Intersection of Art and Industry

Anjali Srinivasan (Bengaluru, India/Boston, MA)

Glass

Anjali Srinivasan’s background in creative practice stems from collaborations with traditional glass artisans in India since 1996, on research and design initiatives aimed at socio-economic empowerment.

She studied Accessories’ Design at the National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi and holds a BFA cum laude from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. She earned the terminal degree of her field, a Masters in Fine Arts degree, with honors, from Rhode Island School of Design in 2007 with a keen interest in glass and digital media.

Her work has been recognized by the 2016 Swarovski Designer of the Future Award, the 2017 Jutta Cuny- Franz Memorial Award, the 2017 Irwin Borowsky International Prize in Glass Arts and the 35th Rakow Commission by the Corning Museum of Glass in 2020. She is also the recipient of a Creative Capital / Andy Warhol Foundation Grant for Art Writers and grants from the American Association for University Women Education Foundation. Most recently, she was named a Brother Thomas Fellow in 2023 and a United States Artist Fellow in 2025.

Anjali lives and works between Bengaluru, India and Boston, USA, where she is Associate Professor, Fine Arts 3D at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. As an educator, she guides students on how a rigorous investigation of matter speaks to creative sustenance. As an artist, she remains invested in inter- disciplinary research and cross-cultural interventions that build original knowledge and empathy. Currently, her research is invested in notions of ‘biological craftspersonship’, ‘crowd-created’ entities and ‘earth-based’ fabrication in the fields of sustainability and social engagement.

Kagen Dunn (Madison, WI)

Glass

Kagen Dunn is a glass artist and interdisciplinary creator based in Madison, Wisconsin, whose work explores the preservation of everyday ephemera and the traces left by human interaction. She earned her BFA from the University of Texas at Arlington and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dunn’s practice blends various mediums, particularly glass, to investigate themes of memory, identity, and the ephemeral nature of human experiences. Her work focuses on how objects and artifacts serve as conduits for cultural expression, storytelling, and human creativity, inviting empathy for the abandoned elements of daily life. 

She currently teaches both the beginning and advanced glassworking curricula at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she is dedicated to fostering technical skill, conceptual development, and material exploration in emerging artists. Her recent exhibitions include Art by the Foot at the Center for Visual Arts (Wausau, WI), the 2023 TMA Contemporary at the Trout Museum (Appleton, WI), and Telling Tales at the Wharton Esherick Museum (Malvern, PA). Dunn is also deeply involved in glass programming and education at UW-Madison, working alongside Helen Lee to curate exhibitions and coordinate outreach workshops through Glass Madison.

Justin Ginsberg (Arlington, TX)

Glass/Interdisciplinary

Justin Ginsberg is an American interdisciplinary artist, writer, educator, and curator whose work bridges historic scientific discoveries, cutting-edge technological innovations, and the unique properties of materials. His creative practice forms immersive connection points that reveal often overlooked intersections between art, science, and technology. By challenging traditional boundaries, he invites us to engage more deeply with the subtle ties that shape our understanding of the world.

Ginsberg’s practice is fueled by his curiosity about glass as a material and a strong commitment to education. He earned a BA in American Studies and History from The University of Texas at Austin and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Arlington, where he now serves as Assistant Chair and Associate Professor in the Art and Art History Department, as well as Head of the Glass Area. His work is part of esteemed collections at institutions such as Museum Kunstpalast in Germany; The Frye Art Museum in WA; and The Museum of American Glass in New Jersey. Notable solo exhibitions include the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Texas; S12 in Norway, and the Traver Gallery, Washington. Additionally, he has been selected for the Corning Museum of Glass, New Glass Review, seven times.

By integrating his creative and teaching practices, Ginsberg has led workshops and taught at renowned venues including the Pilchuck Glass School, The Corning Museum of Glass, and The Toyama Institute of Glass. His engagement with the attention economy—developing protocols and resilience against media bombardment and distraction—has led to collaborations with ESTAR(SER), producing a publication with MIT Press titled The Twelve Theses of Attention, contributions to the São Paulo Biennial for an Attention Symposium, and a recent residency at the Watermill Center in New York. For Ginsberg, creative practice is not merely about making art; it is a way of living.

Gabriel Peña (Montreal, Quebec)

Glass and Architecture

Gabriel Peña Tijerina is an artist, architect, and lecturer. His research and practice explore the intersection between design and the immaterial effects produced through light and glass properties to reproduce memories and experiences as atmospheres. Gabriel holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, a master’s degree from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, and a PhD from Concordia University, Montreal. Gabriel’s contributions have been recognized with several honors and fellowships, including the MITACS Globalink Research Award and the Italian Technology Award for Glass Technology. He also received grants including the Conacyt Doctoral Grant and FONCA Young Creators. Gabriel has lectured at prestigious institutions worldwide and exhibited at venues such as the Bienal FEMSA XXI and Espacio Cultural Mexico Montreal. Additionally, he has served as a lecturer at College Lasalle, Montreal and Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) – CRGS, Mexico.

The creation of Gabriel's work was made possible thanks to the financial support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

Matthew Hutchinson (Kent, Ohio)

Glass and Architecture

As an architect, educator, and maker, Matt Hutchinson believes in the reciprocal relationship between designing and making. Interest in the potentials for convergence between traditional technique and digital process inform his own architecture and design practice – PATH where material and fabrication experiments are the core working method. Recently relocated from California where he was a resident in Autodesk’s Pier 9 AiR program and an adjunct faculty at the California College of the Arts, Matt is now an Assistant Professor at the Kent State College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

Davin Ebanks (Kent, Ohio)

Glass and Sculpture

Davin K. Ebanks (he/him) is a Caribbean-American sculptor from the Cayman Islands whose work explores his cultural history. He has shown his work at SOFA Chicago, CONTEXT Miami, The Sculpture Center in Ohio, and The Delaware Contemporary. His sculptures are in the collections of His Royal Highness, King Charles, the National Gallery of Cayman, and the Kerry & Betty C Davis Collection of African American Art. Davin’s work has been published in A-Z of Caribbean Art, a multi-national survey of contemporary Caribbean artists and been included in the multinational online exhibition Banana Craze, published by the Universidad de los Andes. Ebanks is currently Associate Professor (Head) of Glass at Kent State University.

James Friedberg and Gabriella Giungato (Milan, Italy)

Glass

James Friedberg had his first opportunity to work with glass at the age of 22. The transparency and the primordial nature of glass caught James’ attention from an early age. In 1999 James began a part time glass apprenticeship in Boulder, Co. Six months after starting his apprenticeship he quit his day job (waiting tables) and made a full-time commitment to glass. During his early years he studied with Joe Cariati, Boyd Sugiki, Karen Willenbrink-Johnson, and Cesare Toffolo. To study with these masters he attended the Penland School of Crafts, Pilchuck, and the Pittsburgh Glass Center. His desire to learn brought him to California College of Arts where he graduated in 2007, BFA. After college he settled in San Francisco, CA where he has developed a line of work including bowls, vases, sculpture, and lighting design. When Friedberg makes glass he combines the ancient practice of glass blowing with modern design and sculptural principals. He has worked for and with various artists and designers creating custom work and assisting in the creation and installation of their work.

Gabriella Giungato is a creative architect with a wide range of technical experience. She has worked passionately in various fields within the profession for almost 20 years, with specific attention to public spaces and the experience of the final user. Giungato constantly studies new approaches for embracing sustainability and wellbeing in projects. She has an extensive background in design, quality, technical knowledge and management of complex projects and is extremely detail oriented in her work.

Felicity Machado (Poughkeepsie, NY)

Glass and Multimedia

Felicity Machado is a multimedia artist whose work contemplates the information gleaned from site-specific ecologies and technology. Drawing upon her multicultural lens, as a Brazilian-Mexican-American, she utilizes multiple visual, linguistic, and data-driven/digital perspectives to create her work. These perspectives take the form of videos, installations, sculptures, and performances. Machado received her MFA in Sculpture Dimensional Studies from Alfred University and her BA from the University of California Davis. Machado has shown work internationally at Dongduk Art Gallery, South Korea, 2020, and nationally at Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, NY, 2022, Turner Gallery, NY 2021, The Basement Gallery, CA 2019, UCLA Broad Art Center Sculpture Gallery, CA, 2017 as well as Pete & Susan Barrett Gallery, CA 2016.

Felicity Machado has won awards such as the Freemon Gadberry Award in Sculpture and the Maria Cary Anti-Gravity Award 2019 and 2020 from the University of California Davis. Others include The President’s Circle and The Clinton & Margo Ternstrom Family Art Endowment Award 2017 and 2018 from Santa Monica College. As well as the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship 2015. Felicity Machado was a Yale Norfolk 2019 Waitlist Candidate and a recipient of the 2022 Chautauqua School of Art Residency in Chautauqua, NY.

Molly Burke and Nathan Gorgen (Cincinnati, OH)

Glass, non-traditional material, and recycled material

Molly Jo Burke, b. 1984, is a Cincinnati, Ohio based artist and educator. She creates artwork examining details of our environment and repetition of forms throughout various ecosystems using traditional and non-traditional materials. Her use of materials reflects on humanity's interactions with nature - sometimes beautiful but often destructive. Forms are inspired by cells, plants, coral, and the architecture created by living organisms. Burke received a BFA (2006) from Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD), and MFA (2009), The Ohio State University (OSU), in 2019 she accepted the Barnett Fellowship from OSU’s Arts Administration Education and Policy Program to pursue her PhD. She has taught at OSU, CCAD, and Corning Museum of Glass. Her work has been featured most recently at Toledo Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France.

Nathan Gorgen, b. 1986, is a Cincinnati, Ohio based artist and educator. His artwork explores the space between art and design, as well as digital and traditional fabrication and recycled materials. This manifests as objects on a continuum between furniture and sculpture with varying levels of functionality. Gorgen received his BFA(2008) in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and his MFA(2012) from the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD). After graduation he worked in exhibition design and manufacturing before becoming the Lab Supervisor at the Studios for Art and Design Research at The Ohio State University (OSU) and then a Groundfloor Makerspace Technician at the University of Cincinnati. Gorgen has also taught at CCAD and OSU, and exhibited his work around the country, including at the Toledo Museum of Art, Inlight Richmond, and the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art.

Previous Intersection Artists

2022

Brian Corr

Alexander Rosenberg

Chuchen Song

2020 & 2021

Jason Bauer

Carrie Iverson

Helen Lee and Alice Chau

Dylan Palmer

Nate Ricciuto

Kristine Rumma

2019

Zac Weinberg

Sean Merchant

Alibi Studio