July Hot Jam featuring Chris Giordano + Hoseok Youn

Welcome visiting artist Chris Giordano as our featured artist for this FREE first Friday event. Breaking news! Chris will be joined by another of our visiting artists Hoseok Youn.

Chris Giordano has been working with glass since 2006. He has worked in several studios around the country and creates works of his own as an independent artist under GIOSTUDIO Glass.

His work reflects techniques that are traditional to the island of Murano, Italy–including the use of both cane and murrine. Many of his works also include glass cutting patterns called Batutto–a technique that is also from Venice.

Currently, Chris is a full time artist and owner of GIOSTUDIO GLASS LLC. His works have been shown in a variety of venues including The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass, Gilford Art Center, Brooklyn Waterfronts Artists Coalition, The Arts Council of The Southern Finger Lakes, and 171 Cedar Arts Center and The John Michael Kohler Art Center. Chris’s work is also available at The Shops in the Corning Museum of Glass.

Hoseok Youn is a South Korean glass artist specializing in glassblowing. He was born in Seoul, Korea and currently based in the Kansas City, USA. Youn holds his B.F.A. degree in glass and ceramic major from Namseoul University, Cheon Ahn, Korea. After completing his undergraduate school, Hoseok traveled to Japan for International Glass competition in Niijima Island and was awarded 1st place and got opportunity to study at Pilchuck Glass school in 2018. In 2021, Hoseok earned a M.F.A. in glass from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois, USA. Hoseok is currently a lead glassblower at Belger Art Center. He has worked at Toledo Museum of Art and has taught at Bowling Green State University as an adjunct professor.

 Youn’s work has received various scholarships and awards including Corning Museum of Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Penland School of Craft, Pilchuck Glass School, and Glass Art Society. He is 2023 SAXE Emerging Artist Award recipient of Glass Art Society. His work has been exhibited broadly and internationally in Illinois, Missouri, Texas, California, Ohio, Michigan, Washington, Indiana, China, Italy, and Poland.

A sign language interpreter is provided.