Background
Billeci, Andre George was born on December 2, 1933 in New York City. Son of Salvatore Daniel and Rosaria Grace (Turco) Billeci.
Billeci, Andre George was born on December 2, 1933 in New York City. Son of Salvatore Daniel and Rosaria Grace (Turco) Billeci.
Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude, State University of New York, Alfred, 1960. Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York, Alfred, 1961.
Instructor, State University of New York College Ceramics-Alfred, 1961-1969, assistant professor, 1969-1971, associate professor, 1971-1982, professor art, 1982-1989, professor emeritus, 1989. Consultant Steuben Glass, New York, 1974, Royal College Art, London, 1975,Mary McFadden Incorporated., New York City, 1978, consultant for India travel/research Corning Museum, 1986, 87, 97, Vitras. s.a., Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1988,Argucia & Martinez Crafts, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1989, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, Herat, Afghanistan, 1993, Valley Forge Industries, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1996. Award panelist New York State Foundation for Arts, 1989.
Guest speaker 1st International Symposium on Glass Education, Louisiana Granja, Segovia, Spain, 1990.
Guest lecturer Foundation for Glass, Barcelona, Spain, 1990. One-man shows include: American House Gallery, New York City, 1971, Museum Contemporary Crafts, New York City, 1970, Corning Museum Glass, New York, 1972, Pilkington Glass Museum, Street.Helen"s Lancashire, England, 1973.
Represented in permanent collectionsNat. Galleries de Prague, Czechoslovakia, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, Museum Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, West Germany, Lannin Foundation, Palm Beach, Florida.
Commissions include Penn Mutual Life, 1983, East.I. DuPont de Nemours Company, 1985.
National Science Foundation Travel grantee, India, 1986, research grantee Institute Glass Science and Engineering, Greece, 1987.
Consultant for India travel/research Corning Museum, 1986, 87, 97, 99, Vitras s.a., Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, 1988, Argucia & Martinez Crafts, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, 1989, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, Herat, Afghanistan, 1993, Valley Forge Industries, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1996. Award panelist New York State Foundation for Arts, 1989. Member American Association of University Professors, International Commission on Glass (committee XVII 1985), Institute Glass Science and Engineering, American Ceramic Society, International Sculpture Center.
Married Carol Loretta Farinola, September 1, 1956. Children: Andrew, John.