
| 1940 | geboren in New York City |
| Studium der Architektur und Bildhauerei | |
| 1956-57 | Art Students' League of New York, Classes in life drawing |
| 1958-60 | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, School of Architecture,design, sculpture, painting and |
| drawing | |
| 1963 | Oskar Kokoschka School of Vision, Salzburg,
Austria, |
| Abt. Skulptur Prof. Alfred Hrdlicka, Summer sculpture program, prize winner | |
| 1962-1966 | University of California, Berkely, Dept. of
Architecture, |
| Bachelors in Architecture with Honors and the American Institute of Architects' | |
| 1968-1871 | University of California, Berkely, Dept. of City
and Regional Planning, |
| Masters of City Planning |
| Seit Mitte der 1990 beschäftigt sich Ed
Kirshner mit Glas- und Neonkunst sowie mit den neuen wissenschaftlichen Theorien des "Selbstorganisierten Chaos". Um seine Kenntnisse zu fördern, besuchte er viele Klassen für Glas und Neonkunst. |
| 1995 | Academy of Arts College, San Francisco, Neon sclpture class |
| 1997-1999 | Pilchuck glass School, Seattle, WA Summer classes
in neon, glass and gas plasma |
| 1996-2001 | California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA Numerous, studio glass classes |
| 2000 | Corning Glass School, Corning, NY Summer class in glass and gas plasma |
| 2002 | Northlands Glass School, Scotland, Master Class with Irene Frolic |
| 2003 | The Crucible, Oakland CA, Neon Sculpture with Christian Schiess |
| ARBEITEN
IM ÖFFENTLICHEN BEREICH Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, USA Internationaler Terminal, Flughafen San Francisco, USA |