Rob Snyder

Art Brokerage: Rob Snyder American Artist: Rob Snyder, a Northwest native, is an accomplished glass artist living and operating his studio on Vashon Island, Washington. Rob's unique work from kiln cast glass has been nationally recognized in solo exhibitions, museums, private and corporate collections, group shows, and various publications. Creating art for nearly thirty years, Rob was an early pioneer in the glass fusing movement. Over the years he has made important contributions as an artist, designer and builder of glass equipment, assistant to notable fine artists, glass technician, and teacher. Rob's career began in 1975 at the Bullseye Glass Company, a small glass studio in Portland, Oregon. The company produced hand-made sheets of glass for the stained-glass industry. Working with notable glass legend Daniel Schoewer, Rob eventually became both a designer and fabricator of glass furnaces, ovens, and glass-making machines. During this time period, he also began making art with glass which inspired him to create a glass blowing co-op in Portland. In 1980, Rob and others at Bullseye began addressing the industry's technical challenges with fusing glass. Largely influenced by Rob's work, a new glass fusing movement began. Rob's time at Bullsesye served as his foundation in glass, both as a technician and artist. By 1984, Rob had showed his own art at the Traver Sutton Gallery in Seattle, and has also become involved with the renowned Pilchuck Glass School. He moved to Seattle in 1987 to be part of the thriving glass community. Since 2004, Rob's growth as an artist and person has flourished. One significant influencer was guidance from the late, Seattle glass legend Don Foster. Another catalyst was Rob's move to Vashon Island where he has dedicated these last years to his kiln glass casting process and to working with objects in nature. In addition to numerous group showings, Rob has held solo shows at Habatat Galleries Chicago and at William Traver Gallery Tacoma. He has also participated annually in Habatat's prestigious International Invitational Show. In 2007, his work was shown at The Museum of Northwest Art and The Midland Art Museum.