Owen Morrel

Morrel_Matrix

Owen Morrel was born in 1950 in Amityville, New York with the Atlantic Ocean in his backyard. Morrel attended Skidmore College, Colgate University and the Cranbrook Academy. He eventually moved to the Greek island of Paros to study classical ceramics, later returning to New York. He turned from pottery to sculpture, and is today best…

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Robert Neffson

Neffson_Vaporetto

Robert Neffson was born December 28, 1949 in New York City. He began attending classes at the Art Students League of New York in 1961 and then Boston University College of Fine Arts, graduating in 1971. He went on to earn his master’s degree there in 1973. Neffson is known for his photorealistic street scenes…

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Odd Nerdrum

Odd Nerdrum, Three Namegivers

Odd Nerdrum was born in Sweden. Raised in Norway, he dropped out of high school at eighteen and began his studies at the National Academy of Art in Oslo but was never made to feel welcome in an environment that was hostile to Nerdrum’s interests in a more traditional technique and style. Nerdrum is known…

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Thomas Ostenberg

Wing and Prayer

Thomas Ostenberg was born in Nebraska, grew up on a ranch in Colorado and spent his teenage years between Colorado and Florida. He works primarily in bronze. The power and durability of his finished pieces belie his approach to the medium, which is quite fluid and intuitive. “Sometimes I will have a bit of clay…

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Matyas Pavlik

Matyas Pavlik, Arctica

Born 1984 in the Czech Republic, Matyas Pavlik lived for much of his life in the United States, Mexico and Portugal before returning to his home country. Like his mother, the well-known glass artist Vladimíra Klumpar, he was artistically inspired by the various cultures. His impressive glass sculptures alternate between highlighting geometric and organic shapes.

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Stephen Powell

Pyronic Droopy Lips

Stephen Powell (1934-2021). He received his MFA from Louisiana State University in 1983 and taught in several schools in the U.S. and Australia. Powell is best known for his very large-scale, dramatic multi-colored vessels. His pieces are so large that they take a team of several glass artists to execute. In contrast to the large…

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Lorenzo Quinn

Lorenzo Quinn_Gravity

Lorenzo Quinn was born in 1966 in Rome, Italy and lives in Barcelona, Spain. He is an Italian sculptor and former actor and the son of actor Anthony Quinn. Quinn’s childhood was split between Italy and the United States. His father had a profound influence on him. He is best known for expressive recreations of…

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Henry Richardson

Orb

Henry Richardson resides in New York City. His path as a sculptor began at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and has continued in a circuitous manner in the decades since. He has worked in many mediums including concrete, steel, stone and wood, but says that the mastery of chiseling glass has allowed him to explore more…

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Adriana Rinaldi

Adriana Rinaldi, Plum Pudding

Adriana Rinaldi was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and moved to Italy with her family when she was very small. Her experience in Italy had a profound artistic effect on her – she kept busy in her countryside home drawing whatever she saw. The artist returned to Canada and continued her artwork as a hobby throughout her high school years and after 32…

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Marlene Rose

Rose_OH Series - purple, green, orange

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…

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