Jean Claude Novaro

Jean Claude Novaro was born in Antibes, France in 1943 and has become a world-renowned glassblower whose works now grace galleries, museums, and private collections throughout the world. What began as small glass animals sold to tourists has evolved into internationally celebrated fine art, and he is represented by Park West Gallery.
At just 14 years old, Novaro apprenticed with a glassblower in France, training until he was 20. He then spent the next decade managing production and his own apprentices at a glass factory. In 1973, he struck out on his own, inspired by innovative glassblowing developments happening in the United States. This marked the beginning of his journey to explore the creative potential of glass in entirely new ways.
Throughout the 1980s, Novaro achieved tremendous success creating lamps and sculptures. He earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for the largest hand-blown work ever created. Known for pioneering techniques like hand-painting between layers of blown glass, he works without an assistant, maintaining complete artistic control over each piece.
Today, Jean Claude continues to create in his studio on the Cote d’Azur of southern France, where he works alongside his wife and children, surrounded by their farm’s menagerie of animals.