Resume



Selected Solo Exhibitions:

  • Being Seeing, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Woodstock, NY; 2024

  • “Painted Money” Exhibition, Sawyer Savings Bank, Marlboro, NY; 2022

  • Shelter, Heller Gallery, Virtual Exhibition, October 2020

  • Love of Line, Portraits from the 1970’s and the 2010’s; The Falcon, Marlboro, NY; 2017

  • Pre-Net: Optic-Kinetic Sculpture from the 80’s and 90’s; Heller Gallery, New York, NY; 2016

  • Remastered Portraits; Theo Gantz Gallery, Beacon, NY; 2015

  • Patterns and Portraits; The Falcon Jazz Club, Marlboro, NY; 2014

  • Light Sculptures; OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY; 2012

  • Stage backdrop; The Falcon Jazz Club, “light show” sculpture, Marlboro, NY; 2011

  • Light sculptures; Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; 2010-2011

  • Narcissistic Shell Paintings; Bridge Gallery, New York, NY; 2010

  • Light Sculptures; Bridge Gallery, New York, NY; 2009

  • Light & Shadow; Ulster County Community College, Stone Ridge, New York; 2006

  • Light & Shadow; Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, New York; 2005

  • Sydney Cash Exhibition; Habatat Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan; 2003

  • Light Spray Paintings; Tribeca Fine Arts, New York City; 2003

  • Introspective Retrospective; Yeshiva University Museum, NY, New York; 2001

  • Compositions Gallery, San Francisco, CA; 1999

  • Featured Artist; Heller Gallery, New York City, NY; 1998, 1995, 1992, 1990, 1988, 1984, 1982, 1981, 1980

  • National Arts Club, New York City; 1997

  • ELArt: Electric Art Exposition; Retretti Art Centre, Finland; 1991

  • Carpe Diem Gallery, Paris, France; 1993, 1991

  • Broadway Windows, New York City; 1990, 1987

  • OK Harris Gallery, New York City; 1989

  • Windows on White Street, New York City; 1986

  • Hundred Acres Gallery, New York City; 1971



Selected Group Exhibitions:


  • SCRIBBLES, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY; June 2023


  • Melting Point, Ferrin Gallery, North Adams, MA; July 2021

  • Blackouts & States of Consciousness, Lockwood Gallery, Kingston, NY; March 2020

  • Afflatus, Gallery 5-50, LIC, NY; May 2019

  • Art on Paper, Dongwa Ode Gallery, NYC; March 2019

  • Turbulence: Optical Abstraction,Wald & Kim Gallery, NYC; 2018

  • NYFA grant recipients exhibition, SUNY ULSTER, 2017

  • Portrait Exhibition; Wired Gallery, High Falls, NY; 2016

  • Group Show; Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn NY; 2015

  • Group Show; Valentine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY; 2014

  • Snap! Gallery, Orlando, Florida; 2014

  • New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT; 2014

  • Light & Shadow; Glas Museet Ebeltoft, Denmark; 2013

  • Contemporary Glass Sculpture; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando FL; 2013

  • Shadows; Glassmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark; 2012

  • SOFA / Wexler Gallery, Chicago, IL; 2011 Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; 2011

  • International Contemporary Furniture Fair; New York; 2009, 2008, 2007

  • Shattering Glass: New Perspectives; Katonah Museum of Art, New York; 2007

  • This Is Glass; Heller Gallery, New York; 2006

  • Light - An Exhibition; Donskji Gallery, Kingston, New York; 2003

  • Analog/Digital Exhibition; Van Brunt Gallery, Beacon, New York; 2003

  • Sculpture Garden; Unison Art Center, New Paltz, New York; 2003, 2002, 2001

  • Glass America; Heller Gallery, New York City; 2000-1985

  • Hsinchu International Glass Art Festival; Hsinchu, Taiwan; 1997

  • Glass in Japan; Japan; 1996

  • Marco Museo del Arte Contemporaneo, Monterrey, Mexico; 1992

  • Contemporary Art NIKI, Tokyo, Japan; 1992

  • Le Verre: International Exposition; Rouen, France; 1991

  • The Emerging Expression Biennial: The Artist and the Computer; Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, New York; 1991,1987

  • Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea; 1990

  • Les Univers de la Transparence; Musee des Arts Decoratifs de la Ville de Laussane, Switzerland; 1989

  • Transparent Structures; Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkill, New York; 1983

  • Scarabaeus Gallery, New York City; 1973



Selected Commissions:

  • Marriott Hotel, Light Sculpture, Grand Rapids, MI, 2019

  • Remastered Portraits of Brenda & Dr. Murray Schane, NY, NY 2017

  • Therapist’s office, Diamond Heart Structured Painting, San Francisco, CA 2017

  • Private Residence, Highland, NY: Light Sculptures, 2014

  • The Falcon, Marlboro, NY: Light sculptures in the Bar Room, 2009

  • Private Residence, San Francisco, CA: Light, Reflection, Shadow Installation, 2007

  • Falcon Arts, Marlboro, NY: Public Space Lighting, 2007

  • Private Residence, Brooklyn, New York: Light, Reflection, Shadow Installation, 2006

  • Museum of Modern Art, New York City: 3 optical vases for production, 2001

  • MTA Subway Station, Queensborough Plaza, Queens, New York: Windows, 2000

  • Home of Noah & Judy Liff, Nashville, TN: Optically Kinetic Door, 1990

  • Allendale Shopping Center, Pittsfield, MA; 1986

  • Catawba County Library, Newton, NC: Wall murals and graphics, 1977-78



Selected Collections:

  • Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA

  • Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.

  • Nelson Rockefeller Collection, New York City

  • Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France

  • Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY

  • La Musee des Arts Decoratifs de la Ville de Lausanne, Switzerland

  • The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

  • The Detroit Institute of Arts, Ball State University Collection, Muncie, IN

  • Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY



Teaching Experience:

  • Personal Process, Urban Glass, NYC 2018

  • Personal Process, Arts Mid-Hudson, Poughkeepsie, NY 2018

  • Associate Professor, Sculpture Department, New Jersey City University, 2002

  • Art Instructor, Friends Seminary, New York City, 1978-79

  • Art Instructor, Tutoring School, New York City, 1977-79

  • Instructor, Brooklyn Museum Art School, Brooklyn, 1972-75

  • Visiting Associate Professor, Sculpture Department, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1973-74



Awards

  • Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, 2023

  • Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, 2016

  • Who's Who in America, 2005

  • Felissimo Design Award, 1996

  • New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, 1988

  • National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, 1984-85

  • Glass Benders Hall of Fame, 1995



Reviews and Publications

(** denotes a review)



  • Venture Inward, Story and Cover Art, Oct, 2018

  • **Igloo, Romanian Art & Architecture Magazine, New Paintings, February, 2018

  • **Poughkeepsie Journal, WAAM review, August, 2017

  • **Glass Quartery, Heller Gallery exhibition review, Spring 2017

  • Farenheit (Mexico) February, 2016

  • Poughkeepsie Journal, Review of exhibition at Theo Gantz Gallery, Oct 2015

  • IGLOO (Romania) February, 2014

  • Almanac, 2014

  • Neues Glas, December, 2010

  • PARABOLA magazine, Cover Image (Heart #2), Spring issue on LOVE, 2010

  • Chronogram, Cover Image (Narcissistic Shell), December 2009

  • ** Rob Report Luxury Home, "Sydney Cash's Illuminations," Summer, 2006

  • Chronogram, Cover Image (Target), June 2005

  • International Glass Art, by Richard Yelle, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2003

  • Inquiring Mind, Fear and Fearlessness Issue, two paintings, Spring 2003

  • ** Times Herald Record, September 7, 2001

  • ** Jewish Week, June 29, 2001

  • Newsday, June 2001

  • American Craft Magazine, 1999

  • Glass & Art, Japan, 1995

  • Korean Arts and Crafts, May 1994

  • ** La Revue de la Ceramique et du Verre, May-June reviews 1991

  • ** Artist Magazine, Tipai, Taiwan, June 1990

  • ** Metropolis, November 1987

  • ** Village Voice, March 19, 1987

  • ** Village Voice, March 25, 1986

  • ** NewYork Times, August 22, 1985

  • ** New York Times, June 12, 1983

  • ** American Craft Magazine, Theater in Glass, Feature Story, October 1981

  • ** New Work, Feature Story, July 1980

  • ** New York Times, March 29, 1979

  • ** Craft Horizons, April 1972

  • ** Art News, February 1972

  • ** New York Post, February 5, 1969



EDUCATION

  • Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. B.S. 1959-65

  • L’Alliance Francaise, Paris, France. 1961-62