Queer Glass
"Queer Glass" is an art slang term[1][2][3][4][5] used to described fine art glass work produced by LGBTQ artists, or about LGBTQ[6] issues.[1] In 2019, the term was described in Alexandria, Virginia's Old Town Crier newspaper as a "term is used to describe fine art glass about and by LGBTQ artists and issues."[7] Also in 2019, The Corning Museum of Glass' Annual Seminar on Glass staged what is possibly the first museum panel on "Queer Glass."[8][9] The panel was chaired by Danny Orendorff, Curator, Writer and Executive Director of Philadephia's Vox Populi Gallery.[8]
History[edit]
"Queer Glass" can be considered a subset of "Queer Art", which itself is used as a term for:
"Any art that can be considered 'queer' refers to the re-appropriation of the term in the 1980s, when it was snatched back from the homophobes and oppressors to become a powerful political and celebratory term to describe the experience of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people. Adhering to no particular style, for over more than a century, Queer Art has used photography, portraiture, abstract painting, sculpture, and collage to explore the varieties and depths of queer identity." [10]
But it wasn't until Philadelphia's National Liberty Museum organized the exhibition "Transparency" in 2017, an exhibition that was described as "a first-of-its-kind LGBT-focused exhibition"[11] and showcasing "diverse subjects, methods and styles explored by glass artists in the LGBT community",[11] that it became the first exhibition of LGBT glass artists in the nation[11][12] [13][14]in what has subsequently been described as "Queer Glass."[4][3][15] As documented by the International Guild of Glass Artists[16], the 2013 "Queer Glass" BFA exhibit at Emporia State University by artist Joe Sircoulomb[17] was possibly the first academic exhibition where the term was used formally. Glass and video artist Tim Tate, director of the Washington Glass School, writes in "Queer Glass : A Personal History":[5]
I’ve heard the term “Queer Glass” being used lately, which completely excites me! Meegan Coll’s “Transparency.” LGBTQ exhibit at the Liberty Museum last year, Jan Smith’s Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Reflecting Perspectives: Artists Confront Social Issues of Diversity and Inclusion and Susie Silbert’s (Curator of Modern and Contemporary Glass at The Corning Museum of Glass) upcoming seminar discussion in October (thank you Meegan and Susie!). This makes me want to cheer from the roof tops. Thank you to Meegan for curating that first show, and thank you to Susie for being the first institution to use the term Queer Glass.[5]
In the 2019 Queer Pittsburgh Magazine article "Queer Glass: Meet Joseph Cavalieri, Artist",[3] the artist states that his "art has a gay slant but is enjoyed and collected by everyone."[3]
A more recent 2019 glass exhibition, focused on the same general subject and genre, titled Plain Sight: Celebrating Pride in the glass community, took place at the Pilchuck Glass School in Tacoma, Washington, and was assembled "in honor of Pride... to showcase the LGBTQIA+ identifying members of the glass community! Featuring ten artists, the collection stands as an exploration of visibility and the queer narrative in our ever-evolving society."[18]
"Queer Glass" Artists[edit]
The following is a list of artists who have either been documented as having an exhibition history of glass art focused on LGBTQ issues and/or exhibited at the National Liberty Museum's Transparency exhibition and/or the Pilchuck Glass School's Pride exhibition:
- Washington, DC based artist Tim Tate is the first and earliest contemporary glass artist whose work can be most closely identified as "queer glass." Tate was diagnosed as HIV positive in 1990[19],[20] and when given a year to live[19], began learning and making glass works which reflected both his HIV+ diagnosis and life as a gay man.[21][22][23] He is the designer of the New Orleans AIDS Memorial[24], which he designed in 1996 and was built in 2008.[25][26]
- Philadelphia glass artist Amanda Nardone's glass work in her exhibition "Capital F" was described as "An exhibition of glass lingerie for non traditional sexualities."[27]
- Joseph Cavalieri[28] notes that he "got interested in glass, and in 2010 switched careers..." and that his "art has a gay slant but is enjoyed and collected by everyone."[3]
- Joe Sircoulomb[29] explained his work "Queer" as addressing "Eastern esoteric traditions while taking a stance for the quality of gender and sexual minorities."[30] He has also stated that he "hopes his work will unite and empower members of the LGBT community, and inspire those who have also struggled through the process of entering adulthood as a gender or sexual minority."[31]
- Seattle artists Jenny Pohlman & Sabrina Knowles[32] work together as a team. A 2018 article[33] about their work and life explained that "If anyone can speak to how to maintain a successful long-term union, it’s Pohlman and Knowles. Their lives are intertwined both personally and professionally; they make art, run a business and are life partners. In 1990 they were both on staff at Pilchuck Glass School when their friendship unexpectedly evolved into something more."[33]
- Drew Mattei[2]
- Nancy Callan[2][34]
- Kim Harty[2][35]
- Chicago glass artist Pearl Dick[36][37] is the artistic director of ArtReach Chicago[38], "a non-profit that offers glass and ceramic art programming to youth and adults with an emphasis on social justice."[39] A 2019 lecture at Alfred University was "framed around her experience of being a queer woman of color and how her identities influence her work and reaching out to others."[39]
- Sarah Gilbert[2][40][41]
- Chelsea Thompto[18][42]
- Carmichael Jones[2][43]
- Joshua Hershman[2][44]
- Ronnie Phillips[2][45]
- Eric Hess[2][46]
- Brandon Robinson[2]
- Niki Hildebrand[2][47][48]
- Walter Zimmerman[2]
- Cat Burns[18][49]
- David K. Chatt[18][50]
- Caroline Landau[18][51]
- Paul Messink[18][52]
- Jazz Mom[18][53]
- C. Miguel Unson[18][54]
- Jeff Zimmer[55][56]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Back to the Future: Queer Glass". The Old Town Crier. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Transparency: An LGBTQ+ Glass Art Exhibition". National Liberty Museum. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Queer Glass: Meet Joseph Cavalieri, Artist". QueerPGH. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 May 13, GRAY Editors; 2019 (2019-05-13). "New Glass Now Amplifies a Fresh Generation of Glass Artists". GRAY. Retrieved 2019-05-20.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Queer Glass : A Personal History". Washington Glass School. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ↑ Petrow, Steven (2014-03-23). "Civilities: What does the acronym "LGBTQ" stand for?". The Washington Post.
- ↑ "Back to the Future: Queer Glass". Old Town Crier. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Session Schedule | Corning Museum of Glass". www.cmog.org. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ↑ "New Glass Now – Glass". Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ↑ "Queer Art Movement Overview". The Art Story. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Nichols, Larry. "Local museum breaks glass ceiling for LGBT artists". PGN | The Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ "Beautiful works of Glass Art at the National Liberty Museum". AL DÍA News. 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
- ↑ Nash, Suzi. "Meegan Coll: Using art to explore the fragility of freedom". PGN | The Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ Collett, Talia (2020-02-10). ""Transparency: An LGBTQ+ Art Exhibit" brings an account of queer visibility to Tacoma". The Tacoma Ledger. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ Richards, Susan (2017-08-02). "Susan Richards: Queer Glass Exhibit!". Susan Richards. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ↑ "Queer Glass". IGGA - The International Guild of Glass Artists, Inc. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ↑ "Queer — "Two Spirit"". Queerglass. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 "Exhibitions - Plain Sight - Celebrating Pride in the glass community". Pilchuck Glass School. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Barbagallo, Paul (2010-11-17). "Glass Half Full | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ "The Spaces Between". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ↑ Cudlin, Jeffrey (2004-06-04). "Tim Tate". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ McNatt, Glenn (2007-08-09). "Art of glass in Fells Point". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Michael (2003-07-11). "Tate Gets To the Heart Of the Matter". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "New Orleans AIDS Memorial". aidsmemorial.info. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ Janis, Michael (2008-12-20). "New Orleans Aids Memorial". Washington Glass School. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ Belonsky, Andrew (2013-06-05). "Faces Glass and Painted". OUT Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Capital F: An exhibition of glass lingerie for non traditional sexualities". Old City. 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Joseph Cavalieri: "International Year of De-Light" | LGBT in New York". Time Out New York. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "A Day in Gay America 2012: Photos of Our Lives". www.advocate.com. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Students display artwork in thesis exhibitions". Emporia State Recent News. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Tacoma Arts Month offers events in October". The Suburban Times. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Jenny Pohlman & Sabrina Knowles: Synchronicity – Bainbridge Island Museum of Art". www.biartmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Edge, Lisa. "'Synchronicity' at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art celebrates the collaboration of Jenny Pohlman and Sabrina Knowles". www.realchangenews.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Artists and Instructors | Corning Museum of Glass". www.cmog.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Kim Harty". College for Creative Studies. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Transparency: An LGBTQ+ Glass Art Exhibition". Museum of Glass. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Pearl Dick". Seriously Badass Women. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "ArtReach Chicago". ArtReach Chicago. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 "Artist-educator-activist Pearl Dick '98 to deliver Riley Lecture at Alfred University | Alfred University News". Alfred University. 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Sarah Gilbert | Tacoma Arts". Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ Rafferty, Rebecca (2017-10-04). "Sarah Gilbert's engraved glass wonders". City Newspaper. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Chelsea Thompto". Arts + Literature Laboratory. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Carmichael | University of the Arts". www.uarts.edu. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Joshua Hershman | AACG". contempglass.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Seattle glass artist Ronnie Phillips' cool job". Seattle Times. 2018-07-11.
- ↑ Marcotte, Michelle (2018-10-18). "Shreveport artist wins prestigious international award". Shreveport Times. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "- Creative Wilmington, NC - - Member's Profile". artscouncilofwilmington.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ Lacy, Justin (2012-11-21). "Artist reflects on experiences by zeroing in on hands, faces, noses". Wilmington Star News. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Artists and Instructors | Corning Museum of Glass". www.cmog.org. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Artist: David Chatt - Habatat Galleries". Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Caroline Landau". Pittsburgh Glass Center. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Paul Messink Glass Artist | Artful Home". www.artfulhome.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Jazz Mom – 17 Days". Vermillion Art Gallery. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Miguel Unson | Classes". www.bullseyeglass.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
- ↑ "Transparency: An LGBTQ+ Glass Art Exhibition". Museum of Glass. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ↑ "Jeff Zimmer » Explore, Experience, Discover". Retrieved 2019-05-23.
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