
11th ANNUAL WORKHOUSE GLASS INTERNATIONAL
On View: October 11, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Reception: Saturday, December 13, 6 pm - 8 pm
Vulcan Gallery, Building W-16, 1st Floor

Challenging the boundaries of functional & sculptural glass art
Workhouse Arts Center proudly presents the 11th Annual Glass International, showcasing the beauty, breadth, and technical mastery in contemporary glass art. This exhibition, juried by Susie J. Silbert, features a diverse range of techniques and creative visions, offering an opportunity to experience how artists challenge the boundaries of functional and sculptural glass art. The Workhouse Arts Center’s anticipated annual Glass International exhibition highlights the versatility that defines glass today.
This exhibition will feature 49 artworks by 33 artists from 13 states and the District of Columbia, as well as the Czech Republic and Japan, selected from a pool of 168 submissions.
Participating Artists
Karen Abbott, Sherry Been, Laura Bertapelle, Lee Campbell, Madi Cano, Anthony D'Amico, Patricia De Poel Wilberg, Teddy Devereux, Candi Durusu, Deb Eldredge, Ruth Gowell, Tali Grinshpan, Jennifer Halvorson, Merrilee Harrigan, Shayna Heller, Mikelle Hickman-Romine, Sara Hitchcock, Benjamin Johnson, Natsuki Katsukawa, Ian Kessler-Gowell, David King, Kristýna Kroulová, Hethre Larivee, Gregory Lastrapes, Paula Mandel, Kimberly McKinnis, Ellen Mead, Paul Messink, Bryan Ratcliffe, Rebecca Ravenal, Nicholas Ricci, Nadine Saylor, Sherry Selevan, Dori Settles, April Shelford, Carolyn Spears, Austin Turley, Karen Wilson, Andi Wolfe, Katharine Wood, Huan Zhao
Juror Awards, 2025
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First place
Carolyn Spears
Wisconsin
Impact, 2022, Solid glass, 6”x9”
This work was made by pressing local lake ice into the surface of hot glass leaving behind an impression of its fleeting presence. -
Second Place
David King
Ohio
Echo (pink), 2024, sheet glass and silicone glue construction, 6”x9”
Echo is a series of investigations into the architecture of everyday objects. I encase colorful ambiguously useful items in a glass box which elevates, protects, and echoes the form into a slightly less resolved glass shape. -
Third Place
Huan Zhao
New York
Black Cat with Teal Eyes, 2025, Glassblowing Stuffed Cup, Sandblasting, 18x14cm.
Created through a complex “stuffed cup” process using three layers of colored glass, the piece was meticulously sandblasted in stages to reveal shifting tones each interacting to create subtle depth and dimension. -
Honorable Mention
Austin Turley
WisconsinCoupler (gray 6 panels), 2025, Kiln formed cold worked, 23”x17”
Spontaneity improvisation and techniques of the bricoleur are the result of keen observations which can lead to finding relevancy in the unexpected.
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Honorable Mention
Laura Bertapelle
PennsylvaniaImelda End Table, 2023, Cast Glass, millwork, metal, 21”x17”
End table featuring custom tapered steel legs and stretchers adding a delicate geometric detail that plays with the reflective qualities of metal while providing a nonintrusive border around the cast glass.

Juror
Susie Silbert
Susie J. Silbert is a curator, writer, and speaker known for her innovative approaches to interpreting the built world and her thought leadership on contemporary glass. She is a champion of new ways of thinking, a teller of stories that haven’t been told, and an advocate for artists and the creatively engaged.
