| · About Chris Foster, Stained Glass Artist · |
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Stained glass artist Chris Foster established his first studio in New York City in 1965. He is now located in Lincoln Rhode Island. Chris personally designs every work of stained glass that comes from his studio. All his works are fabricated using traditional tools and the finest materials. His numerous commissions, many from repeat clients, are a testament to his dedication and determination to create fine pieces of enduring artistic beauty. Chris is from Mount Vernon New York and grew up in Port Washington Long Island. At the age of 15 he decided to become an artist. After graduation from high school he studied drawing and painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Geneva Switzerland. Coming back from Europe he studied at the Art Students League in New York then at the Boston Museum School. His courses included drawing, painting and etching. On returning to New York, he worked at the museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Chris began stained glass as a hobby in 1963. By 1965 it had become his full time profession. His first commission was creating a skylight window for a brownstone on New York's East Side. An ongoing flow of commissions has followed over the years. He relocated to Newport Rhode Island in 1979 where he quickly established a reputation as a fine stained glass artist, dividing his time between creating new windows and restoring old ones. Many of the restorations were in important historic buildings. His new works include a number of large scale works in churches, businesses and private homes. In 1992 he relocated his studio to Providence. In 2003 he purchased a mill building in Lincoln Rhode Island to accommodate his expanding business. Listed below are some of his works that are open to the public:
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