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A Little History
John Healey started his path in art back in the 70's on Elmwood Ave in Buffalo, NY . His studio was called Elmwood Gallery back then. Originally Elmwood Gallery was a gallery and showed the works of emerging artists such as Howard Werner and established artists such as Imogene Cunningham. John worked as a professional photographer, dabbling in everything from fine art photography, investigative photography, weddings, nudes, fashion and celebrity photography.
In the 80's John became more invoved in glass and started his path towards glass sculpture. Initially John worked in stained glass and beveled glass before transitioning fully into three dimensional sculptural works. In 1990 Ema Tanigaki was recruited and added her more scientific mind to the mix and the technology of optical glass and laminations began to develop rapidly.
In 1997 Ema became a partner and we became Healey Studio LLC, still in Buffalo NY. At the end of 1999 John, Ema and the studio moved to Albuquerque, NM. In 2005 John and Ema were married and continue to work together and individually on many varieties of creative works.
The name John Healey seems to be uncommonly common, especially with photographers. Please do not confuse our work with the other John Healeys, John Healys, Healey Studios, or Healy Studio(s). We are Healey Studio LLC, the studio of John L Healey, photographer and glass sculptor.
John Healey's resumé
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john healey
born: Binghamton, New York, 1946
position: Independent Artist
location of studio: Albuquerque, New Mexico
EDUCATION
Formal Education
State University of New York at Buffalo, Bachelor of Science, 1969
Informal Education
Studio and Freelance Photographer - United Press International, Warner Brothers etc., 1972-1980
Assistant to Larry Bell, artist, Taos, New Mexico, 1983
Thin films and vacuum technology - Edwards High Vacuum
Optical glass machining - Advanced Glass Industries, Applied Glass Tech, Leica, Schott, Sydor Optics, Tropel
GLASS SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS
Special Exhibitions
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, New Mexico - “Collectors’ Dinner Fundraiser 2014”
Solo Exhibitons
Cartiers - New York, New York - 1981
Glass Masters Guild - New York, New York - 1981
Pitt Petri - Buffalo, New York - 1988
The Glass Art Gallery - Toronto, Canada - 1992
The Rachael Collection - Aspen, Colorado - 1996
Habatat Galleries - Pontiac, Michigan - 1999
Compositions Gallery - San Francisco, California - 2000
Group Exhibitions
"Clearly Articulated" - Prism Contemporary Glass, Chicago, Illinois - 2005
“Group Show 2007” - LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe, New Mexico -2007
“Albuquerque Now: Fall” - Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque. New Mexico - 2009
“Road to Nowhere” - Santa Fe University of Art and Design, Santa Fe, New Mexico - 2014
“Miniatures and More 2014” - Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, New Mexico - 2014
Invitationals
2nd Annual Street of Glass -- New York, New York, 1981
3rd Annual Street of Glass -- New York, New York, 1982
East Coast Glass - New York, New York, 1983
10th Anniversary Invitational - The Glass Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 1989
International Group Exhibition - The Glass Art Gallery, Toronto, Canada, 1990, 1991, 1992
New Art Forms Exposition - Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, 1992
15th Anniversary Glass Invitational - Holsten Galleries, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1993
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Stockbridge Glass Invitational - Holsten Galleries, Stockbridge, Massachusetts
20th Anniversary Glass Invitational - Holsten Galleries, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1998
Hsinchu International Glass Art Festival - Hsinchu, Taiwan ROC, 1997
25th, 26th and 27th Annual International Glass Invitational - Habatat Galleries, Pontiac, Michigan, 1997, 1998, 1999
15th and 16th International Glass Invitational - Habatat Galleries, Boca Raton, Florida, 1997-98, 1998-99
SOFA 1999, 2000, 2005 - Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois
Glass Weekend "05 - Wheaton Village, New Jersey - 2005
SCULPTURE GALLERIES
Aaron Faber Gallery - New York City, New York
Barbara Schuller Gallery - Buffalo, New York
Coleridge - Piccadilly, London, Great Britan
Compositions Gallery - San Francisco, California
Erlacher Glass - Corning, New York
Glass Art Gallery - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Habatat Gallery- Bloomfield, Michigan
Habatat Galleries - Boca Raton, Florida
Habatat Gallery - Chicago, Illinois
Holsten Gallery - Stockbridge, Massachusetts
LewAllen Contemporary - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Naples Gallery - Naples, Florida
Prism Contemporary Glass - Chicago, Illinois
Rachael Collection - Aspen, Colorado
SCULPTURE COLLECTIONS (selected)
Former First Lady Barbara Bush
Former Governor Mario M. Cuomo - State of New York
National Museum of American History
Experimental Aircraft Association Museum - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions - Alexandria, Virginia
Advanced Glass Industries - Rochester, New York
Sydor Optics - Rochester, New York
GRANT
New York State Research Grant - Studies in Creativity, 1969
PUBLICATIONS
“Acoma Valley Photography - John Healey” - 2014
"Portraits with Pride - John Healey" - 2016