8th Annual Workhouse Glass National
Group show; Vulcan Gallery, W-16 1st Floor
On View: October 22, 2022 – January 8, 2023
Reception Date: November 12, 2022, 6 - 8pm
Workhouse Arts Center is proud to present the 8th Annual Glass National, an exhibition highlighting the depth and breadth of contemporary functional and sculptural glass artworks being created throughout the country. This year's juror, Ginny Ruffner, named Master of the Medium by the James Renwick Alliance in 2007, reviewed over 70 artworks and selected 26 which incorporate a combination of a contemporary spirit and technical mastery of the material. Glass National is a unique opportunity to view and experience a variety of styles and techniques encompassing the glass artwork field today.
For more information about exhibits at the Workhouse Arts Center, contact Audrey Miller audreymiller@workhousearts.org
Artist Talks
Glass National Awardees
BEST IN SHOW: Rain Maker
Jennifer Hecker, New York, 2021,
Flamedworked and sandblasted borosilicate, welded Steel, found objects,
30 in x 10 in x 10 in,
$2,000
1ST PLACE: Garden Flowers Thru Rose Colored Glasses
Winn Jones, Virginia, 2022,
Torchworked boro and soft glass on and off mandrel, using tubing and rods,
18 in x 6 in,
$500
2ND PLACE: I Traveled This Land
Beryl Brenner, New York, 2021,
fused glass,
85 in x 110 in,
$10,000
HONORABLE MENTION: MMNgM
Ethan Samaha, Virginia, 2022,
PETG plastic, Transformer,
64 in x 3 in x 3 in,
$1,750
HONORABLE MENTION: Open Structure
Jon Rees, Indiana, 2022,
Lost PLA casting and coldworking,
4 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 12 in,
NFS
8th Annual Workhouse Glass National
Anthurium
Karen L. Abbott, Virginia, 2021,
Pate de Verre (Bullseye glass powders),
14 in x 8 in x 2 in,
$1,200
Crazy for the Blues
David Barnes, Virginia, 2022,
Kiln-formed fused art glass,
16 in x 22 in x 3 in,
$1,250
I Traveled This Land
Beryl Brenner, New York, 2021,
fused glass,
85 in x 110 in,
$10,000
Vibrant Trees
Beryl Brenner, New York, 2022,
fused glass,
12 in diameter,
$1,400
Migration
Deborah Carlson, Colarado, 2022,
Layered, cold assembled and kiln-fused glass, glass paint,
11 in x 20 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in,
$1,600
Mycology 101
Sage Churchill-Foster, New York, 2020,
Flameworked and Blown Borosilicate glass,
6 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 8 in,
NFS
Yacht Club
John Cowgill, Kentucky, 2020,
Fused Bullseye glass,
6 in x 11 in,
$450
"I Trace Your Feet Like Transparent Thrones...I Dream of Your Clinging, I Am Not Alone
Anthony D'Amico, Virginia, 2021,
Bullseye glass, sgraffito,
53 in x 26 in,
NFS
Corona Variations
Teddy Deveroux, North Carolina, 2020,
Fused Bullseye glass, murrini creation with vitrigraph kiln, fusing: glass mounted on aluminum canvas,
20 in x 16 in,
$575
Shogun Trio
Andrew Gallagher, Virginia, 2022,
Fused galss, pattern bar and strip construction,
18 in x 4 in,
$439
Garden Flowers Thru Rose Colored Glasses
Winn Jones, Virginia, 2022,
Torchworked boro and soft glass on and off mandrel, using tubing and rods,
18 in x 6 in,
$500
A River Runs Though It
Sarah Pick, Maryland, 2021,
Fused glass, reactive colors,
8 in x 10 in x 5 in,
$400
Cathedral Portal
Jon Rees, Indiana, 2022,
Lost PLA casting and coldworking,
5 in x 5 1/2 in x 8 in,
NFS
Open Structure
Jon Rees, Indiana, 2022,
Lost PLA casting and coldworking,
4 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 12 in,
NFS
MMNgM
Ethan Samaha, Virginia, 2022,
PETG plastic, Transformer,
64 in x 3 in x 3 in,
$1,750
Swag
April Shelford, Washington DC, 2021,
Bullseye glass, fused and pattern bar elements,
6 in circumference x 9 1/2 in,
$400
Losing Sight/Taking Flight/Going Dark
Trebs Thompson, Delaware, 2022,
Traditional stained glass, painting, fusing, adhesive,
60 in x 72 in,
NFS
Zen and Chaos Series: Diminishing Returns
Karen Werth, Washington DC, 2022,
Fused glass with silk screed imagery, hand finished and slumped,
$500
Ocean Offering
Janet Whittenberg, Maryland, 2022,
Sandcast base, kiln fired sheet glass and frit,
18 in x 14 in x 9 in,
$695
Wonder Island
Nancy Wu and Jean Davis of Resurrect Studio, New York, 2022,
Century old New Work City upcycled glass, scrap stained-glass and resin,
12 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in x 5 in,
$4,500
At the Sea bottom
Tamah Graber, Maryland, 2022,
Fused glass, frit, powder, vitrograph, stringers,
14 in x 18 in,
$475
What Direction Next?
Merrilee Harrigan, Washington DC, 2022,
Fused glass, silver inclusions, pressed glass,
14 in x 11 1/2 in,
NFS
Rain Maker
Jennifer Hecker, New York, 2021,
Flamedworked and sandblasted borosilicate, welded Steel, found objects,
30 in x 10 in x 10 in,
$2,000
Innasci 042021
Mark Hill, Maryland, 2021,
Fused, sandblasted, blown and polished glass,
12 in x 8 1/2 in x 5 3/4 in,
$1,850
Blue Waffle
Amoretta "Amie" M. Hoeber, Maryland, 2022,
Blown glass,
6 in x 6 in x 7 in,
$300
Arise
Lynda Slayden, Maryland, 2022,
Fused Glass,
8 in x 12 in,
$150