Simon Waranch (b. 1999) is an artist at the vanguard of fine art glass sculpture. Blending a mastery of classical techniques with imaginative formal experimentation, Waranch’s work reflects his own wit, zest for life, and obsessive reverence for his medium. His love affair with glass has garnered him, to this point, five solo museum exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions throughout the United States and Italy.A graduate of Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and the College for Creative studies in Detroit, Waranch’s work is held in the permanent collections of the Longview Museum of Fine Art, the Imagine Museum, and the Museum of the Southwest. “At the end of the day,” Waranch says, “I just love blowing glass.” ARTIST STATEMENT Through glassmaking, my work explores patterns that originate from varying sources from unconscious doodling to historical glass design. The work is deeply committed to the glass process, and through glass blowing I playfully reimagine, collage and layer traditional glass techniques and expressionistic graphics. In each object I seek new moments of excitement by innovating techniques and translating patterns to form. EDUCATION 2017- 2021: College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan2019: Dante Marioni and Andrea Deszno, Pilchuck Glass School. 2019: William Gudenrath, “An In Depth Introduction To Ventian Techniques”, Corning Museum of Glass2018: Boyd Sugiki and Lisa Zerkowitz “Form and Color” Corning Museum of Glass. 2018: Ben Cobb and Pablo Soto, “Design, Collaborate, Fabricate” at the Pittsburgh Glass Center. 2017: Davide Fuin, Venetian Glassblowing Intensive, Murano, Italy. 2014-2017: Booker T Washington High School for the Preforming and Visual Arts, Dallas, Texas. 2016: Micheal Shunke "Cups N Color", Corning Museum Of Glass2016: William Gudenrath. “An In Depth Introduction To Venetian Techniques”, Corning Museum Of Glass2015: Joe Cariati “Perpetual Practice”, Pittsburgh Glass Center2015: William Gudenrath “An In Depth Introduction To Venetian Techniques” Corning Museum Of Glass2015: Figure Drawing Class, Center For The Creative Arts, Dallas, Texas.2015: "Hot 2" (8 week glassblowing course.), Dallas Glass Art, Dallas, Texas.2014: Figure Drawing Class, Center For The Creative Arts, Dallas, Texas.2013: Portfolio Class, Studio Arts Dallas, Dallas, Texas. WORK EXPERIENCE 2019- Teaching Assistant for Laura Donefer at the Corning Museum of Glass2014- 2018- Teacher at Dallas Glass Art2014-2018- Apprentice/ Assistant at Carlyn Ray Designs2016- Internship at Joe Cariati Glass SOLO SHOWS 2024, “Textured Realities”, On Center Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts. 2023 “Wiggle”, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas2023 “On Reflection”, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona.2023 “Past Particles: Simon Waranch’s Life in Glass”, Museum of The Southwest, Midland, Texas.2022 “Simon Waranch: many happy returns”, Hall Arts Residencies, Dallas, Texas.2021/2022 “New Patterns”, Sherwin Miller Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma.2021 New Patterns, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.2020 First Launch: Simon Waranch, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.2020/2021 From Earth to Light, Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas, Texas.2019 Young Maestro, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, Texas.2019 Frangere, Flocc Studio, Dallas, Texas.2018/2019 Glass Matters: The Emergence of Simon Waranch, Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas, Texas.2018 Simon Waranch: This Past Year, LMB Art Glass, Dallas, Texas.2017 Simon Waranch, LMB Art Glass, Dallas, Texas. SELECTED GROUP SHOWS 2024 Renewed Vision:”Fresh Perspectives”, On Center Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts. 2023 “Annual Holiday Show”, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.“Vignettes”, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.“Momentum of Color and Form”, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.“Annual Group Show”, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.“Fifty Shades of Green”, Bonner David Galleries, New York, New York. 2022 “Sculpture Show”, Bonner David Galleries, Scottsdale, Arizona.“2022 Curated Art Tour” , Eggersmann, Dallas, Texas.“20 & 2 in 2022”, Bonner David Galleries, New York, New York.“Congruence/Confluence- Lines in Space and Time” , M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma."Annual Group Exhibition", Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.“Looking For The Light”, Galerie Camille, Detroit, Michigan.“ Collaborations- Visual Arts Faculty +Alumni”, Hudson Foundation Gallery, Booker T Washington HSPVA, Dallas, Texas.“Winter Mix”, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. 2021 “TWO X TWO”, Rachofsky House, Dallas,Texas.“Holiday Show” WSG Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan.“Art For Advocacy”, Dallas, Texas.Back To The Garden, CADD Space @ SieMatic, Dallas, Texas.Annual Group Exhibition, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas. 2020 Annual Group Exhibition, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.Michigan Hot Glass Winter 2020 Invitational, Detroit, Michigan. 2019 Glass Art Society Online Exhibition.Studio 212 Art Auction, Sound Side Music Hall, Dallas, Texas.Vitro Moda, Sinaca Studios, Grapevine, Texas.Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition,Janice Charach Gallery, West Bloomfield, Michigan. 2018 SEO Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan.NASAD Exhibition, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan. 2017 New Texas Talent, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas.DADA Scholarship Awards,One Arts Plaza, Dallas, Texas.Young American Talent Exhibition, H. Paxton Moore Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas.Young Masters, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas.“It’s Liquid, The Labyrinth International Art Show”, Palazzo Ca Zanardi, Venice, Italy. 2016 “Senior Art Show” Booker T. Washington, HSPVA, Dallas, TexasArt auction for "Color Me Empowered”The Gallery at The Continental Lofts, Dallas, TexasThe Encore Exhibition, City Hall, Dallas, Texas.2014 - Young American Talent Exhibition, El Centro College, Dallas, Texas.2013 - DELTA Exhibition, MAC , Dallas, Texas.2010 - Pink 2010, Rising Gallery, Dallas, Texas.2009 - D-Art Slam, Fashion Industry Gallery, Dallas, Texas. PERMANENT MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Museum Of The Southwest, Midland, Texas.Fredda Turner Durham Children’s Museum, Midland, Texas.Sherwin Miller Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma.Imagine Museum, Saint Petersburg, Florida. Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, Texas.Museum of Biblical Art, Dallas, Texas. SELECTED COMMERCIAL COLLECTIONS Linden Capital, Chicago, Illinois.Independent Financial, Frisco, TexasMercedes Benz Financial Services, Farmington Hills, MichiganMercedes Benz Financial Services, Fort Worth, Texas Hall Arts Residencies, Dallas, TexasHall Arts Hotel, Dallas, TexasWeitzman Corporate Office, Dallas, TexasKeystone Residencies, Indianapolis, IndianaVenture X, Richardson, TexasModo Payments, Dallas, TexasEmbassy Suites, Baltimore, MarylandHotel Versey, Chicago, IllinoisFoley and Lardner Law Firm, Dallas, Texas AWARDS Walter B Ford Scholarship of Excellence in the amount of $164,180 to attend College for Creative StudiesPatsy Eldrige Scholarship3rd Place in the “Young American Talent Exhibition”Dallas Independent Scholar