, Staton has pushed the boundaries of his medium challenging his audience to look at glass in new and interesting ways. his interest in studio glass began as a student in the 1970s at the Rhode Island School of design. He studied with Dale Chihuly (probably the most celebrated glass artist living today), who has remained a lifelong friend and mentor. in 1971, Statom participated in the inaugural season of the Pilchuck Glass School and has been known as an innovator and a force in the Studio Glass Movement ever since. Statom is a pioneer in the use of glass as a material for sculpture and room-size installation art. His work is distinguished from other glass artists of his generation in that he works with a wide variety of materials in addition to blown glass. His works are assembled from an inventory of objects he makes in the studio such as a glass ladders, mirrored chairs, exotic blown glass vessels and painted images.
