Tim Tate is a nationally acclaimed contemporary glass artist best known for his amazing reliquaries that combine blown and cast glass, found objects and video and audio components to tell stories that are sometimes political, dealing with social cultural issues, sometimes humorous, simply making you smile. When viewed, these unique and often haunting pieces evoke a wide range of emotions and call to mind personal experiences of the viewer. Tim's award-winning work is in the permanent collections of numerous museums including the Mint, The Renwick Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution, the Katzen Art Center, the University of Richmond Art Museum, the University of Virginia Art Museum, and Vanderbilt University. He is a founder and co-director of the Washington Glass School and Studio, a unique educational facility in the Washington DC area offering hands-on instruction and workshops in a variety of glass techniques. It encourages research and exploration of new techniques in all aspects of glass and media, and it offers an opportunity for artists in other media to experience the unique character of glass.