Artist

Toots Zynsky

born Boston, MA 1951
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Courtesy Toots Zynsky.
Also known as
  • Mary Ann "Toots" Zynsky
Born
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Biography

Toots Zynsky was born Mary Ann, but was called Toots almost from birth. She earned her BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design then went to Seattle to study with Dale Chihuly at the Pilchuck Glass School. Since then, she has returned to Pilchuck as a teacher.

In the mid-1980s, she spent six months in Ghana, on a special research project, recording Ghanaian music. In 1995, her work was shown at special exhibitions in Tokyo, Zurich, Italy, Philadelphia, and Chicago.

Works by this artist (13 items)

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Frank DiPerna, Saguaros, Organ Pipe Cactus N.M. Colorado, from the portfolio Shadowless Places, Deserts of the Southwest, 1984, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vladimir and Eileen Toumanoff, 1992.47.3, © 1984, Frank Di Perna
Saguaros, Organ Pipe Cactus N.M. Colorado, from the…
Artist
Date1984
chromogenic print
Not on view
Frank DiPerna, Garden of Eden, Arches N.P. Utah, from the portfolio Shadowless Places, Deserts of the Southwest, 1984, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vladimir and Eileen Toumanoff, 1992.47.1, © 1984, Frank DiPerna
Garden of Eden, Arches N.P. Utah, from the portfolio…
Artist
Date1984
chromogenic print
Not on view
Frank DiPerna, Water Hyacinth, Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, from the portfolio Shadowless Places, Deserts of the Southwest, 1983, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Vladimir and Eileen Toumanoff, 1991.151.9, © 1984, Frank DiPerna
Water Hyacinth, Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico, from the…
Artist
Date1983
chromogenic print
Not on view
Frank DiPerna, Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii, 1987, chromogenic print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 1990.63.4, © 1987, Frank Di Perna
Haleakala, Maui, Hawaii
Artist
Date1987
chromogenic print
Not on view

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      Toots Zynsky was born Mary Ann, but was called Toots almost from birth. She earned her BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design then went to Seattle to study with Dale Chihuly at the Pilchuck Glass School. Since then, she has returned to Pilchuck as a teacher. In the mid-1980s, she spent six months in Ghana, on a special research project, recording Ghanaian music. In 1995, her work was shown at special exhibitions in Tokyo, Zurich, Italy, Philadelphia, and Chicago.