Virgil's Art Glass by Hayden Wilson
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Altitude Gallery proudly represents Hayden Wilson from Asheville, North Carolina.
Read on to learn about the artist's inspiration and artistic journey.
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Artist Bio
Hayden Wilson grew up in the mountains of western North Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in sculpture from the University of North Carolina, Asheville.
As a second-generation glass maker, he has been around glass his entire life, but working professionally as a glass blower and caster the past six years. He has been an assistant instructor in the glass studio at Penland School of Craft and Pilchuck Glass School. Hayden has also worked at Jackson County Green Energy Park, and for 5 years served and taught classes as Asheville's Glass Center shop manager. He currently creates his work in Virgil's old studio in Asheville, NC.
Hayden bought Virgil’s Art Glass studio in April of 2017 and is continuing to run Virgil’s business as well as adding to the products available.