April Surgent

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In 2004 April graduated with honors from the Australian National University, Canberra. Returning to her hometown of Seattle, she established a studio where she makes art full time. Surgent exhibits, teaches, and lectures internationally, and in 2008 co-instructed a series of courses with master Czech engraver and mentor Jiri Harcuba. In 2009, she was awarded one of two Neddy Fellowships through the Behnke Foundation, and received UrbanGlass’ 2010 New Talent award. Surgent is currently preparing for her first solo museum show at the Bellevue Arts Museum in 2010. “My work is an investigation of the inherent link between person and place. Inspiration comes from the familiar everyday moments that remind us of who and what we are as individuals in a greater society. They are moments caught on a whim or a long observation. Nothing is to be made magnificent, simply represented as it was initially experienced. My work is a record of our time as I perceive it to be.” – April Surgent More artist info: Surgent_201003.pdf Artist catalogs available for purchase: Jiri Harcuba + April Surgent: Traces of Ourselves e-merge 2004: A Showcase of Rising Talents in Kiln-Glass