Stephen Rolfe Powell
Stephen Rolfe Powell
Artist processes
Stephen Rolfe Powell was born in Birmingham, Alabama in 1951. He studied painting and ceramics at Centre College and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1974. Before attending graduate school at Louisiana State University, Powell spent several years as an art instructor, first at the Draper State Prison and later at the Indian Springs School in Alabama. Between 1980 and 1983, he attended LSU and earned a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics. It was during this time that Powell had his first experience with hot glass and it has since become a full-time obsession. His daily life revolves around it, whether he is teaching glass at Centre College or producing his own work.
2013 Huntsville Museum of Art Huntsville, Alabama
Ken Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
2012 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Montgomery, Alabama
2011 Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
2010 Grand Theater Frankfort, Kentucky
Ogle Center New Albany, Indiana
Hunter Museum of American Art Chattanooga, Tennessee
2009 d”Art Center Norfolk, Virginia
Hawk Gallery Columbus, Ohio
2008 Janice Mason Art Museum Cadiz, Kentucky
2007 Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Marta Hewett Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Louisville, Kentucky
2006 Foundry Art Centre St. Charles, Missouri
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2005 Concept Art Gallery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Hawk Gallery Columbus, Ohio
Muskegon Museum of Art Muskegon, Michigan
2004 R. Duane Reed Galleries St. Louis, Missouri
Tobin-Hewett Gallery Louisville, Kentucky
2003 Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
2001 Marta Hewett Gallery at Glassworks Louisville, Kentucky
2000 Marx Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Gallerie Alegria Birmingham, Alabama
1999 Blue Spiral 1 Asheville, North Carolina
Marta Hewett Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio
Compositions Gallery San Francisco, California
Nantucket Glass Works Nantucket, Massachusetts
Riley Hawk Gallery Columbus, Ohio
1998 Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
1997 Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Suzanne Brown Gallery Scottsdale, Arizona
Glass Artists’ Gallery Sydney, Australia
Masterworks Gallery Auckland, New Zealand
1996 Marta Hewett Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio
Riley Hawk Gallery Columbus, Ohio
Riley Hawk Gallery Cleveland, Ohio
Suzanne Brown Gallery Scottsdale, Arizona
1995 Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
Blue Spiral 1 Asheville, North Carolina
Linda Schwartz Gallery Lexington, Kentucky
1994 Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Galerie L Hamburg, Germany
Habatat Galleries Aspen, Colorado
Bell Gallery Memphis, Tennessee
1993 Habatat Galleries Farmington Hills, Michigan
Marta Hewett Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio
Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation Louisville, Kentucky
1992 Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
Kimzey Miller Gallery Seattle, Washington
Harris Gallery Houston, Texas
Kirvan Bartoszewicz Gallery Palm Springs, California
1991 Habatat Galleries Farmington Hills, Michigan
Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
Kirvan Bartoszewicz Gallery Palm Springs, California
1990 Kimzey Miller Gallery Seattle, Washington
Kirvan Bartoszewicz Gallery Palm Springs, California
Sarah Squeri Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio
1989 Harris Gallery Houston, Texas
1988 Swanson Cralle Gallery Louisville, Kentucky
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
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2000 International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
SOFA Marx Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
The Italian Influence:Contemporary Glass Wood Street Galleries Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Southeastern Glass Invitational Blue Spiral 1 Gallery Asheville, North Carolina
Glass America Heller Gallery New York, New York
Stockbridge Glass Invitational Holsten Galleries Stockbridge, Massachusetts
SOFA Riley Hawk Galleries New York, New York
Millennium Glass Invitational Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation Louisville, Kentucky
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
Hidden Talents Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation Louisville, Kentucky
Two For 2000 Blue Spiral 1 Gallery Asheville, North Carolina
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1999 International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
SOFA Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
15 Years on Main Street Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation Louisville, Kentucky
Glass Weekend Wheaton Village Millville, New Jersey
KY’s Best:New Works From Old Friends Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation Louisville, Kentucky
Vessels: A National Glass Invitational Ellen Noël Art Museum Odessa, Texas
SOFA Seventh Regiment Armory New York, New York
Southern Glass Now! d’Art Center Norfolk, Virginia
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
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1998 Venezia Aperto Vetro Palazzo Ducale Venice, Italy
SOFA Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
20th Anniversary Glass Invitational Holsten Galleries Stockbridge, Massachusetts
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
Glass America ’98 Heller Gallery New York, New York
SOFA Seventh Regiment Armory New York, New York
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
1997 Glorious Glass Owensboro Museum Of Fine Art Owensboro, Kentucky
Blowing Hot, Cutting Cold: Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences Peoria, Illinois
35th Anniv. of Studio Glass Movement The Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland, Ohio
Arte En Vidrio Museo del Vidrio Monterey, Mexico
Currents in Contemporary Glass Woodstreet Gallery/Concept Art Gallery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Art Glass ’97 Hanson Gallery Knoxville, Tennessee
International Glass Invitational (25th) Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
A Marriage of Earth and Fire Kentucky Art & Craft Foundation Louisville, Kentucky
SOFA Coconut Grove Convention Center Miami, Florida
Art Festival Temple Beth-El St. Petersburg
Glass America ‘97 Heller Gallery New York, New York
1996 Master Works in Contemp. Glass TriArt Gallery Louisville, Kentucky
A Museum in the Making: The Scottsdale Center for the Arts Scottsdale, Arizona
SOFA Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Glass Focus II: The Vessel and Blue Spiral 1 Gallery Asheville, North Carolina
Related Forms
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
SOFA Coconut Grove Convention Center Miami, Florida
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
Glass America ’96 Heller Gallery New York, New York
Art Glass “96 Hanson’s Artsource Inc. Knoxville, Tennessee
1995 Group Show Riley Hawk Gallery Columbus, Ohio
SOFA Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Glass America ’95 Heller Gallery New York , New York
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Pontiac, Michigan
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Boca Raton, Florida
Alabama Impact Museum of the South Mobile, Alabama
(touring) Huntsville Museum of Art Huntsville, Alabama
Intl Survey of Contemporary Art Glass Concept Art Gallery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Contemporary Glass Craft Alliance Gallery St. Louis, Missouri
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1994 Contemporary Art Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Glass Invitational Hodgell Gallery Sarasota, Florida
Contemporary Glass Invitational Concept Art Gallery Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Glass America 1994 Heller Gallery New York, New York
Transitions ’94 Paramount Art Center Ashland, Kentucky
(touring) Southeast Community College Cumberland, Kentucky
Yeiser Art Center Paducah, Kentucky
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Farmington Hills, Michigan
Centre Glass Elizabethtown Community College Elizabethtown, Kentucky
1993 Harmony in Glass Marx Gallery Chicago, Illinois
Glass America 1993 Heller Gallery New York, New York
Contemporary Glass Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Leight Collection J.B. Speed Art Museum Louisville, Kentucky
Contemporary Traditions The Kentucky Museum Bowling Green, Kentucky
New Art Forms Marx-Saunders Gallery Chicago, Illinois
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Farmington Hills, Michigan
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1992 Cristalomancia Rufino Tamayo Museum Mexico City, Mexico
Cristalomancia Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Monterrey, Mexico
Europ’ Art Gen`ve-Palexpo Geneva, Switzerland
Glass America 1992 Heller Gallery New York, New York
International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Farmington Hills, Michigan
Group Show Marta Hewett Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio
200 Years of Kentucky Craft Owensboro Museum and the Owensboro, Kentucky
(touring) Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation Louisville, Kentucky
1991 International Glass Invitational Habatat Galleries Farmington Hills, Michigan
Glass America 1991 Heller Gallery New York, New York
Exhibitor New Art Form Exposition, Navy Pier Chicago, Illinois
Group Show Lane Gallery San Diego, California
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1990 Contemporary Glass Contemporary Crafts Gallery Portland, Oregon
Two-Person Show Kimzey Miller Gallery Seattle, Washington
Group Show National Glass Inv., Kidd Gallery Birmingham, Michigan
Centre Glass The Parthenon, Centennial Park Nashville, Tennessee
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1989 Kentucky Glass Central Library Exhibition Gallery Lexington, Kentucky
Southeastern Glass The Pavilion, Atlanta Arts Festival Atlanta, Georgia
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1988 Focus on Kentucky: Glass Capitol Arts Center Bowling Green, Kentucky
Gallery 15 Collection(best of show) Stairways Gallery Louisville, Kentucky
1987 Four Person Show Joan Robey Gallery Denver, Colorado
Works in Clay and Glass Harris Gallery Houston, Texas
Exhibition 280: Works off Walls Huntington Museum Huntington, West Virginia
Gallery 15 Collection(best of show) Stairways Gallery Louisville, Kentucky
1986 Glass Art National Downey Museum of Art Downey, California
Spotlight ’86 University Gallery, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
Put the Lid On Joan Robey Gallery Denver, Colorado
Raku Invitational Artworks Gallery Seattle, Washington
1985 A Clear Vision Sara Squeri Gallery Cincinnati, Ohio
Art of Five Morlan Gallery/Transylvania University Lexington, Kentucky
Summer Faculty Show Baxter Gallery/Portland School of Art Portland, Maine
Ceramics:The Oriental Influence The Arts Council of Wilson Wilson, North Carolina
The Regionalists Owensboro Museum of Fine Art Owensboro, Kentucky
LaGrange National
(purchase award) Lamar Dodd Art Center LaGrange, Georgia
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1984 Introduction ’84 Harris Gallery Houston, Texas
Spotlight ’84 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky
