Antelope, sculptural 18x13.5x8.5. Sculpted Glass/ Furnace Blown.

John Choi was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1968 and immigrated to the United States in 1981, when he was 13. He attended the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design. In 1997, John was introduced to glassblowing and began apprenticing with several studio glass blowers. After working in glass for ten years, John began working independently in various studios and producing functional work and glass sculpture.



Hand, sculptural 15.5x3x9. Sculpted Glass/ Furnace Blown.



Lizard Vase, sculptural 13x10x4.5. Sculpted Glass/ Furnace Blown.

The recipient of a Creative Glass Center of America Fellowship, John has experience in Venetian glass, Swedish glass and hot glass sculpting. A resident of Havertown, Pa., he has taught glass blowing and sculpting with renowned artists such as Jose Cardiet, Jamex and Einer de la Torre and Karen Willenbrink-Johnsen. In addition, he has served as an instructor at Hot Soup Glass Studio in Philadelphia, Pilchuck Glass School and the Pittsburgh Glass Center.

John Choi

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