Professional Experience
Honorable Mention Award, “The 4th International Lampwork Glass Art Festival Chinia – Hejian”, Mingshangde Glass Museum, Beijing, China, 2020
Modern Art Council, SFMOMA, 2018-2020; Art Excursion Co-Chair 2019-2020
Bay Area Glass Institute, Instructor, San Jose, CA, 2019-present
32nd Niijima International Glass Art Festival, Instructor, Niijima, Japan, 2019
Neusole Glassworks, Resident Artist, Cincinnati, OH, 2019
International Society of Glass Beadmakers, Annual Gathering Special Presenter, Las Vegas, NV, 2018
Glass Fashion Show, Glass Art Society, Murano, Italy, 2018
Glass Fashion Show, Glass Art Society, Corning, NY, 2017
National Association of Women Artists, juried membership, 2009-present
New Museum of Los Gatos, visiting artist demonstration, Los Gatos, CA, 2015
Board of Directors, Bay Area Glass Institute, 2011– 2014
Founding President, Silicon Valley Fireflies, 2013
50 Years of Studio Glass, California Glass Exchange, Presenter, Oakland, CA, 2012
Instructor at Pilchuck Glass School, 2012
Northstar Glassworks & John Burton Program Grant, March, 2010
Professional Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, 2010
Jurors' Choice Award, Bay Area Glass Institute, San Jose, CA, 2010, 2006 (Juror: Dorothy Saxe)
Hans Godo Frabel Award, 2009
Exhibition Award, Bay Area Annual Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, juror: JoAnne Northrup, then Chief Curator, San Jose Museum of Art, CA, 2009
CEP Encouragement Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, CA, 2008
Hans Godo Frabel Award Finalist, 2008
Award of Excellence, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA, 2008
Proclamation of commendation by Mayor Dolly Sandoval, Cupertino, CA, 2008
Commissions by the city of San Jose for diplomatic gifts to the Mayor of Okayama, Japan, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the sister city relationship; and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, in recognition of the sister city relationship, San Jose, CA
Demonstrating Artist, Glass Art Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR, 2008
People's Choice Award, Bay Area Glass Institute, San Jose, CA, 2006, 2008
NICHE Award Finalist, 2008, 2009
Board of Directors, Glass Alliance of Northern California, 2005-2007
San Jose Museum of Art, Visiting Artist lecture, San Jose, CA, 2006
Bay Area Glass Institute, Visiting Artist lecture and demos, 2006
NICHE Award, 2006, NICHE Student Award, 2005
Ohlone College Visiting Artist Demonstration, Fremont, CA 2005
Corning Award Nominee, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, 2002, 2003, 2004
Fourteen-year career in Adult Education, Organizational Development, and Training; over thirty years of study in philosophy, linguistics, biology, communication, organizational development, and leadership, 1987 - 2001
Bibliography
“Meet Kathleen Elliot”, Mike Bhand, Shoutout LA, July 11, 2022
"Creating Alternate Realities", Sara Sally LaGrand, The Flow Magazine, Vol 15 Winter 2017
"Studio Craft as Career", Paul J. Stankard, Artist Portfolio, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2016
"Glass 2, The James Della Collection", James Della, 2016
http://www.examiner.com/article/eden-revisited-at-soka-university
Reviews of “Resonance and Memory: The Essence of Landscape”, Mary Hrbacek in Artes Magazine and NY Art Beat; David Gibson in Art Quips; Dominick Lombardi in Huffington Post, 2015
“Kathleen Elliot: Natural Botanicals”, Michael K. Corbin, ArtBookGuy, 2014
“Reflections”, Mary Hrbacek, dArt International, #31 Fall 2013
"Green Art: Trees, Roots, and Leaves," Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing, 2013
New Glass Review 33, Mention for memorable work, Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass, The Corning Museum of Glass, 2012
"Revisiting Eden," On View Magazine, cover and feature article, April/May 2012 issue
An international survey of the most significant artwork being created with borosilicate glass by lampworkers today, featuring 33 artists. Juried by Carmen Lozar, Paul Stankard, David Willis, Glass Line magazine, Volume 25, Number 3, October, 2011
Best Of America Glass Artists, Volume II, Kennedy Publishing, 2011
Contemporary Lampworking, Third Edition, Volume Three, Bandhu S. Dunham, Salusa Glassworks, Inc., 2010
"33 – A Celebration of Excellence," profiles of some of the most significant U.S. flameworkers. Juried by Paul Stankard, Robert Mickelsen, and Clinton Roman, Glass Line magazine, Volume 23, No.2, August/September 2009
"Kathleen Elliot: Through the Glass, Clearly," Erica Goss, San Francisco Examiner online, July 19, 2009
"Starting Out as a Glass Artist," Kathleen Elliot, Glass Line magazine, Volume 23, No. 3
Her Mark 2010, July 2009
"Layering Creative Virtues onto an Object, Part 2: Survey," by Paul Stankard, juried by Shane Fero, Glass Line magazine, Volume 22, No. 6, April/May 2009
"Artist Masters Reinvention," Amanda Bjerke, SkyWest Magazine, May/June 2009
"What is Real?," cover article, Anita Schiller, World Art Glass Quarterly, Volume 5, April 2009
Glass Art Society Journal, article by Kathleen Elliot, 2008
Penland Book of Glass, published December 2008
"Nine New Craft Artists to Watch," cover photo and article, Sara Jerome and Claire Patterson, American Style magazine, August 2006
Education
De Anza and Foothill Colleges, Cupertino and Los Altos, CA 2000 – Present
The AJI Network, Los Altos, CA, 1992 – Present
Business Professionals Course, LEIP Program
Glass Art Seminar with Paul Stankard
John Burton Program, January – May, 2010
Center for Cultural Innovation, San Jose, CA, October – November 2008
Business of Art, Entrepreneurial Training for Artists
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA, July 2003
Flameworking Survey with Shane Fero
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA, July 2002
Skin Deep: The Flameworked Surface with Robert Mickelsen
Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle WA, July 2001
Beginning Glassblowing with Laura Donefer
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, December 1996
Beginning Glassblowing
Logonet, Inc./Business Design Associates, Berkeley, CA, 1985 – 1992
Ontological Design Course, Management in Action with Dr. Fernando Flores