“Symbol’ik’mind” – Courtesy of Tara Woudenberg; “Gratitude to the Universe”
ARTISTS
INDIGENOUS &
GLASS ARTISTS
At its heart, IGAN is about creativity and empowering indigenous artists to explore a new pathway to express their ideas using glass. What unites our community is this core value. Our goal is to build a comprehensive global resource and a key priority is identifying artists who share our vision.
Dan Friday
- Indigenous Artists with a mastery of glass and already receiving recognition for the excellence of their work.
- Indigenous Artists creating excellent work with a potential interest in glass.
- Glass Artists with established reputations who support the mission of IGAN (the broader glass art community).
- Artists early in their career seeking educational and mentoring opportunities with a focus on glass.
Jock Puautjimi cast by Luna Ryan
IGAN provides opportunities for artists to:
- display their work and promote themselves to a global marketplace;
- announce major shows;
- find opportunities to apply for scholarships;
- learn about artists working all over the world that they might want to contact;
- seek funding for special projects;
- query a global audience for resources and contacts.
| Artist Name | Representative Image | Website For More Info | Category | Location | Country | Tribal Affiliation | Contact Info | Contact Pref | Gallery / Represented By |
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| Luna Ryan |  | More images can be seen at www.craftact.org.au/portfolios - for Luna | Glass Artist | Netherlands now Canberra AUS | AUS | --------- | lunakostar@hotmail.com | 2 | |
| Jock Puautjimi (collaborated with Luna Ryan) | | More images can be seen at www.craftact.org.au/ mamana mamanta | Indigenous Glass Artist | Bathurst Island | AUS | Tiwi Native | lunakostar@hotmail.com | 2 | |
| Dan Friday |  | fridayglass.com | Indigenous Glass Artist | Seattle, WA | USA | Lummi | FridayGlass@gmail.com | 1 | |
| Tara Woudenberg |  | Not Available | Indigenous Artist | Now lives in Portugal, originally from the Netherlands | Portugal | Not Applicable | |||
| Preston Singletary |  | www.prestonsingletary.com | Indigenous Glass Artist | Seattle, WA | USA | Tlingit | studio@prestonsingletary.com | 3 | Not Applicable |
| Claudia Berrella | Add image & missing info | AUS | |||||||
| Gabriella Bisetto | Add image & missing info | AUS | |||||||
| Ben Cobb | Add image & missing info | Glass Artist | Tacoma, WA | USA | ----------- | ||||
| Nadege Desgenetez | Add image & missing info | AUS | |||||||
| Joe Fedderson | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | Santa Fe, NM | USA | |||||
| Raya Friday | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Glass Artist | Seattle, WA | USA | Lummi | ||||
| Mel George | Add image & missing info | AUS | |||||||
| Tegan Hamilton | Add image & missing info | Glass Artist | Was in AUS, now in Seattle, WA | USA | Collaborating with 2 indigenous artists | ||||
| Tony Jojola | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | Santa Fe, NM | USA | Waxlander Art Gallery | ||||
| Weston Lambert | Add image & missing info | Glass Artist | Louisiana | USA | ----------- | ||||
| Noel Lonesborough | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | Nowra, New South Wales | AUS | Exhibited at Woologong Aboriginal Centre | ||||
| Jess Loughlin | Add image & missing info | Glass Artist | AUS | ----------- | |||||
| Ira Lujan | Add image & missing info | glassnm.org/artists/ira-lujan/ | Indigenous Artist | Taos, NM | USA | Taos Pueblo’s Tiwa Tribe | irabansa@yahoo.com | 2 | |
| Robert "Spooner" Marcus | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | Santa Fe, NM | USA | Pueblo Glass | ||||
| Paul Marioni | Add image & missing info | Glass Artist | Seattle, WA | USA | ----------- | ||||
| Jenni Kenmarre Martiniello | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Glass Artist | Canberra | AUS | |||||
| Klaus Moje | Add image & missing info | Glass Artist | AUS | ----------- | |||||
| Nick Mount | Add image & missing info | AUS | |||||||
| Marvin Oliver | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | Santa Fe, NM | USA | |||||
| Susan Point | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | Europe | Represented by ?? Gallery | |||||
| Kirstie Rea | Add image & missing info | Glass Artist | AUS | ----------- | |||||
| Summer Sanders | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | (Western) New South Wales | AUS | Menindee | Netherlands Gallery | |||
| Yhonnie Scarce | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Artist | AUS | ||||||
| Raven Skyriver | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Glass Artist | Seattle, WA | USA | |||||
| Lawrence (Larry) Ulaaq R. Ahvakana | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Glass Artist | Fairbanks, Alaska | USA | Inupiaq/Eskimo, Barrow Alaska and Point Hope, Northern Arctic region | ||||
| Cyrstal Worl | Add image & missing info | Indigenous Glass Artist | Juneau, Alaska | USA | Tlingit, Athabascan | cyrstalworl@gmail.com | 2 | The Institute of American Indian Arts Museum of Contemporary Native Arts (Both in Santa Fe, NM) |
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| Richard Whiteley | Add image & missing info | www.richardwhiteley.com | Glass Artist | Canberra | AUS | ----------- |
Contact Preference Key:
1. All contact welcome,
2. Only contact me to discuss my work.
3. Only contact me if you have a specific project/commission in mind.
4. Please do not contact me directly