John Kiley

b. 1973, Seattle, USA
Lives between Seattle and San Francisco, USA

Artist John Kiley uses primary geometric forms as the architecture for his glass sculptures. In his spherical forms, juxtaposed colours and carved optic passageways create a separation of space, allowing the viewer to peer into and through the form. Often, his sculptures are balanced on edge, seeming to defy gravity. His Fractograph series takes a more conceptual approach to the material. Different methods, including impact and thermal shock, are used to shatter perfectly polished optic blocks. The sometimes-powerful explosions are filmed in slow motion and exhibited along with the reconstructed blocks.

John’s work has been exhibited at galleries and museums around the world. He has been a visiting instructor at the National College of Art and Design de Dublin, Ireland, the Bezalel Academy of Art And Design, Jerusalem, Israel, the Pittsburgh Glass Center, and the Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, WA. He has worked and demonstrated in Finland, Ireland, Mexico, Italy, Japan, Bulgaria, China, Australia, Brazil and Turkey.

Public & Private Collections 
The Museum of Glass, Tacoma
The Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai
The Kaplan/Ostergaard Collection
Sir Elton John