Maxwell Gallery

Dan Alexander is an independent glass artist from Northeast Ohio. A Kent State graduate, he studied in Murano with Maestro Davide Salvadore and spent six years as Lead Gaffer at the Corning Museum of Glass. His practice spans blown glass, site-specific installations, and education.

Curtiss Brock earned an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Illinois. Influenced by Pilchuck Glass School and its international community, he led Tennessee Tech University’s glass program for 32 years while building a sculptural practice represented in more than 25 museums worldwide.

Robert Burch is an experimental glass artist whose nomadic practice brings together blown glass, found materials, and an environmental awareness. A lifelong skateboarder and 2024 contestant on Netflix’s Blown Away, he makes work shaped by collaboration and exploration.

Jane DeDecker is a figurative sculptor whose lyrical compositions reveal the emotional truths of everyday life. A National Sculpture Society Fellow, she has placed more than 175 public sculptures across 33 states, grounding each work in deep historical research.

Grant Garmezy is a Virginia-based glass sculptor known for expressive animal imagery and natural forms. His work brings careful tools, timing, gravity, and a reverence for the natural world into sculptural stories collected internationally.

Aron Leaman has worked with glass since 2001, honing his practice with artists around the world. Working from a former Lowell textile mill, he makes playful, colorful glass objects that reward curiosity and leave viewers smiling.

John Miller has worked with glass since 1987 and is an associate professor of glass at Illinois State University. A longtime Pilchuck Glass School technician, gaffer, coordinator, and instructor, he exhibits internationally and lectures widely on hot glass.

Architect and glass artist Ana Maria Nava creates sculptures and installations that unite glass with architecture. Her intricate kiln-formed glass textiles explore color, movement, light, space, shadow, and texture across an international exhibition history.

Paul J. Nelson is Head of Glass and Resident Artist at Nashville Glasshaüs. Working in glass and mixed media for more than three decades, he creates imagery with an inner light through found objects and repurposed industrial materials.

Matthew Murray is a photographer whose practice began with black-and-white film and developed through photography and design studies at James Madison University. His work spans brands, agencies, athletes, celebrities, and editorial subjects.