Thursday, December 12, 2019

Artist of the day, December 12: Dorothy Hafner, an American ceramist and glass artist (#862)

Dorothy Hafner (1952) is an American ceramist and glass artist. Born in Woodbridge, Connecticut, Hafner earned her bachelor's degree from Skidmore College in 1974, also completing graduate work at that institution. She next worked as a production manager for the International Craft Film Festival and beginning in 1976 served as director of the international department of the Museum of Contemporary Crafts in New York City. For the two years following she was artist-in-residence at Artpark in Lewiston, New York. In 1979 she set up the firm Art in Dining in New York City, under which banner she designed porcelain tableware for such firms as Neiman Marcus and Tiffany & Co.; beginning in 1982 her work was also carried by Rosenthal. Her work has won numerous honors and awards. Hafner began her career as a ceramist, but in 1997 turned exclusively to glasswork. Some of her works are in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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Ms. Dorothy Hafner

1885, Pink Arabesque
1979-91, Carnivale
1980, Fireflies, Jelly Beans, and Arthur Murray Dance Steps
1980, Manhattan
1980, Memphis Style Post-Modern 
1980, Memphis Style Post-Modern
1980-91, Kyoto Homage
1982, Chevron
1982, Chevron
1983, Asterisks-Harlequin
1984, Flash
1984, Flash
1984, Mardi Gras Nut Bowls
1985, New Wave
1985, Oasis
1986, Eclipse
1987, Arabesque Fruit Bowl
1987, Cha Cha Candy Dish
1987, Lemon Wedge with Piano Keys
1987
1987, Smoker
1987, Wandering
1988, Flic Flac Punch Bowl
1989, Pink Disc
1989, Savoy Salad Server
1989, Tumultuous Coast
1995, Cranberry Wrap
1997, Cadmium
1997, Split Circle
1999, Chit Chat
2003, Tango
2006, Pulse
2007, Silk Road
2007. Tango
2008, Blue Birds
2008. Astral Projection
2012, Journey
2013, Wanderlust
2015, Dreamwalking

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