Massimo Micheluzzi

Following a long and fruitful apprenticeship in the furnace, Micheluzzi started his personal journey in the late 90s. His work has constantly evolved since then as he continues to explore new ways of mastering the material, whilst always remaining ‘true’ to the nature of glass.

Working alongside his master glassblower, Massimo Micheluzzi uses the techniques that have defined the Murano tradition intervening directly on each phase of the creative process. Striving to balance tradition and innovation, he applies these ancient crafts to achieve a uniquely modern aesthetic.

Micheluzzi’s work is deeply embedded in the life and history of the city of Venice and constantly inspired by its watery surroundings and architecture. His eclectic body of work shifts between fluid and organic shapes, iridescent transparencies and opaque carved surfaces as well as elaborate colour combinations, mosaic patterns and sculptural forms.

Massimo Micheluzzi studio and gallery are in Venice. His works have exhibited in cities all over the world and are in some international museums and various public and private collections such as the The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, The Corning Museum of Glass in New York, Musée Des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Museo del Vetro di Murano in Venice and Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan. In 2019 Micheluzzi has been awarded with the Glass in Venice prize by Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in Venice.

EXHIBITIONS 

Permanent Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY

The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY

Wheaton Arts, Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Musée Des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France

MusVerre, Sars-Poteries, France

Ernsting Stiftung Alter Hof Herding, Glasmuseum Lette, Coesfeld, Germany

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan, Italy

Fondazione di Venezia, Venice, Italy

Museo del Vetro di Murano, Venice, Italy

Palazzetto Bru Zane, Venice, Italy

Aman Venice, Palazzo Pappadopoli Venice, Italy