Deenie Pacik was introduced to glass fifteen years ago while
working on abstract paintings after receiving her Bachelor in
Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After studying
glass at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston,
Pacik enrolled in several glass internships in the New England
area, then continued her studies at Pilchuck Glass School.
She received her Masters in Fine Arts from the Art Institute of
Boston at Lesley University, and attended Pilchuck Glass
School again with a scholarship.
Deenie Pacik now lives in Rhode Island creating stained glass
windows, modern fused glass, and original architectural glass
art. She received the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Professional Artist Development Grant. Her commissions
include stained glass windows, etched doors, an 18-inch by
22-inch fused glass window, and an etched crossword tray
made of fused glass. She exhibits in galleries and juried
shows, including the Fuller Craft Museum and the Danforth
Craft Show of the Danforth Museum of Art. She has taught
stained glass at Franklin Pierce University, as well as fused
glass and studio art at the Fuller Craft Museum, Diablo Glass
School, Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Ed, and the
Boston Architectural College.
She received the Museum of Fine Arts Enterprise Design
award and the Dorothy Maddy Scholarship from the Stained
Glass Association of America.
DEENIE PACIK