10 glass artists you should know

From elegant minimalism to quirky fantasy worlds, the ancient medium of glass is continually reinventing itself.
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Detail Amber Cowa’s Rosaline swan triptych

Rene Lalique, Louis Tiffany, Dale Chihuly​ and the Murano factories of Venice are the big international names of glass art. In Australia, it’s a quintessential part of a Melbourne childhood to lie under Leonard French’s glass ceiling at the National Gallery of Victoria and important to acknowledge the pioneering work of Klaus Moje – both of whom died in the past year.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina