Preston Singletary was born on 1963 and is a Native American glass artist.
17 Facts About Preston Singletary
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Preston Singletary was born in 1963 in San Francisco, California.
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Preston Singletary grew up in the Seattle-area listening to stories told by his great-grandparents.
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Preston Singletary was born in Sitka, Alaska, in 1880, at a time of great change.
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Shortly after graduating high school, Preston Singletary was asked by Dante to work as a night watchman at what was then the Glass Eye, a Seattle glass-blowing studio.
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Preston Singletary quickly moved from being night watchman to working the day shift to eventually joining one of the studio's production teams.
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In 1984, Preston Singletary took part in a workshop at Pilchuck Glass School for the first time.
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Preston Singletary has since been involved in Pilchuck as a teacher, student, and more recently as a member of its board of trustees.
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Preston Singletary has blown glass around the world in countries such as Sweden, Italy, and Finland.
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Early on, Preston Singletary's work drew heavily from European glass artworks, especially those done in the Modernist style.
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In 1993, Preston Singletary worked as a craftsman in residence at a design school in Scandinavia for six months.
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Preston Singletary has worked extensively with other native artists creating glass art works such as the Founders Totem Pole and Devilfish Prow, one of a series created in collaboration with Maori artist Lewis Tamihana Gardiner.
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In 2022 Preston Singletary's work was featured in an exhibition entitled Raven and the Box of Daylight at the National Museum of the American Indian.
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In 2025 Preston Singletary was featured as the scenic designer for The Pacific Northwest Ballet production of "The Sleeping Beauty", opening on January 31,2025.
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Preston Singletary co-founded and plays bass in the band Khu.
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Preston Singletary had played with countless musicians over the years, but most notably was the founding member of the legendary Parliament-Funkadelic.
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Preston Singletary has previously played with Talking Heads and released many solo records over the years.