Andrew Newbold recently received his Master of Fine Arts from Tyler School of Art at Temple University, in Philadelphia, PA, where he is now teaching.  Before his move to the Philadelphia area, Andrew worked at the Phoenix Glass Studio in Tampa, FL, and then became affiliated with Glass Axis in Columbus, OH, teaching classes and maintaining the facility as the studio technician.  His most recent installation, titled “Transitions,” was a solo exhibition at Tower Investments Gallery in Philadelphia.  It consisted of large-scale architectural forms inspired by an industrial urban environment, utilizing both blown and kilnformed glass techniques.  In addition to exhibiting widely throughout Philadelphia, and Ohio, in 2005, Andrew received a grant from Contemporary Glass Philadelphia, The Jack Malis Glass Award, The Steve Stormer Memorial Fund Cash Award, and the Tower Investments Juried Exhibition Cash Award.