Critic Residency Essays

An archival record, profiling the CGCA Fellows and their work.

Yuka Otani Essay

Yuka Otani Bio and Images By describing her practice as “Post Glass,” Yuka Otani, a Fall, 2011 resident fellow at

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Gregory Nangle Essay

Gregory Nangle Spring 2006 Fellow “Art is a way for me to chase my dreams,” says Greg Nangle and he’s [...]

Chikako Ogawa Essay

Chikako Ogawa Spring 2010 Fellow Born in Nagoya, Japan under the astrological sign of Libra, Chikako Ogawa sees herself as

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Miho Ogai Essay

Miho Ogai Spring 2003 Fellow "Americans tend to say 'yes' or 'no.' Japanese tend to say 'okay' even if they [...]

Miyuki Nishiuchi Essay

Miyuki Nishiuchi Winter 2002 Fellow “I’m from Japan and my work is basically about cultural conflict,” says Miyuki Nishiuchi, a

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Hiroki Niimi Essay

Hiroki Niimi Spring 2001 Fellow Hiroki Niimi brought a stack of photographs of traditional Japanese tools to his Spring, 2001 [...]

Andrew Newbold Essay

Andrew Newbold Spring 2006 Fellow Andrew Newbold, a Spring 2006 Resident Fellow at the Creative Glass Center of America, approaches [...]

Valentin Manz Essay

Valentin Manz Fall 2007 Fellow During his fall, 2007 residency, Valentin Manz was affectionately described by fellow artists at the

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Rick Mills Essay

Rick Mills Spring 2004 Fellow “Glass has that transcendent property that goes from immaterial to material; from spiritual to physical. [...]
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