9th Annual Workhouse Glass National
Group show; Vulcan Gallery, W-16 1st Floor
On View: November 4 – January 14, 2024
Reception Date: November 11, 2023, 6 - 8 pm
Workhouse Arts Center is proud to present the 9th 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, Kristina Logan, reviewed over 80 artworks and selected 34 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 Sarah Berry at sarahberry@workhousearts.org
Juror’s Statement
It was an honor and exciting to jury the 9th Annual Workhouse Glass National Exhibition.
As a studio artist working primarily in glass, I have a deep appreciation for this material and how it can be used as a form of expression. I was delighted to see the breadth of work in this year’s applicants. It was a pleasure to spend time with the submitted pieces and a difficult process to make final selections that would inevitably exclude some very accomplished work.
My goal was to focus on assembling a collection of work that would highlight glass as an artistic material and leave the viewer with a sense of appreciation for not only each individual piece but also for the collection as a whole.
I am very proud of all the artists who are represented in this special collection at the Workhouse.
-Kristina Logan, November 2023
Award Winners
BEST IN SHOW
Cherry Pie
Lesa Chaney, Ohio, 2022
Fused glass, frit
3 in x 17 in x 11 in
NFS
1st PLACE
I Hope The Russians Love…
Anthony D’Amico, Virginia, 2023
45 in x 36 in x 2 in
Fused glass
NFS
2nd PLACE
Hail, Hail
Jennifer Hecker, New York, 2023
44 in x 24 in x 15 in
Flameworked and sandblasted glass, found objects, dyed MDF, electric light
$4,000
HONORABLE MENTION
If You Read This
Brynn Hurlstone, Pennsylvania, 2022
14 in x 24 in x 16
Soft glass, borosilicate glass, steel, water
$1,100
HONORABLE MENTION
Peanuts
Jane Hartman, Maryland, 2023
1 in x 6 in x 6 in
Non-traditional Pate de Verre; fused glass
$195
Glass National Artwork
Summer Spiderweb
Karen Abbott, Virginia, 2022
Pate de Verre, glass powders
12 in x 10 in x ¼ in
$850
Tribute to Ms. Lois Mailou Jones
Kate Barfield, Maryland, 2022
Kiln-formed glass
25 in x 18 in x 6 in
$800
Yesterday Cities
Sarah Barzmehri, Maryland, 2023
Glass, metal
14 in x 14 in x 10 in
$850
Smashed
Sarah Barzmehri, Maryland, 2023
Glass, found objects
8 in x 6 in x 1 ½ in
$850
Cherry Pie
Lesa Chaney, Ohio, 2022
Fused glass, frit
3 in x 17 in x 11 in
NFS
Bee Keeper’s Daughter
Sage Churchill-Foster, New York, 2023
Flameworked glass
9 in x 3 in x 3 in
$500
Specimen
Sage Churchill-Foster, New York, 2023
Flameworked glass
11 in x 4 ½ in x 4 ½ in
$1,500
Morning Dew
John Cowgill, Kentucky, 2023
12 in x 10 in x ½ in
Fused stained glass with glass frit and glass paint
$650
I See You
John Cowgill, Kentucky, 2023
Fused stained glass with glass frit and glass paint
$650
Mannequins Night Out
John Cowgill, Kentucky, 2023
10 in x 10 in x ½ in
Fused stained glass with glass frit and glass paint
$650
The Curator of Empty Spaces
Anthony D’Amico, Virginia, 2023
27 in x 12 in x 2 in
Fused glass, steel, illumination
$2,500
I Hope The Russians Love…
Anthony D’Amico, Virginia, 2023
45 in x 36 in x 2 in
Fused glass
NFS
Tranquility Pond
Deb Eldredge, Virginia, 2023
15 in x 15 in x 4 in
Fused, torched, and sandblasted art glass, “freeze and fuse” glass powder, frit.
$585
The Windows
Olga Gobernik Kon, New Jersey, 2023
19 in x 9 in
Glass mosaic, wood
$1,500
The Choral
Olga Gobernik Kon, New Jersey, 2023
16 in x 18 in
Glass mosaic, wood
$2,500
Reflection
Olga Gobernik Kon, New Jersey, 2023
15 in x 12 in
Glass mosaic, wood
$1,500
Golden Woods Series #5
Merrilee Harrigan, Washington D.C., 2023
17 in x 12 in
Fused reactive glass, silver
$600
Peanuts
Jane Hartman, Maryland, 2023
1 in x 6 in x 6 in
Non-traditional Pate de Verre; fused glass
$195
Hail, Hail
Jennifer Hecker, New York, 2023
44 in x 24 in x 15 in
Flameworked and sandblasted glass, found objects, dyed MDF, electric light
$4,000
but for your presence
Brynn Hurlstone, Pennsylvania, 2023
48 in x 48 in x 13
Hot and cold worked glass, steel, water, water soluble laser printed text
$1,900
If You Read This
Brynn Hurlstone, Pennsylvania, 2022
14 in x 24 in x 16
Soft glass, borosilicate glass, steel, water
$1,100
Blue Geometry
Patricia Isaacson, Arizona, 2022
14 in x 11 in x 4 in
Glass, metal frame
$595
Spring Blooms
Julianna Kirk, New York, 2020
12 in x 14 in x 4 in
Layered Bullseye glass, Ferro Sunshine Enamels, metal base
$720
Queen Anne’s Lace
Martin Kremer, Maine, 2023
13 in x 6 in x 1 in
Fused murrini, coldworked and slumped glass
$800
Local Florist
David Law, Mayland, 2023
26 ½ in x 29 in
Opalescent glass, copper foil
NFS
We the Broken People
Paul Messink, California, 2023
20 in x 14 in x 4 in
Sheet glass, Pate de Verre
$1,800
Cosmic Leaf 01
Steven Ramsey, North Carolina, 2023
16 in x 7 in x 5 in
Blown glass with silver leaf
$1,200
Cosmic Leaf 02
Steven Ramsey, North Carolina, 2023
16 ½ in x 8 in x 5 in
Blown glass with silver leaf
$1,200
Gravity’s Loom
April Shelford, Washington D.C., 2023
13 in x 6 in x 5 in
Bull’s Eye glass, pattern bars
$375
Appetizer
April Shelford, Washington D.C., 2023
16 in x 10 in x 5 in
Bull’s Eye glass, pattern bars
$375
Spring Has Sprung
David Smith, Pennsylvania, 2023
6 ½ in x 6 ½ in 2 ¾ in
Hand-blown and furnace-worked Soda-lime glass, glass frit, zanfirico cane glass
$400
Birds of a Feather I
David Smith, Pennsylvania, 2023
8 in x 4 in 4 in
Hand-blown and furnace-worked Soda-lime glass, glass frit, glass murrine
$800
Angel Zadkiel
Phoenix Tawnyflower, Virginia, 2020
16 in x 20 in
Tack fused glass and acrylic on canvas
$50
Transformation Trilogy
Robert Wiener, Washington D.C., 2023
12 ½ in x 27 in
Fused and coldworked glass
$1,200