[ Mongrain lives in Everett, Washington and operates a studio in Mukilteo at a former salmon smokehouse.[3] He is considered one of the leading artists of the studio glass movement in the Pacific Northwest,[3] and has unique mastery of Venetian goblets, combining the techniques of using a mold and blown glass on the same piece.[3][6][7]]Mongrain has worked as a gaffer at Dale Chihuly's shop since 1996, including contributing to the Chihuly Over Venice show and the Bridge of Glass.[6][1] He has been an artist in residence at Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Corning Museum of Glass's studio, and at Pittsburgh Glass Center.[[2][12]]
His glass was part of a Paula Hayes exhibit at Museum of Modern Art in the winter of 2010–2011.[3]
Television
Mongrain designed and built a chandelier for the Extreme Home Makeover television show {{circa}} 2005.[1][12]
References
1. ^{{citation|title=James Mongrain Biography|publisher=Mongrain Glass|year=2004|url=http://www.mongrainglass.com/Web%20Site/jamespage.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040202021719/http://mongrainglass.com/Web%20Site/jamespage.html|archivedate=2004-02-02}}
2. ^1 2 {{citation|title=Visiting Artist James Mongrain to Bring Modern Twist to 18th and 19th Century Venetian Glass During His Residency, January 21–25 |publisher=Museum of Glass|date=January 20, 2015|url=http://museumofglass.org/document.doc?id=663}}
3. ^{{citation|title=Life in a Bubble|author=Paula Hayes |publisher=Museum of Modern Art|date=November 9, 2010|url=https://moma.org/explore/inside_out/2010/11/09/life-in-a-bubble/}}
4. ^1 2 3 {{citation|title=Glass master: Mongrain draws from Italian artisans|author=Debra Smith|date=February 7, 2008|newspaper=The Everett Herald|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080207/LIVING03/158916687}}
5. ^1 2 {{citation|newspaper=Kentwired.com|publisher=The Kent Stater newspaper/TV2|location=Kent, Ohio|title=Mongrain to show glass-blowing talents in Kent|author=Jackie Mantey|date= November 4, 2005|url=http://www.kentwired.com/latest_updates/article_4c8f8f48-dc01-5538-aa79-cd44d35f803c.html}}
6. ^1 2 {{citation|title='Birthday Suit' exposes works of 44 artists at Glass Center|date=February 12, 2005|author=Mary Thomas |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2005/02/12/Birthday-Suit-exposes-works-of-44-artists-at-Glass-Center/stories/200502120152}}
7. ^1 {{citation|title=James Mongrain in the George R. Stroemple Collection|author1-first=Sheldon|author1-last=Barr |author2-first=Linda |author2-last=Tesner|publisher=University of Washington Press|year=2016|url=http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/search/books/BARJAM.html|quote=The finished pieces exemplify Mongrain's extraordinary ability to re-create traditional Venetian mastery in glass.}}