Laurie Wagman Visiting Artist: Abbey Uffelman
Abbey Uffelman will join us for an individual artist lecture and large hot glass collaborative demo. As a recent alumni (2019) Abbey plans to speak to the students about her work and also serve as an example of pa
As a glass and mixed media conceptual artist, Abegael Uffelman relates the physical qualities of her work to societal disparities. She analyzes concepts of social interaction, politics, identity, and memory through creating physical objects and installations that others can relate to. Uffelman earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in art history from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University in 2019. Her work has been featured and awarded at Bullseye Glass’ Tg: Transitions in Kiln-Glass Exhibition at Bellevue Arts Museum (Bellevue, WA) where she earned first place in the emerging artist category, the Glass Art Society International Student Exhibition (St. Petersburg, FL), and VisArts NextGen (Rockville, MD). She has also exhibited at The Museum of Craft and Design (juried digital exhibition, San Francisco, CA), The Kitchen Table
Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), and The Neil Britton Gallery (Virginia Beach, VA). In 2020, Uffelman completed a visiting artist residency at New Street Glass, Worcester Center for Craft in Worcester, MA, as well as a studio assistantship at The Chrysler Museum of Art Perry Glass Studio. Currently, she works full time at glass non-profit Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Art in Minneapolis, MN.
Lecture: 1:30–2:30 p.m. EST
Demo: 2:30–5:00 p.m. EST
This lecture series is funded by the Laurie Wagman Fund in Glass at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture.