Calendar

2024

I Dream, Therefore I Am Raven

View a new collection of blown glass sculptures by Preston Singletary in a solo exhibition, "I Dream, Therefore I Am Raven" at the Traver Gallery.

May 2nd - June 1st, 2024

The Land Carries Our Ancestors - Group Exhibtion

Visit the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT for "The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans" group museum exhibition. Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, this exhibition features works by over 50 different Native American artists, including Preston Singletary.

April 19th - September 12th, 2024

Book Signing with Preston Singletary

Join Preston Singletary at the Seattle Art Museum for a book signing for his visual memoir, Fusion Notes. Fusion Notes (Minor Matters, 2023) is the third hardcover publication of his work, and the first he has authored.

April 13th, 2024

Museum of Glass Visiting Artist Residency

Preston Singletary returns to the Museum of Glass Hot Shop in celebration of his 2023 Grand Prize Coney Award, honoring his contribution to the annual Red Hot Auction & Gala. The residency will be an important opportunity for Singletary to develop new work using his signature synthesis of blown glass and formline drawing.

March 13th - 17th, 2024

Islandwood Lecture Series: Preston Singletary

Join Preston Singletary at Islandwood in Bainbridge, WA. on February 25th at 4:00PM for a lecture discussing his creative process, artwork and more.

February 25th, 2024

Blue Rain Gallery at the LA Art Show

Visit Blue Rain Gallery at the LA Art Show which will feature art by Preston Singletary, Jim Vogel, Dennis Ziemienski, and more.

February 14th – 18th, 2024

Masters of the American West

The Masters of the American West exhibition opens at the Autry Museum of the American West in Los Angeles, CA. and features over 60 artists. This prestigious group exhibition displays paintings, mixed media and sculptures by nationally recognized artists.

February 10th - March 24th, 2024

New Terrains: Contemporary Native Art - Group Exhibition

Visit PhillipsX in New York for New Terrains: Contemporary Native Art, a group exhibition of contemporary Native American art featuring over 50 artists, the works reflect the socio-political and artistic climates in which they were conceived.

January 5th - 23rd, 2024

Annual Group Exhibition

Traver Gallery is pleased to present the first exhibition of 2024, the Annual Gallery Artist Group Exhibition. Artists featured in this exhibition include Preston Singletary, Jane Rosen, Ginny Ruffner, Dick Weiss and more.

January 4th - Feb 24th, 2024

Raven and the Box of Daylight - Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Visit the solo traveling exhibition Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Visit this immersive exhibition which features the glass art of Preston Singletary and tells the story of Raven and his transformation of the world - bringing light to people via the stars, moon, and sun.

November 11th, 2023 - April 28th, 2024

2023

Fusion Notes Book Signing

Join Preston Singletary at the Traver Gallery on December 13th at 6PM for a special book signing for Singletary's new book, Fusion Notes. Fusion Notes is a visual memoir, and a loosely thematic dive into Singletary’s life and artistic practices.

December 13th, 2023

Unscripted With the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass

Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass presents a Members-Only MeetUp Zoom for the Unscripted series, featuring artists Preston Singletary and Dan Friday. Learn more about how to become a member.

December 8th, 2023

Detroit Institute of Arts Native American Art Collection Inaugural Lecture

Join Preston Singletary at the Detroit Institute of Arts. for the Native American Art Collection Inaugural Lecture, "Eagle’s Journey with Raven". Singletary will discuss the origins and evolution of his art in this presentation. This free event will be on November 1st at 6PM.

November 1st, 2023

New Book Written By Preston Singletary

"Fusion Notes", is a visual memoir written by Preston Singletary that reflects on his many creative explorations, commitment to cultural knowledge, and enduring love of the medium of glass. This new book has a release date of October 31st, 2023 via Minor Matters Books.

October 31st, 2023

Tlingit Modernism

Visit the Douglas Reynolds Gallery in Vancouver, BC for "Preston Singletary: Tlingit Modernism", a solo exhibition featuring a new body of work.

Join Singletary for an Artist Talk on October 21st at 2PM as he discusses this new work which is reflective of his different styles, from representing traditional cultural objects to making contemporary abstractions inspired by Modernism.

October 21st - November 18th, 2023

Pop-Up Exhibition with Preston Singletary and Martin Janecký

World-renowned glass artists Martin Janecky and Preston Singletary will bring their exceptional talents to Prague for the first ever Kampa Glass Jam. Throughout the week-long event, the two artists will create a series of collaborative glass sculptures, which will culminate in a pop-up exhibition showcasing pieces at the Janecký Studio s.r.o., Lázeňská 485/2, 118 00 Praha - Czech Republic.

October 3rd - 10th, 2023

Luminosity - Group Exhibition

Visit Stonington Gallery for Luminosity, a group exhibition featuring new works by Dan Friday, Preston Singletary, Raven Skyriver, Raya Friday and Lillian Pitt. Luminosity is a testament to the movement that ties the contemporary medium of glass with the ancient imagery of Native cultures.

October 5th, 2023 - December 2nd, 2023

The Land Carries Our Ancestors - Group Exhibition

Visit the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC for "The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans"​ group museum exhibition. Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, this exhibition brings together works by a group of some 50 living Native American artists​, including Preston Singletary.

September 22nd, 2023 – January 15th, 2024

Native American Art Now - Group Exhibition

Visit the Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York for an exhibition of more than twenty contemporary Indigenous artists, including Preston Singletary. The exhibition opening will take place at the Chelsea gallery, at 542 W. 26th Street, on Thursday, September 7th, 6-8pm.

September 7th - October 7th, 2023

Dreams From the Spirit World

Visit Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe to view the solo Singletary exhibition, "Dreams From the Spirit World". On Friday, August 18th & Saturday, August 19th from 11​AM​ – 4​PM​ join artists Preston Singletary, Dan Friday, and Raven Skyriver for glass blowing demonstrations.

August 18th – September 2nd, 2023

Forest For The Trees - Group Exhibition

Visit RailSpur Seattle at their 419 Occidental Ave ​building in Seattle as they transform the space into art installations, exhibit​s, live performances and more. Join ​Forest For The Trees for their Group Exhibition to view ​several works by Preston Singletary for this special four day exhibit.

July 27th - 30th, 2023

Cultural Transformations - Mingei International Museum

Join Preston Singletary as he shares his thoughts about the evolution of Native glass making as well as his art making process. Tickets for this lecture available now at the Mingei International Museum.

May 6th, 2023

Preston Singletary at Town Hall Seattle

Town Hall Seattle and Gage Academy of Art present: Preston Singletary Honoring Stories Through Glass-Blowing. Join Singletary on April 12th at 7:30PM to learn more about his life and art in this special artist talk. In-person and live stream tickets available now at Town Hall Seattle.

April 12th, 2023

The Place Where You Go To Listen

View a new collection of blown glass sculptures by Preston Singletary in "The Place Where You Go To Listen" solo exhibition at the Traver Gallery.

Join Singletary for an Artist Talk on April 13th at 6:00 PM, RSVP with the gallery.

April 6th - April 29th, 2023

Visiting Artist Series: Chrysler Museum of Art

Join Preston Singletary for glass demonstrations and a lecture at the Chrysler Museum of Art during the opening of the traveling exhibition, "Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight".

March 3rd-March 5th, 2023

Raven and the Box of Daylight - Chrysler Museum of Art

Visit the solo traveling exhibition Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Virginia. This immersive exhibition features the art of Preston Singletary and tells the story of Raven and his transformation of the world - bringing light to people via the stars, moon, and sun.

March 3rd - July 2nd, 2023

A Collaboration in Glass IV

Join Blue Rain Gallery for a new exhibition, "Preston Singletary & Jody Naranjo: A Collaboration in Glass IV", featuring a new collection of art. Visit the gallery on Friday, February 24th from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM for an Opening Reception.

February 24th – March 11th, 2023

2022

Raven and the Box of Daylight - Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

Experience the immersive traveling exhibition "Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight" at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian.

January 28, 2022–January 29, 2023

Passport to the Natural World-Museum After Dark

Join the Whatcom Museum for Passport to the Natural World-Museum After Dark for a gallery tour with Preston Singletary and Curator of Art Amy Chaloupka. This event is part of the fall college program and only available for local college audiences, learn more on how to attend.

October 27th, 2022

Virtual Studio Tour with Traver Gallery

Join Preston Singletary and the Traver Gallery for a Virtual Studio Tour and Artist Talk. Get a behind the scenes look at how Singletary creates his art. Part of Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience. Watch the recorded video now.

October 14th, 2022

Panel Discussion with Stonington Gallery

Join an in-person panel with artists Preston Singletary, Dan Friday, and Raven Skyriver at The 101 (101 S. Jackson St, Seattle,WA.). Tickets available for purchase now, this event is part of Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience.

October 13th, 2022

Fluid in Nature

Celebrate the International Year of Glass with a group exhibition featuring new works by Dan Friday, Raven Skyriver and Preston Singletary at Stonington Gallery.

October 6th - November 26th, 2022

Ancient Modernism

Visit the Sandra Ainsley Gallery for an exhibition of new works in glass by Preston Singletary. This new collection of pieces show organic forms that relate to modernist and minimalist sculpture, but are adorned with Tlingit design work to create Singletary's version of Ancient Modernism.

October 1st - November 15th, 2022

American Craft Council Awards Celebration

Join the ACC and Preston Singletary, noted as a 2022 College of Fellows, as we celebrate and honor individuals who have dedicated their careers to craft—who, through their work as artists, educators and mentors, have inspired us. Register now for this online event.

September 15th, 2022

Artist Talk with the Speed Art Museum

Join the Speed Art Museum for The Adele and Leonard Leight Series: Art, Design, and Innovation with Preston Singletary. Register to learn more about Singletary, his art and more.

September 11th, 2022

Annual Celebration of Native American Art

Join Blue Rain Gallery for their Annual Celebration of Native American Art and view a new collection by Singletary. Artist Reception on August 19th and Glass Blowing Demos with Preston Singletary and Dan Friday on August 19th and 20th.

August 19th - September 3rd, 2022

Summer American Craft Forum

Attend the Summer American Craft Forum: Shaping Glass | Shaping Culture: A Conversation With Preston Singletary and Leo Tecosky on August 11th, 2022 at 11AM PST, via Zoom. Register with the American Craft Council.

August 11th, 2022

Seattle Art Fair

Join the Traver Gallery at the Seattle Art Fair 2022 and view new sculptures by Preston Singletary. The Seattle Art Fair brings together collectors, galleries, museums, innovative public programming and more.

July 21st-24th, 2022

Virtual Studio Tour with the Renwick Gallery

Join Preston Singletary and the Renwick Gallery for a behind the scenes Virtual Studio Tour with Preston Singletary. Watch the recorded version now on the Renwick Gallery YouTube Channel.

June 16th, 2022

Group Glass Exhibition

Join Blue Rain Gallery for a Group Glass Exhibition, featured artists include Preston Singletary, Nancy Callan, Dan Friday, Raven Skyriver, Dante Marioni and more.

June 9th - 25th, 2022

2022 Annual Glass Conference

Celebrate 50 years of the Glass Art Society during the 2022 Annual Glass Conference in Tacoma, WA. See the full schedule, including hot shop demos and a panel discussion with Singletary, on the GAS website.

May 18th - May 21st, 2022

Spring Craft Weekend

Celebrate 40 years and join the James Renwick Alliance for Craft for programs and events May 13th - 15th. Tickets, and events that Preston Singletary will be present for, are available at the JRACraft website.

May 13th - 15th, 2022

Raven and the Evolution of Artist Preston Singletary

Meet Preston Singletary who will talk about his inspiration for the exhibition “Raven and the Box of Daylight" in this engaging, in-person program on May 7th & 8th. Full details at the National Museum of the American Indian.

May 7th & 8th, 2022

Blue Rain Gallery Pop-up

Join the Blue Rain Gallery for a Pop-Up exhibit featuring works by Singletary at The Alexandrian Hotel in Alexandria, VA. Contact the gallery for details.

May 6th - 8th, 2022

Between Here and the Spirit World

View a new collection of blown glass art by Singletary opening at the Traver Gallery on April 7th, 2022

April 7th - April 30th, 2022

Montana Western Fine Arts Gallery and Glass Program

Join Preston Singletary at the University of Montana Western for a Gallery Reception, Artist Talk and Glass Demo.

March 18th - 19th, 2022

Visions in the Fire

Heartstone Studios presents Visions in the Fire, a feature length documentary which focuses on the life and art of Preston Singletary. To be released in late 2022/early 2023

2022/2023

2021

Art History Lecture Series

The Frye Art Museum presents a new virtual season of lectures. Join art historian Rebecca Albiani as she speaks about Preston Singletary and his art.

November 11th, 2021

Refract 2021

Join Preston Singletary for Refract: The Seattle Glass Experience. Attend a Virtual Artist Talk and a live Hot Shop Demo. Full event details at Refract.

October 15th - 16th, 2021

Luminosity: Native Glass Art

Visit the Stonington Gallery for a special group exhibition, Luminosity: Native Glass Art by Preston Singletary, Raven Skyriver, and Dan Friday.

October 7th - November 27th, 2021

Fired Up!

View Fired Up!, an online event with Preston Singletary and the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass for a panel discussion about the "Clearly Indigenous" exhibit.

August 17th, 2021

Annual Celebration of Native American Art

Join Blue Rain Gallery during the Annual Celebration of Native American Art during Native Art Week, featuring new works by Preston Singletary.

August 20th - 31st, 2021

Music for the Great Sun

See a select collection of collaborative works by artists Preston Singletary and Marcus Amerman at the "Music for the Great Sun" exhibit showing at Exhibit C Native Gallery.

March 1st - June 30th, 2021

A Collaboration in Glass III

View a new collection of collaborative work by Preston Singletary and Jody Naranjo at Blue Rain Gallery.

March 26th - April 17th, 2021

Lifting Up From the River

View a new collection of art focused on the life of Singletary's late father and his connection with nature, opening at the Traver Gallery.

April 1st - May 1st, 2021

2020

Annual Celebration of Native American Art

View a new collection of sculptures by Preston Singletary at the Blue Rain Gallery. Attend the Artist Reception on August 14th, 5 - 8:00PM.

August 14th - 25th, 2020

Humanity at the Crossroad

Visit the Sandra Ainsley Gallery for a new exhibition featuring works by Preston Singletary. Exhibition opening is June 20th, 2020.

June 20th, 2020

Artifacts From a Future Dream

See a collection of new glass sculptures at the "Artifacts from a Future Dream" exhibition at the Traver Gallery.

April 2nd - May 7th, 2020

Raven and the Box of Daylight - Wichita Art Museum

Experience the "Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight" traveling exhibition at the Wichita Art Museum.

February 2020 - January 17th, 2021

Intersect Chicago/ SOFA 2020

Join Blue Rain Gallery for Intersect Chicago 2020. The fair is the evolution of SOFA – Sculpture Objects Functional Art, and is the intersection of art, design, and objects.

November 5th – 12th, 2020

NW Native Glass Art

Visit the Stonington Gallery for a group exhibition of NW Native glass featuring Dan Friday, Raven Skyriver and Preston Singletary.

October 1st - November 28th, 2020

2019

Artist Residency - Museum of Glass

Visit the Museum of Glass for Preston Singletary's Artist Residency, February 27th - March 3rd. Join Preston on March 3rd for a special Shop Talk and hear Singletary share his creative process.

February 27th - March 3rd, 2019

Illuminated Forest

Visit the Traver Gallery for the "Illuminated Forest" exhibition featuring new blown glass sculptures by Preston Singletary. Attend the Opening Reception on Thursday April 4th, 5-8:00 PM.

April 4th - April 27th, 2019

Raven and the Box of Daylight - Museum of Glass

Experience the "Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight" traveling exhibition debuting at the Museum of Glass.

October 6th 2018-September 2nd 2019

Indian Market Blue Rain Gallery

See a new collection of sculptures by Preston Singletary, including collaborative works with the artist Harlan Reano, at Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe.

August 16th - 31st, 2019

SOFA Expo 2019

Visit this year's SOFA Expo in Chicago to see a selection of blown glass sculptures by Preston Singletary presented by Blue Rain Gallery.

October 31st - November 3rd, 2019

Fused: A Festival of Glass

Join Pratt Fine Arts Center for their Refract Seattle event, "Fused: A Festival of Glass", featuring artist demos, food trucks, a performance by Preston Singletary's band Khu.éex' and more!

October 18th, 2019

2018

The Air World

Visit the Traver Gallery in Seattle for the newest collection of blown glass pieces by Preston Singletary. Artist Talk on Saturday April 21st at 2PM.

April 5th- 28th, 2018

Mystic Knowledge

"Mystic Knowledge" includes a collection of new works exhibited at Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, NM to coincide with the 2018 SWAIA Indian Market. Opens August 17th, 2018.

August 17th, 2018

Seattle Art Fair

Visit the Seattle Art Fair as the Traver Gallery presents a fresh collection of works in blown glass by Preston Singletary.

August 2nd 2018 - August 5th 2018

SOFA 2018

See an entirely new collection of works by Preston Singletary in collaboration with Jody Naranjo at this years SOFA (The Sculpture Objects Functional Art And Design Fair), new pieces presented by Blue Rain Gallery.

November 1st - 4th, 2018

Raven and the Box of Daylight - Museum of Glass

Experience the "Preston Singletary: Raven and the Box of Daylight" traveling exhibition debuting at the Museum of Glass.

October 6th 2018-September 2nd 2019

2017

Premonitions of Water

View new works by Preston Singletary at the Traver Gallery April 6th - 29th, 2017.

April 6th- 29th, 2017

Craft in America

Check your local PBS listings for Craft in America, NATURE Episode airing on Friday April 21st, 2017. This episode features several artists, including Preston Singletary speaking about his unique artwork.

April 22nd, 2017

Mystic Figures

View a collection of works by Preston Singletary, including collaborative pieces with Dante Marioni, at Schantz Galleries.

June 9th - 30th, 2017

Benefit for Joe BenVenuto

Glass artists will come together at the Traver Gallery to donate their work to benefit Joe BenVenuto, who has been diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma brain cancer. 100% of the funds raised will go directly to Joe.

July 28th, 2017

Journey Though Air to the Sky World

View a selection of new works by Preston Singletary at the Blue Rain Gallery. Glass Blowing demos with Preston Singletary and Dan Friday, August 18th and 19th, 2017

August 18th, 2017

Pacific Currents

A collection of collaborative works by Lewis Gardiner and Preston Singletary featuring blown glass, jade, paua shell and more at Spirit Wrestler Gallery.

September 9th, 2017

2016

Journey Across the Fire (and Into the World)

View new works by Preston Singletary from April 7th - 30th 2016 at Traver Gallery. Join Traver Gallery for an Arist Talk with Singletary on Saturday April 16th at 1:00 PM.

April 7th- 30th, 2016

Indian Market with Blue Rain Gallery

A collection of new works will be exhibited at the Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, NM to coincide with the 2016 SWAIA Indian Market. Artist Reception to be held on August 19th.

August 15th - 31st, 2016

New Works at Schantz Galleries

"Pop, Classical and Native Cultures in Glass, (Three Old Friends"), featuring works by Preston Singletary, Richard Marquis and Dante Marioni at Schantz Galleries in Stockbridge, MA.

September 2nd - October 5th, 2016

SOFA 2016

View newly finished works by Preston Singletary at the Sculpture Objects Functional Art and Design (SOFA) Fair in Chicago and presented by Blue Rain Gallery.

November 3rd-6th, 2016

2015

Australia Tour 2015

Preston and Dante will be traveling throughout Australia, taking part in a cultural exchange hosted by the US Embassy. Canberra Glassworks Residency Feb 6-12, Ausglass Conference Feb 13-14.

February 2015

Bronze, Glass & Paper

View new works by Preston Singletary in bronze, glass and paper at Stonington Gallery, Seattle, WA.

October 1st-31st, 2015

SOFA 2015

Collaborative pieces by Preston Singletary & Pueblo artist Harlan Reano, presented by Blue Rain Gallery for SOFA Chicago, November 2015.

November 5th-8th, 2015

2014

LA Art Show with Blue Rain Gallery

Preston will be showing pieces with Blue Rain Gallery, including spectacular new works, at the LA Art Show 2014 in Los Angeles, CA. For more information visit: LA Art Show

January 15th-19th, 2014

New Works at Blue Rain Gallery

A collection of all new works will be on display at Blue Rain Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.

March 1st-31st, 2014

Preston Singletary & Dante Marioni at GAS

Preston and Dante Marioni will be demonstrating in the mobile hot shop at this year's GAS Conference in Chicago, IL. Demo at 1pm on March 21st, GAS Conference 2014.

March 19th-22nd, 2014

Indian Market with Blue Rain Gallery

A collection of all new works will be on display at Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.

August 2014

He Who Spins Illusions

New work will be on display at the Traver Gallery in Seattle, WA. Opens October 2nd and on view for the rest of the month.

October 2014

2013

Ajeto Art Glass Museum, Nový Bor, Czech Republic

See Preston Singletary in the Czech Republic. Lecture and Demonstration at 5:30 pm.

February 21st, 2013

Listen for the Raven

New work by Preston Singletary at Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA.

April 4th - May 1st, 2013

Group Exhibit at Blue Rain Gallery

New work by Preston Singletary, Dante Marioni, Rik Allen, Shelley Muzylowski Allen, Nancy Callan, Sean O’Neill, Armelle Bouchet O’Neill, Benjamin Moore, Cassandria Blackmore, Sibylle Peretti, Jeremy Lepisto, and Elodie Holmes.

June 1st - 30th, 2013

New Works at Schantz Galleries

View a new collection of work at Schantz Galleries in Stockbridge, MA.

June - September, 2013