Glenn Davison
Glenn Davison
Chelmsford, MA
Glenn Davison is internationally known as a kite workshop leader, kite builder, kite designer, author, speaker, and kite flyer.
Summary:
Wrote 12 books about kites
Member of NASA-run Tethered Aerosystems Working group
Past Chairman AKA Kite Education Committee
Past AKA Director at Large
Past President Kites Over New England; "Kite Club of the Year 2018"
Past Vice-President of Kites Over New England Kite Club
AKA Convention Workshop Chairman - ran 50 workshops in two years
Educator with over 100 school visits
Workshop leader with over 100 workshops
Kite Festival Performer with over 100 festivals and events
STEM Event specialist
Member of WSIKF World Record 101-person Quad-Line Kite Team
Workshops: Glenn brings his knowledge of aerodynamics and materials to deliver hundreds of workshops in many countries around the world.
Kite Making: Created more than 50 miniature kite designs, which have won first place for smallest, best in flight, and judge’s special award, as well as a $50 prize and a $500 prize.
Kite Art Exhibits:
Featured Artist at the Arlington Center for the Arts, MA in June/July 2023
"Kites in Balance" at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA
"Flying High" at the Lakes Region Art Association Gallery, Tilton, NH
"Earth, Wind, and Sky" exhibit in Cooperstown, NY
"Kites in Flight" for two months at the Nashua Library, Nashua, NH
"Kite Fabric" at the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, MA
"Kite Demonstrations" at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA
Displayed kite artwork exhibits at many kite festivals in the USA and Canada
Advertising:
Designed and built a Wan-Wan kite for a commercial by Hunter Douglas called, "Live Beautifully"
Designed and built an 8' Rokkaku kite and 20' tail for the Washington DC Metro System
Designed and built an advertising windsock for whythingsfly.com
Featured Flyer: at the Antigua Kite Festival, Bogota Colombia Festival de Verano, Bug Light Kite Festival in Maine, Dieppe International Kite Festival, Verdun International Kite Festival in Canada, Leba International Kite Festival in Poland, Wildwood International Kite Festival in NJ, Sculpture Fields in Tennessee, St. Honore Kite Festival in Canada, St. Placide Winter Festival in Canada, Tohu in Montreal, Kites on Ice Winter Festival in Wisconsin, Atlantic Coast Kite Festival in VA, LBI Festival in NJ, Taipei International Kite Festival in Taiwan, the International Kite Festival in Gujarat India, and the Windless Kite Festival in Long Beach Washington sponsored by the World Kite Museum.
In the News: Featured on HGTV, the Boston Globe, Kiting Magazine and many other publications.
Video "Improving the Flight of Reluctant Kites."
Video at Kitty Hawk Kites in Nags Head NC
Volunteer: Jimmy Fund, Autism Alliance, Lynn Arts, American Kitefliers Association, Special Olympics, Cambridge Science Festival, Kites Against Cancer, Miracles and Magic, Bridgewater State University.
Competitor: Rokkaku Kite Battle Champion having taken first place in the AKA Nationals, Wildwood International Kite Festival, New England, Black Ships, Soundwinds, St. Honore Festival in Canada, and the Smithsonian kite festival.
Author of these books: (Most available on Amazon)
Kites in the Classroom (downloaded 30,000 times)
How to Fly a Kite (downloaded 15,000 times)
Kite Event Organizer's Manual