Jon was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois.

Education

• 1984 Master of Fine Arts Degree, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
  
• 1981 The Pilchuck Glass Center, Stanwood, WA
  
• 1978 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL
  
• 1976 AA, Parkland College, Champaign, IL
  

Artistic Statement

In the Hot Glass Studio my work draws on the simple dialogue of basic design elements that provide a canvas for active surface treatment. Work such as the fossil series is an example of an extremely animated and fluid surface flowing over a form that compliments the imagery presented. Other pieces such as the ring bowls allow dissimilar shapes to softly embrace one another to create a relationship between color and form.

Museum Collections

• The Smithsonian National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
  
• The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
  
• The Yokohama City Museum, Yokohama, Japan
  
• Rockford Art Museum, Rockford IL
  
• The Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit MI
  
• The Wheaton Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ
  
• The Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL
  
• Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL
  
• The Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, IN
  
• Huntington Museum, Huntington, West VA
  
• The High Museum, Atlanta, GA
  
• The Hunter Museum, Chattanooga, TN