Michigan Hot Glass Workshop
1604 Clay Avenue, 2nd Floor
Detroit, MI  48211
313-871-1798
email: michiganhotglass@sbcglobal.net

Welcome to the Michigan Hot Glass Workshop and the studio of sculptor Albert Young.  Originally located in downtown Pontiac, we now occupy a 4,000 square foot warehouse space at the Russell Industrial Center in Detroit, Michigan, just minutes from the Cultural Center and the Detroit Institute of Art. 

Albert Young has been a respected glass artist and teacher in Michigan for nearly twenty years.  The studio and classes at Michigan Hot Glass reflect both Mr. Young's knowledge of studio operation and commitment to education.  It is the mission of MHGW that our students have both the finest studio and the best instruction available in pursuing their quest to blow glass.
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Current Status

Michigan Hot Glass Workshop
Studio Artist, Instructor, Owner, Operator

College for Creative Studies - Detroit, MI
Faculty
Education

Wayne State University - Detroit, Michigan
MFA- Sculpture

Center for Creative Studies - Detroit, Michigan
BFA - Ceramics

St. Clair County Community College - Port Huron, Michigan
Associate Degree - Machine Tool/Welding Technology
International Studies 1995 - Grand Crystal Company - Ti Pai, Taiwan

1990 - Marco Polo Company - Murano, Italy
Teaching Experience

1995 - Present
Advanced Glass Blowing, Non-Degreed
Michigan Hot Glass Workshop - Detroit, Michigan

1985 - Present
Glass Instructor
College for Creative Studies - Detroit, Michigan

1982 - 1987
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association (S & Y Hot Glass)
Birmingham, Michigan

1979 - 1997
Summer Youth Programs in Ceramics
St. Clair Community College - Port Huron, Michigan
Solo Exhibits 2009
"Albert Young Solo" - Newago County Center for the Arts
Newago, Michigan
 

2008
"Urban Relics" - Habatat Gallery
Royal Oak, Michigan

"Urban Garden" - Krasi Art Center
St. Joseph, Michigan
 

2006
"Albert Young Urban Relics" - Midland Center for the Arts
Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art
Midland, Michigan

"Albert Young Glass" - Macomb Center for Performing Arts
Macomb, Michigan
 

2002
"Albert Young" - Muskegon Museum of Art
Muskegon, Michigan
 

2001
"New Work" - Hodgell Gallery
Sarasota, Florida
  2000
"From the Cities Edge" - Habatat Galleries
Chicago, Illinois
  1997
"New Work" - Habatat Galleries
Boca Raton, Florida
  1996
"The Winston Series" - Habatat Galleries
Pontiac, Michigan
  1993
"Albert YoungNew Works" - Miller Gallery
Soho, New York, New York
  1993
"Sculpture Great" - Vesperman Gallery
Atlanta, Georgia
  1992
"Michigan Directions: Albert Young - Glass Sculptures" - Flint Institute of Arts
Flint, Michigan
  1992
"New Work" - Habatat Galleries
Farmington Hills, Michigan
  1991
"Two Views" - Habatat Galleries
Boca Raton, Florida
   
Exhibits 1992 - Present
"Sculpture Objects Functional Art" SOFA Exhibition
Chicago, Illinois
  1991 - Present
"Annual International Glass Invitational" - Habatat Galleries
Pontiac, Michigan
 

2009
"Blown Away: International Glass of the 21st Century" - The Flint Institute of the Arts
Flint, Michigan

"Of Sand & Fire" - Rankin Art Gallery, Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

ARTPRIZE
Grand Rapids, Michigan
 

2007
"The Inland Sea", Contemporary Art Found Around Lake Michigan
Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

"The Fourth Annual Michigan Invitational" - Taming the Flame: Decorative Artworks in Iron and Glass
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan
  2002
"Glass and Beyond" - Museo Del Vedro
Monterey, Mexico
 

1998
"Pier Walk 3-D Chicago" - International Sculpture Conference, Art Expo,
SOFA Chicago, Illinois

"In Material", Four Artists - Habatat Galleries
Pontiac, Michigan

 
  1996
"GL'ART" - Hsinshu Cultural Center for the Arts
Hsinshu, Taiwan
 

1995
"A Museum in the Making: The Gerald L. Cafesjian Collection"
Scottsdale Center for the Arts
Scottsdale, Arizona

"Interventions" - Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, Michigan
 

1992
"New Art Forms"
Chicago, Illinois

"Architectural glass Exhibit" - Vesperman Glass Gallery
Atlanta, Georgia

"The Home Show: Objects for and About the Home" - Center Galleries
Center for Creative Studies - Detroit, Michigan
  1991
"Chicago International New Art Forms" - Navy Pier
Chicago, Illinois
 

1991
"Art Forms"
New Jersey

"Four Sculptures" - University Art Gallery
Central Michigan University - Mt. Pleasant, Michigan

"Images of an Urban Landscape" - Habatat Galleries
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Permanent Collection Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan
  Ritz Carlton Hotel
Denver, Colorado
  University of Iowa - Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa
  Boca Raton Museum of Art
Boca Raton, Florida
  Scottsdale Museum for the Arts
Scottsdale, Arizonia
 

Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan
 

Shinko Management Services
Toyoko, Japan
  Arthur Anderson, Michigan Tech.50, State Wide Distribution
Limited Edition
   
  Osaka University of Arts - Naniwa College
Osaka, Japan
Public Commision 1999
"Art in Public Places" - Community Central Bank
Mt. Clemens, Michigan
  1998
"Michigan Art Walk" - Ferris State University, Permanent Sculpture Collection
Big Rapids, Michigan
  1997
"Michigan Artist" - Sterling Heights Public Library
Sterling Heights, Michigan
  1990 -1992
"Capitol Project, Glass Tile Floor" - Michgan State Capitol Building
Lansing, Michigan
Awards

1993
"Wayne State University Arts Achievement Award"
Detroit, Michigan
  Michigan Society of Architects Award, Mr. Louis Redstone
Detroit Institute of Arts - Detroit, Michigan
Grants

1997
Arts Foundatiobn of Michigan - Individual Artist Grant
Six-Week Collaboration with Venetian Glass Artist Lucio Babacco
Michigan Hot Glass Workshop - Detroit, Michigan
Professional Experience 1981 - 1996
"Michigan Renaissance Festival" - Master Craftsman
Dragon's Breath Glass

1982 - 1987
"S & Y Hot Glass" - Co-Owner/Operator and Instructor
Affiliate of the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association


1986
"Giani Toso Workshop" - Experimental Glass
New York, New York