The Studio Glass Movement in Wisconsin
The Hyde Collection
Past Exhibition
October 23, 2021–January 23, 2022
MOWA | West Bend
About the Exhibition
Nearly 100 works by more than 30 artists
October23, 2021–January 23, 2022
MOWA | West Bend
The Studio Glass Movement in Wisconsin: The Hyde Collection examines the past and present of one of contemporary art’s most visually striking movements.
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of both MOWA and the Studio Glass movement, the exhibition features work by thirty glass artists ranging from early, groundbreaking experiments of Harvey Littleton and his students at University of Wisconsin – Madison to the contemporary, conceptually driven work from the hot shops of Beth Lipman and Jeffrey Stenbom. The university experience is central to the story of Wisconsin glass. Many of the artists trace their artistic origins to either the University of Wisconsin in Madison or in River Falls. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue chronicle MOWA’s Karen and James Hyde’s decade-long focus on building a collection of contemporary glass.
Upcoming Exhibition Activities
View All EventsGallery Talk | Mirrors, Not Windows: Photography by Asher Imtiaz
Crafting Tradition: The History of Ho-Chunk Basketry
Art+Wellness | ukwé·tase (newcomer/stranger) and the Power of Place
Collecting as an Act of Cultural Preservation
Eóin Breadon, Ualaigh (Weight), 2017
Douglas and Renee Sigwarth, Untitled Vessel, from the series Watercolors, 2008
Jeffrey Stenbom, Everlasting Impact, 2015 (detail)
Angelo Fico, Untitled Cane Vessels, 2011-2016, installation image
Jeremy Popelka, Ice Man, 2017, exhibition installation image
Featured Artists
Support for this exhibition
generously provided by
James and Karen Hyde
Thomas J. Rolfs Family Foundation
Pick Heaters and Prudence Pick Hway
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
Horicon Bank
Beth Ramsthal
Bob Ramsthal
RDK Foundation