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Jason B. Gamrath
Jason B. Gamrath (born 1986) is a World-renowned American glass artist and entrepreneur. Gamrath is best known for his interpretations of seemingly alive botanical specimens painstakingly created in hand blown glass. Many of his series represent beautiful, one-of-a-kind orchids, aquatic, flora, and real, but alien lake perennials to name a few.

Gamrath became a master glassblower at the age of 16 and produced a series in almost every genre of glass known before finding his voice in Botanical Monumental Sculpture.

Gamrath is possibly most respected for his attention to detail and sheer scale of his hand-blown limited series.

Gamrath’s work collected internationally, and his work is on display at large art exhibitions throughout the world and all throughout North America.

Career
Born in Washington State. Seattle-based modern glass master Jason B. Gamrath immediately after graduating high school became a student of Randy Walker and trained at Pilchuck Glass School, founded by Dale Chihuly and other patrons. After turning down a job, creating the work of Dale Chihuly as a teenager to pursue his own style of artwork and glass, Gamrath started his own studio in Seattle, Washington. By the age of 20 Gamrath had discovered local fame eventually leading up as he produced every greater masterpiece, earning the young Gamrath up to global fame and recognition, as well across the United States stretching into the UK, Canada, Greece, Sweden, China, France, Ukraine, and many other countries.

Gamrath’s gorgeous large-scale glass sculptures bring the details of their micro world to macro scale. The artist is well known for orchids and carnivorous plants to name a few, which shine with vivid colors and dazzle the viewer with their remarkably realistic features and details, most importantly, of all the feeling Gamraths work projects when viewing in person is unparalleled by any artist working in glass, which is undoubtably the most challenging media to master created by man.

“The purpose of creating this series on a macro scale is to bring to light the beauty that exists within the micro scale of nature,” writes Gamrath in his artist statement. “Through the rigors of day-to-day life in an urban setting, I find it all too easy to overlook the natural beauty that has birthed us as a species. When I scale life forms up to be larger than a person, they can be observed with this perspective from across a room due to the overwhelming physical presence they command.”

Now in his 30s, Gamrath’s original signed pieces fetch anywhere from $6500-$400,000 USD with the bulk of sales selling in the $80-$250,000 range.

Networth

Since starting his business alone in 2004 the company has grown to a value of   7,873,000. Gamrath’s, personal net worth as of 2023 is estimated to be at least $15 million.

Experience

2005-2010 Artist assistant to Randy Walker

2006-2010 Artist assistant to Karen Willenbrink Johnsen/Jasen Johnsen

2006-2010 Privately contracted to Kelly O’Dell

2007-2011 privately contracted to Raven Skyriver

2007- Teaching assistant to Karen Willenbrink Johnsen/Jasen Johnsen at Pratt Fine Arts

2008-2011 Artist assistant to Ross Richmond

2008 Privately contracted by Manitou Gallery Crossing Boundaries Show featuringLiz Wolf, Kim Goldfarb, and Hib Sabin Randy Walker, Ross Richmond, and Raven Skyriver

2008 Teaching assistant to Karen Willenbrink Johnsen/Jasen Johnsen at Penland School of Craft

2011 Privately contracted to Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles

2011- Privately commissioned by P.W.A.P event

2012 Opened and own Black Hat Studio and Show Room

Education

2004 Student of Paula Stokes at Pratt Fine Arts

2005 Student of Randy Walker Pilchuck Glass School

2005 Student of Pat Bako pratt fine arts

2006 Student of Richard Royal Pilchuck Glass School

2006 Student of Sally Prasch Pilchuck Glass School

2006 Student of Sam McMillan at Pratt Fine Arts

2007 Student of Blaise Campbell Pilchuck Glass School

2007 Student of Chuck Lopez at Pratt Fine Arts

2009 Student of Preston Singletary at Pilchuck Glass School

Press

2015 Featured in Ripley's Believe it or Not

2015 Featured in Various Articles and Publications (Global)

2014 Included in the Art Library at the Univ. of Kansas

2014 Featured in Various Articles and Publications

(Korea) (Latvia ) (UK) ( Russia) (Greece) (Spain) (Italy) (Brazil) (France) (Vietnam) (Mongolia) (Bulgaria) (Saudi Arabia) (Indonesia) (Iran) (Turkey) (Hungary) (Japan) (Thailand) (Australia) (Germany) (Nigeria) (U.S.) (India) (Peru)(Czech Republic)

2014 Featured in Macau Cable TV (China)

2014 Featured in Macau Daily Times (China)

2014 Featured in Essential Macau (China)

2014 Featured in Macau Convention Economic Journal (China)

2014 Featured in Macau Art (China)

2014 Featured in Journal Tribuna de Macau (China)

2014 Featured in Macau Post Daily (China)

2014 Featured in Le Verre, le Cristal et la Pate De Verre (France)

2013 Featured in Glass Art Magazine (Cover Feature)

2013 Featured in Detroit Free Press

2013 Featured in Lansing State Journal

2013 Featured on dailynewsen.com

2013 Featured on wzzm13 abc

2013 Featured on Fox 17

2013 Featured in MLIVE Press(4 appearances)

2013 Featured on Wood 8 TV(5 appearances)

2013 Featured on the Television show New Day Northwest

2013 Featured on the Television show Evening Magazine (2 appearances)

2013 Featured in The Seattle Times

2013 Featured in The Capitol Hill Times

2013 Featured in Daily Art Muse

2013 Featured in MyOrchid.gr (Greece)

2013 Featured in Beautiful People Live Art eMagazine (International)

2013 Featured in Craft Gossip

2013 Featured in Creativ100.de (Germany)

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