Dale Chihuly Net Worth 2024: Age, Height, Weight, Wife, Kids, Bio-Wiki

Dale Chihuly is a popular American glass sculptor and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the best glass sculptors of all time and is the recipient of the Seattle Weavers Guild Award as well.

Maybe you know about Dale Chihuly very well, but do you know how old and tall is he and what is his net worth in 2024? If you do not know, we have prepared this article about details of Dale Chihuly’s short biography-wiki, career, professional life, personal life, today’s net worth, age, height, weight, and more facts. Well, if you’re ready, let’s start.

Early Life & Biography

Dale Chihuly was born on the 20^th of September 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, the U.S. to parents, George and Viola Chihuly. His only brother, George Chihuly, died in a Navy aviation training accident in Pensacola, Florida, and a couple of years later, his father died of a heart attack. Coming to his education, he has studied at Woodrow Wilson High School, from where he graduated in 1959.

He then joined the College of Puget Sound, but he transferred to the University of Washington in Seattle, a year later, to study interior design. He joined Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity in 1961, and the following year, he chose to drop out of the university and began studying art in Florence. He took a weaving class where he added glass shards with tapestries. In 1965, he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in interior design from the University of Washington.

He then received a full scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He earned a Master of Science degree in sculpture in 1967. He has also studied at the Rhode Island School of Design from where earned the Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture in 1968. In the same year, he was awarded a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant for his work in glass, as well as a Fulbright Fellowship.

Personal Life

Dale Chihuly married Sylvia Peto in 1987, but they got divorced four years later in 1991. He married Leslie Jackson in 2005, and the two have been together ever since. Together, they have a son, Jackson Chihuly. He suffered a car accident in 1976, which blinded his left eye. Three years later, he dislocated his right shoulder while bodysurfing. After this, he wasn’t able to hold the glass blowing pipe because of which he hired others to do the work.

Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on the 20th of September 1941, Dale Chihuly is 82 years old as of today’s date 24th April 2024. His height is … M tall, and his weight is … Kg.

Career

Dale Chihuly spent the early years of his professional life teaching at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine. He founded the Pilchuck Glass School near Stanwood, Washington, with John Hauberg and Anne Gould Hauberg. He has also founded the Hilltop Artists program in Tacoma, Washington, at Jason Lee Middle School and Wilson High School. Dale Chihuly and his artists were the subjects of the popular documentary, “Chihuly Over Venice.”

Chihuly and his artists also appeared in the documentary “Chihuly in the Hotshop.” Dale’s works have been greatly popular, and some of his popular works include Navajo Blanket Series, Northwest Coast Basket Series, Seaform Series, and Macchia Series. There have been exhibitions of his work including, Reflections on nature, Kew Gardens, London, Chihuly at The Dallas Arboretum, Dallas Arboretum, Dallas, Texas, and Chihuly in the Garden, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia.

Awards & Achievements

Here is a list covering some of the Awards and Achievements earned by Dale Chihuly:

• He was the recipient of the Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts by the University of Wisconsin in 2013.
• He was the recipient of the Seattle Weavers Guild Award in 1964.

Net Worth & Salary of Dale Chihuly in 2024

As of April 2024, Dale Chihuly has gathered a net worth of $15 Million. He has garnered most of his earnings from his career as a Sculptor and Entrepreneur. He spent the early years of his professional life teaching at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine. His popular works include Navajo Blanket Series, Northwest Coast Basket Series, Seaform Series, and Macchia Series. Also, he was the subject of the documentary, “Chihuly in the Hotshop” with his artists.

Dale Chihuly has been a great sculptor and entrepreneur, and his work shows that. One lesson which we can all learn from his life is the kind of dedication he has for his work, which is proven by the fact that he has continued to work even after sustaining such fatal injuries. With that being said, we wish him the best of luck and health for all his future endeavors.