Courtney Dodd
Courtney Dodd was a Core Fellow at Penland from 2006-2008. She then worked for Devin Burgess, a former artist-in-residence at Penland. Dodd holds a MFA from VCU in glass and a BFA in graphic design and illustration.
Dodd has participated in several residencies such as the glass residency at STARworks, photography at OCAC, and was an EAiR at Pilchuck. She has studied and worked at Penland, Corning, Urban, Denmark Design School, and Pilchuck. Dodd was also nominated in 2015 and 2016 for the Irvin Borowsky Prize in Glass Arts. She has demonstrated at STARworks, Chrysler Museum of Glass, and the University of Louisville. She also had the pleasure of assisting Pablo Soto for several years. Dodd taught at Corning in 2017 and at Urban, Appalachian Center for Craft, Sawtooth, and Corning in 2018. Currently, Courtney works as a full-time artist and lives in Bakersville, North Carolina.
“The focus of my work is centered on idea of seeing and the limits of our perceptions. I am interested in the psychological and emotional effects of shifting visual phenomena and am exploring this area through glass’s optical ability to duplicate, reflect, and obscure” —Courtney Dodd
