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James Mongrain (b. 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)^[1]) is a Seattle-area glass artist. He was educated at Moorhead State University in Minnesota, then studied glassblowing at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the Appalachian Center for Crafts.^[2] Mongrain lives in Everett, Washington and operates a studio in Mukilteo at a former salmon smokehouse.^[3] He is considered one of the leading artists of the studio glass movement in the Pacific Northwest,^[3] and has unique mastery of Venetian goblets, combining the techniques of using a mold and blown glass on the same piece.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Mongrain has worked as a gaffer at Dale Chihuly's shop since 1996, including contributing to the Chihuly Over Venice show and the Bridge of Glass.^[4]^[6] He has been an artist in residence at Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Corning Museum of Glass's studio, and at Pittsburgh Glass Center.^[2]^[4]^[7]

His glass was part of a Paula Hayes exhibit at Museum of Modern Art in the winter of 2010–2011.^[8]

Television

Mongrain designed and built a chandelier for the Extreme Home Makeover television show c. 2005.^[1]^[7]

^ ^a ^b Jackie Mantey (November 4, 2005), "Mongrain to show glass-blowing talents in Kent", Kentwired.com, Kent, Ohio: The Kent Stater newspaper/TV2
^ ^a ^b Biography: James Mongrain, Corning Museum of Glass, retrieved 2016-05-15
^ ^a ^b ^c Debra Smith (February 7, 2008), "Glass master: Mongrain draws from Italian artisans", The Everett Herald
^ ^a ^b ^c Visiting Artist James Mongrain to Bring Modern Twist to 18th and 19th Century Venetian Glass During His Residency, January 21–25, Museum of Glass, January 20, 2015
^ Barr, Sheldon; Tesner, Linda (2016), James Mongrain in the George R. Stroemple Collection, University of Washington Press, The finished pieces exemplify Mongrain's extraordinary ability to re-create traditional Venetian mastery in glass.
^ James Mongrain Biography, Mongrain Glass, 2004, archived from the original on 2004-02-02
^ ^a ^b Mary Thomas (February 12, 2005), "'Birthday Suit' exposes works of 44 artists at Glass Center", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
^ Paula Hayes (November 9, 2010), Life in a Bubble, Museum of Modern Art