Dante Marioni was educated in glass making at Pilchuk Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, and the Penland School of Craft, North Carolina. His work has been shown widely in both solo and group exhibitions throughout the world. His many honors include The Outstanding Achievement in Glass, Urban Glass Award, from the N.Y. Contemporary Glass Center, NYC; The Young Americans Award, from the American Craft Museum, NYC; and the Louis Comfort tiffany Foundation Award, Oyster Bay, NY. His work is displayed in many prominent Museums both here and abroad.