Art Glass by Stuart Abelman

Artist Info:

Stuart Abelman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Carnegie-Mellon University where he received his BFA in painting and sculpture. He completed his graduate work at UCLA with an MFA in glass. Stuart simultaneously completed his graduate exhibit, was a UCLA teaching assistant and ran the glass department in a small college near Los Angeles. He started Abelman Art Glass in 1977.

As one of the pioneering leaders in the art glass movement that began in the mid 1960's, Stuart found it a welcome challenge to help bring recognition and appreciation to what had been an all but lost art form. Abelman Art Glass is greatly respected in the art glass world and highly prized by art glass collectors. It has been Stuart's goal, together with the highly skilled glassblowers at Abelman Art Glass, to create the finest handblown art glass. The work created at Abelman Art Glass is in demand not only for its technical expertise, but also for its creativity and originality.

As an art glass studio, Abelman Art Glass has always been afforded the opportunity to do something new and unusual. In film and television, Stuart has worked both behind the scenes on special effects and occasionally in front of the camera. Some of Stuart's film and television credits include "Star Trek - Generation", "Three to Tango", "The Toy", "The Core", "The Kingdom of David" (PBS Movie) and most recently on "Huff" (New Showtime Series). Some of the more unusual commissioned work has included the House of Blues, the White House, International Airport exhibit, The Disney Company, cover of Sunset Magazine, cover of romance novel, installation in a San Francisco restaurant, as well as major catalogs, such as American Express, Gumps, Potpourri and The Smithsonian.

Artist Statement:

"I am proud that Abelman Art Glass is shown in galleries and is represented in museums and private collections around the world. We have been honored to do commissions for the Hollywood movie and television industries, Sunset Magazine, the White House, gourmet restaurants, an international airport, the House of Blues, corporate awards, the Disney Company, etc.

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