Our Artists
Austin Stern
Brooklyn-based glass artist creating bold, colorful sculptural works that push the boundaries of traditional glassblowing. Known for vibrant palettes and dynamic organic forms.
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Claire Kelly
Sculptural glass artist whose work integrates intricate blown forms with deeply narrative themes exploring our relationship with animals and the environment.
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Dante Marioni
American artist extending classical Mediterranean pottery forms with intense, bold colors and precise Venetian cane work. His impossibly tall, symmetrical vessels are reinterpretations of ancient amphoras and ewers, executed with modern flair.
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Fabiano Zanchi
Third-generation Murano artist blending the creation of massive traditional Ca' Rezzonico chandeliers with contemporary sculptural forms. Trained from age 14, Zanchi has worked across Italy, Canada, the US, and China.
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Gavin Piemsomboon
Founder of the Palo Alto Glass Center. An educator and artist whose work artfully distills form and function. Known for Venetian-style goblets and functional vessels shaped by Japanese and Scandinavian design sensibilities.
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Lino Tagliapietra
Maestro from Murano representing the pinnacle of Venetian technique. With over six decades of experience, Tagliapietra is famous for his elongated, vibrant forms — the "Dinosaur" and "Angel Tear" series — that bridge traditional Italian glassmaking with contemporary art.
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Penny Rakov
Master of the murrine technique — creating complex patterned glass canes that are sliced into thin disks and fused to form kaleidoscopic vessels and ornaments. Her work ranges from fine jewelry to sculptural scale.
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Scott Satkin
Co-founder of the Palo Alto Glass Center. Known for his intricate geometric work, his process blends digital modeling with custom, hand-welded steel molds to force molten glass into impossibly rigid, mathematical structures.
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Treg Silkwood
Integrates traditional glassblowing with intricate torchwork details, creating pieces with a level of surface complexity few artists achieve. Formerly a master gaffer for the Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow.
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