Dale Chihuly Net Worth

In addition to this Chihuly’s work was exhibited at Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew. The Washington-born artist was first introduced to glass sculpture whilst studying interior design at University of Washington. He further quenched his interest in the subject by working in a glass factory in Venice in the late sixties, where he learned the fine art of glass blowing. By the early seventies, Chihuly co-founded Pilchuck Glass School in Washington and through this glass center, he quickly became the pioneer of developing glass as a fine art. As a pioneer in glass sculpturing, Chihuly received several awards, including eleven honorary doctorates and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.