One of my pieces, “Sun Pods”, is a finalist for the 2009 Frabel Award.
Hans Godo Frabel was born in Jena, East Germany in 1941. In 1965 he came to the United States and settled in Atlanta. Hans Godo Frabel is one of the world’s first modern flameworking glass artists. Most galleries at that time felt glass was not an art medium. Determined to change the view of the art world, he saved up enough money to open his own gallery in 1968. In 1971 the Birmingham Museum of Art acquired one of his works for their permanent collection. In the 1970’s Frabel’s art received much attention in the United States, and in 1979 he had his international breakthrough as a glass artist. His pop art sculpture “Hammer and Nails” was utilized as the feature piece of the New Glass Art Exhibition, organized by the Corning Museum of Glass. Frabel’s art can presently be found in museums around the world, such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Valencia Museum of Art.
A couple of years ago Frabel launched a website for glass artists to convene, meet and share our talents, and he hosts a competition open to all forms of glass art.
See the award finalists and profiles of other artists at www.MyGlassArt.org