Sarah is a contemporary glass artist whose work reflects a deep and sustained exploration of material, process, collaboration, and form. Raised in Southern Illinois, she first discovered glass while pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. That early encounter with the medium became the foundation for an evolving studio practice rooted in curiosity, experimentation, technical skill, and a lasting fascination with the physical and conceptual possibilities of glass.

Upon graduating from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Sarah’s thesis work received the Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award, a prestigious honor granted through a competitive process for graduating seniors in Art and Design. This recognition marked an important early achievement in her career and affirmed the strength of her emerging artistic voice.

Sarah went on to earn her Master of Fine Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2014, further developing her technical and conceptual approach to glass. Following graduate school, she received a Research and Creativity Grant and was invited to exhibit at SOFA Chicago, one of the most prominent art fairs dedicated to sculpture, objects, functional art, and design. These opportunities helped position her work within a broader national and international conversation around contemporary glass and fine craft.

Her work has been exhibited and collected internationally, receiving numerous accolades and appearing in publications including Emerge 2008, Emerge 2012, and American Art Collector. Over the course of her career, Sarah has built a practice that speaks to collectors, curators, and institutions interested in contemporary glass art, sculptural objects, fine craft, and material-based contemporary art.

Residencies have played an important role in Sarah’s artistic development. She has been a resident artist at the University of Oregon, The WORKS Museum, Glass Wheel Studio, and UrbanGlass, each offering opportunities for research, experimentation, teaching, and creative exchange. These experiences have expanded her engagement with the glass community while supporting the continued evolution of her work.

Collaboration is also central to Sarah’s practice. Over the years, she has developed several award-winning collaborative partnerships with fellow artists and friends, reflecting her belief in shared making, creative dialogue, and the generative possibilities of working across perspectives. Her collaborative projects demonstrate the range of her technical fluency and her openness to experimentation within and beyond the glass studio.

In fall 2021, Sarah moved to Penland School of Craft in Western North Carolina as a Resident Artist. Surrounded by the mountains and Penland’s internationally respected craft community, she continues to pursue new directions in her work while deepening her connection to material, place, and process. Life in the mountains, time with her dog, and the ongoing act of “fixing broken rocks” all inform the spirit of her practice, where humor, labor, curiosity, and transformation coexist.

Sarah’s work appeals to collectors, designers, curators, and art lovers interested in contemporary glass artists, Penland School of Craft artists, women in glass, sculptural glass, material exploration, collaborative art practices, and contemporary fine craft. Her work reflects both technical excellence and poetic curiosity, offering a compelling vision of glass as a medium of strength, fragility, transformation, and discovery.