Preston Singletary learned glassblowing through practical experience, first on a production team at Glass Eye Studio and then as an assistant for Seattle artists, including Benjamin Moore and Dante Marioni, and for Venetian glass masters, such as Lino Tagliapietra, Cecco Ongaro, and Pino Signoretto. He also took workshops at Pilchuck Glass School and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound, Washington.
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Singletary's art is inspired by his Tlingit cultural heritage and represents a blending of indigenous design with European glassblowing traditions. Drawing from Native American, Maori, Hawaiian, and Australian Aboriginal artists, his work has become highly influential in the contemporary indigenous art world. In his words:
"The artistic perspective of indigenous people reflects a unique and vital visual language which has connections to the ancient codes and symbols of the land, and this interaction has informed and inspired my own work."
Singletary is represented in major art collections around the world, including those of The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Seattle Art Museum; The Mint Museum of Art and Design; The Corning Museum of Glass; The Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; and the Handelsbanken in Stockholm, Sweden.