John Sharvin
[ Education ]
2008 - 2012 The Ohio State University, Bachelors of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohi, GPA 3.62/4.00
Graduated Cum Laude March 2012
Dean’s List all quarters from Winter 2008 - Winter 2012
[ Grants, Scholarships and Publications ]
2023 The Ohio State Alumni Magazine, Fall 2023 Issue
2022 Maker 2 Manufacturer Grant, Catalyst Connections
2018 Dwell Magazine publication August 2018 Issue
2013 Awarded Artist Supply Grant from The Greater Columbus Arts Council
2012 Awarded Higher Education Partnership Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts
2010 New Glass Review 31, p. 28, Published by Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
[ Residencies ]
2023 The Shops at Corning Featured Artist, NY
1 Week Residency, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, MO
2022 2 Week Residency, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
[ Appearances ]
2023 Featured Artist 2300, Corning Museum of Glass, NY
Guest Lecturer, The Ohio State University, OH
Featured Artist 3rd Degree Glass Factory, MO
2022 Blown Away Season 3 Contestant, Netflix, 3rd Place Finish
Refract Seattle Demonstrating Artist, Seattle Glass Blowing Studio, WA
Visiting and Demonstrating Artist, Franklin Park Conservatory, OH
Featured Artist Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
[ Teaching Experience ]
2024 Hot Assembly Minhi England and John Sharvin, Corning Studios, NY
2023 Master Class Minhi England and John Sharvin, 3rd Degree Glass Factory, MO
2022 TA for Jay MacDonell and Michiko Sakano, Lighting 2.0, Pilchuck Glass School, WA
TA for Bri Chesler, Pilchuck Glass School, WA
2021 Beginning 3d modeling and 3d Printing, Protohaven, Pittsburgh, PA
CNC Machining and Modeling, Protohaven, Pittsburgh, PA
2019 TA for the De La Torre Brothers, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
2018 Wood and Metals Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, WA
2016 Hot 3 Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
2015 Teen Boot Camp Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
Beginning Adventures in Glass, Pittsburgh Glass Center, PA
Hot 1 Instructor, Pittsburgh Glass Center
2014 Hot 1 TA, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Fall 2014
Tutored Students at OSU for glass blowing, 2012-2013
[ Curation ]
2020 Silica Valley, Hodge Gallery, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pennsylvania
Silica Valley, Hawk Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
Exhibitions
2023 UnDefined, Hodge Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Brilliant, Hawk Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
2022 Aspire 2, Hodge Gallery, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Brilliant, Hawk Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
2021 Life Forms, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachusetts
Gathered Locally, Hodge Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Second Nature, Pittsburgh Botanic Gardens, Pennsylvania
2019 Small Sculptures: Big impact, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua, New York
2018 Making the Ordinary Extraordinary, Hodge Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2017 Making the Ordinary Extraordinary, Erie Art Museum, Erie, Pennsylvania
The State of Art Glass, Hawk Galleries, Columbus, Ohio
2016 Life Forms, Hodge Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Life Forms, Houghton Gallery, Corning, New York
Directions, Glass Axis, Columbus, Ohio
2015 Small Works Exhibit, 616 Gallery, Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Out of the Archive and Into the Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2012 What’s in a Goblet, Glass Axis, Columbus, Ohio
April-October Short North Gallery Hop, 83 Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
Green Drinks, Urban Arts Space, Columbus, Ohio
Senior Thesis Exhibition, Swing Space Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
L.E.T.T.E.R.S., The Ohio State Clean Space Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2011 Holiday Gallery Hop, Short North, Columbus, Ohio
The Market at Serendip Gallery, Powell, Ohio
Artist's Note
John Sharvin’s work explores the separation between the reality and the imaginary through the use of miniatures and glass sculpture. Creating these miniature landscapes draws the viewer into a new and intimate realm, reminiscent of a shadowbox. These dreamlike and often nostalgic worlds create deceptive memories and locations for the viewer to reflect on. Recollection of a place or memory is often distorted through the lens of time. When recalling past memories, he often wonders what is fact and what is fabricated. His recent work draws from the memories he had with his recently deceased Grandparents, from spending summers with them to going on vacations across the country.
