Cappy Thompson (born January 22, 1952) is an American artist who works in the medium of

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. The basis of her

reverse glass painting Reverse painting on glass is an art form consisting of applying paint to a piece of glass and then viewing the image by turning the glass over and looking through the glass at the image. Another term used to refer to the art of cold painting and ...

technique is ''

Grisaille Grisaille ( or ; , from ''gris'' 'grey') means in general any European painting that is painted in grey. History Giotto used grisaille in the lower registers of his frescoes in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua () and Robert Campin, Jan van Ey ...

'', which has been used on

stained glass Stained glass refers to coloured glass as a material or art and architectural works created from it. Although it is traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows, the creations of modern stained glass artists also include three-dimensio ...

since the

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. She lives and works in

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and has a residence in Olympia. She has been an

artist in residence Artist-in-residence (also Writer-in-residence), or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs that involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs that pr ...

Pilchuck Glass School Pilchuck Glass School is an international center for glass art education. The school was founded in 1971 by Dale Chihuly, Ruth Tamura, Anne Gould Hauberg (1917-2016), and John H. Hauberg (1916-2002). The campus is located on a former tree farm in ...

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 The Museum of Glass (MOG) is a contemporary art museum in Tacoma, Washington, dedicated to the medium of glass. Since its founding in 2002, the Museum of Glass has been committed to creating a space for the celebration of the studio glass movem ...

in Tacoma.

Solo exhibitions

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is a museum located in Montgomery, Alabama, USA, featuring several art collections. The permanent collection includes examples of 19th- and 20th-century American paintings and sculpture, Southern regional art, O ...

, Montgomery,

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

. 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

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External links

Cappy Thompson Painted Glass
20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists Artists from Washington (state) Artists from Seattle People from Olympia, Washington American glass artists Living people 1952 births {{Glass-art-stub