Glass is a Shape Shifter! 

Glass is a fascinating artistic medium. Glass has color, transparency, depth, translucency, opacity, reflection, refraction, and it can even be made to glow in the dark. Glass is a “shape shifter” whose final form is determined by the artist, who selects from a variety of techniques including glass blowing, fusing and slumping, casting, mosaic, flameworking, and the use of glass powders, frit (small pieces of glass), and colored glasses that react chemically with one another. Check out all these different types of techniques and the remarkable glass art they yield.

There are photos of all three exhibit cases below, and below each case photo there is a grid with individual photos of the art in that case. Click on any photo to see a larger view. Once you click on the grid, you can also use the forward/back arrows to view each work.

Almost all the glass in this exhibit is available for purchase. If you see something that interests you, please contact us at info@glassnm.org and we will put you in touch with the artist or the gallery representing the artist.

Click here to see our Ways of Shaping Glass video (subtitles, no sound).

Glass Alliance-New Mexico thanks our exhibit sponsor

Rago/Wright Auction Houses

all of our participating artists and galleries and

the Albuquerque International Sunport marketing and public arts program staff

(Jonathan Small and Doug Lutz)