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Jon Kuhn (...born Jonathan David Kuhn; July 10 1949), is a American glass artist. Kuhn is known for his contemporary cold-worked glass sculpture. Kuhn constructs laminated glass cubes, wedges and other shapes with complex interiors containing thousands of precisely cut and polished crystals.

Kuhn's artwork is represented in world-class museums, galleries and collections worldwide such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institution and the White House Collection of Arts and Crafts as well as museums in Germany, Switzerland and Mexico.

Education and Training
Kuhn received his BFA in ceramics from Washburn University in 1972 and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1978. During graduate school, he made the transition from ceramic sculptures to glass. His is the recipient of an Honorary DFA from Washburn University 2006.

Public Collections:

 * Metropolitan Museum of Art
 * Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass

Exhibitions:
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Studio Glass in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 8–October 6, 1996, no. 15. Georgia. The Morris Museum of Art. "Contemporary American Studio Glass from the Collection of Eugene Fleischer" June 13-September 6, 2015

Biographical References:
Greensboro News and Record Jon Kuhn, Glass Sculptor: Beauty That Clearly Comes From Within, Dawn Decwkiel-Kane, April 24, 2003

Publications
Jon Kuhn is referenced in hundreds of publications

Online Art Platforms and Collections

 * Artnet