2020 Update
Boise Art Museum | “The Shape of Air” Exhibition, 2020
“Ann Gardner interprets the physical world through sculpture, utilizing the intrinsic properties of her materials to represent natural phenomena. Her blown-glass vessels are inspired by the relationship between air and water, and shaped by the natural interplay of breath and molten glass. The transparent, ethereal forms create layering effects, forming unexpected shapes with each vantage point. Gardner’s organic, visually dynamic installation expresses the movement and fluctuation of bubbles as they interact with liquid and light.
Ann Gardner began working with glass during a 1985 residency at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. She has since received many grants and awards, including fellowships from the National Endowment of the Arts, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award in 1993, and the 2011 Rakow Commission from The Corning Museum of Glass. Gardner’s artwork can be found in the collections of such institutions as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the American Craft Museum, and the Seattle Art Museum. “
Boise Art Museum
Supported in part by a grant from the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
With additional support from Foerstel Design.
WInston Wächter New York | Fall 2019 Solo Show “Vapor”
Vapor, show description by Winston Wächter;
”The Blown Glass series features hanging clusters of hand blown glass spheres, each unique in size, shape, and density. The shapes are familiar and playful, resembling air trapped underwater or bubbles floating in air. Light is reflected and diffused by the sculptures, which are tinted with subtle blues and grays of sky and water. The colors shift depending on the viewer’s perspective, and new organic shapes appear in areas of overlap or in shadows on the walls behind.”
Mosaic Panels | Private Commission, 2020 | San Francisco, California | 42.5” h x 163.5” w x 4”d
***Installation in-situ pending due to Covid-19
Comprised of three mosaic panels with steel frames, the artwork is a private commission to be installed in an exterior space.
Song of Night and Day | Public Commission, 2018 | 6.5’h x 23’w x 9’d | County Operations Center, San Diego, CA
“A circle is about life. What goes around comes back, and the cycle repeats. A Mobius strip is the same. This piece, although not a quite a Mobius strip or a circle, references both, visually and conceptually.” - Ann, speaking about her work.
Commissioned by Forensic Arts in conjunction with the County of San Diego, Song of Night and Day is a 20’ long sculpture comprised of aluminum, glass, metal leaf and grout by Ann. Located exterior to the county operations center in San Diego, California.
Video Below produced by County of San Diego Communications Office. Used with Permission.