Background
Gong, Nancy Yee was born on June 8, 1957 in Rochester, New York, United States. Daughter of Don S. and Sue H. (Tang) Gong.
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Nancy Yee Gong
Edit Profileglass artist small business owner
Education
Student School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute Technology, 1973-1978;
student, Champlain College, 1975-1976;
student, Empire State College, 1976-1977;
student, Naples Mills School Arts & Craft, 1976.
Career
Proprietor, artist, Gong Glass Works, Rochester, New York, since 1979;
presenter glass art technical workshos and conferences, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 1979-1983;
special projects coordinator, Pyramid Art Gallery, Allofus Art Workshop, Inc., Rochester, 1979-1986;
instructor stained glass techniques, Rochester Museum & Science Center, 1979-1986. Participant Narcissus Quagliata's Design Workshop, San Francisco, 1978, ALLOFUS Art Workshop, Inc., Rochester, 1976-1980, PORTCON "82 Art Glass Conference, San Diego, 1982, Environmental Art Glass Conference, Oklahoma City, 1989, Professional Art Glass Seminary, San Antonio, 1990, Public Art Politics andProcesses Symposium, Arts for Greater Rochester, 1990, Glass Art Society Conference, Monterey, California, Corning, New York, 1993, Huntington, West Virginia, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, since 1978. Instructor Rochester Museum and Science Center, 1979-1986, ALLOFUS Art Workshop, 1979-1986, Jewish Community Center, 1979-1986, Norman Howard School, 1979-1986, consultant Edge Public Group, 1989-1993, Professional Stained Glass Guild, Brewster, New York, 1989-1993, Arts for Gtr.
Rochester, 1990; presenter numerous seminars. Speaker numerous organizations.
Membership
Member of: American Glass Guild, Stained Glass Association of America, Glass Art Society, American Institute of Architects (affiliate), American Insitute of Architects NYS, Honorary Member, American Society Interior Designers, Glass Art Society. Past member of American Crafts Council, Toastmasters International- CTM, Rochester Women's Network, Women and Minority Business Enterprise, Industry Foundation, International Guild Glass Artists (advisor), Member Memorial Art Gallery University Rochester.
Past board directors Arts for Greater Rochester, 1991, Past Trustee Station WXXI Public Broadcasting Svc.
Connections
Married Peter W. Fisk, July 10, 1983.
