Glass Art Society Lifetime Award Recipients

Each year, the Glass Art Society honors and acknowledges the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the glass arts worldwide.

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is the Glass Art Society's highest honor, given in recognition of significant and sustained contributions to the field of glass art to recipients over the age of 60. Achievement is construed broadly, including, but not limited to diverse endeavors such as artistic excellence, technical innovation, exemplary leadership, dedication to education, and support for and promotion of glass art.
View the complete list of Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients.

Lifetime Membership Award

The Glass Art Society honors and acknowledges the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the Glass Art Society with an Honorary Lifetime Membership Award.
View the complete list of Lifetime Membership Award Recipients.

The 2012 awards will be presented at the Opening Ceremonies, Thursday June 16, 1-5 pm, in the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle Theater, at the 2012 Toledo, OH Conference "50 Years of Studio Glass-Idea-Impact-Innovation".

2012 Lifetime
Membership Award:
John Steinert

2012 Lifetime
Achievement Award:
Joel Philip Myers

2012 Lifetime
Achievement Award:
Bertil Vallien

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GAS Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

The Glass Art Society honors and acknowledges the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the glass arts worldwide. This honorary award is given at the annual conference.

2012   Joel Philip Myers and Bertil Vallien
2011 Ann Wolff
2010   Mark Peiser
2009   Marvin Lipofsky
2008   Henry Halem
2007   Jìrí Harcuba
2006   Ann Robinson
2005   Richard Marquis
2004   Paul Marioni
2003   Dale Chihuly
2002   Fritz Dreisbach and Finn Lynggaard
2001   Thomas Buechner
2000   Klaus Moje
1999   Ludwig Schaffrath
1998   Kyohei Fujita
1997   Lino Tagliapietra
1996   Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova
1995   Erwin Eisch
1994   Itoko Iwata and Sybren Valkema
1993   Harvey Littleton and Dominick Labino

GAS Lifetime Membership Award Winners

The Glass Art Society honors and acknowledges the individuals who have made outstanding contributions to The Glass Art Society. This honorary award is given at the annual conference.

2012   John Steinert
2011 Scott Benefield
2010   Tom Philabaum
2009 John Leighton
2008   Laura Donefer
2007   Michael Rogers
2006   Penny Berk
2005   Lani McGregor and Dan Schwoerer
2004   Robert Carlson
2003   Daniel Crichton
2002   Takako Sano
2001   Mark Peiser
2000   Ginny Ruffner
1999   Josh Simpson
1998   Dan Dailey
1997   Susanne Frantz
1996   David Jacobs
1995   Jack Schmidt
1994   Audrey Handler
1993   Henry Halem, Joel Philip Myers, Sylvia Vigiletti
1992   Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend

Pre-1992

Robert Kehlmann
Alice Rooney
O.J. Gabbert (1918 - 1992)
Fritz Dreisbach
Marvin Lipofsky
Andries Copier (1901-1991)
Erwin Eisch
Michael and Frances Higgins
William H. Blenko
Paul V. Gardner (1908-1994)
Thomas S. Buechner
William Brown Jr. (1923-1992)
Frank Fenton
Dominick Labino (1910 - 1987)
Harvey Littleton