MODERN VISIONS IN STAINED GLASS & OIL PAINTINGS
{Over 100 stained glass classes taught / invited to over 15 art residencies / public art / international exhibitions}
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Resume / Exhibitions
Resume
Joseph Cavalieri is a glass artist originally from New York, now living in France.
His art career began not in a glass studio, but in a corner office. He spent more than twenty years as a graphic designer and art director in New York City's publishing world — at magazines you may recognize: People, GQ, Good Housekeeping, and The New York Times Magazine.
All the while, he was quietly leading a double life. On nights and weekends he was studying glass techniques at UrbanGlass in Brooklyn.
The turning point came when Joseph discovered the work of Philadelphia artist Judith Schaechter. He attended her workshop at UrbanGlass, and in 2007 she invited him to serve as her teaching assistant at North Lands Glass in Scotland. Soon followed an invitation to teach at UrbanGlass in Brooklyn. Now his teaching credentials include over 100 workshops across the USA, South America, and Europe.
His work can be seen in the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts and Design and the Italian American Museum, both in New York City. Public art commissions include an MTA Arts for Transit installation in New York and a large 6-foot round stained glass window for Our Lady of Sorrow Church on the island of Itaparica in Brazil. His glass work continues the Medieval tradition of enamels kiln-fired onto stained glass — often with a touch of humor.
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Most Recent Award:
James Renwick Alliance for Craft “Tina Fried Heller Distinguished Artist Series” award in 2027. Joseph receives a stipend and will present an on line artist talk on May 11, and artist in person demonstration in Mt. Rainier, MD on May 15, 2027.
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Exhibitions
- Italian American Museum, New York, New York, NY. Summer 2027 solo exhibition
- The Lounge at Dixon Place, New York, NY (2013-14, 2018-21, 2023-current)
- Oregon Jewish Museum, Portland, Oregon (Group exhibition, June 1-Nov 29, 2026)
- Columbus Glass Art Center, Columbus OH (Aug 2024-current)
- Annual Instructor Exhibition at Touchstone Center for the Crafts (Group exhibition in the Bea Campbell Gallery, Aug 8-Oct 3, 2026)
- Venice Skyline Creative Residency (2026)
- Pittsburgh Glass Center (2026)
- East Gallery, LUX Art Center, Lincoln, NE (2025)
- THINK Coffee, New York NY (2023)
- Folsom Gallery, LUX Center for Arts, Lincoln NE (2022)
- Mesa Arts Center in Arizona (2021-22)
- Long Island Museum, NY (2021)
- Zabar Project Gallery Studios of Key West, FL (2020)
- Duncan McClellan Gallery, FL (2013, 2019)
- Ivy Brown, Chelsea, NYC (2017)
- Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY (2016)
- Axis Glass, Kennedy Galleries, Columbus, OH (2016)
- Better Being 940, NYC (2014 and 2016)
- OUT Hotel, NYC (2015-16)
- Italian American Museum, NYC (2016 and upcoming)
- Agnes Varis Art Center, UrbanGlass, NY (2015)
- The Church of St. Paul the Apostle, NYC (2014)
- The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA (2014)
- TS Art Projects, Berlin, Germany (2014)
- “VOICES X” Dubuque, IA (2014)
- Theater for the New City, NYC (2014)
- Elmo Restaurant Installation, NYC (2012-13)
- SOFA representing UrbanGlass, Chicago, IL, (2010)
Selected Group Exhibitions
- Atlantic Gallery, NYC (2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)
- BobbleHaus, NYC (2023)
- MVA Gallery Bethlehem, PA (2023)
- NYU Tandon School of Engineering, NYC (2021)
- Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, Colorado (2021)
Art Residencies
- Venezia Contemporanea Venice, Italy (2026)
- Bethany Arts Community, New York (2024)
- Vanha Paukku in Lapua, Finland (2022)
- GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA (2018)
- Sacatar Foundation in Bahia, Brazil (2011 and 2017)
- Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA (2014 and 2017)
- Uroboros Glass, Portland, OR (2016)
- The Studios of Key West, Florida (2012)
- Lo Studio dei Nipoti, Monasterace, Italy (2012)
- Museum of Arts and Design, NYC (2010)
- Sydney College for the Arts (2010)
- Sanskriti Kendra in Delhi, India (2010)
- Australian National University, Australia (2010)
- Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (2010)
- North Lands Creative Glass, Scotland (2008)
- Vermont Studio Center (Invited in 2017 and 2019)
- Penland School of Craft, NC (Invited for the Winter Residency 2022)
Public Art
- Floating Forest, Lapua, Finland (2022)
- Our Lady of Sorrow Church, Itaparica, Brazil (2017)
- GoggleWorks Center for the Arts, Reading, PA. (2018)
- Glass Axis, Columbus, Ohio (2017)
- Sanskriti Kendra Foundation, Delhi, India (2010)
- MTA Arts for Transit Commission at Philipse Manor Station, NY (2010)
- Dixon Place Theatre, New York, NY (entrance art 2009)
- Sacatar Foundation, Itaparica Brazil (2011)
- Northlands Creative Glass, Scotland (2008)
Awards and Scholarships
Awarded the James Renwick Alliance for Craft “Tina Fried Heller Distinguished Artist Series” award in 2027. Joseph receives a stipend and will present an on line artist talk on May 11, and artist in person demonstration in Mt. Rainier, MD on May 15, 2027.
- Lasater Drawing and Painting Scholarship, Penland School of Crafts, NC 2021
- Abrons Arts Center and Henry Street Settlement Artist Community Relief Fund, NY 2020
- American Glass Guild Grant / James C. Whitney Scholarship 2012 / 2013 / 2023
- Community of Education Retreat at Penland School of Crafts, NC 2011
- 4th International Arte Laguna Prize, Venice Arsenale, Italy 2010
- Glass Arts Society Emerging Artist Award, Seattle WA 2008
- The Corning Museum of Glass: 25 years of New Glass Review, NY 2005
- The Corning Museum of Glass: New Glass Review, NY 2004
- Silvermine Guild Arts Center: Board of Trustees Award, New Canaan, CT 2002
Selected Publications
- River Journal, NY 2024
- Daily Camera News, Bolder, CO 2022
- AZ Central Newspaper, Mesa, AZ 2022
- Lapuan Sanomat Newspaper, Lapua Finland 2022
- Longmont Leader 2021
- River Journal, New York 2021
- Florida Weekly 2020
- East Villages Grieve 2019
- Queer PGH 2019
- The Blade Toledo, Ohio 2019
- City Paper Pittsburgh 2019
- TRIB live article 2019
- BCTV Interview 2018
- Philadelphia Gay News 2018
- BTCV.org 2018
- Philadelphia Gay News 2017
- Video by Sacatar Foundation, Brazil 2017
- iBahia Media 2017
Quotes
“We have a community of nuns, the Oblates of Jesus the Priest, who live on the 3rd floor of our building. They are from Mexico and are semi-contemplative, wear the habit and are pretty traditional. They do the cooking for us as part of their work to sustain their community. Anyhow they visited Joseph’s exhibit and the review is in- they loved it! Sr. Doris told me she really appreciated the connection of the traditional stained glass and the descriptions of the addictions. By the way all of us here deeply admire the sisters for their joy and deep spirituality. So it’s not the Times but it’s a great review none the less!" — Fr. Frank Sabatte, CSP, Director at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, NY, About Joseph’s “Deliver Us From Our Addictions” solo exhibition.
“One of my favorite pieces is this one here, with Isaac Hayes, this really great stained glass piece by Joseph Cavalieri, another New York artist, highlighting some thing Isaac is know for which is his car collections, and of course his iconic ‘Black Moses’ record album, that came about in the early 1970’s”-- Jeff Kollath, Executive Director of the STAX Museum in Memphis Tennessee. Live segment on WATN TV.
Critics’ Pick: “Cavalieri’s illuminated, painted-stained-glass images give a pseudoreligious treatmentto a wide variety of subjects” -- Ethan La Croix, Time Out, New York.
Magazine
Full time: GQ Magazine, People Magazine, Good Housekeeping, American Health, New Woman, and The New York Times Magazine. Freelance: Gourmet, Harper’s Bazaar, House & Garden, Marie Claire, Ruth Ansel Studio, Self, Seventeen, Travel & Leisure Golf, Bridal Guide, and YM magazines