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education
1996 Master of Fine Arts, Printmaking, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield, MI
1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Photography, SUNY, Purchase College, Purchase, NY
1991 Bachelor of Arts in Art History & Fine Arts, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
solo exhibitions
2026 Newest, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
2025 Through A Window Darkly, Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI
Ornate, Vetri Gallery, Seattle, WA
2022 The Garden of Memory, Solo Exhibition, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
Viewing, FOCI, Minneapolis, MN
What She Wore, Solo Exhibition, Koelsch Haus Gallery, Houston, TX
2021. Atari 2021, Limited, Habatat Galleries, Detroit, MI
2019 Garden of Decadence, Lyon College, Batesville, AL
2018 Images of Israel, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2017 Floating, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2016 Ephemera, Ha’mizgaga Glass Factory Museum, Nachsholim, Israel
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group exhibitions
2025 Collections, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
53rd Annual International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Matriarchy of Mastery: Women in Glass, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Scottsdale Art Fair, Represented by Habatat Galleries,Scottsdale, AZ
Masters in Glass, Kittrell Riffkind Gallery, Dallas, TX
Material Matters, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
Object Memory, Jen Blazina and Ashley Smith, 20*20 Gallery, Lansdowne, PA
International Award Exhibition, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, ID
Glass Art Fair Sarasota, Represented by Habatat Galleries, Sarasota, FL
2024 New Art on the Block, Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Nennah, WI
2 Person Exhibition, Jen Blazina and Deanna Clayton, Trifecta Gallery, Louisville, KY
TG: Transformations in Glass, Bullseye Projects, Portland, OR, Catalogue
Purses, Raven Gallery, Aspen, CO
52nd Annual International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Seattle Glass Fair, Vetri Glass Gallery, Seattle, WA
34th Anniversary Gala Exhibition: One of a Kind, Kittrell Riffkind Gallery, Dallas, TX
Art of the State, The State Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
The Art of Domesticity, Allen County Museum, Lima, OH
Catching Fire, Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Nennah, WI
2023 Animalia 2.0, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
Second Look, A Three Person Show, Allens Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Skull Sessions, Bucks Community College, Newtown Square, PA
Emek Hefer Printing Residency Exhibition, Emek Hefer, Israel
Moments, Memory, and Time, Gallery at Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Archive of A.I.R., Past Present Projects, Philadelphia, PA
Gravity Bound, Habatat 8th Annual Glass Coast Weekend, Habatat Galleries, Sarasota, FL
Catching Fire, Bergstrom - Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI
Present Tense, Pearlstein Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
51st Annual International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
2022 Glass Art Fair, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Beyond Glass, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne PA
50th Annual International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
12 Jars: The Path of Life, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Its Not Always Black and White, The Imagine Museum, St. Petersburgh, FL
2021 Glass Art Fair, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Botanicals, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
50 Years, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
49th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Knit.Weave.Stitch, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
Celebrating 30!, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2020 Tools of the Trade, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
48th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Scaled Down, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
The Glass Art Fair, Habatat Galleries, Detroit, MI
2019 Prime, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, IL
47th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Grand Opening, Koelsch Gallery, Houston, TX
Domestic Matters: Uncommon Apron, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ
residencies and fellowships
2025 Invited Visiting Fellow, NC Glass Center, Asheville, NC
Invited, Resident, Levenson Artist Residency, Lesa, IT
2023 Invited Emek Hefer Printing Residency Program, Haifa, Israel
Invited Alumni Resident Artist, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA
2018 Invited Fellowship, Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Tallinn, Estonia
Invited Fellowship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Resident Artist, Glass Artist Pavilion Project, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
2017 Invited Fellowship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Invited Visiting Artist, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
2016 Invited Fellowship, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2015 Artist in Resident, MIET, Beers, The Netherlands
2013 Resident Artist, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2012 Resident Artist, European Ceramic WorkCentre, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2011 Resident Artist, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA
Resident Artist, European Ceramic WorkCentre, Den Bosch, The Netherlands
2010 Resident Artist, Toos Neger Residency Program, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
2009 Resident Artist, Frans Masereel Centre of Printmaking, Kasterlee, Belgium
Resident Artist, Toos Neger Residency Program, Dordrecht, The Netherlands
Resident Artist, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
2008 National Endowment for the Arts Recipient, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY
Resident Artist, Frans Masereel Centre of Printmaking, Kasterlee, Belgium
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honors
2024 Glass 52 Award of Excellence, Habatat Fine Arts Gallery, Detroit, MI
Westphal Mini Development Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2023 The Freddie Reisman Faculty Scholarly and Creative Award, Drexel University,Philadelphia, PA
The Global Engagement Funding Award, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2022 Nominated for the PEW Fellowship Award in the Excellence of Craft, PEW Charitable Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Faculty Summer Research Award for Tenure/Tenure Track Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2021 The Emergency Assistance Artist Grant, Cerf+ Foundation, Montpelier, VT
The Disaster Relief Grant, The Merchant Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Faculty Summer Research Award for Tenure/Tenure Track Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Louis and Bessie Stein Family Fellowship to Israel in 2018, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Drexel University International Grant - Travel to Estonia, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
2016 Drexel University International Grant - Travel to Israel, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design Faculty Grant, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
artist lectures and workshops
2026 Printmaking with Glass, BAGI, San Jose, CA
Kiln Casting, The Glass Underground, Warren, NJ
2025 Alternative Printmaking on Glass, Corning Glass Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
In Pursuit Of Light: Kiln Casting, The Glass Furnace, Istanbul, Turkey
Screenprinting with Glass, NC Glass Center, Asheville, NC
2023 Master's Workshop Photographic & Relief Processes in Printmaking Transformed Into Glass, Toledo Museum of Art, Glass Pavilion, Toledo, OH
Invited Juror, Expressions of Radnor, Wayne Arts Center, Wayne PA
2022 Alternative Printmaking on Glass, Corning Glass Studio, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Alternative Printmaking on Glass, FOCI, Minneapolis, MN
Invited Speaker, GLANCE, San Francisco, CA
Guest Lecturer, FOCI, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Visiting Artist Lecture, Arizona Glass Alliance, Scottsdale, AZ
Visiting Artist Lecture, New Mexico Glass Alliance, Santa Fe, NM
Invited Lecturer, Lyons College, Batesville, AL
2019 Screen-Printing & Kiln Forming Master Class, Glass Pavilion, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
Alternative Approaches to Screen-Printing, Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Tech University, Smithville, TN
2018 Visiting Artist Lecture and Screen-Print on Glass Workshop, Tyler School of Art Glass Department, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Panelist, Four Women in Glass, Sculptural Objects Functional Art and Design, Chicago, IL
Lecture and Workshop, Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Panelist and Workshop, Women in Glass, Glass Art Society Conference, Venice, Italy
Visiting Artist Lecture, Eesti Kunstiakadeemia, Tallinn, Estonia
GAPP Resident Lecture, Glass Salon, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH
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publications and podcasts
2025 Talking Out Your Glass, Jen Blazina, February 2025
His Glass Works Catalogue, 2025 Issue
2024 His Glass Works Catalogue, 2024 Issue
Art of the State, The State Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA, Catalogue
The Art of Domesticity, Allen County Museum, Lima, OH, Catalogue
2023 Artist Interview, Glass Art Magazine, Issue 100, PG 10
Residency Article, Past Present Projects, Issue 10, PG 20
His Glass Works Catalogue, 2023 Issue
2022 50th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition Catalog, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
His Glass Works Catalogue, 2022 Issue
2021 49th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition Catalog, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
2020 48th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition Catalog, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
2019 Prime, Habatat Galleries, Chicago, IL
47th International Glass Invitational Award Exhibition Catalog, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
2018 46th International Invitational Exhibition, Catalogue Catalog, Habatat Galleries, Royal Oak, MI
Conference Reflections, Catalogue, Glass Arts Society, Murano, Italy
2017 Glass Art Society Members Juried Exhibition, Catalogue, Glass Wheel Studio, Norfolk, VA
Millefiori, Catalogue, Freemont Gallery, Seattle, WA
Philadelphia glass-art museum to spotlight philanthropists, artists and Jen Blazina, Hot Sheets Review, Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY
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collections
Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI
Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University, University Park, PA
Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, USA
Imagine Museum, Petersburgh, FL
Museum of American Glass, Millville, NJ, USA
Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY, USA
The Hyatt, Philadelphia, PA, USA
The National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Ha’mizgaga Glass Factory Museum, Nachsholim, Israel
Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside CA, USA
Woman’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY, USA
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
Frans Masereel Centre, Kasterlee, Belgium
Kala Institute of Art, Berkley, CA, USA
Cranbrook Museum of Art, Bloomfield Hills, NY, USA
California Community Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mesa Contemporary Art Center, Tucson, AR, USA
Various Private Collections