Marlene Rose was born in New York in 1967 with art all around her. Her mother was a painter and her father a sculptor of found objects. Rose was educated at Promfret School in Connecticut; Tulane University in Louisiana; and California College of the Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California. Rose’s sculptures in glass are modern works of art that resonate with references and allusions to other cultures and civilizations. Rose is among the first artists to use traditional bronze casting methods with glass, having used and developed such practices since the 1980’s. Her sculptures are endowed with an inner light that is a function of not only how they are made but also of her affinity for the medium of sandcast glass.