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I remelt the old glass shard by shard through the process of flame-working and glassblowing to create the multitudes of forms which create my sculptures.
About Amber Cowan
Amber Cowan’s sculptural glass work is based around the use of recycled, up-cycled and industrial scrap glass. She uses the process of flame-working and glassblowing to transform the material into lush collages and sculptural assemblages. Antique glass elements are used to activate and animate the material into a visual feast of historic objects through a contemporary lens.
Cowan lives and works in Philadelphia where she received an MFA in Glass from Tyler School of Art and Architecture of Temple University. She has been a faculty member of the department since 2011.
Cowan was awarded the 2023 Delphi Award from The Smithsonian Women’s Committee, a 2021 United States Artists Fellowship in Crafts and was the recipient of the 2014 Rakow Commission from The Corning Museum of Glass. Her work can be found in the permanent collections of over a dozen museums in the US and worldwide including The Museum of Art and Design, New York, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and The Shanghai Museum of Glass.
Amber Cowan CV
EDUCATION
2011
MFA Glass, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2004
BFA 3-Dimensional Design/Concentration in Glass, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Momentum Gallery, Asheville, NC
2023
Alchemy of Adornment, The Museum of American Glass, Wheaton Arts, Millville, NJ
2022
Gathering the Sky, Mining the Milk, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
Mythical Bounty, The Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
2019
Salacia, Heller Gallery, NYC
2017
Re/Collection, The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2016
Chroma Revival, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Second-Life Glass, The Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA
Reconstructions, Heller Gallery, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
A New Dawn: The Fundamentals of Making, Design Miami, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL
The Seattle Art Fair, Hall Spassov, Seattle, WA
New Artists, New Work, Seattle, WA
The San Francisco Art Fair, Hall Spassov, San Francisco, CA
2024
Homo Faber, The Journey of Life, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice Italy
Made in PA, The Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA
Light of a Distant Future, VISU Gallery, Miami, FL
2023
Collect Art Fair, Northlands Creative, London, UK
Serendipity, Haven Gallery, Northport, NY
2022
Fired Up: Glass Today, The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford CT
The Gravity of Beauty, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw GA
Boundless Curiosity: A Journey with Robert Minkoff, Museum of Glass, Tacoma WA
The Floral Impulse, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
2021
Objects: USA 2020, Curated by Glenn Adamson. R & Company Gallery, New York NY
In Her Voice, The Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich, MA
Craft Front & Center, works from the permanent collection,
The Museum of Art and Design, New York NY
Fluid Formations, Whatcom Museum. Bellingham WA
Beyond the Ceiling: Women of Studio Glass, Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon MI
Design Lab, The National Glass Centre in Collaboration with
The Victoria and Albert Museum, Sunderland England
2020
A New State of Matter: Contemporary Glass, The Grand Rapids Art Museum,
Grand Rapids MI
20 in Twenty, Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich MA
The F Word: We Mean Female! The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga TN
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua NY
2019
Burke Prize 2019, The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Philadelphia: Then and Now, 1950-2019, Bertrand Productions, Philadelphia, PA
Art Miami, Represented by Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
SOFA Chicago, Represented by Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018
A New State of Matter, Group Exhibition. Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID
The Bleak and the Burgeoning, The Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AK
Salon NYC, Represented by Heller Gallery New York, NY
SOFA Chicago, Represented by Heller Gallery. Chicago, IL
2017
iGlass, Levant Art Gallery, Shanghai, China
Current Reflections on the Natural and Man Made, The Landmark Arts Gallery
Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
Art Miami, Represented by Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
2016
HUSH, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
SOFA Chicago, Represented by Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Miami, Represented by Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
2015
Colours, The Hempel Glass Museum, Denmark
Art Miami, Represented by Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
SOFA Chicago, Represented by Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2014
Contemporary Glass, 21st Century Innovations, The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT
Installation at The Philadelphia International Airport, Philadelphia, PA
Flora: A Celebration of Flowers in Contemporary Art, Group Exhibition, The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT
Breathing Through Transparency, The China Academy of Art, China
Supercool Glass, The Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
Art Miami, Represented by Heller Gallery, Miami, FL
SOFA Chicago, Represented by Heller Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013
New Visions, Group Exhibition, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
HONORS, AWARDS, AND RESIDENCIES
2025
Trustee Fellow at The Corning Museum of Glass
Residency at The Corning Museum of Glass
2024
Lecture at The Speed Museum.
2023
Recipient of The Delphi Award, Smithsonian Women’s Committee
2022
Fellows, The Corning Museum of Glass
Lecture at The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Hartford, CT
Lecture at The Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, IA
2021
United States Artists Fellowship in Crafts
2019
Finalist for The Burke Prize 2019, The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
2018
Honoree at The Urban Glass Gala, New York, NY
Resident Artist at The Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, Norfolk VA
Lecture at The Glass Art Society Conference, Murano, Italy
2017
Featured Artist at The International Flameworking Conference, Salem, NJ
Lecture and Demonstration at The Australian Glass Art Society Conference, Australia
2016
Nominated for a Pew Fellowship, Philadelphia, PA
Recipient of The Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant
Resident Artist at The Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
2014
The Rakow Commission, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2013
Nominated for a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant
SOFA Selects, Piece chosen by David McFadden, Chief curator The Museum of Art and Design
Selected to represent Philadelphia as one of the “Rising Stars” at GlassWeekend 2013 by The Contemporary Glass Philadelphia Organization at Wheaton Arts, Wheaton, NJ
Merriman-Ross Scholarship at Pilchuck Glass School, WA
2012
Recipient of The Stephen Procter Fellowship, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Residency at The Toledo Museum of Art, Juried selection for “The Toledo Workshop Revisited” Residency and documentary, Toledo, OH
Recipient of The Tyler Alumni Award of Excellence at The Philadelphia Fibers Biennial, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Resident Artist, Maho Bay’s Recycled Glass Center, St. John, Virgin Islands
SELECT TEACHING
2025
Solar Sands Glassworks, St Lucia
2010 – Present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2011-2012
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Salem Community College, Salem, NJ
The Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
The Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
The Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Peters Valley Craft School of Craft. Sandyston. NJ
Canberra Glassworks. Canberra, Australia
Abate Zanetti School of Glass, Murano, Italy
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
2025
Ecotone Magazine, The Moon Issue. Issue 37 | Volume 20, Number 1. Published 2025
Andy Smith. “Amber Cowan Reshapes History with Her Glass Work” Hi-Fructose Magazine, November 2025
2024
Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy. New Women’s Work: Reimagining Feminine Craft in Contemporary Art. Book Published 2024
2023
Kate Mothes. “Amber Cowan Transforms Flameworked Vintage Glass into Lush Assemblages” Colossal, October 2023
2022
Shannon Eblen. “Amber Cowan Gives New Life to Vintage Glass” The New York Times, October 2022
Natalia Joruk. “Amber Cowan: Breathing New Life Into the Lost and Forgotten”. Beautiful Bazaar Magazine. Issue 37. June 2022
Women’s Art Wednesday. A Woman artist for every week of the year. Book. 2022
2021
Katy Donoghue. White Wall Magazine. Winter 2021-2022
2020
Glenn Adamson. Book. Objects: USA 2020. 2020
Ashley Petras. Creative Minds Issue. Galerie Magazine. Spring 2020
2019
Samantha DeTillio. Amber Cowan Torches the Past. Glass: The Urban Glass Art Quarterly. Cover. Fall 2019
Andy Smith. Stories in the Glass, Sculptor Amber Cowan. Hi-Fructose Magazine. Spring 2019
Rima Suqi. Not Just Any Vase. The New York Times. May 2019
Clair Butwinick. Gray Magazine. December 2019
Eric David. The Sensual Surrealism of Amber Cowan’s Glass Sculptures. Yatzer. March 2019
Anna Marks. Vintage Glass Forged into Enchanted Leafy Worlds by Amber Cowan. Colossal. January 2019
Danielle Krysa. A Big Important Artist: A Womanual. 2019
2018
Amanda Algem. The Jewels. Harper’s Bazaar Magazine. December 2018
2017
Alexa Bricker. Amber Cowan’s Generations of Glass. American Lifestyle Magazine. September 2017
Cathryn Keller. The Fine Tint. O the Oprah Magazine. October 2017
Joyce Lovelace. Tender Tribute. American Craft Magazine. March 2017
2016
Elizabeth A. Williams. Cowan and the Cullet: A Tale of Contemporary Alchemy. Manual. The RISD Museum. 2016
2014
John Drury. Review: Chroma Revival. NEUES Glass. 2014
New Glass Review: 36 (Cover), 35, 33
CORPORATE COLLABORATIONS
Guest Designer for Blenko Glass. Amber Cowan for Blenko Glass
Artel Glass, Amber Cowan for Artel, Collaborative design set
Maison Margiela collaboration, Amber Cowan for Maison Margiela, A commission based on the 2021 Collection film “A Folk Horror Tale” by creative director John Galliano
Bombay Sapphire, “Stir Creativity” commercial campaign directed by Raphael Vengalis
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
The Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
The RISD Museum, Providence, RI
The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
The Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
The Brunnier Art Museum, Ames, IA
The Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
Wichita Art Museum. Wichita, KS
The Ringling, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL
Cafesjian Art Trust. Shoreview, MN
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
The Perry Glass Collection, Norfolk, VA
The Palmer Museum, University Park, PA
The Speed Museum (Promised Gift), Louisville KY
The de Young Museum (Promised Gift) San Francisco, CA
The High Museum, Atlanta, GA
The Federal Reserve Fine Arts Program Permanent Collection, Washington, DC
The Palmer Museum, State College, PA
The Shanghai Museum of Glass, Shanghai, China
China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China
Montreal Museum of Fine Art, Montreal, Canada
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