Rachel Shoham

Rachel Shoham maintains a fully equipped glass studio in the East Falls section of Philadelphia where she fuses paints and casts colorful glass objects, both functional and non-functional, including plates, wall hangings and sculpture.

-------- add an artist’s statement about “bridges”

Professional Education

• Urban Glass-Katharine Newell- kiln forming personal imagery, 2007
• Main Line Art Center, Ardmore, PA, drawing, sculpting, mixed media.
• Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Glass Construction, 2006
• Avery Anderson, Eugene, OR, 2006
• Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Bronze Casting, 2005, japanese screen painting 2007
• Corning Studio, NY. Studied w/Brock Craig, Avery Anderson, Rudy Critch, Irene Frolic, 2003-06
• Vitrum Studio, Beltsville, MD. Studied w/Kevin O’Tool, Judy Conway, Roger Thomas, Kathleen Sheard
• Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY, studied with Erica Rosenthal, 2002
• Hot Soup Glass Blowing, Philadelphia, PA,  2000-2002
• BSN, Temple University School of Nursing, Philadelphia, PA 1986

Shows

• Art Of The State Pennsylvania 2008, 41th annual juried art exhibition.
• WAH, Williamsburg Art Historical Society, 7th 8th and 9th annual salon member’s show.Brooklyn,N.Y.
• Philadelphia sketch club” art of the flower” juried show. March 2007,2008
• Robert Lehman gallery,N.Y 2008
• POST, Philadelphia, PA, October, 2006,2007
• Old city Jewish art center -2 artists show:” bridges” 2007
• Old city Jewish art center-Tishrei art expo 2007
• The Biggs Museum of American Art-Biggs picture: landscapes by regional artists. juried show ,2007
• McGopa Montgomery county guild. Juried show 2007-award
• ArtSisters, Wilmington, DE, August, 2006
• Crafts for Living Gallery, Sherman Mills, September, 2005
• NCAGG Group Show, Washington Technology Park, July, 2004
• Upstairs Gallery, member 2003

Affiliations

• ArtSisters, Wynwood, PA www.artsisters.org
• GAS [Glass Artists’ Society] www.glassart.org
• National Capital Art Glass Guild [NCAGG], Washington DC
• The Philadelphia Sketch Clu .www.sketchclub.org

Personal Background

• Born in Tel Aviv, Israel
• Resident of Philadelphia since 1977