Michael Janis

Art Brokerage: Michael Janis American Glass Artist: He was born in Chicago, Illinois. After a 20 year career as an architect in the United States and Australia, Michael Janis returned to the US with a focus on working with glass. In 2005, Janis became the Co-Director of the Washington Glass School in Washington, DC. Janis has received numerous awards for his artwork including the Florida Art Glass Alliance's Emerging Artist Award 2009, the Bay Area Glass Institute's 2010 Saxe Fellowship and he was named a "Rising Star" at Wheaton Arts 2011. His glass artwork was featured in Corning Museum's 'New Glass Review' #30 & #31. The Fuller Craft Museum in Massachusetts mounted a solo show of Janis' glass panels and sculpture in 2011. His artwork is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2012, Janis went to England's University of Sunderland and taught at the UK's National Glass Centre where he became an Artist-in-Residence at the Institute for International Research in Glass (IIRG). Recently, American Craft Magazine featured an extensive profile on Janis' work in their April/May 2013 issue. In the following issue (June/July), the magazine interviewed him on the process' his studio undertook to create the cast glass panels for the U.S. Library of Congress' new entry doors. The James Renwick Alliance has named him Distinguished Glass Artist for 2013/2014, and he will be having a presentation and talk about his work at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in May 2014. Listings wanted.