Contact

Vitreous glassworks
Unit 201
500 keele st. toronto on Canada m6r 3c9 416-737-4527
John wilcox
john@vitreous.ca

John Wilcox ARCH.TECH. (graduate) CAHP.

John is a dedicated professional stained and heritage glass glazier/conservator with over thirty years of experience. Starting in the1980’s at R. McCausland john learned from artisans that had been there since they returned from WW2. John’s firm, VitreousGlassworks, has successfully conserved & consulted hundreds of windows over the last quarter century. John has a deep respect for heritage fabric and adheres to internationally recognized best practices.

 

Affiliations

  • Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
  • Association of Preservation Technology
  • Architectural Conservancy of Ontario
  • American Glass Guild
  • Stained Glass Association of America

 

Pertinent Studies

  • Glass Studies- Sheridan College 1988
  • Glass Studies -OCAD 1991
  • Architectural Technology Graduate –Ryerson U. 1996
  • Glass Art Society, Tampa 1999, New York 2000, Corning 2001
  • Material Conservation MIT Architecture, Boston. Glass 2010, wood 2012
  • Stained Glass Association of America, Syracuse 2011
  • Modern advances in stained glass conservation, ICOMOS/Corpus Vitrearium Amsterdam 2013
  • Preservation of Stained Glass, APT/AGG Washington 2015
  • Conservation of Stained Glass, Corpus Vitrearium/ICOMOS Paris 2015
  • Glass Adhesives Workshop, Canadian Conservation Institute. Ottawa 2016
  • Studio Visit, York Glaziers Trust, York UK 2017
  • Window Conservation Workshop, APT Buffalo NY 2018

 

Select Awards

  • Stained Glass Conservator, Massey Mansion Laylight, Heritage Toronto Award for Craftsmanship 2018
  • Stained Glass Conservator, St. Michael’s Cathedral, +VG Arch. Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence 2017
  • Stained Glass Consultant, St. Michael’s Hospital Chapel, SBA Arch. EGD. CAHP award 2016
  • Stained Glass Conservator, Sisters of St. Joseph/ERA/ShimSutcliffe Arch.Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence 2014
  • Stained Glass Consultant, St. Thomas Courthouse FGMDA CAHP Award of Merit 2014
  • Stained Glass Conservator, Arch. Conservancy of Ontario, Sharon Temple JD Strachan Craftsmanship Award 2010
  • Stained Glass Consultant, Birks Clock for GBCA Arch. & City of Hamilton,CAHP Award 2008
  • Stained Glass Conservator, Royal Ontario Museum ERA Arch. CAHP Craftsmanship Award 2006

 

Lecturer/Educator

  • Association of Preservation Technologists, Historic Glass Manufacture Techniques, Buffalo NY 2018
  • Willowbank School of Restoration Arts, Queenston ON stained glass instructor 2007-2017
  • American Glass Guild, Stained Glass Conservation Practice Rochester NY 2017
  • Ontario Heritage Trust, Glass Lectures – multiple events
  • Sheridan College, Stained Glass Instructor 2000/2001
  • Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Glass Lectures- multiple events
  • Heritage Toronto, Glass Lectures & Tours – multiple events
  • City of Toronto, heritage grants committee member, multiple events