URBANGLASS - Key Persons
AlexKruegerisamultidisciplinaryartistworkingoutofNewYorkCity.HefirstbeganworkingwithglassduringhishighschoolyearsandlaterstudiedunderProfessorScottDarlingtonatBowlingGreenStateUniversity.Alexhasshownworkbothnationallyandinternationallyandhaspiecesinvariousprivatecollections.SomeofhisworkshavebeenfeaturedatVerticalGalleryinChicagoaswellasStreamGalleryinHongKong.Alexworksinanimprovisationalmannertodevelophisartinthehotshop.Alex'sworkfocusesonusingtheglass'sinherentpropertiestocreatecomplexinterpersonalnarratives.Hehascollaboratedandworkedwithvariousglassartistsanddesignersandhastaughtmultipleartprogramsatschools.Mr.Kruegerstrivestoencouragestudentstoworkontheirartisticapproachwithoutfeelingrestrainedtothenewnessorunfamiliarityofamaterial.Hehelpstobuildanunderstandingofthebasicprinciplesofgravity,heatandtiming.Hebelievesthefirststepisasolidfoundationor"canvas"toexploreandextrapolateoffof,leavingroomforadditionstothepieceandallowingthemtogroworganicallywiththeartist.
AlexanderRosenbergisaPhiladelphia-basedartist,educatorandwriter.HereceivedaMasterofScienceinVisualStudiesfromMITandaBFAinglassfromRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign.Hisartisticpracticeisrootedinthestudyofglassasamaterial,inconjunctionwithbroadinterdisciplinaryinvestigationcrossingoverintomanyothermediaandresearchareas.
Alexanderpursueshisartisticpracticewithresidencies,teaching,performancesandexhibitionsinternationally.Heistherecipientofthe2012InternationalGlassPrize,anAwesomeFoundationGrant(2019),TheSheldonLevinMemorialResidencyattheTacomaMuseumofGlass,AWindgateFellowshipattheVermontStudioCenter,TheEsther&HarveyGraitzerMemorialPrize,UArtsFADFGrant,andthedeFloresHumorFundGrant(MIT).HehasattendedartistresidenciesatTheMacDowellColony,WheatonArts,UrbanGlass,VermontStudioCenter,StarWorks,PilchuckGlassSchool,GlazenHuisinBelgium,RochesterInstituteofTechnology,RadicalHeart,andWorcesterCraftCenter.HiswritinghasbeenpublishedinGlassQuarterlyMagazine,TheGlassArtSocietyJournal,andtheArtBlog.HewasafoundingmemberofHyperopiaProjects(2010-2018),headedtheglassprogramatUniversityoftheArts(2010-2017),andwasanartistmemberofVoxPopuligallery(2012-2015).HewascastontheNetflixSeries,BlownAwayin2018andhecurrentlyteachesatSalemCommunityCollege.
Alwaysplayingwithnewmaterials,AliFeeneyisdrawntoallthingssoft,shiny,andcontrasting.Emergingartist,businessowner,andeducator,herresearchfocusesongendernorms,crafthistories,materials,andfamilydynamics.FeeneyreceivedherBFAfromAlfredUniversityin2015andherMFAfromtheUniversityofTexasatArlingtonin2020.FeeneycurrentlylivesandmakesartinBrooklyn,NewYork.
AlexandraDeFabbia-KaneisaglassartistlivinginQueens,NY.AlixgraduatedfromMassachusettsCollegeofArtandDesignin2015.Sincethen,shehasbeenworkinginNewYork,focusingonglassforlightingdesignersandartists,aswellasteachingworkshopsforintermediateandbeginnerglassblowers.In2020,AlixandfellowdesignerMollyBurkecreatedSunside&Co.,wheretheycreatetablewareandfloralfunctionalpieces.
AmandaLaddhasbeenworkingwithflowersprofessionallyforover15years.ShebeganworkingasadesignertosupportherselfasanactorandentertainerinNYCandfellinlovewiththecraftof"petalpushing".CurrentlyAmandaworkswithInFullBloom,aprivatedesigncompanyinNYC.WhennotshuckingtulipsorstrippingrosesyoucanfindAmandaonstagewithNewCircleTheatreCompany.AmandalivesinBrooklynwithherhusbandBrianandherlittledogLou.
AmiraRogers,multimediumartist.AmiraRogersisacontemporaryartistwithalife-longpassionforcreatingartinmultiplemediums,whobeganexploringartataveryyoungage.AmiraformerlystudiedartforthefirsttimeattheacclaimedArt'sHighSchoolinNewark,NJ,thenwentontoearnherBachelorofFineArtdegree,withaminoringraphicdesign,fromSetonHallUniversity.Amiraconsidersherselfaninteractiveartistworkinginvariousmediums(photography,glass,acrylicpaint,pencilandmarkertonameafew).ToAmira,artisincompletewithouttheengagementoftheviewer.ToaddtothetraditionalartskillsAmirahasalso(Flameworking,Kilnforming/MosaicandGlassBlowingskills).Shecreatesglassmosaicsasworksofartthatoftendoubleasfunctionalitems.Herartisinfluencedbymusic,natureandhereverydayexperiences.RecentlyAmirawasgrantedtheopportunitytoworkwith3differentglassdemosatthemuseumofglassinTacomaWashingtonforthenationalGlassArtSocietyConference2022.Shewasalsooneofthespeakersforthecommunitypanelattheconference,speakingabouthertimeteachingandmakingglassartinNewarkNJasawomanofcolor.ThisyearshesharedhervoiceagainSpeakingtotheyoungwomenofSadieNashLeadershipProject.OneofthenotedArtistsinthe2023CulturalConnections"AmiraRogersreceiveda2023FinalistawardfromtheNewJerseyStateCouncilontheArts."NotedArtistin:NewarkArtsFestivalattheNewarkMuseumofArt2022and2023,ArtintheAtrium"BlackArtintheSun"2023,TheGallerySpaceRahway"CulturalConnections5thAnnualCelebrationofAfricanAmericanArtists.
AnaStavaracheisanativeNewYorkerandajunioratParsonsSchoolofdesign.ShehasbeenwithUrbanGlasssince2020,whenshetookpartoftheBloombergArtsProgram,andhascontinuedtoworkwiththestudioasshebegancollege.AnaiscurrentlystudyingArchitectureandBusinessManagementandenjoysexploringdifferentmediumsandskills.
AnnaRileyisaresearcher,teacher,andartistinterestedinmaterialculture.Herresearchandcreativeprojectshavebeensupportedbyfellowships,residencies,andgrantsfromtheCenterforCraft,theBrooklynArtsFund,UCBerkeley,ResidencyUnlimited,theCorningMuseumofGlass,UrbanGlass,theMuseumofArtsandDesign,andDieuDonnéPapermill.SheiscurrentlyagraduatestudentattheBardGraduateCenter,NY.
AustinDavenportGrierisaglasspersonfromNorthernCaliforniawhohasdabbledinallfacetsoftheglassworldfromtinydetailedbeadstoimmersivedecorativeglasshallways.
I'mAustinFrantz,anAtlantanativeandAtlantabasedartist,withexperienceinseveralmediumsofart,includingceramics,sculpture,photography,anddesign.IhaveaBFAfromtheE.G.WelchSchoolofArtandDesignatGeorgiaState,withafocusongraphicdesign.Ibeganmakingstainedglassasasidehustlebutquicklydevelopedapassionforit,andwiththeenthusiasmofmycustomersitbecamemyfull-timegig.I'mfocusedonmakingqueerstainedglasspanels-theoppositeofyourgrandma'sstainedglass.I'maimingforthefunny,graphic,andunexpected.
AveryShaffer,anartistanddesignerworkinginkiln-formedglass,receivedhisBFAfromEastCarolinaUniversitywithaconcentrationinpainting.AsapartneratEllenburgandShaffer,acommercialglassstudiothatcreatesnationallyprominentwork,Shafferusesceramicfibers,vitreousenamels,andsyntheticpolymersinhisemotiveenvironmentalglass-scapes.
AyaOkiisaJapaneseartistbasedinSanBernardino,California.Hertechniqueofglassblowingisintendedtoexpressthetruecharmofglass.Herpersonalapproachisbornduringtheconversationshehaswhileinteractingwitheachpiece.Herworkiscreatedoutofherdesiretoconveytherealpleasureofblownglass.
Ayacompletedherundergraduateandmaster'sdegreesinglassattheAichiUniversityofEducation,JapanandwasawardedtheGrantsforOverseasStudybyYoungArtistsfromthePolaArtFoundationandtheProgramofOverseasStudyforUpcomingArtistsfromtheAgencyforCulturalAffairsinJapanforstudyingabroadasaresearchingartist.HerdreamofstudyingabroadintheStatesledhertogotoCaliforniaStateUniversity,SanBernardinobeforecompletingherMFAatRochesterInstituteofTechnologyin2014.Sincethen,shehasbeentravelingtheworldasanartistandaneducator.
BenBarocashasbeenlampworkingborosilicateglasssince2002.OvertheyearshehasexhibitedinsoloandgroupshowsinRuckusGallery,StokedGallery,LongIslandGlass,MadeGallery,SherlocksGlass,1PercentGallery,andmanymore.HehascollaboratedwithtopartistsinthefieldandhisworkisavailableatgalleriesandstoresintheUS,Canada,andUK.
Beginningbymakinganameforhimselfincontemporaryglassmarbleshequicklymovedontostudyinghollowworkaswell.Withafocusinadvancedpatternworkhehasmasteredandinventedtechniques,andbroughthisuniquestyleandideastothefieldoverthepast20years.
BrookeHamlingisanartistworkingincastglassandceramics.SheiscurrentlytheheadofresearchanddevelopmentatZircarLuminarGlassProducts.Inadditiontomakingherowncastglassartwork,Brookeworkstorefine,improve,andteachmaterialscienceprinciplestoglassandmetalartists.Hergoalistoeducateartistsaboutuniquematerialsandteachnewtechniquesthatsupportthecreativeprocesswhileworkingwithglass.BrookeisaNewYorkStatenativelivingandworkingintheHudsonValley.
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Caroline(Coco)PicardisawriterandcuratorbasedinNewMexico.AstheExecutiveDirectoroftheGreenLanternPress,shehaspublishedover40booksonart,theory,andliterature.
CedricMajorMitchell,LosAngeles-basedglassartistfromOklahomawhohonedhisskillswhileattendingTulsaCommunityCollegestudyingbusiness.Learningabouttheglassart-formasanemerginglocalhip-hopartistwhilerecordinginthemusicstudio,heimmediatelyenrolledasanelective.Asastudent,hequicklytransitionedintoanapprenticeandinstructoratTheTulsaGlassblowingSchool.
CedricMitchellDesignwasfoundedin2018,teachingprivateglassblowingclassestothegeneralpublicandworkingwithdesignersintheareatohelpcreatetheirprojects.CMDquicklygrew,withasmalllineofcandlesthattransitionsintoacocktailglassandotherelegantstylesofdrinkware.Alsoworkingwithhigh-endstoressuchasMohawkGeneralStoreandHeathCeramicstocreatecustomcollections.
CharleneFosterakaChaChaChainzrepresentsthegoldstandardinglasschainmaking.Apioneerofthetrend,shehasbeenperfectingtheartofflawlessandseamlesslinkssince2002.
CharlieGolonkiewiczlivesandmakesglassinBrooklyn,NY.AftergraduatingfromAlfredUniversityin2015,hebeganlearningandworkinginseveralglassblowingstudiosbeforefoundingLEGlassworksin2022,wherehecreatesuniquetimelessglasswareaswellasteachingclassesandfreelancingforartistsanddesignersinNYC.
Mostlyknownformixedmediasculptureofteninvolvingglass,ChristopherDuffyispartdedicatedcraftsmanandpartculturaldilettante.HehaslivedinNewYorkCitysince2006inBrooklynandorQueens.SincemovingtherehewasinstrumentalintheformationoftheNO-profitexperimentalmusic,performance,andartspaceParisLondonWestNileinBrooklyn.HehasworkedwithandfabricatedglassobjectsforartistsMichikoSakano,ThaddeusWolfe,JeffZimmerman,andLinseyAdelman,amongothers.ForseveralyearsheworkedandtouredtheworldwithmusicianGirlTalk(GreggGillis)asa"hypeman"fabricatingandoperatingonstagevisualelementsandprops.Hewastheassistantartdirectorontheshort-livedcultclassicIndependentFilmChanneltelevisionseriesFoodparty,createdbyThuTran.HeiscurrentlythestudiocoordinatorforJosiahMcEllheny'sstudioinBrooklynNY.In2014HebegancollaboratingwiththemusicduoEaters(JonathanSchenkeandBobJones)toformsomethingofamultimediapowertrio,andcontinuestomakememorablevisualeffectsandelementsfortheirliveshowsandambientGlassArmonicabasedperformances,aswellasmakingcollaborativesoundsculpturesandinstallationsundertheEasterscreativeumbrella.HeearnedaBFAfromtheClevelandInstituteofArtin2003,hasbeenawardedfellowshipsbyTheCreativeGlassCenterofAmericaandStarworks,andhastaughtatTheUniversityoftheArtsinPhiladelphia.ChristophercontinuestomakeglassandmixedmediaartworksandhasexhibitedthroughouttheUnitedStates,andEurope.
Brooklyn-basedartistChrisFreemanhasworkedinthefieldofneonsince1985.Themajorityofhisworkhasbeenthefabricationofsite-specificlightsculptures,aswellastheengineeringandmanufactureofneonandColdCathodelightingwithNYC-basedlightingdesignersandarchitects.HehasworkedasaneontechnicianforJosephKosuth,KeithSonnier,andStephenAntonakos,andhasbeencommissionedforsite-specificneonworksfortheNewarkPublicSchoolsandtheWildwood,NewJerseyConventionCenter.HehastaughtneonlightingatTheNewYorkExperimentalGlassWorkshop,BrooklynGlass,andceramicsculptureatTheSchoolofVisualArts.
ChristopherKerr-AyergrewupinruralVermont.Hestartedlearningaboutglassin2009,asanapprenticeinasmallproductionstudio.Kerr-Ayerrefinedhisskillandstudiopracticethroughworkingasaproductionassistantandemployee.HeholdsaBachelorofFineArtsinSculpturefromJohnsonStateCollege,Vt.Hiscollegiatestudies,workshops,andresidencieshaveexposedhimtoabreadthofdesign,aesthetic,andhistoryofglassmaking.Hisworkstretchesfromconceptualsculpturetofunctionalhousewares.Hisinterestininvestigatingthelinebetweenfunctionalandnonfunctionalobjectsiswhatdriveshimtomakenewwork.Heinterpretseverydayobjectsasawaytodisassembleidentity,fragility,andobjectsthemselves.HecurrentlylivesinBurnsville,NC,wherehemaintainshisstudiopractice,aswellasmakingobjectsforTHEPOOLGLASSWORKS,hisdesign-forwardhousewarescompany.
CoreyPemberton(Americanb.Reston,VA1990)receivedhisBFAfromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityin2012.HehascompletedresidenciesatThePittsburghGlassCenter(PA),Bruket(Bodø,NO),aswellasaCoreFellowshipatthePenlandSchoolofCrafts(NC).HecurrentlyresidesinLosAngeles,Californiawhereheworksasaproductionglassblowerandfocusesonhismixedmediapaintingpractice.
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DavidLicataisaglassartistfromWhitePlains,NewYork.HeisagraduateofCranbrookacademyofartwithaMFAinmetalsmithingandaBFAinSculptureandArteducationfromSUNYNewPaltz.HehasovereighteenyearsofvariousglassworkingexperienceworkinginstudiossuchasAdeptusArts,SalusaGlassworks,WheatonArts,andPetersValley.DavidhasexhibitedinsuchshowsasSOFANY,Chicago,GlassWeekend,andLauraDonefersglassfashionshowsinCorningandVenice.
DavidLicataisanartistfromWhitePlains,NewYork.HeisagraduateofCranbrookacademyofartwithaMFAinmetalsmithingandaBFAinSculptureandArteducationfromSUNYNewPaltz.
DeborahAdler'scareerasaglassblowerspansnearlytwodecades.Ofthattime,15yearswerespentinNewYorkCityworkingfromthestudiosofUrbanGlassandGlassRoots.Shehasdevelopedseveralbodiesofworkandexhibitedthemnationallyinnumerousgalleries,artfairs,andcraftshows.Deborahwasaleadglassbloweronteamsfabricatingworkforprominentcontemporarylightingdesigners.In2015,sheleftNewYorkandrelocatedtoSeattle,WAwheresheworkedasanartistassistantwhileremainingfocusedonthedesignandproductionofherwork.Recently,DeborahacceptedthepositionasAssociateDirectorforVetriandTraverGallerylocatedinSeattle,WA.
EfratLipkinwasborninIsrael,in1984.FormerlyfromTelAviv,sheiscurrentlyestablishingherpracticeinNewYorkCityfollowinghergraduationfromtheYaleSchoolofArt.Lipkincreateslargescaleinstallations,combiningindustrialmaterialsintoarchitectural,engineered,anddetailedsystems.Lipkin'sapproachtotheinvestigationofmaterials,theirresonanceandfunctions,asmeansofanemotionalphysics,hasresultedinastill-developingvocabularyofstrangetechnicalforms.HerInstallationsanddrawingsasktheviewertoexamineasitewithinspace,formanarrativethroughsensation,toestablishnewwaystoengagewiththeconstraintsofreality.
LipkinreceivedaB.A.fromHamidrashaSchoolofArt,Israel(2011),andanM.F.A.fromYaleUniversity,SchoolofArt(2020).Lipkinhasexhibitedinavarietyofpublicandartist-runspacesinTelAviv.AnArtist-teacher,Efrat,hastaughtinpubliceducationalinstitutionsinIsraelasawaytobroadenthecommunicationofArttoyouth.AtYale,LipkinreceivedtheSusanH.WhedonHonoraryAward,inrecognitionofanoutstandinggraduatingstudentinSculpture,andtheAliceKimballEnglishTravelingFellowship.FollowingaresidencyatthePilchuckGlassSchool,herpracticehasexpandedthroughtheuseofglasswork.
BornandbredinBrooklyn,EllisfellinlovewithglasstakingclassesatUrbanGlasswhileinhighschool.AfterattendingTylerSchoolofArtandArchitecturehereturnedtoNewYork,wherehesplitshistimebetweenUrbanGlassandhisstudioinMountaindaleNY.Hisworkfocusesonexperimentationinpatternandtexture,incorporatingblownglassandcastmetal.
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EmilyDoerflein'sworkcapturesthehumanformusingglassaswellasmixedmaterials.AfterreceivingherBFAfromtheTylerSchoolofArtandArchitecture,EmilyhasmovedbacktoNewYorktojointheUrbanGlasscommunity.
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EvanVoelbelreceivedhisBFAin3D/GlassfromMassachusettsCollegeofArtin2010.Followinghisundergraduateeducation,EvanworkedasateachingassistantatMassart,asastudioassistantforglassartistslocaltoMassachusettsandalsoasagafferandteacheratanumberofglassstudiosintheBostonarea.
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GabrielCohenisonehalfofFredericks&Mae-acompanythatstarted12yearsagomakinghandmadearrows,tasselsandkites.Thecompanyhassincegrownintoadesignmanufacturingbusinessthatcreatesaninhousecollectionofhousewaresandgifts,inadditiontorunningastorefrontthatcarriestheworkof48othermakersandhostsspecialexhibitionsandevents.
Anavidfanoffrozentreats,GayleFormangravitatestowardthingsthatmelt,spill,andgenerallymakeamess.Artist,designer,andadministrator,herstudiopracticeandresearchfocusesonplay,imagination,theabsurdandtheeveryday.Theworkisrealizedasperformance,video,photography,installationandsculpture.FirstencounteringglassatthePittsburghGlassCenterinherhometown,FormanreceivedherBFAinGlassfromtheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesignin2014.From2014-19,shewaslocatedinNorfolk,VA,astheProgramCoordinatorattheChryslerMuseumGlassStudio.
Formanhasexhibitedandpresentedaboutherworkinternationally,mostrecentlyasaSaxeEmergingArtistduringthe2018GlassArtSocietyConferenceinMurano,Italy.Asa2019FulbrightU.S.Study&ResearchgranteeshewasinSãoPaulo,Brazil,researchingnotionsofmaterialmalleability,gambiarra,andsearchingforthewiggle.
GhislaineSabitiisaninterdisciplinaryFrench/AmericanCongolese-bornartist,apainter,costumedesigner,andflameworkerwhowasraisedontheoutskirtsofParis,FranceandisnowbasedinNewYork.ShestudiedfineartatAtelierChantierduCoqandgraduatedwithhonorsinfashiondesignfromAtelierChardonSavardinParis,France.Shestudiesglasslamp-workandphotodecalsatUrbanGlass.ShehighlightsthetechnicalformusedinbothAfricanandEuropeanarts,whichstressformandcolor.
SabiticompletedafellowshipattheCaribbeanCulturalCenterAfricanDiasporaInstituteCycleVIIIoftheSpringICA,andNewYorkfoundationoftheArtsImmigrantArtistProgram.HerworkhasbeenexhibitedandcommissionednationallyandinternationallyinFranceandtheU.S.innumerousgroupexhibitionsandsoloshowsincludinggalleriesandmuseumsuchasElTeatrodelMuseoDelBarrio,OccupyMuseumDebtFairattheWhitneyBiennial,AtelierRosal,WestfieldStateUniversityArnoMarisGallery,RioGallery,shapeshifterlab,HarlemSchooloftheArts,BrooklynFilmandArtFestivalandSmallSpaceFest,andPoeParkVisitorCenter.GhislaineisnominatedbyChashamaforanartistresidencyattheMarcelBreuerHousePocanticoCenter/RockefellerBrothersFund,JamaicaCenterandLearning,Urbanglass,ChashamaandCommissionfortheLexingtonHotel,NewYork,SalonduPrêt-à-Porter.SabitiwasalsoanawardwinnerfortheDupontDeNemourshosierydesigncompetitionforDIMCompany.
GoldiePobladorwasborninthePhilippineswhereshereceivedherBFAinStudioArtsfromtheUniversityofthePhilippinesin2009.In2015,sheobtainedherMFAinGlassattheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesignandhasbeenutilizingglassflameworkinginherartpracticeforthepast14years.HerworkinterpretsnarrativesfromPhilippinehistoryandcultureandshapesthemintoconceptualcreationsthatreflectherlovefornatureandherunique,cross-culturalpersonalexperience.
HanDuongresidesinBrooklynandisapart-timeartistandcrafter.AnAlumniofUrbanGlass'sBeadProject,shelovesusingherhandstocreatecolorfully-cuteglassfigurinesandaccessories.
UndertheartisticnameHANMADE,HannahMartinworkswithglass,wool,andyarnasherprimarymediumstocreatewearablepiecesandhomeaccessories.Combiningthesemediumsincohesiveworksofart,sheexploreswaysthematerialscomplementandenhanceeachotherdespitetheirdifferences.BornandraisednearAtlanta,Georgia,shereceivedherBAinAnthropology-withafocusintheculturalandmedicalsubfields-fromGeorgiaStateUniversityin2020andisnowanartistworkingoutofManhattanandBrooklyn.Heranthropologicallensprovidesherwithadynamicviewofthehumanexperienceandisanessentialtoolinherworkassheexploresherconnectiontoherselfandtheworldaroundherthroughherart.Herworkislightheartedinspiritandseekstoleaveanimpactofpurejoyandhumanconnectionthroughcreatingpositivityandplayfulness.
HilaryWangisamakerturnedarchivist.SheholdsaMSLISfromthePrattInstituteSchoolofInformationandwastheGuggenheimMuseumBorn-DigitalArchivesFellowandaformerGraduateFellowatBarnardCollegeArchivesandSpecialCollections.HerpracticehastakenhertothearcticcircleandthepotteryfactoryatKohlerArts/Industry.Asaculturalheritageworker,sheisinterestedindigitalpreservationandpromotingarchivalaccess.SheholdsaBachelorofFineArtsinGlassfromtheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign.
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IpekgrewupinIstanbul,Turkeyandisaglassartist,curatorandanarchitect.ShemovedtoBrooklynin2018afterreceivingherMFAdegreeinGlassfromRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign.BeforemovingtotheUSAsheworkedasaresearchandteachingassistantinarchitecturedepartmentsandglassworkshops.Shehasalsovolunteeredasaninstructoratachildren'sartworkshop.ShecompletedherMAonHistoryofArchitecturein2014andfocusedonthehistoryofarchitecturalglass,particularly19thcenturygreenhousesoftheOttomanEmpire.Shestillenjoysvisitingbotanicalgardens,stoppingbythewarmgreenhousesandlookingatplants.ShecurrentlymakesstainedglassworkandmosaicsinherstudioinBrooklynandalsopracticesglassblowingatUrbanGlass.
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JasmineAnokye,a2016BeadProjectAlum,isthefounderofWaystedStudio-anartisticlifestylebrandpassionatelycommittedtoselfcareandbodyautonomy.Amovementthatservestoempowerandinspirewomxnkindtoembracetheirbodiesandcelebratethemselves.Formanypeoplewhostrugglewiththeirmentalhealth,blackwomxninparticular,takingcareofthemselvesisapoliticalact.WaystedStudioexistsasaglobalcatalystforradicalself-lovethatrevolutionizesthewayweseeandinteractwitheachotherasindividualsandasacommunity.
JasonMontalvo,MPS,LCAT,ATR-BCisaBrooklyn-basedArtTherapistwithover15yearsofexperienceinworkingwithyouthofdiversebackgroundsandiscurrentlyworkingwithat-riskfosterchildren,adolescents,andtheirfamiliesthroughouttheNewYorkCityareacurrentlywiththeagencyMercyfirst.
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JenineBressnerhasbeensculptingglasswithtorchessince1998,andlasercuttingtextilessince2009,havingstudiedglassatRISDanddigitalfabricationthroughMIT.
JessiLi(b.1987)grewupinJerseyCity,NJ.TheyholdanMFAfromHunterCollege(2019)andaBAfromBardCollegeatSimon'sRock(2009).Limakessculptureabouttheinstabilityexistenceinglass,clay,andrepurposedobjects.
JessicaTsaiearnedherBFAinsculpturefromtheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesignin2011.SheworkedinNewYorkCityasanartfabricator,moldmaker,andmuseumpreparator.
JohnDillard(B.Gulfport,MS,USA1995.)IsaninterdisciplinarysculptorlivingandworkingBrooklyn,NY.AfterreceivingaBFAfromRinglingCollegeofArtandDesign,JohncontinuestoshownationallyandinternationallywithresidenciesatPenlandSchoolofCrafts,BurrenCollegeofArt,andGeorgeEnescuUniversityoftheArts.
MynameisJohnMcGuckinandI'vebeencraftingwithglasssince2014.IgraduatedfromSalemCommunityCollege,NewJersey,in2020.WhilethereIearnedadegreefocusedinscientificglasstechnologies.Myworkhasconsistedofpendantandmarblemakingwithborosilicateglass.
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KacieLeesisaninterdisciplinaryartistandprofessorbasedinBrooklyn,NewYork.Lees'vividworksexamineaffectivequalitiesoflightandtertiaryspaces.
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RegistrarKellieKrousebreaksdowntheprocessoftemperingchocolate,andthemany(somewhatsurprising!)similaritiesthisdelicioustechniqueshareswithglass.
KellieAnnKrousewasbornandraisedinSouthernCaliforniaandiscurrentlylivingandworkinginBrooklyn.HavingattendedNewYorkUniversity,shehasdevelopedapracticebasedinmixedmedia-withanemphasisonceramics,textiles,andglass.AftergraduatingshewentontoworkandassistatUrbanGlass.ShehasshownworkinNewYork,Berlin,andSanFrancisco.SheiscurrentlyworkinginstainedglasswithaproductlineunderthenameSolderedCurves.
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MynameisLeniseOmeasoo,I'vebeencreatingbeadedjewelryforthepast10years.Startingoutwithsmallhairaccessoriesformydaughter,thenmovingontolargerpiecesformygrowingfollowing.
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LisandraisabuddingartistbasedinNewark,NJ.Herartjourneybeganlastyearwhenshewasacceptedintoafellowshipprograminwhichshespent7weeksatPeter'sValleySchoolofCraftstudyingmultiplemediumsandcreatingworkforanend-of-showexhibition.
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LucasKernan(they/them)isasecondgenerationglassblowerandtechnicianatUrbanGlass.
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BrooklynbornartistMalcolmKriegelbeganhiscareerasamakerinhighschool.
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MarcyChevaliisavisualartistwithanMFAfromtheMaineCollegeofArt;shehasbeenbasedinNewYorkCitysince2008.
MattJacobworksinglassandillustration.Hisartisticpracticeofteninvolvesfoundglass,coldprocesses,andneon,buthealsoenjoysblowingglass,drawingcomics,andmakingzines.
AfterstudyingGlassattheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign,Meganfoundherselfwheremanymakersdo,supplementingmultiplejobsintheartsbyworkinginhospitality.
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MichaelDavisstartedworkingwithstainedglassin1975,andhasworkedatmanystainedglassstudiosinCaliforniaandNewYorkCity.InNewYorkheworkedfor:Rambush,GreenlandStudio,JackCushen,St.Ann'sandtheGilStudio.Davisalsoranhisownglassblowing,stainedglassshopinLongIslandCityfor18years.Hehasdonemanyresidentialcommissions,restorationsandrepairs,andhisblownpiecesweresoldatTiffany&Co.for4years.DaviswasalsoafreelancemoderndancerinNYCfor15yearsappearingwithmanydowntowncompaniesincluding:BillTJones,DavidGordon,StephenKoplowitzandBethLeonard.
DavisstudiedglasspaintingwithJohnNessbaumandAlbinusElksus.
MichelleBayatstartedworkingwithglassatUrbanGlasswithaclasswhileattendingPrattInstitute.Herloveandfascinationworkingwithglassledtoanindependentstudythathasnowturnedintoapersonalpassion.
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MichikoSakano,wasbornandraisedintheculturallyrichcityofKanazawaontheWestCoastofJapan.HerfamilyhascarriedthetraditionandbusinessofKimonomakingthatdatesbackgenerations.ThisupbringingandtheinfluenceoftraditionalJapaneseaesthetics,includingminimalism,disciplineofline,originaldesignandtherigorofhandcraft,shapedMichiko'sperspectiveearlyandcontinuestoguideherapproachtoglass.
MiguelUnsondrawsinspirationfromarchaeologicalambiguityanddeliberatechaos.HefoundhisvoiceinglasshavingcompletedaMastersDegreeinCommunicationandPackagingdesignatPrattInstitute.
NateCottermanisknownforhismoderninterpretationofglassobjects,usingtraditionalVenetianglassblowingtechniques.
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NishaBansilworksinNYCandtheCatskillRegionofNY,whereshefabricatescommissionedglassworksaswellasherpersonalprojects.ShehasbeenaresidentartistatTheStudioofTheCorningMuseumofGlass,andBullseyeProjects.
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
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- Member of the Board of Directors
Pearwareisacollaborative,multidisciplinaryNYCbasedwears&waresprojectrunbyartistsMikaAgariandCarolHu.Theirworkusessalvagedmaterials,handmadeandbootleglanguagestocreateone-of-a-kindworksthatexpressahumorousfunctionalityandaspiritofplayfulexperimentation.ThetwobegantheirglasspracticethroughtheUrbanGlassBeadProjectandhavebeenobsessedeversince.
PhilGaripisaneonartistandfabricatorbasedinBrooklyn.HeisaSagittarius,acatparent,andhislovelanguageisimprov.
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Art Center Program Manager
RachellivesinRichmond,VAwhereshemaintainsafulltimeartpractice.Shedabblesinamyriadofmaterialsandformsofexpressionasamultidisciplinaryartist.Inhercurrentproject,AncientTruthInvestigators,shecombinesherloveofperformancewithherdevotiontomaterialexploration.
SheholdsaBFAinMaterialStudiesfromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.RachelhastaughtatnumerousinstitutionsincludingArrowmontSchoolofCrafts,PrattFineArtsCenter,PenlandSchoolofCrafts,UrbanGlassandtheVisualArtsCenter.
Shewasa2017residentartistattheMuseumofArtsandDesigninNYCasapartoftheArtists'StudiosProgram,andtherecipientofa2016CGCAFlexibleFellowshipatWheatonArtsinMillville,NJ.ShehasshownherartworkinvariousgalleriesandmuseumsincludingAlma'sRVAGallery,TheBrooklynMetalWorksGallery,TheBullseyeGalleryNewYork,HellerGalleryinNY,NY,QuirkGalleryinRichmond,VA,TheRacineArtMuseuminRacine,WI,TheSocietyofContemporaryCraftinPittsburgh,PA,TheMuseumofContemporaryArtinNorfolk,VAandTheMuseumofContemporaryCraftinPortland,OR.
RebeccaErdeisadesigner,fabricatorandeducatorbasedinBrooklyn.Shehasadiversebackgroundinglasscasting,architecture,woodworking,metalworkinganddigitalfabrication.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
RobPanepinto,alsoknownas"p0ng,"discoveredtheartofglassblowingatUrbanGlassinthemid-1990sandhasbeenpursuinghispassioneversince.Overtheyears,hehashonedhiscraftthroughteachingandcollaboratingwithotherartists,constantlypushingtheboundariesofwhat'spossiblewithglass.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Rosshasbeenworkingwithglasssince2005afterbeingintroducedtothematerialatFranklinPierceUniversitywhilegettinghisB.S.inBusinessAdministration.
RowanReneeisaBrooklyn-basedartistwhoexploreshowqueeridentityismediatedbythelaw.Intheirresearch-ledpractice,theycollectimagery,textanddocumentsthataddresstheintergenerationalimpactofgender-basedviolenceandincarcerationfromStaterecordsandfamilyarchives.
SallyPraschstartedworkinginglassin1970withLloydMoore.ReceivedBFAinCeramicsandGlass,alsodegreesinAppliedScienceandScientificGlassTechnology.
‘Makingglassbeadsismypassion.'Sheilafindsinspirationinnature,herextensiveworldtravels,anywhereandeverywhere!
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Senior Studio Technician
ShuheiFujiiisaJapaneseglassblowerwhoworksoutofUrbanGlass.Inaloud,bustlingBrooklyn,Shuheitriestoimbueeachglassvesselwiththesubtletyandsimplicity,andthebeautyandquietness,ofJapanesecraft-making.
OriginallyfromBuenosAires,Argentina,SilviaLevensonimmigratedtoItalyin1981,duringthe"disappearances"oftheDirtyWar.In2004,LevensonreceivedtheRakowCommissionAwardfromtheCorningMuseumofGlassinNewYork,andin2008shewasshortlistedfortheBombaySapphirePrize.In2016shereceivedtheVeniceGlassAward.
SimoneKearneyisawriterandanartistlivinginNewYorkCity.SheisauthorofDays(BelladonnaPress,2020,forthcoming),MyIda(UglyDucklingPresse,2017),andInThrees(MinuteBOOKS,limitededitionartistchapbook,2013).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
SuzanneHeadreceivedherBFAindrawingfromtheClevelandInstituteofArtin2016.Withamulti-facetedapproachtovisualstorytelling,Suzannehascreatedworkinpencil,paint,clayandglass,inadditiontopursuingpublicartasamuralist.
TaraTraisterisanartistandmilitaryveteranwhoservedintheNavyandArmyNationalGuardfrom1992-1998.ShebeganmakingartasawaytohealfrommilitarytraumainarttherapyworkshopsattheBrooklynVeteran'sMedicalCenter.
TerriSiglerreceivedherMBAfromUCLAandaBAfromHowardUniversity.Adevotedstudentofglass,Terri'sartisticexpressionsareinterpretedthroughvesselsandsculpturalart.She'sstudiedattheCorningMuseumofGlass,PenlandSchoolofCraftsandPilchuck,amongothers.SheiscurrentlyastudioartistintheNewYorkarea.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
BornandraisedinJapan,TomoSakaidiscoveredglasswhenshewasateenager.AftergraduatingfromtheglassprogramatTamaArtUniversityinTokyoin2002,shemovedtoasmalltownintheglassmakingregionoftheCzechRepublictostudyglassengraving.
VictoriaAhmadizadehMelendezhasbeenaprofessionalglassworkerforover13years,apaththathasledhertoartistresidenciesatPilchuckGlassSchool,TheCreativeGlassCenterofAmerica,MASSMoCA,STARworksGlassLab,andtheUTAGGlassandNeonStudios.Herworkhasbeenshowninternationallyatseveralvenues,mostnotablyinYoungGlass,aonce-per-decadeexhibitionfeaturingrisinginternationalglassartistsunder35.DomesticallysherecentlyexhibitedatDelawareContemporaryinWilmington,ContemporaryCraftinPittsburghandUrbanGlassinBrooklyn.HersculpturesareincludedinNewGlassReview#33and#38,publicationsofTheCorningMuseumofGlass.AhmadizadehMelendeziscurrentlyfacultyatTylerSchoolofArtandArchitecture,fromwhichshereceivedherBFAinGlass.SheholdsanMFAinCraft/MaterialStudiesfromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
WesValdezlivesandworksnearPhiladelphia,PAasanartistandeducator...
YiyiWeiisaninterdisciplinaryartistbornandraisedinChina.ShereceivedaBFAfromtheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesignGlassDepartment,whereshebegantoconsiderherartworksasprocessesthatperceivetheentangledconnectionsbetweenhumanandnon-humanexistences.