Background
Glancy, Michael Mccoy was born on February 11, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alfred Robinson and Betty (McCoy) Glancy.
Glancy, Michael Mccoy was born on February 11, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Alfred Robinson and Betty (McCoy) Glancy.
He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Denver in 1973 and a second Bachelor of Fine Arts in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1977. He earned an Master of Fine Arts in glass from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1980, where he studied with Dale Chihuly.
He has also been an invited faculty member at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. In 2003 Glancy was included in the exhibition"Fire and Form," curated by William Warmus for the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. In the book accompanying the show, Warmus wrote: "Michael Glancy magnifies nature in order to reveal its underlying structure..the flat glass panels that form sculptural bases for his artworks..unfold into and inspire the vessels that sit astride them."
His work was recently acquired for the exhibit One of a Kind: The Studio Craft Movement at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, on display December 22, 2006 – September 3, 2007. Glancy"s glass and metal sculpture can be found in museum, public and private collections, worldwide.
Glancy has worked for close to 20 years with Providence Based glass artist Myles Baer.
Baer has assisted with cold working techniques including engraving and sandblasting of both the glass vessels and their base plates. In addition to working with glass, Baer is also a musician and songwriter.
Glancy also collaborates with Adrianne Evans, who assists with wax mold making for casting glass and metal objects.
Glancy is a member of the adjunct faculty in the Jewelry & Metalsmithing Department at the Rhode Island School of Design. Evans is a member of the Rhode Island School of Design faculty.
Married Robin Lee Stengel, June 25, 1977. Children: Michael, Robin.