Amber Cowan is an artist and educator working out of Philadelphia, PA. In 2014, she was awarded the Museum’s Rakow Commission. She has taught alongside, and been the teaching assistant to, many prolific artists, including Paul J. Stankard, Gianni Toso, … Read more →
Philadelphia-based glass artist Amber Cowan visited the Museum last night to unveil the piece she made for this year’s Rakow Commission, an award given to up-and-coming or established artists whose work is not yet represented in the Museum. Her piece, entitled … Read more →
Philadelphia-based artist Amber Cowan has been named as the recipient of the Rakow Commission in 2014. Combining old glass and new, Cowan’s art references consumption, reuse, and the history of the glass industry through the remaking and re-contextualization of commercial … Read more →
Welcome to part two of my photojournalistic quest to document and share the incredible happenstance that was the Hot Glass Roadshow at SOFA Chicago. Having our glassblowing stage set up for demonstrations at this expo was a wonderful opportunity for people … Read more →