Kevin Lockau graduated from the glass program of Ontario College of Art and Design before becoming a resident artist at the Harbourfront Crafts Studio, and studying at the Pilchuk Glass School with Libensky, Van Loo and Vallien. As his most recent recognition, Kevin Lockau was among five Finalists for the 2006 Saidye Bronfman Award.From the Bronfman Virtual Gallery recognizing that accliam. Kevin Lockau, a leading innovator in hot glass casting techniques, lives and works north of Bancroft, Ontario.He is best known for his work and his role in the development of the glass studio at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario.Always aware of the interactions of humans with nature, he often collects various sized stones from the shores of Lake Superior, carves them and combines them with glass to make his sculptural pieces.Lockau has received numerous international scholarships and awards, and he is a founding member of "10 North", a group of Canada's foremost glass artists.In 2003, Lockau founded the Stone Carving Symposium that takes place annually in Bancroft, Ontario.He was also a member of the advisory committee that set in motion a new glassblowing program at Fleming College's Haliburton School of the Arts.He has exhibited his work across Canada and in the United States, France, Finland, Germany and Sweden.