Coyle
Daniel S. Coyle began blowing glass in 2003 while taking a workshop with artist Jerry Kelly. As his interest in the craft developed, he continued to pursue education in glass working techniques, and enrolled in the only school in the US with a program dedicated to scientific glassblowing, Salem Community College; subsequent to obtaining his degree in 2006, he began his career as a laboratory glassblower. After 5 years working for a chemical company, he left his job in order to pursue his artistic vision in glass pipes. Since, his work has been displayed in galleries around the world, and has been seen in print and web publications including Vice, Huffington Post, NY Times, and in the books “This Is A Pipe” and his self-published “Munny Project” book. Coyle now resides in Western Massachusetts, where he works alongside of some of the state's top pipe makers.
"Often my work is playful in nature and can remind you of toys; I guess I like to bring the viewer (or user) back to their childhood and also remind them to not take life so seriously. Why pipes? Making an object into a pipe will allow someone to bond with that object. They will have experiences with it, develop a relationship with it, and in time it will become more than a piece in their collection—it will become sentimental." -Coyle
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Exhibitions:
2023 -"Ice Cold Glass": One World Gallery, Westfield Massachusetts
2022 -”Bad Boyz Do Basel 2”: Ziggys, Miami, Florida
-”Mins”: Mins Gallery, Minneapolis, Minnesota
2021 -”Glasstastic”: Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, Vermont
-”Glass in the Expanded Field”: Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, New Jersey
-”Pipe Art: Understudied Glass”: Hunterdon Art Museum (Webinar)
-”Decade Arcadia”: Ziggys On Main, Huntington Beach, California
-”Bad Boyz Do Basel”: Ziggys, Miami, Florida
2019 -"King of Bongs": Lili’s Glass, Worcester, Massachusetts
2018 -"JBD Bongzilla": Soft Glass Build, Brooklyn Glass, Brooklyn, New York
2017 -"Comic Chron": Just Another Gallery, San Diego, California
-"Shit Show!": Piece Of Mind O.C., Orange County, California
2016 -"Pura Vida": Habatat Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida
-"Ghost vs. Coyle": Pop Up Show, Chicago, Illinois
2015 -"Nor'Easter": 1 Percent Gallery, New York, New York
-"Ape Shit!": The Illuminatorium, Denver, Colorado
-“Imaginary Menagerie: Vol. II”: Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
-"GZ's House Party": Pop Up Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2014 -"Big Galleria" w/ Joe Peters & Elbo: Liquid Chrome, Barrie, Ontario
-"Counter Culture": Habatat Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida
-"Contemporary Pipemaking" pop-up show: Habatat Gallery during Art Basel, Miami, Florida
-"Greatest Hits": Wallplay Gallery, New York, New York
2013 -"Coyle Condensed": Goosefire Gallery, Westminister, California
-"Ceci N'est Pas Une Pipe": Center on Contemporary Art, Seatle, Washington
Competitions & Demos:
2022 -”DXG-2052”: Corning Museum of Glass 5 day build with Hoobs and Ryno, first glass pipe made publicly in the Hot Shop Amphitheatre. Corning, New York
-Pipe Classic Competitor: Bern Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
2019 -Michigan Glass Project: Demo Artist for charity event in Detroit, Michigan
2018 -"Cultiva Hanfmesse": Demo Artist for expo in Vienna, Austria
-Michigan Glass Project: Demo Artist for charity event in Detroit, Michigan
-DFO: Team demo with AKM. Portland, Oregon
2013 -DFO Competitor: Eugene, Oregon
-Pipe Classic Competitor: Bern Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
2012 -Pipe Classic Competitor: Bern Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
Education:
2021 - Workshop with Kim Thomas
2017 - Workshop with Danny White
2014 - Workshop with Carmen Lozar
2014 - Workshop with Loren Stump
2013 - Workshop with Eusheen Goines
2012 - Workshop with Robert Mickelsen
2007 - Workshop With Matt Eskuche
2006 - Associates in Applied Science (Scientific Glassblowing), Salem Community College
2003 - Workshop with Jerry Kelly
Books & Press:
2018 -This Is A Pipe Book: featured artist
-A Glass Odyssey Book: featured artist
2017 -New York Times Online: featured in article
-Huffington Post Online: featured in article
2017 -Vice Online: featured in article
-Vice Online: featured in article
2014 -Juxtapoz Online: featured in article
-Vice Online: featured in article
2013 -Eugene Weekly: cover and article
-Hot Breath Magazine: cover and article
-The Munny Project Book: 40 page book of artist's work
2012 -Glass Line Magazine: featured in article
Employment:
2011-present -Self-Employed Fine Artist
2006-2011 -Scientific Glassblower
Email: CoyleCondenser@gmail.com