CURRENT EXHIBITS
The Imagine Museum has access to the Trish Joy Collection of over 2,500 contemporary National and International glass artworks. These works represent the finest artists working with the material of glass in the world. At any given time, our Museum displays approximately 450 of these works in curated exhibitions. During your visit, you will find current exhibits that demonstrate the history of the American Studio Glass Movement. You’ll also discover current exhibits that showcase individual artists who have made their mark in the art field. Imagine Museum invites you to visit over and over again as we strive to bring to our audience the “best of the best” glass art in the world today.
1st FLOOR
Karen LaMonte Gallery
Jan Exnar Gallery
American Masters Gallery
Glass Now Galleries (7,8,9)
Unseen Worlds Gallery
2nd FLOOR
Journey of the Imagination Galleries
Imagine Differently Gallery
Drawn to Action: The Cover Art of Amanda Conner Gallery
Graphic Worlds: Exploring Comic & Anime Art Gallery
European Masters Gallery
Asian Inspired Gallery
Blue Madonna Gallery
Martin Blank Gallery
E2 Extraterrestrial Gallery
CURRENT EXHIBITS ON ROTATION
Jan exnar GALLERY 2
Explore the abstract works of Jan Exnar, a celebrated Czech Master Glass Artist, known for his innovative and experimental cast glass masterpieces. Exnar’s work serves as a visual commentary on the Velvet Revolution, reflecting the socio-political context of his homeland. With a remarkable ability to merge traditional craftsmanship with contemporary concepts, Jan Exnar’s contributions to the rich tapestry of Czech artistic expression have made him one of the most influential figures in the Czech Glass world. His current exhibit not only showcases technical prowess, but also conveys profound narratives regarding additive and subtractive abstraction.
Jan Exnar
Reflexe
Jan Exnar
Futura
Jan Exnar
Blue Sarda
CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN MASTERS
Imagine Museum’s collection of contemporary glass art has grown from the original 500 pieces of American studio glass to now, a collection of over 3,000 museum quality glass sculptures representing 20 countries from around the world. We are pleased to showcase a curated selection of these “Master” artists from the countries of the Netherlands, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. You’ll be amazed at the size of the cast glass, the exquisite form and the vibrant colors within this current exhibit.
Michael Behrens
Seaform 267
Wilfried Grootens
Where the Shark Bubbles Blow (w.t.s.b.b. #H8)
Matthew Curtis
Spring Green
BLUE MADONNA
GOTTFRIED HELnWEIN AND TRISH DUGGAN COLLABORATION
Gottfried Helnwein is an internationally recognized artist/painter who collaborated with Trish Duggan, an artist/sculptor, and together they created the installation called “Blue Madonna.” Helnwein created the photo-realistic paintings of the Madonna depicted by the Renaissance painters. Duggan’s inspiration was the actual Madonna face, cast in glass from a mold of the original “Pieta” by Michelangelo and embellished with her own aesthetic. This collaboration between the artists creates an inspiring homage to mothers from around the world.
Gottfried Helnwein and Trish Duggan collaboration
Blue Madonna Installation
Gottfried Helnwein and Trish Duggan collaboration
Blue Madonna Installation
LIVIO SEGUSO — NOBILITY OF A POETIC DREAM
Internationally renowned artist Livio Seguso has and continues to be a pioneer in the expressive use of glass. From the island of Murano, where, from an early age, he achieved an in-depth knowledge of traditional glassmaking techniques, Seguso has since abandoned those techniques and focused on the clear crystal, changeable and ambiguous purity of glass as an expressive art form. In recent years, his artistic pursuits exceeded the confines of glass, leading Seguso to experiment with and incorporate other materials like steel, rock, marble, granite, and, more recently, wood. The new mediums, always used in combination with glass, promote both the transparency of glass and the intensity of the light, creating an ideal between the sense of refined elegance and poetic imagination.
Livio Seguso
Solitudine
Livio Seguso
Emozione Musicale
Livio Seguso
Equilibrio Geométrico
ONGOINg EXHIBITS
American Masters in Glass Galleries 3 - 6
Walking into the American Masters exhibit, you will be awed by the brilliant display of all the possibilities of glass as an artform. Artists who began the Studio Glass Movement, along with 2nd and 3rd generation of artists working with glass, come together in a stunning example of the diversity of ideas, techniques and creativity.
Tim Tate
Virtuvian
Brent Kee Young
Matrix Series: Across a Crowded Room
K. William LeQuier
Cabriolle
GLASS NOW Galleries 7 - 9
Prepare to be amazed as you confront the most current ideas, trends, and techniques in the glass art world today. You will see with your own eyes the collaboration between science and art. American and International artists come together to create a current exhibit that will keep you coming back for more.
Tomas Brzon
Ray
Anthony James
Portal Icosahedron
Tomas Brzon
Reflection & Ray
JOURNEY OF THE IMAGINATION GALLERIES 220 & 218
A journey of the imagination lies in our hopes and dreams, carrying us off into worlds that never were and into realms of the unimaginable. Tap into your imagination and take a journey into the other worldly orbits of your mind. Experience for yourself the artists’ voices as they offer you new perceptions, inciting us through wonderment and opening our minds to new ideas and understanding.
Rick Allen
Oculus Gazer Two
Martin Jenecky
Journey to Imagination
Bertil Vallien and Trish Duggan
Visitor Beacon
Imagine differently GALLERY 216
Imagine Differently showcases over 2 dozen pieces of both abstract and representational contemporary glass art by internationally acclaimed glass artists. Discover how visionary glass artists, through their imaginative faculties, have redefined the landscape of contemporary glass art. Through the unique lens of glass, this exhibition challenges prescribed notions of perception inviting us to ponder ‘How can we Imagine Differently?’
Ivana Sramkova
Piglet
Dan Dailey
Erudite
Jay Musler
Little Darling
THE STORY OF GLASS: ITALY SECOND FLOOR
During the 12th century, the technique of creating sheet glass was developed in Venice and led to the creation of the iconic stained-glass windows of the medieval ages. In 1291, all glassmaking operations in the Venice Republic were moved to the island of Murano to secure this valued art away from frequent fires in one closely guarded area. It was during the Renaissance when Venice became known as the “glassmaking center of the Western world”. However, the dissolution of the Venetian state by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1797, and the spread of glassmaking talent throughout Europe eventually diminished the importance of Venice and its Murano glassmakers. It was not until the 1920s that Murano glassmaking began a revival. Today, Murano and Venice continue their centuries-old traditions of glass and is home to numerous glass factories, individual artist studios, museums and galleries.
Lino Tagliapietra
Pedestal Space Vehicle
Lino Tagliapietra
Endeavor 7
Lino Tagliapietra
Ombelico
THE WATCHERS GALLERY 217
BERTIL VALLIEN AND TRISH DUGGAN COLLABORATION
“The Watchers” installation is a collaboration between Swedish artist, Bertil Vallien and American artist, Trish Duggan. The imposing, inspiring, guardian-like figures act as modern-day representations of ancient sentinels. They stand silently, overseeing and observing all that pass by. They are our keepers, our symbols of power, longevity, and timelessness. These are the “watchers” of a universal force guiding our empirical journey of human existence.
Bertil Vallien/Trish Duggan
“The Watchers"
Asian: Inspired Glass GALLERY 210
Contemporary Japanese glass art is as striking as it is diverse, combining European glass making methods with Japan’s inherent sensibility of beauty. The glass sculptures capture a sense of independence for the artists because the history of Japanese contemporary glass is relatively short, with ceramics being the medium of longevity and choice for the culture. Nature and beauty find no boundaries for the expression of the Japanese artists in our current exhibit as they use the glass material to capture their independent voice.
Hiroshi Yamano
Drawing Vessel #17
Karen LaMonte
Geisha
Aya Oki
Fate XXVI
1,000 PRAYERS FOR COMPASSION Gallery 209
tRISH DUGGAN, 2021-2022
1000 Prayers for Compassion is a site-specific installation created by Trish Duggan, a prominent American artist and Founder of the Imagine Museum. In this installation, Duggan has cast 1000 glass Quan Yin heads in hopes to conjure a communal effort to embrace others, show compassion, and radiate love. Duggan thoughtfully uses Quan Yin, the ancient Chinese Goddess of Mercy, love, and compassion to embody these same themes in her work.
