Biographical Information

Education: Society of Canadian Artists member, Stopher Christensen studied the Art and Craft of Glass Blowing at Sheridan College. Stopher currently works and lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

Exhibitions (selected): 2008 :
- SOFA New York, Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, New York, NY
- SOFA chicago, Sculptural Objects and Functional Arts, chicago, IL

2007 :
- Palm beach 3 Contemporary Art, Palm Beach, FLA
- SOFA New York, Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, New York, NY

2006 :
- Circle Arts, Tobermory, ON
- Living Arts Center, Mississauga, ON

2005 :
- National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA
- West End Gallery, 9th Annual Canadian Glass Show, Victoria, BC

2003 :
- Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Best of Canadian Glass 2003, Toronto, ON

2003 to 2006 :
- SOFA Chicago, Sculptural Objects and Functionnal Art, chicago, IL

2002 :
- Guilford Handcraft Center, North American Glass 2002, Guilford, CT

Awards (selected): 2005 :
- Canada Council for the Arts, Craft - Creation / Production Grant

2002 :
- Arts Etobicoke Juried Art Show, Honorable Mention

2000 :
- William and Mary Corcoran Craft Award, Sheridan College
- Full Scholarship, Corning Museum of Glass, New York, workshop with Daniel Clayman

1999 :
- First Place, International Juried Student Exhibition, 29th Annual Glass Conference, Florida
- Glass Art Society Scholarship

Collections (selections): - International Business Machines Canada, Former United States President - Bill Clinton, Radio City - toronto Ontario, Lester B. Pearson International Airport Hilton Hotel - Toronto Ontario, Royal Bank of Canada

A Word From The Artist

I struggle with fine lines of craft and art. I find myself consciously trying to balance the two, with a tendency to get caught up in the craftsmanship. Through the contrast of the outside skin with the inside Stopher speaks of the juxtapositions between strength and weakness, clarity and distortion, refinement and abandonment.