Dorothy Hafner (born 1952) is an American ceramist and glass artist.

Early life

Born in

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, Hafner earned her bachelor's degree from

Skidmore College Skidmore College is a Private school, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. Approximately 2,700 students are enrolled at Skidmore pursuing a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Scien ...

in 1974, also completing graduate work at that institution.

Career

She next worked as a production manager for the International Craft Film Festival, and beginning in 1976 served as director of the international department of the

Museum of Contemporary Crafts The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), based in Manhattan, New York City, collects, displays, and interprets objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design. In its exhibitions and educational programs, the ...

in New York City. For the two years following she was artist-in-residence at

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in Lewiston,

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. In 1979 she set up the firm Art in Dining in New York City, under which banner she designed porcelain tableware for such firms as

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and Tiffany & Co.; beginning in 1982 her work was also carried by

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. Her work has won numerous honors and awards. Hafner began her career as a ceramist, but in 1997 turned exclusively to glass work. Two of her works are in the collection of the

Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM; formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds one of the world's lar ...

References

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