From demos and lectures to panels and films, we’ve got a unique line-up of presenters from across the globe!

Each year, the GAS Conference features approximately 70 presenters from various stages of career development and involvement in the glass community to showcase their expertise, talent, research, and more. From emerging artists to established professionals, our presenters make up a diverse and engaging group of artists, educators, curators, researchers, and administrators who join the conference from all across the globe.

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First NameLast NameCountryType of PresentationTitle of PresentationWebsiteInstagram
SimoneFezerGermanyDEMO: HOTRe-GenerateWebsite@simonefezer
JackGramannUnited StatesDEMO: HOTLine WorkWebsite@jackgramann
NedCantrellDenmarkDEMO: HOTInflatable AnimalWebsite@nedcantrell
MertUngorTurkeyDEMO: HOTMediterranean Gems: Heritage Meets Contemporary Glass DesignWebsite@lonca.studio
JahdayFordUnited KingdomDEMO: HOTAlchemy: Evolution of Glass Website@jahdayfordesign
Claudia VirginiaVitariGermanyDEMO: HOTSilkscreening and Roll-up demoWebsite@claudia_virginia_vitari
PeterKuchinkeSwedenDEMO: HOTSilkscreening and Roll-up demo@kuchinkepeter
KarenNyholmDenmarkDEMO: HOTGrowing HandWebsite@karennyholm
Special GuestBlown AwayDEMO: HOT
BeccyFeatherUnited StatesDEMO: HOT AND FLAMEAmerican CheeseWebsite@bffglass
SarahGilbertUnited StatesDEMO: HOT AND FLAMEAmerican CheeseWebsite@crashkillbert
KitPaulsonUnited StatesDEMO: HOT AND FLAMEAmerican CheeseWebsite@kitpaulson
BrentRogersUnited StatesDEMO: HOT AND FLAMEAmerican CheeseWebsite@bbobj_
OndrejNovotnyCzech RepublicDEMO: HOT AND FLAMENo BarriersWebsite@ondrejnovotnyglass
TatyanaBoyarinovaRussiaDEMO: HOT AND FLAMENo Barriers (With Ondrej Novotny) and Glass Snowdrops@tatyana_boyarinova
ZachPuchowitzSpainDEMO: FLAMEThe Punished Head 14mm bowlWebsite@ouchkick
SIMONECRESTANIItalyDEMO: FLAME Something Old for Something New: Translating Renaissance Venetian Technique Into Borosilicate GlassWebsite@simonecrestani
ivanbestariIndonesiaDEMO: FLAMESculptural Recyled Glass Flameworking Website@ivanoozz (instagram)
Anne WenzelGermanyDEMO: COLD Dialogue of Wheels: Contemporary Glass EngravingWebsite
IoanaSteleaDEMO: COLD Dialogue of Wheels: Contemporary Glass EngravingWebsite
Lothar BöttcherSouth AfricaDEMO: COLDLathe Riders: International Cold WorkingWebsite@lotharbottcher @latheriders
SamuelWeisenbornGermanyDEMO: COLDLathe Riders: International Cold Working@samuelweisenborn
PatrickRothAustriaDEMO: COLDLathe Riders: International Cold WorkingWebsite@patrick.roth.glass
JennyMulliganIrelandDEMO: COLDLathe Riders: International Cold WorkingWebsite@jenmulliglass
JáraŠáraCzech RepublicDEMO: COLDEngraving the White UnicornWebsiteinstagram @jarasara81
VictoriaAhmadizadeh MelendezUnited StatesDEMO: NEONWebsite@internet___angel
MartaGibieteLatviaLECMO: KILNDesign or Art? Creating 3D sculptures in Glass FusingWebsite@martagibiete
NateRicciutoUnited StatesLECMO: KILNPractical Magic: Now You See It…Website@natealso
AaronPetersUnited StatesLECMO: COLD Is it a Window or Not? Unconventional and Contemporary Ways of Using Stained and Flat Glass in Design and Art@aaroncharlespeters
RicardoHoineffCzech RepublicLECMO: KILNLaziness, Mother of Creativity? How I Had to Create New Ways of Working in Order to Adapt to my Creative SpaceWebsite@hoineff.com_
CarrieStropeUnited StatesLECMO: KILNFreeze Casting with Borosilicate GlassWebsite@calyxann
SamanKalantariItalyLECMO: KILNFrom Papier-Mâché to Pâte de VerreWebsite@saman_kalantari_glass
ChuchenSongUnited StatesLECMO: KILNTraditional and non-traditional methods of imagery on glass@chuchen_glass
AdeyeJean-BaptisteUnited StatesLECMO: KILNIntergalactic, intergenerational, bead weaving @adayamonthayear
AnthonyAmoako AttahUnited KingdomLECMO: KILN@kente_glass
BrendaPageAustraliaLECMO: MOLDThe Image Within Website@brenda_page1
BrianGillespieUnited StatesLECMO: MOLDDigital Workflows for Reusable Hot Shop MoldsWebsite@b.gillespie.art
HelenStokesUnited KingdomLECMO: MOLDDigital Design and Glass ArtWebsite@helenslaterglass
SilviaLevensonItalyLECTURE: SOCIAL JUSTICEI Feel a Bit Nervous Website@silvia_levenson
ChristopherMcElroy United StatesLECTURE: HISTORYPatternwork of the American Glass Pipe MovementWebsite@2_stroke_glass
RyanKuhnsUnited StatesLECTURE: TECHNOLOGYCAD and Glass Integration Website@Kuhnsglass
BarbaraSchmidtGermanyLECTURE: COMMUNITYGlass: Hand Formed Matter; Perspectives of Manual Glass Making in EuropeWebsite@glass_handformedmatter
Peter KuchinkeSwedenLECTURE: COMMUNITYGlass: Hand Formed Matter; Perspectives of Manual Glass Making in Europe@kuchinkepeter
Julia WolfGermanyLECTURE: COMMUNITYGlass: Hand Formed Matter; Perspectives of Manual Glass Making in EuropeWebsite
Ella EinhellGermanyLECTURE: COMMUNITYGlass: Hand Formed Matter; Perspectives of Manual Glass Making in EuropeWebsite
AlexandraMuresanRomaniaLECTURE: HISTORYTranslucent Narratives: A Journey through Romanian Glass Art.@alexandramuresanglass
PhillipBanduraCanadaLECTURE: SOCIAL JUSTICEIS GLASS QUEER? OR IS IT JUST ME?Website@phillipnfriends
AlisonLowryUnited KingdomLECTURE: SOCIAL JUSTICEAddressing the Past Through a Glass LensWebsite@Alison_lowry_glass
MeghanBunnellUnited StatesLECTURE: CAREERWholesale 101Website@corningmuseumshops
AndrewAdejoNigeriaLECTURE: TECHNOLOGYRecycling of Glass into Pigmented Material for Arts Application
DanielKvesicCroatiaLECTURE: TECHNOLOGYHow we Built the Heaviest Glass Sculpture in the World (probably)Website@bokart.glass
FatmaCiftciTurkeyLECTURE: TECHNOLOGYReviving Iridescent Magic: A Contemporary Approach to a Centuries-Old Craft from Mesopotamia to the PresentWebsite
HalilYoleriTurkeyLECTURE: TECHNOLOGYReviving Iridescent Magic: A Contemporary Approach to a Centuries-Old Craft from Mesopotamia to the PresentWebsite
JohnDillardUnited StatesLECTURE: HISTORYWhy Glassblowing is Irrelevant Website@johndillard__
SarahRothwellUnited KingdomPANEL: COMMUNITYEndangered Status – The Current Situation for Stained Glass in the UKWebsite@sarah.j.rothwell
JessamyKellyUnited KingdomPANEL: COMMUNITYEndangered Status – The Current Situation for Stained Glass in the UK@jessamykellyglass
SaxShawUnited KingdomPANEL: COMMUNITYEndangered Status – The Current Situation for Stained Glass in the UK@saxshaw
JasmineAllenUnited KingdomPANEL: COMMUNITYEndangered Status – The Current Situation for Stained Glass in the UK@stainedglassmuseum
ChloeMonksUnited KingdomPANEL: EDUCATIONFostering Creativity and Learning: Exploring the Impact of Nonaccredited Education in the Creative Glass CommunityWebsite@chloemonks_
MichaelEndoUnited StatesPANEL: EDUCATIONFostering Creativity and Learning: Exploring the Impact of Nonaccredited Education in the Creative Glass CommunityWebsite@michael.endo
JoshuaKerleyUnited KingdomPANEL: EDUCATIONFostering Creativity and Learning: Exploring the Impact of Nonaccredited Education in the Creative Glass CommunityWebsite@joshuakerleymaker
JoAnderssonSwedenPANEL: EDUCATIONFostering Creativity and Learning: Exploring the Impact of Nonaccredited Education in the Creative Glass CommunityWebsite@jo.andersson.studios
CharlottRodgersPANEL: MENTAL HEALTHCrafting Calm – Discussion and Strategies on How to Keep Sane as a Glass Artist@charlottrodgers
LeonaNicholasUnited KingdomPANEL: MENTAL HEALTHCrafting Calm – Discussion and Strategies on How to Keep Sane as a Glass ArtistWebsite
GregoryAllissUnited KingdomPANEL: MENTAL HEALTHCrafting Calm – Discussion and Strategies on How to Keep Sane as a Glass ArtistWebsite@gregoryallissstudioglass
GayleMatthiasNetherlandsPANEL: EDUCATIONThe Glass Virus: On the Hybrid IIWebsite@gayle.matthias
CarolineMaddenIrelandPANEL: EDUCATIONThe Glass Virus: On the Hybrid IIhttps://www.ncad.ie/directory/view/dr.-caroline-madden
Jens PfeiferPANEL: EDUCATIONThe Glass Virus: On the Hybrid II@theglassvirus
JesseMageePANEL: EDUCATIONThe Glass Virus: On the Hybrid II
SarahHöchstetterGermanyPANEL: CAREERCreating Training and Networking Opportunities to Support Emerging Glass MakersWebsite
NathalieFlückigerSwitzerlandPANEL: CAREERCreating Training and Networking Opportunities to Support Emerging Glass Makers@nathalieflueckiger
SelinaWeberGermanyPANEL: CAREERCreating Training and Networking Opportunities to Support Emerging Glass Makers@selina_amelie
ZuzanaKubelkováCzech RepublicPANEL: CAREERCreating Training and Networking Opportunities to Support Emerging Glass Makers
AnneKenealyUnited StatesWORKSHOPGrantwriting for Artists@annegkenealy
HannahGuisewhiteUnited StatesWORKSHOPMelting Tension – The Benefits of Massage for Glassblowers@travelinghandsbyhannah
SuzannePeckUnited StatesPERFORMANCEHoneymoon, HoneymouthWebsite@suzannepeck
EmiliaMarcjaszPolandPERFORMANCEBonfireWebsite@emilia.marcjasz
JanHeinvan StiphoutNetherlandsPERFORMANCERroaring GlassWebsite
SiobhanHealyUnited KingdomWORKSHOPDiamond point engraving with AI designWebsite@HealyArtsScotland
AnnaMlasowskyWORKSHOPWhat, Why, How Think TankWebsite@annamlasowsky
JonathanCappsUnited StatesDEMO: HOTCan We Make this Work: Why Not?!@jonnycappucino