Omaha, Nebraska’s Gallery 72 features 11 glass artists in a show that shows the scope of glass as a sculptural medium that opens this week. Titled “The Greatness of Studio Glass Art” the exhibit runs Friday, October 24 thru Saturday, November 15, 2014. The show includes Washington Glass School artists Allegra Marquart and Michael Janis.
From the gallery: This is a very powerful show with artists that are internationally, nationally and regionally recognized for the strength of their work. And it has an impressive breath of styles ranging from hand blown to sculptural to story telling using glass to create images.
Allegra Marquart / photo: Anything Photographic
Studio glass is one of the most dramatic sculptural mediums because it offers the artist such a wide range of unique options for their work. The clarity and optics of the glass, the vast array of surface treatments, colors from vivid to subtle and the layering of colors and textures.
Artists in the show:
John Littleton/Kate Vogel: Cast, hand blown and cold work
Therman Statom: Cut, construction, paint and found objects
Harvey K. Littleton: Hand blown and hot worked
Gary Beecham: Hand blown, cut and fused
Victor Chiarizia: Hand blown with hot work
Allegra Marquart: Fused and sand carved panels
Chad Fonfara: Hand blown and formed sculptures
Chad Fonfara
Michael Janis: Fused and cast with powder imagery
Jiyong Lee: Cut, laminated, carved, and surface refining
Corey Broman: Kiln-formed and hand blown
Tom Kreager: Hand blown
Gallery 72 1806 Vinton Street, Omaha, NE 68108
Opening Reception: Friday, October 24, 5:00 to 9:00 pm
Gallery/Panel Talk: Wednesday, October 29, 7:00 pm
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