Artists in Residence

Pittsburgh Glass Center has hosted many amazing artists in residence including CUD, Nadege Desgenetez, Fritz Dreisbach, Henry Halem, Hilary Harp, Richard Hirsch, Claire Kelly and Anthony Schafermeyer, Jill Reynolds and Michael Rogers. Additionally, most of these artists were featured in an exhibit in The Hodge Gallery at PGC.

Meet our Artist in Residence

Susan Taylor Glasgow

In Residence at PGC: August 9 - October 3, 2008
During her eight-week residency, she will experiment with her photo imagery technique in kiln cast glass and create new work for her exhibition "Absence of Body."

A native of Duluth, Minnesota, Glasgow migrated south with the geese one fall and studied Design at the University of Iowa. Now a resident of Columbia, Missouri, her studio is a wonderful old 1930's house in downtown Columbia that she and her husband rescued from demolition. She is a 2002 recipient of the Pilchuck Glass School emerging artists grant, a Wheaton Village fellow in fall of 2003, and a visiting artist at several community schools in Columbia. Her work is included in several museums world wide, including the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.

Artist Statement:
"My mother was a complicated woman. Raising we girls by the Book of Conflicting Messages, my Mother lovingly shaped me into an ask questions later act like a lady you can do anything but learn to type boys only want one thing but don't say what it is do it right or don't do it at all fall in love but have something to fall back on artist. Oh, and learn to cook and sew. Men like that. Somehow, as a result, I embraced domesticity in feminine spirit but not in action. And, of course, feel guilty about not being a good wife. Misguided domestic talents eventually grew into concepts of sewing an unyielding medium, baking incredible creations, and stitching glass clothing no one can wear. Housekeeping is last while instead I cook, arrange, and sew glass. My life and art are the result of homemaking skills gone awry. I have the luxury of exploring the complexities of domestic life from the safe distance of my studio. For years I believed my work was about myself. But ultimately my work is about my Mother. With the sewing and cooking skills she passed on, I am able to indulge my own notions of domestic role-playing. My work embraces feminine ideals of sewing and cooking, but in a contrary material, offering conflicting messages of comfort and expectation. I often explain that my Mother was not an artist herself, but knew how to raise one. Thanks Mom, this little acorn did not fall far from the tree."

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