Ari Glass
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Glass grew up in the Rainier Valley, Seattle. Glass attended art classes at Franklin High School and briefly studied graphic design at Seattle Central College, but otherwise has no formal artistic training.[1][2]
Career
Glass habitually uses gold paint in his works, which are often described as being inspired by fictional concepts of royalty (kings, queens and kingdoms).[3][4] As well as working in the visual arts, he has also created a music EP, designed a clothing line (called Reverie) and was involved with the Graffiti Village Tour.[5]
In 2015, he received a GAP funding for his debut solo exhibition: "The Sun is Made of Gold".[4][6] It was at Gallery 2312 in Belltown, Seattle and focused on migration stories via paintings and video.[7] As a result of the success of this debut, he was invited to exhibit his work at the Paramount Theatre.[5]
In 2016, he had a show in Out of Sight on Kings Street and was featured at The Soufend Art Show.[8][9] In September 2016, he was a panellist for the Grant LAB experiment.[10] In October 2016, Glass was featured at the 30th birthday of Artist Trust.[11]
His works have been featured in projects that focus on the contributions of black artists, organized by Seattle Theatre Group (STG).[12] Together with Aramis Hamer, Glass was part of STG project at The Paramount Theatre that aims to redefine historic cultural space in the form of an art gallery for local visual artists.[13]
Two of his Othello, Seattle murals are on businesses across the street from each other, at a Safeway and the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic. His child went to the old clinic before it expanded in 2022. Glass's clinic mural is inside the building, taking multiple levels along a stairway. It contains animals and an "MLK" sign.[14]
