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Women in Glass: A portraiture study on female artists who utilize glass

Burke, Molly Jo
http://orcid.org/0009-0000-1924-3131
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1712100245914991

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2024, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Arts Administration, Education and Policy.
The contemporary glass world is a place of diverse making that ranges from fine art to design to craft. Artists in the field fluctuate from formally educated with MFAs to individuals who are self-taught, trained through various apprenticeships and/or piecemeal educational experiences. How glass artists define success in their field, and how they chart a potential trajectory towards it, are questions that seem as though they should have clear answers. However, as the number of graduates from art programs increases, as well as the cost to start and sustain a career in the field, there is precariousness about how to maintain a successful practice. Additionally, the glass profession remains male dominated even though more females currently graduate from higher education programs throughout the US. This study focuses on female glass artists from emerging to established in their careers through qualitative interviews with 27 participants, and 7 participant observations, to reflect on the challenges and successes they have experienced and to provide a survey of the field at a time that women are seeking parity. Their stories and experiences are cross referenced with descriptive quantitative data gathered from the institutions they have interacted with as artists, students, educators, and/or administrators. The analysis and interpretation of the collected data summarizes emergent themes, and focuses on core challenges, and successes that participants encountered, while highlighting strategies that participants employ persist in the field. Utilizing portraiture methodology with narrative analysis and auto-ethnographic inclusions throughout, I provide a critical survey of the field, how female glass artists are currently working within its limitations, and how they define success.
Shari Savage, PhD (Advisor)
Rachel Skaggs, PhD (Committee Co-Chair)
Dana Carlisle Kletchka, PhD (Committee Member)
Christine Ballengee Morris, PhD (Committee Member)
303 p.
Art Education; Arts Management; Fine Arts
art, glass, women, auto-ethnography, arts entrepreneurship, craft, fine art, design, portraiture methodology, qualitative research, glassblowing, flameworking, kiln-forming, neon, coldworking, stained glass, gender, participant observation

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  • Burke, M. J. (2024). Women in Glass: A portraiture study on female artists who utilize glass [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1712100245914991

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Burke, Molly. Women in Glass: A portraiture study on female artists who utilize glass. 2024. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1712100245914991.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Burke, Molly. "Women in Glass: A portraiture study on female artists who utilize glass." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1712100245914991

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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