Cappy Thompson
Cappy Thompson is an American artist who works in the medium of glass. The basis of her glass painting">Glass art">glass painting technique is Grisaille, which has been used on stained glass since the Middle Ages. Drawing from inspirations of medieval symbolism from around the globe, she creates "mytho-poetic narratives on glass."
She has been an artist in residence at Pilchuck Glass School and is a recipient of the school's Libensky award. Her best-known public works are Dreaming of Spirit Animals at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Gathering the Light in the lobby of the Museum of Glass in Tacoma. She lives and works in Seattle, Washington and has a residence in Olympia. She graduated in 1976 from The Evergreen State College, where she studied painting and print-making. Her work can also be seen in the Daniel J. Evans library of her alma mater.
Solo exhibitions
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama. March 4-May 14, 2006
Honors and awards
- 2012 John Hauberg Fellowship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
- 2001 John Hauberg Fellowship, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington
- 1998 Artist Images Series Bookmark, University of Washington Libraries, Seattle, Washington
- 1997 Fellowship, Artist Trust, Seattle, Washington
- 1995 Artist in Residence, Toyama City Institute of Glass Art, Toyama, Japan
- 1990 Fellowship for the Visual Arts, National Endowment for the Arts
- 1984 Artist in Residence, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington