April Surgent Explained

April Surgent (born 1982, Missoula, Montana) is an American glass artist. She studied at the Pilchuck Glass School and the Australian National University.^[1] In 2009 she received a Behnke Foundation Neddy Fellowship.^[2] In 2013 Surgent participated in the National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Program. In 2016 she received a United States Artists fellowship.^[3] In 2018 Surgent work was featured in the exhibit Cameo Glass in Context: Charlotte Potter and April Surgent at the Wichita Art Museum.^[4] Her work is in the collection of the Corning Museum of Glass,^[5] and the Museum of Glass^[6]

Her piece, Wave, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.^{[7] [8]}

External links

• Meet the Artist: April Surgent video at Museum of Glass

Notes and References

1. Web site: April Surgent . Craft in America . 2 January 2023.
2. Web site: April Surgent . Corning Museum of Glass . 2 January 2023.
3. Web site: April Surgent . United States Artists . 3 January 2023.
4. Web site: Cameo Glass in Context: Charlotte Potter and April Surgent . Wichita Art Museum . 3 January 2023.
5. Web site: New City Prospects . Corning Museum of Glass . 3 January 2023.
6. Web site: "Out of the Vault: Soundtracks" with April Surgent . Museum of Glass . 19 August 2022 . 3 January 2023.
7. Book: Savig . Mary . Atkinson . Nora . Montiel . Anya . This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World . 2022 . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Washington, DC . 9781913875268 . 228–238.
8. Web site: Wave . Smithsonian American Art Museum . 3 January 2023.