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Nancy Goodenough	Artist’s Statement: Systems engineer and world traveler...high school teacher and mathematician. These aren't the typical credentials of a noted glass artist. But with Nancy Goodenough, both life and art reflect the unexpected. Nancy is best known for creating hypnotic, luminous glass, where reflective colors play against other worldly textures and space. As one poetic buyer described it, her glass resembles "opals from other planets." She produces these magical effects by integrating ancient glass-forming methods, space-age dichroic glass, and her unique kiln-casting process. The result is much more complex than standard dichroic material. The glass has added depth, new colors, and an organic surface of unexpected mystery.
Nancy integrates her Glass FireStones into a distinctive line of beads and jewelry, incorporating precious metal and using a variety of metal techniques such as fusing, fold forming, hollow forming, and surface treatments. New work experiments with vitreous enamels on hand-raised vessels and jewelry. Where is she heading with this new work? Says Nancy, "My technology background leads me to experiment with ways to marry metal and glass. I try to find a balance between my artistic side and three decades in technology and business. Being of Bohemian decent may well have had an influence on my intense interest in glass.” Nancy's glass has been exhibited in juried shows and craft galleries worldwide. She has also been featured in leading craft, bead and lapidary publications, and in the definitive Collectible Beads by Dr. Robert Liu. Nancy resigned from IBM in 1999 and now lives in the redwoods on the Russian River in Northern California with her husband. Awards: 2006 NICHE Award Finalist in the narrative category for multimedia “TimeFrame” neckpiece 2003 NICHE Award Finalist for enameled “Abstract Painting" pin/pendant 2002 NICHE Award Winner for enameled hand-raised vessel "California Weather, or Not" 2002 NICHE Award Finalist for enameled hand-raised vessel "Ceremonial Cup" 1997 Invitation by The White House to create ornament for the Blue Room Christmas Tree Created sterling silver and cast dichroic glass sled, 6"x3"x1" In the Permanent Collection of The White House 1995 Invitational Circle Award “1995 Festival of the Arts 20th Anniversary,” Tapestry in Talent; San Jose, CA For outstanding quality, design innovation, overall professionalism in execution and presentation of work 1994 Jurors’ Merit Award “Clearly Glass,” Artisans Gallery; Mill Valley, CA Sandcast glass sculpture 1994 Show Postcard “Good Things, Small Packages.” San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Kilncast glass jewelry 1993 Best First Show “SGAA Conference Show.” Stained Glass Association of America. Pasadena, CA Cast glass vessel Museums: 1999 “Bohemia to America: 20th Century Glass Beads” The Bead Center Museum, Washington, DC 1998 Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA 1997 “the Crash of Metal and Glass” Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, University of New Mexico Juried exhibition, Albuquerque, NM Publications: 2006 Spotlight, featuring artist in Bead & Button Magazine, February 2006, p. 210 2006 Artist Spotlight, featuring artist on www.wholesalecrafts.com, February 2006 2005 Featured artist in book Contemporary Enameling: Art and Techniques, Lilyan Bachrach 2005 Featured artist in book American Art Collector, Alcove Books, 2005 2004 Featured artist in book 1000 Glass Beads, Lark Books, 2004, pp. 70, 101 2004 Featured artist in book American Art Collector, Alcove Books, 2004 2004 Article. “For the Collector: Exploring Bead Themes,” Jim Kervin 2005 The Bead Release, Spring 2004, p. 34 2003 Article. “Nancy Goodenough: Artist Showcase,” Niche Magazine, Spring 2003 2002 Featured artist in book Craft of Northern California, Alcove Books, 2002 2002 “Obsession: A Ten Year Affair with the Bead," catalog celebrating the 10th anniversary of "The International Society of Glass Beadmakers,” 2002 2000 Interview. “The Venerable Bead,” Santa Fe New Mexican, March 24, 2000, p. B1 1999 Photos. More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Glass Beadmaking, James Kervin, Plate XXII 1999 Photo. Ornament Magazine, Winter 1999, p. 83 1999 “Flash from the Past,” Lapidary Journal, October 1999 1998 “White House Wish List,” Colored Stone Magazine, February 1998, p. 202 1998 Facets Interview. Lapidary Journal, January 1998 1997 Facets Interview. Lapidary Journal, April 1997 1997 "Dichroic glass as an opal imitation," Gems & Gemology, Spring 1997, p. 69 1997 "The Crash of Metal and Glass," Lapidary Journal, October 1997, p. 39 1997 "GPQ Beadmaking 1997," Glass Patterns Quarterly, Fall 1997, p. 83 1995 "Contemporary Beads," Collectible Beads by Dr. Robert Liu, pp. 202, 216 Shows: Buyers Market of American Craft (Philadelphia), Bead and Button Show (Milwaukee), Best Bead Show (Tucson), NCBS Bead Show (Oakland), Bay Area Bead Extravaganza (Oakland) Education: M.A.T., Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 1972 B.A., Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, North Park College, Chicago, IL, 1971 Art Education: Seminars with: Robert Lee Morris, Alan Revere, Karen Sprague, Gail Crossman-Moore, Sarah Perkins, Harlan Butt, Jan Harrell, Deborah Lozier, Coral Shaffer, Michael Good, Betty Helen Longhi, John Killmaster, Harold O’Connor, Marne Ryan, Carol Webb, Kevin O’Grady, Lisa Gralnik, Charles Lewton-Brain, Jack da Silva, Marne Ryan, Sandra Enterline, Narcissus Quagliata, David Reekie, Bob Carlson, Frank van den Ham, David Wright, David Ruth, Brian Kerkvliet, Peter McGrain, Boyce Lundstrom, Rachel Mesrahi, Cathy Holt, Yas Tanaka, Marcus Amshoff, Marilyn Nicholson, Lee Marshall, Dan Fenton. Schools include: Penland School of Craft, Pilchuck Glass School, California College of Arts and Crafts, Revere School of Jewelry Arts, da Silva Studio, Interlaken School of Craft, Sharon Art Studio, Mendocino Art Center, Richmond Art Center, Bulls-eye Glass, Camp Colton School of Glass.

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