Deborah Goldhaft has been involved in art glass since 1981. Deborah’s success as an artist and gallery owner gives her the ability to interpret client demands and work well collaboratively. She has excellent technical skills and effective marketing. These skills, combined with great service, drive repeat and referral business. Fire & Ice Studio works with both private and commercial clientele.
2007: Center For Women in Enterprise, Providence, RI: Quickbooks Intro., Power Up!
2000-2001 : New Horizons Computer Learning Center, Bellevue, Seattle, WA: Microsoft Office / MS FrontPage / Macromedia Flash/Dreamweaver / Adobe Photoshop /Illustrator / HTML / Certification Programs
1987-2000: Tai Chi Chuan, Andrew Dale, Harrison Moretz, Master Gao Fu, Seattle, WA
Michael Gilman, Port Townsend, WA
1992-1999: Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA: Painting on Glass / Welding 1 /Surface Embellishment [metal] / Plaster Mold making/ Lighting Design / Intro. To Fused Glass / Marketing and Selling Your Work / Beginning Lampworking /Hot Glass Casting / Beginning Woodcut and Linocut / Photographing your Work
1981-1983 : Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA: Hot Glass Blowing / Neon / Sandblasting
1982 : Sound Board Engineering Class, Thunder Oak Studio, Bothell, WA
1981 : Hot Glass apprenticeship, Adelaide, South Australia
1976 : Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cultural Anthropology, University of Minnesota
2007: Pawtucket Open Studios First Annual Professional Arts Studio Event
POS Pawtucket Arts Festival Open Studios Tour
Providence Fine Furnishings Show
2006: Boston Home Show, Build Boston Residential Design Show, Boston, MA,
Providence Fine Furnishings Show, Providence, RI
“Light” Imago Gallery, Juried exhibition, Warren, RI, Breslin Fine Arts Gallery, East Greenwhich, RI
Pawtucket Open Studios, Pawtucket Arts Festival, Winter Holiday Sale, Pawtucket, RI
2005: Providence Fine Furnishings Show, Providence, RI
2003 : "Illuminations Show" International Glass Art Society, Seattle, WA
2000 : Peck and MacDonald “Art Furnishings Show”, Santa Monica, CA
1999 : “Northwest Women in Glass” Exhibition, Tacoma, WA
1998 : Lighting and Sculpture, Pratt and Seattle COCA, Seattle, WA
1997 : Blue Heron Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA-Island Glass Artists Invitational
1996 : GAS Conference-juried show, Cambridge Artists Co-Operative, Cambridge, Mass.
1995 : “Visions, Myth and Magic VII”, Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, WA
Blue Heron Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA-group invitational
1994 : Continuous Spectrum-Mother's United for Self Expression, Tacoma, WA
1993 : “Expression of Instinct” Women in Art-Seattle, WA
1992-1995 : Souvenirs of the Soul Gallery-various group shows
1983 : Central Washington University-group glass show
1982 : Solo Etched Glass Show, Warren, Ohio
2008 : Taught Basic Sandblast Techniques, The Steelyard, Providence, RI
2005-ongoing : Fire & Ice Studio, Pawtucket, RI, Architectural Art Glass, Fine Art, Functional Art
1999 : Developed Concept and Organized “Northwest Women in Glass” show, Tacoma, WA
1991 : Owner, Fire & Ice Glass Studio, Architectural Glass, Sculpture, Functional Art, Giftware
1983-1985 : Partner of Hot Glass Studio, Marioni, McLain, Pariott, Eckstrand, Goldhaft
1982-1983 : Production Glassblowing, The Glass Eye, Seattle, WA
1981 : Hot Glass Studio-internship, Adelaide, Australia
2008 : Film, "Pawtucket Rising" directed by Jason Caminiti
2007 : Providence Journal, Providence, RI, Lifestyle section feature article for Providence Fine Furnishings Show
2006: Providence Journal, Providence, RI, Lifestyle section feature article, Pawtucket Open Studios
Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, RI, Interview
2005 : Pawtucket Times, Pawtucket, RI, studio article
2002 : “Island View”, Vashon Island, WA
2000 : “L.A. Times”, Furnishings Show article
1999 : “Tacoma Tribune”, NW Women in Glass article
1998 : “Etched Glass, Techniques & Designs”, Norm and Ruth Dobbins, Hand Books Press
1995 : “Beachcomber Press”, studio article