About

I am a trained craftsperson who believes in the aura of handmade artifacts. My projects often begin with research into historical manufacturing processes while grappling with an ever-quickening technological present. The result is an imagined reality where tradition and innovation coincide in absurdly impractical objects and installations.


King earned an MFA from Tyler School of Art and Architecture in 2011. He has twice been a fellow at WheatonArts, an emerging artist in residence at the Pilchuck Glass School, and an artist in residence at Sunderland University in the UK. King’s work has been widely exhibited and awarded recognition from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, the Pilchuck Glass School in Seattle, and Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. The Corning Museum of Glass has highlighted his work in several issues of the New Glass Review as well as including his echo series in the 2019 exhibition, New Glass Now. He is a founding member of the collaborative group, Flock the Optic, who combine glassblowing performance with interactive installation, sound manipulation and relational interventions. King has taught at numerous institutions and conducted workshops nationally and internationally. He currently resides in Columbus, OH and teaches in the Department of Art at the Ohio State University.