Duane Reed Gallery Presents Pohlman & Knowles

Jenny Pohlman Sabrina Knowles

Duane Reed Gallery

Duane Reed Gallery Published by Duane Reed Gallery 4729 McPherson Ave. St. Louis, MO 63108 www.duanereedgallery.com © 2019 Duane Reed Gallery All Rights Reserved

Front Cover: ASCENSION (detail), 2010 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, metals, beads 68” x 25” x 6” Photo by Russell Johnson

UNTITLED, HEAD CONE SERIES, 2005/2019 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, metals, beads 33” x 15” x 18” Photo by Daniel Fox

Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles first met in 1989 while on staff at Pilchuck Glass School. Their collaborative work began in 1993. Inspired by the roles of women from various civilizations and throughout history, they have completed seven international journeys as students and seekers, informing their artistic narrative and mythologies.

In 2000, Pohlman and Knowles established the Pohlman Knowles High School Scholarship at Pratt Fine Arts Center and continue to sponsor the scholarship annually. They served as trustees for the Bellevue Arts Museum from 2009 through 2012. Pohlman is in her second term on the board of Pratt and currently serving as president.

Throughout their careers, they have been recognized through numeous artistic residencies, fellowships and awards. Their work continues to be featured in major galleries and art expositions. It is included in many prominent private and institutional collections nationally. In 2018, the duo celebrated their 25 years of collaboration.

Pohlman and Knowles live and work in Seattle, WA.

“From our earliest collaborative efforts we have explored the feminine fluidity, curvature, strength and plasticity inherent in glass. The innate three-dimensionality of molten glass assists with our design visions and we often see new forms emerging from the forms we are working on in the hot shop. These glimpses into the next possibility fuel our enthusiasm and the direction of our designs.

Our inspiration comes from own life experience, whether that be from day-to-day life, our travels, or our studies of both ancient and contemporary cultures with an emphasis on women.

It is our intent to create sculptural forms and assemblages that evoke the sensuous curves of the feminine and provide a narrative that embraces our common humanity.�

Jenny Pohlman & Sabrina Knowles

KALI WITH TEAR CATCHER, HEAD POT SERIES, 2007 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, artificial sinew, beads 44” x 30” x 30” Photos by Russell Johnson

MEKONG MEDITATION, SANKOFA SERIES, 2010 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, artificial sinew, beads 40” x 16” x 16” Photo by Russell Johnson

TWILIGHT, SANKOFA SERIES, 2011 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, artificial sinew, beads 37” x 15” x 16” Photo by Daniel Fox

From Left to Right: HOMAGE SERIES, 2019 off-hand blown, sculpted & polished glass, steel with patina UNTITLED, 2 FIGURES 33” X 7.5” 6” UNTITLED, 6 FIGURES 29.5” X 17.5” 8.5” UNTITLED, 3 FIGURES 33” X 10” X 8” Photos by Daniel Fox

ELIXIR KEEPER, SHAMAN SERIES, 2010 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, metals, beads 36” x 7” x 9” Photos by Russell Johnson

TEAR CATCHER WITH WINGS, CATCHER SERIES, 2011 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, metals, beads 25” x 23” x 12” Photos by Russell Johnson

EDUCATION - JENNY POHLMAN 1982 B.S. Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, OH 1992-99 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA 1993-96 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA (Hank Murta Adams) EDUCATION - SABRINA KNOWLES 1986-88 Seattle Central College, Seattle, WA 1988-89 Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA 1993-96 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood WA,

(Dante Marioni, Pino Signoretto, Lino Tagliapietra) SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2019 Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA

Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

Solo Exhibition, Chihuly Collections, Morean Arts Center,

St. Petersburg, FL

SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery 2018 SYNCHRONICITY: Twenty-Five Years of Collaboration,

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA

Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

Chihuly Collection, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL

Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery 2017 Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk,VA

Solo Exhibition, Schack Art Center, Everett, WA

Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma WA

SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery 2016 Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Desert, CA

Museum of Glass, Royal Oak, MI

Solo Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery 2015 Glass Weekend, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ, Duane Reed Gallery SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery 2014 Art Palm Beach, Duane Reed Gallery

SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery 2013 Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA Art Palm Springs, Duane Reed Gallery 2012 Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA

SOFA Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery Solo Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2011 Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

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Glass Invitational, Royal Oak, MI Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA Solo Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO SOFA New York & Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery Palm Beach 3, Duane Reed Gallery SOFA New York & SOFA West, Duane Reed Gallery Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI Solo Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO Art Palm Beach, Duane Reed Gallery Solo Exhibition, Edmonds Historical Museum, Edmonds, WA SOFA New York & Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery Solo Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO Art Palm Beach, Duane Reed Gallery SOFA New York & Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery Solo Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, NY Larson Museum, Yakima, WA Museum of Northwest Art, LaConnor, WA Art Palm Beach, Duane Reed Gallery Solo Exhibition, Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, MO SOFA New York & Chicago, Duane Reed Gallery

SELECTED COLLECTIONS Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL Flint Institute of Arts, Sherwin and Shirley Glass Collection, Flint, MI Henry Ford Museum, Bruce and And Bachmann Glass Collection,

Dearborn, MI Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL Jon & Mary Shirley Collection, Seattle, WA Lowe Museum of Art, Myrna & Sheldon Palley Pavilion, University of Miami,

Coral Gables, FL Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, Millville, NJ Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA New Bedford Museum of Glass, New Bedford, MA PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, Friday Harbour, WA Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI Swedish Medical Center Art Collection (Seattles Cancer Care Alliance),

Seattle, WA Tacoma Art Museum, Anne Gould Hauberg Collection, Tacoma, WA

UNTITLED, CARVED HEAD SERIES, 2015/2019 off-hand blown, sculpted, sand-carved & sandblasted glass, metals, beads 26” x 20” x 12” Photo by Daniel Fox

For more information about Pohlman & Knowles’ work or our gallery, contact us at info@duanereedgallery.com or 314-361-4100.

Back Cover: ASCENSION, 2010 off-hand blown, sculpted & sandblasted glass, metals, beads 68” x 25” x 6” Photo by Russell Johnson

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