Evolution: A Showcase of Emerging, International Talent
GAS Student Exhibition
Our annual student exhibition showcases the emerging talent present in the global glass community. All artwork is submitted via an online application and then is juried for awards and inclusion into the show. This professional jury evaluates all eligible student entries and selects winners based on originality, intentionality, innovation, and considerable promise.
The GAS Student Exhibition is generously supported by Warm Glass UK.
2024 Student Exhibition Jurors
Head of Glass at Gerrit Rieveld Academie | 📍 The Netherlands
Jens Pfeifer is a multidisciplinary artist, curator, advisor, and educator based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Their artistic portfolio encompasses sculptures, drawings, and photography, depicting the paradox and distant relationships we have with our environment and fellow creatures, highlighting the multiple means of expressing cultural identity. Jens’ work has been exhibited on a global scale and is featured in numerous private and public art collections.
Jens currently serves as the Head of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie’s Large Glass department. As an educator, Jens embraces an inclusive approach to teaching, emphasizing the conceptual dimensions of glass as a sculptural medium within the realm of contemporary art.
In 2013, Pfeifer initiated The Glass Virus, a platform dedicated to fostering innovative educational strategies and perspectives in the field of glass art. Frequently collaborating with fellow educators and institutions, The Glass Virus regularly convenes Think Tanks and symposia, facilitating vibrant dialogues about the future of glass art education, both in Europe and beyond.
Artist | 📍 USA
Alyssa Rose Radtke is a sculptural artist from Toledo, Ohio. She currently holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art from Bowling Green State University. Through her work she explores the power of storytelling, using her personal experience of mundane life and encouraging viewers to recognize the shared human experience. Alyssa approaches her work with an “anti-purist” mindset, using a combination of traditional and experimental methods, incorporating found and reappropriated materials into her artwork. Alyssa’s work also aims to change the narrative of what mixed media can do in the glass community.
Artist | 📍 USA
Born in Albuquerque, NM and raised in Miami, FL, Leo Tecosky works at the intersection of cultural and craft traditions in the pursuit of knowledge of self. With a BA in Fine Arts from Alfred University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, Leo’s work mixes deconstructed elements of hip hop with technical glassmaking processes. Tecosky is the recipient of the 36th annual Corning Museum Rakow Commission as well as the 2023 Maxwell/Hanrahan Award in Craft. Recent exhibitions include TECO037 at Alma’s RVA and collections by the Chrysler Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass. Tecosky lives and blows glass in Brooklyn, NY.