LARRY
BURTON
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1947
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Born
in Billings, Montana
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| 1973 |
Studied
Art and Architecture in Europe and North Africa |
| 1985 |
Studied
the Arts and Crafts Movement |
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Established
Larry Burton Custom Glass Etching |
| 1990 |
Established
Studio on Butler Creek Road, Missoula |
Medium:
Sandblasted Glass
One-person Exhibitions:
| 1999 |
Glass
Concepts, Missoula, MT |
| 1998 |
Glass
Act, Missoula, MT; Artist of the Month Series |
Group Exhibitions:
| 1999 |
Sutton
Gallery, Missoula, MT; Etched Full Light Door in Furniture
Show |
| 1998 |
Glass
Act, Missoula, MT; Glass Art Expo |
| 1998 |
Three
Rivers Joinery, Missoula, MT |
Collections:
Ed DeBartolo, Whitefish, MT
Thomas McGwain, Paradise Valley, MT
Montana Water Fowl Foundation, Ronan, MT
Cliff Larsen, Missoula, MT
Art Held, Bethesda, Maryland
Derek and Sophie Craighead, Missoula, MT
Donations:
| 2008 |
Eleanor's
Project - Wheelchairs for 3rd World Countries - Fund Raiser |
| 2008 |
Montana
Cancer Center, Missoula, MT |
| 2008 |
Montana
Tech Athletic League, Butte, MT |
| 2007 |
St.
James Community Hospital - Fund Raiser, Butte, MT |
| 2006 |
St.
James Community Hospital - Fund Raiser, Butte, MT |
| 2005 |
"Garden
of Peace"; First Congregational United Church of Christ,
Billings, MT:
4 triptychs forming a continuous mural of the Garden
of Gethsemane and the ancient wall of Jerusalem, forming
an interior wall. Each panel 85” X
35”.
Each center panel is a sliding glass door. |
Awards and Honors:
| 2008 |
First
Place Sandblasted Glass, Missoula County Fair, Missoula, MT |
| 1999 |
First
Place Sandblasted Glass, Missoula County Fair, Missoula,
MT |
| 1997 |
First
Place Professional Sandblasted Glass, Society for Glass Art
Expo |
| 1995 |
First
Place Sandblasted Glass, Missoula County Fair, Missoula,
MT |
Selected Reviews:
| 1994 |
“These
(glass panels) were a very powerful and direct statement
of love.” Billings Gazette, Billings, MT |
Teaching:
| 2007 |
Mentored Hellgate High School
Senior Project |
| 2004 |
8th grade art class designing, cutting stencil and sandblasting wildlife murals
on two permanent sidelights for the entrance to DeSmet School, Missoula |
| 2003 |
8th grade art class designing and cutting stencil for 1’ square mirrors,
DeSmet School, Missoula, MT |
| 2002 |
8th grade art class designing and cutting stencil for 1’ square mirrors,
DeSmet School, Missoula, MT |
| 2001 |
1st through 6th grade Native American students designing and etching bottles,
Camas Prairie School, Plains, MT |
| 1998 |
3rd
and 7th grade art classes designing and sandblasting a pair
of interior
doors for new addition, DeSmet School, Missoula, MT |
| 1998 |
6th grade art class, St. Joseph Elementary School, Missoula, MT |
| 1998 |
Advanced
Glass Etching Seminar, Society for Glass Art Expo, Missoula |
| 1999 |
Big Sky High School Art Club, Missoula, MT |
| 1996 |
5th grade art class, DeSmet School, Missoula, MT |
| 1993 |
La
Institute de Arte, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| 1992 |
Multi Tribal Art Class, Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, MT |
Affiliations:
Society for Glass Art, Missoula, MT; Past President
Missoula Carousel Project: Coordinated production of 18 etched oval mirrors
Contributed etched flashed glass for leaded ticket booth
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