Curator Tami Landis developed an exhibition highlighting women artists of the 1960s American Studio Glass Movement, discovering that early glass experiments by men were often mediocre yet dominated the movement's history. The show features five women—including pioneers like Dale Chihuly's early collaborator—whose contributions have been largely overlooked by institutions and collectors.
This exhibition matters because it corrects a historical imbalance in the Studio Glass Movement, where male artists received most of the credit and institutional support. By recovering the work of these women, the show challenges the prevailing mythology and encourages museums and archives to preserve a more inclusive record of the movement's development.