Amber Cowan
Overview
Amber Cowan has been sculpting glass for over 15 years. Utilizing the processes of flame-working, blowing, and hot-sculpting recycled, up-cycled, and second-life American pressed glass from the 1940s to the 1980s, She creates elegantly detailed glass sculptures that combine a vintage aesthetic with a contemporary flair, connecting past with present. Cowan's work has received international attention and appears in museums around the country, including the Corning Museum of Glass (2014 Rakow Commission recipient) and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Museum in Providence, Rhode Island.
“My current pieces are made by re-working discarded, up-cycled or unwanted pressed glassware produced by some of the best known, but now-defunct glass factories in America. I reincarnate them into ornate abstractions that pay homage to the object itself but with a reminiscent sentimentality for times past. I believe that the glass I use can act as a catalyst, connecting current generations to the past and creating new fresh memories through the nostalgia of object culture.”
– Amber Cowan
Works
Exhibitions
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Amber Cowan
Solo Exhibition November 21, 2024 - February 1, 2025Amber Cowan is a contemporary glass sculptor whose practice is based on the use of recycled, upcycled, and second-life American pressed glass. Through processes of flameworking, hot-sculpting, and glassblowing, she...Read more -
SMALL WORKS | BIG IMPACT 2018
at 52 Broadway Street in Downtown Asheville November 15, 2018 - January 31, 2019SMALL WORKS | BIG IMPACT is an annual curated collection of paintings, sculpture, and mixed media works by gallery artists and special guests that offers incredible and unique handmade gifts...Read more -
Reflections
Contemporary Glass July 1 - August 25, 2018This curated exhibition features work by leading contemporary glass artists from NC and around the country. The overall collection alludes to timeless traditions of opulence and grandeur at Biltmore Estate...Read more
Blog
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Amber Cowan at the Museum of American Glass
November 5, 2023Read more -
Amber Cowan to receive Smithsonian Delphi Award
October 22, 2022Read more -
Momentum Artists Honored
Amber Cowan, David Ellsworth, and Wendy Maruyama May 11, 2021Read more -
Momentum Gallery Opens at 52 Broadway!
February 28, 2021Read more
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Momentum on Broadway is Opening!
Celebrate with Us: Thursday, November 15th, 6-9pm November 15, 2018We are thrilled to announce the opening of our new space, Momentum on Broadway! On Thursday, November 15th , from 6-9pm, join us for grand...Read more -
Reflections on Reflections
With Gratitude August 10, 2018Jordan, along with Momentum's staff, and our Artist Partners, would like to express our sincere appreciation for the enthusiastic response to our glass show this...Read more -
Artist Reception: Thursday, August 9th!
All Are Welcome June 21, 2018Tim Tate, Summer of Love, Cast poly-vitro, mirror, UV LEDs, 32 x 32 x 3 inches On Thursday, August 9th, from 4-7 p.m, Momentum Gallery...Read more