Benjamin Moore (artist)

Benjamin Powell Moore was an American studio glass artist and teacher. He was one of the most influential 20th century glassblowers in the United States. He established the production studio Benjamin Moore, Inc. in Seattle; and served for many years as the director of the Pilchuck Glass School.
In 2009, Moore was awarded the title of fellow from the American Craft Council.

Early life and education

Benjamin "Benny" Powell Moore was born on February 5, 1952, in Olympia, Washington.
Moore received a BFA degree in 1974 in ceramics from the California College of Arts and Crafts in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he studied under Marvin Lipofsky; and a MFA degree in 1977 from Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.
He was married to glass artist Debora Moore, and together they had a daughter.

Career

From 1974 until 1987, Moore served as the educational coordinator at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. At Pilchunk Glass School, Moore worked alongside Dale Chihuly.
His glass work was part of the traveling exhibition, Young Americans: Clay/Glass and Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical which was shown at fourteen museums across Europe.
He was awarded the title of fellow in 2009 from the American Craft Council in New York.

Death and legacy

Moore died on June 25, 2021, in Seattle, Washington.
His work is in museum collections including at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C.; the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; the National Museum in Stockholm; the Glasmuseet Ebeltoft in Ebeltoft, Denmark; and the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York.