Marlene Rose

Marlene Rose, Migration, 2025, Sandcast Glass Installation, Dimensions Vary.

Marlene Rose, Green Kimono, 2022, Cast Glass and Steel, 64 x 44 x 10 Inches.

Marlene Rose, Cobalt Tulip Kimono, 2022, Cast Glass and Steel, 64 x 44 x 10 Inches.

Marlene Rose, Butterfly Mandala, 2023, Sandcast Glass & Metal, 60H x 60W x 5D in.

Marlene Rose, Merlot Coin Buddha, Sandcast Glass and Metal, 71H x 26W x 16D In.

About Marlene Rose:

Marlene Rose is a world-renowned sculptor who, over the past four decades, has pioneered the sand cast-glass movement. Rose produces stunningly beautiful works of art. Rose is featured in museums in the US and Europe, and her works are sought by glass connoisseurs and fine art collectors all over the world. Her presence in the highest-end Art Fairs has been a feature of the past three decades. Each piece is hand cast from molten glass into a unique modern work of art that resonates with references and allusions to ancient cultures and civilizations. Rose has mentored other artists and has helped establish a prominent museum in the US dedicated to showcasing emerging and established American and International studio glass artists. Her work has been seen on national television, to an audience of seven million people, and her creations are featured in multiple galleries across the US and Canada. ABOUT THE PROCESS... While the process Rose uses is relatively new, having been developed in the mid-eighties, it is based on the ancient tradition of bronze casting. Rose pours liquid molten glass into carefully prepared sand molds, then cools it for six days or more in a specially controlled oven before cracking open the mold to see what is revealed. There is a rawness and immediacy to working the sand of the mold, and the thrill and the danger of pouring this magical lava, thousands of degrees hot. There is the patient gestation of the work in the cooling oven. Then at last there is the joy of meeting the product of sand, glass, fire and thought, as the piece is finally brought out into the light. Marlene Rose quite simply breathes life and beauty into whatever she makes. CURRICULUM VITAE Born 5 December, 1967 Education CCAC, Oakland, CA (MFA) Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (BFA with Honors, Glass, Sophie Newcomb College) Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT Greenvale School, Glen Head, NY Grants National Endowment of the Arts (2007) Selected Publications “CAST Art and Objects”, Townsend and Zette-Sterling, Schiffer Publishing, 2017 “Studio Glass in America”, Hampson, Schiffer Publishing, 2012 Selected TV Appearances “CBS Sunday Morning”, Fall Season Premier, September 29, 2019 Documentary Films “From Fire, An Odyssey of Glass”, dir. Karen Lavender, 2007 “A Sculptors Perspective”, dir. Brett Nagy 2018 Magazines Architectural Digest, Florida Design, Luxe etc. Social Media Presence Instagram: marleneroseglass Facebook: marleneroseglassart Selected Permanent Collections Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN Imagine Museum, St. Petersburg, FL Leepa-Rattner Museum of the Arts, St. Petersburg, FL Metro General Hospital, Cleveland, OH National Gallery for Foreign Art, Sofia, Bulgaria Maclean Collection of Asian Art, Chicago, IL Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Museum of Contemporary Art, Yerevan, Armenia Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong Seven Bridges, Greenwich, CT University of Tampa, Tampa, FL Selected Museum Exhibitions Fort Wayne Museum of Art, “Habatat International 53rd Invitational”, Fort Wayne, IN (2025) *Award Winner Peace River Botanical Gardens, “Glass in the Gardens”, Peace River, FL (2023) Fort Wayne Museum of Art, “Cultural Blueprints”, Fort Wayne, IN (2019) *Solo Show Imagine Museum, “Positive Reversals”, St. Petersburg, FL (2020) *Solo Show Imagine Museum, “Glass Coast”, St. Petersburg, FL (2019) Backus Museum, “Artifacts of Eternity”, Fort Pierce, FL (2018) *Solo Show Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, “Fired: Glass”, Denver, CO (2015) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Museum, Phoenix, AZ (2014-2015) Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IL “Making it in Crafts Illinois“, (2014) Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Sarasota, FL “Radiant Heat/Translucent Light” (2014) *Solo Show Morean Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL “Keep it Glassy Glass in the Sunshine City" (2014) National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia, PA “Women in Glass” (2013) Second Biennial International Festival of Glass, Sofia, Bulgaria, (2012) Krasl Museum, Saint Joseph, MI “Primordial Inspirations” (2012) Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, FL “Global & Local: Studio and Contemporary Glass on Florida’s West Coast” (2012) Kalamazoo Museum of Arts “Expressions: International Glass Invitational”, Kalamazoo, MI (2012) Fort Collins Museum of Art, Ft. Collins, Co “Colorado Collects Glass” (2012) Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI "Primal Inspirations, Contemporary Artifacts" (2011) Museum of Science and Industry, Tampa, FL “Earth Visions” (2010) Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, FL “In a New Light” (2009) Mobile Museum of Art, “GEN-X: Post-Boomers and the New South”, Mobile, AL (2008) New Mexico Museum of Art, “Flux: Reflections on Contemporary Glass”, Santa Fe, NM (2008) Gulf Coast Museum of Art, “Ancient and Elemental”, Largo, FL. (2007) *Solo Show Selected Solo Exhibitions Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC, (2020) Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA, “Covenant of Light” (2022), “Positive Reversals” (2021), “Cultural Tensions” (2019), “New Works” (2007), “Glass Relics” (2006) CODA, Palm Desert, CA (2018) Angela King Gallery New Orleans, LA (2015) New River Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (2015) Kuivato Gallery, Sedona, AZ, “Buddhas” (2013, 2008, 2007) Angela King Gallery New Orleans, LA (2012) Watson MacRae Gallery, Sanibel, FL (2011) PISMO Galleries, Aspen, CO (2010) Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL (2010) Manitou Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (2009) Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, ID, “Eastern Light” (2008), “Ancient & Elemental” (2006) Hawthorn Gallery, Birmingham, AL (2008) Evan Lurie Gallery, “Pop in the Midwest”, Carmel, IN (2008) Hodgell Gallery, “New Works” Sarasota, FL (2005) Baisden Gallery, “Cultural Blueprints” Tampa, FL (2004) City Gallery, “Modern Relics” hosted by Kelly Preston, Los Angeles, CA (2002) New Heights Gallery, “New Works” Tampa, FL (2001) Gasperi Gallery, “Changing Faces” New Orleans, LA (1990) Selected Gallery Exhibitions Adamar Fine Arts Gallery, Miami, FL (2010, 2009, 2007, 2004, 2003, 2002) Aibo Gallery, “Timeless Reflections”, Rye, NY (2015) Aldo Castillo Gallery, Estero, FL (2014) Angela King Gallery, New Orleans, LA (2020, 2017, 2007) Baisden Gallery, Tampa, FL (2004) Besharat Gallery, “Onward”, Atlanta, GA (2010) Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC (2008) CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, CA (2015, 2011) Contessa Gallery, “Glass Menagerie”, Cleveland OH (2006) Denise Roberge, Palm Desert, CA (2005) Edgar Modern, Bath, England (2013) Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC “Seduction” (2022), (2018, 2017) Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA (2019, 2007) Gallery DeNovo, Sun Valley, ID (2013, 2011) Habatat Galleries Annual International Glass Invitational, Royal Oak, MI (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011*, 2010, 2009, 2008) *Award winner Habatat Galleries Annual Glass Weekend, Sarasota, FL (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016) Hanson/King, New Orleans, LA (2005) Holland House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA (2006) Hooks-Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX (2012) Houston Center for Contemporary Art, Houston, TX “Literally Figurative” (2009) K. Allen Gallery, Baileys Harbor, WI (2015) Kuivato Gallery, Sedona, AZ (2007) Louis Peens, “South African Light”, Johannesburg, South Africa (2000) Manitou Gallery, Sante Fe, NM (2009, 2008, 2007) Newbury Fine Art, Boston, MA (2016, 2013) New River Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Glass Alchemy 2025, 2017, 2016) Patrica Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, WA (2009, 2008) Sandra Ainsley, Toronto, Canada (2013, 2012, 2006) Swenson Fine Art, Laguna, CA (2010) Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA (2018, 2017) Watson-MacRae, “The Many Facets of Glass", Sanibel Island, FL (2015) Selected Art Fairs Affordable Art London, London, England (2013) Affordable Art New York, New York, NY (2015, 2014, 2013, 2012) Affordable Art Hong Kong, (2014) Affordable Art Singapore, Singapore (2019, 2013) Architectural Digest Home Show (2014) Art Asia, Miami, FL (2012) Art Aspen (2019) Art Atlanta, Atlanta, GA (2025, 2024) Art Boca Raton, Boca Raton, FL (2018, 2017, 2016) Art Concept, Miami, FL (2016) ArtDC, Washington DC (2007) Art Greenwich, Greenwich CT (2011) ArtHamptons (2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011) Art LA, Los Angeles, CA (2013) ArtSouthampton (2015) Art Market Hamptons, East Hampton, NY, (2021) ArtMiami, Miami, FL (2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2007, 2006, 2005) ArtPalm Beach, Palm Beach, FL (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007) ArtPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, PA (2004) ArtSanta Fe, Santa Fe, NM (2018, 2009, 2008, 2007) ArtToronto, Toronto, Canada (2005) Art Wynwood, Miami, FL (2020) Atlanta Art Fair, Atlanta GA (2024) Boston International Fine Art Fair, Boston, MA (2014) Chicago Contemporary & Classic, Chicago, IL (2005) Habatat PRIME, Chicago, IL, (2019) CONTEXT Art Miami, Miami (2021, 2019) Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton, NY (2023, 2022) London Art Fair, London, England (2014) London Antique & Fine Art LAPADA, London, England (2019) Miami International Art Fair, Miami, FL (2012, 2011, 2010, 2009) Market Art + Design, Bridgehampton, NY (2019) New York Art & Antiques, New York (2014) Palm Beach Jewelry, Fine Art & Antique Fair (2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2011, 2009) Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary, Palm Beach, FL, (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022) Palm Beach Craft, Palm Beach, FL (2016) San Francisco Fine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA (2012, 2011) Santa Fe Modern Masters, Sant Fe NM, (2018) SCOPE Art Asia, Miami, (2012) SCOPE Miami, Miami, FL (2013) SCOPE New York, New York, NY (2013) Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week, Scottsdale, AZ (2026, 2025) SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003) *2018 Featured Artist SOFA NY, New York, NY (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005) SOFA Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM (2011, 2010, 2009) Toronto Art Expo, Toronto, Canada (2014) Wheaton Village, Millville, NJ (2011)