Dante Marioni

His father, Paul Marioni, was involved in the American studio glass movement and, as a result, Dante was constantly exposed to the glassblowing artists of the San Francisco Bay Area.

After graduating from high school, he started to pursue glassblowing as a career; working full-time at The Glass Eye.

Marioni learned the art of glassblowing from masters like Lino Tagliapietra, Benjamin Moore, and Richard Marquis.

Marioni’s ensemble of glass vessels includes variations of vases, goblets, flasks, cups, and pitchers.

His works reveal combinations of classical Greek, Italian, and modern forms using opaque and transparent colors.