About Me

Gemma began working with glass at the tyler school of art and architecture, where she graduated in December 2021 with a bachelor of fine arts degree in glass. since then, she has traveled throughout the country in pursuit of further technical glass education at institutions such as the corning museum of glass and pilchuck glass school. Gemma works full-time as a production glassblower and co-owner of Antolini Glass Co., a philadelphia-based glass studio.

Artist Statement

My glass work is an endless practice of creating fantastical objects, sculptures, and installations that center around themes of imagination and control, manifesting as both literal and abstract sculpture. Working with glass, for me, is an exercise in the belief that my own actions directly affect change. I work to further understand the material so that I can control its outcomes by working with direction and intention.

The act of creating glass, as in many crafts, is a protest against an unresolved and rapidly evolving technological world. glass historically has proven the power to educate, inspire, and call to action those who observe it. In my practice, I manipulate traditional associations with both blown and stained glass — its narrative structure and divine light — by addressing contemporary issues that I want viewers to reflect upon.

Photo by German Vazquez

  • Blown Away: Extreme Heat, Contestant 2024

    Corning Museum of Glass Partial Workshop Scholarship 2024

    Pilchuck Glass School Summer Staff Scholarship 2023

    Saxe Emerging Artist Nomination 2023

    Windgate Lamar Fellowship 2022

    Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Partner Scholarship 2022

    Tulsa Glassblowing School Summer Scholarship 2021

    Corning Museum of Glass Workshop Scholarship 2021

  • “Blown Away Season 4” Group Exhibition, Corning Museum of Glass 2024

    Solo Gallery Exhibition: Heaven is Full of Junk 2022

    Solo Thesis Exhibition: Heaven is Full of Junk 2021

    Juried Virtual Exhibition: Evolution - A Showcase of  Emerging, International Talent 2021

    Juried Group Show: Small Favors, The Clay Studio 2020

    Juried Group Show: Common Threads, Baltimore Jewelry Center 2019 

  • Co-Owner, Antolini Glass Co. 2022-

    Teaching Assistant to Martin Janecky, Corning Museum of Glass 2023, 2024

    Artist in Residence, Monterey GlassWorks 2024

    Teaching Assistant to Jason Mcdonald, Pilchuck Glass School 2023

    Teaching Assistant to Bill Gudenrath, Corning Museum of Glass 2023

    Teaching Assistant to Jason Mcdonald, Corning Museum of Glass 2022

    Teaching Assistant to Judith Schaechter, Pilchuck Glass School 2022

    Teaching Assistant to Aya Oki, Pittsburgh Glass Center 2022

    Glassblowing Assistant, John Pomp Studios 2022

    Diploma Project Fabricator, Tyler School of Art and Architecture 2021-2022

    Studio Assistant to Leo Tecosky, 2022

    Teaching Assistant for Madeline Riles Smith, Tyler Glass Program 2022

    Studio Assistant to Jason Mcdonald 2022

    Studio Assistant to Amber Cowan 2022

    Diploma Project Fabricator, Tyler School of Art and Architecture 2021-2022

    Teaching Assistant for Judith Schaechter, Tyler Glass Program 2021

    Glassblower and Design Intern, Monterey Glassworks 2021

    Student Liaison, Glass Arts Society 2020-2021

    Tyler Glass Collaborative President 2020-2022