Trenton Quiocho is a Filipino-American, Tacoma, WA native who has worked with glass for over 15 years in various capacities. He has held positions as a glassblower, hot shop technician, and teaching artist with organizations including Chihuly Boathouse, Glassybaby, Hilltop Artists, and the Museum of Glass. Currently, he is a glassblower at the Chihuly Boathouse in Seattle. Quiocho curated and exhibited at Tacoma Art Museum's GATHER: 27 Years of Hilltop Artists exhibition in 2022, as well as showcased work at ArtXchange Gallery (Seattle), Auburn City Hall, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Columbia City Gallery (Seattle), Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY), Fulcrum Gallery (Tacoma), Parasol Projects (New York), Vashon Center for the Arts, and Vetri/Traver Gallery (Tacoma/Seattle). He has held residencies at the Museum of Glass (Tacoma), Corning Museum of Glass (New York), and Barrio Glassworks (Carlsbad, CA). He has received awards from Allied Arts Foundation, Artist Trust, Museum of Glass, and Pratt Fine Art Center. In addition to teaching at Hilltop Artists, he has taught classes at Pratt Fine Arts Center and UrbanGlass, and will be teaching at Pilchuck Glass School in 2024. He was also a contestant on the Netflix glassblowing competition show, Blown Away. He is especially passionate about advocating and creating more accessible and sustainable opportunities for young BIPOC creatives to explore glassblowing.
