Douglas Burgess
County: Pierce County
Website: https://creativehandsglass.com
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Awards
Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) 2022
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Vadon Foundation Fellowship for Native Artists 2025
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About
Douglas Jan Burgess II is an Indigenous artist (Haida, Dakota, Grand Ronde) and his aesthetic is largely inspired by the Haida art that surrounded him growing up in Hydaburg, Alaska. After moving to Tacoma, WA, Burgess had his introduction to hot glass through the Hilltop Artists non profit in 2009, and has studied at Pilchuck glass school and the Corning Museum of glass. Douglas has had the opportunity to show his work in the Museum of Glass, Tacoma Art Museum, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Thurston County museum of fine arts, and Pilchuck glass school. In his work Burgess pays homage to his culture’s traditional practices in a contemporary format. Burgess has since returned to Hilltop Artists full circle as an instructor where he works full time Teaching middle schoolers fostering teamwork, perseverance, and building confidence through working with hot glass.
Artist External Links
instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativehandsglass/?next=%2F
Featured Works

Douglas Burgess, Mindfulness Totem Pole Park II, blown enameled and engraved forms, adorned with woven spruce roots and cedar bark, 2022, made in collaboration with mother and father

Douglas Burgess, Standing tall II, soft glass & enamel paint, 2022

Douglas Burgess, Rich Harvest, blown glass vessel elevated with intricate spruce root and cedar patterns woven in and around the vessel, 2023, collaboration with Nancy Burgess

Douglas Burgess, Rj’s Jersey, Blown glass and enamel, 2022

Douglas Burgess, Fallen Warrior, blown glass, 2021