Daniel Owen Dailey Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1947 -

Dan Dailey received a B.A. degree from the Philadelphia College of Art and his Master’s degree from the Rhode Island School of Design during the time when Dale Chihuly headed the glass department in that school. Following graduate studies, Dailey worked in the Venini factory at Murano in Venice, where he experienced the potential of industrial production in the studio art glass medium. Dailey subsequently developed connections with Cristallerie Daum, Fenton Art Glass, Steuben Glass and the Herman Miller Company. While teaching in many schools such as Pilchuck, Haystack and MIT, Dan established the hot glass program at Massachusetts College of Art.
Daniel Owen Dailey is a versatile draftsman who vigorously sketches ideas in a style that suggests futuristic or art-deco aesthetics. In the creation of his art he coordinates teams of artists and skilled technicians who assist from blowing to sandblasting, acid etching and enameling surfaces of glass. He began making vessel forms in 1968 that reflect his abilities as a superb draftsman/artist inspired by animal forms, science fiction, Circus themes, and response to Northwest Indian arts. As a recipient of many awards and fellowships as well as being an inspiring teacher, Dan has exhibited and placed his works widely in galleries and museums throughout the world.