Urban Glass Hot Sheet Interview

Posted on April 4, 2022

 

Detail of Glass Sculpture with Black Spiral Design

Detail of “Mesmer’s Tear”

 

“It is exciting to have a show in San Francisco, I haven’t been to the city in a number of years and it is great to visit and see what the art scene is like here. Montague has a gorgeous showroom with great visibility from the street. During the pandemic we really missed out on seeing art in person…I make sculpture and there is really nothing like seeing something physically, being able to walk around it and experience how light interacts with the work….”

Interview continues here. 

-NC

Virtual Tour of “Phenomena” April 7th

Posted on March 28, 2022

Please join us on April 7, 2022 at 3 p.m. PST for a virtual tour of my new exhibition, “Nancy Callan: Phenomena”.

Dani Montague of Montague Gallery (San Francisco, CA) will host the tour from the gallery space and I’ll join in to add some reflections on the work and answer your questions!

Register here for the Zoom link! Hope to see you there 🙂

— Nancy

Exterior View of Montague Gallery

“Phenomena” at Montague Gallery

Posted on March 6, 2022

Image of advertisement for Nancy Callan "Phenomena" exhibtion

 

I’m pleased to announce my upcoming exhibition, “Phenomena”, at Montague Gallery in San Francisco!

Please join us on Friday March 18 for the Opening Reception.

RSVPs appreciated via email: info@montaguegallerysf/com

 

 

“The Clown In Me Loves You” Now On View!

Posted on August 5, 2021

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Thrilled to say that my collaborative exhibition with Katherine Gray, “The Clown In Me Loves You”, is open at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA)! Five years in the making, we are so happy to unveil this project and get you thinking about the archetype of the clown and glass art in a fresh way. Kathy and I collaborated on every aspect of the work in this show, from designing the patterned panels and sculptures to the titles to the show design.

There will be a 48-page catalogue available in August, with essay by William Warmus and introduction by Greg Robinson and Amy Sawyer, co-curators.  

The Clown In Me Loves You -- Glass Wall Sculpture with Rainbow Clown Hair

The Clown In Me Loves You

 

More about BIMA and the exhibit here. 

 

Behind the Scenes: Making Large Glass Horns at MOG

Posted on August 5, 2021
Making large-scale work in hot glass is a rare treat, and it’s even better when you get to work with a good friend! Here’s a look back at my 2018 residency with Katherine Gray at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA. We had a notion to make some of the classic clown horns in glass, but extra big like Claes Oldenberg & Coosje van Bruggen’s Pop Art sculptures. Little did we know that these XL horns would become “Tell Us How You REALLY Feel”, a central work in our collaborative show “The Clown In Me Loves You”, on view at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art (WA) thru September 2019. Enjoy!

 


Photo of artist Nancy Callan with two large blown glass horns

Nancy With Finished Horns (Blown Glass with Silver Leaf, Sound Recording)

Conversation & Extended Exhibition / Heller Gallery

Posted on August 23, 2020

CONVERSATION
ARTISTS NANCY CALLAN & LIZ COLLINS talk with Katya Heller about material alchemy
Tuesday, 8/25, 5:30-6:30pm
join via Zoom

Nancy Callan leaning against wall next to installation of glass panels
Nancy with “Drawings In Nature”, Glass Panels 72″ x 100″

Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about art, materials and inspiration! Liz Collins is a fiber and multimedia artist in NYC.

To join us, RSVP to Heller Gallery using the link above.

Nancy Callan: Dialogues is extended through September 12, 2020.

HELLER GALLERY SUMMER HOURS
Monday-Friday 11am-5pm
or by appointment

https://www.hellergallery.com/contact

Hello, NY!

Posted on June 23, 2020
Three square glass panels in opaque red, yellow and blue with white patterns
Y/B/R Triptych, Blown, Slumped and Etched Glass, 19x 60″

 I have a new exhibition opening at the Heller Gallery in NYC. The show includes new glass panels, unique blown-glass sculptures and works from my Droplet series. I conceived of the show as a visual conversation with some of my favorite modern artists. During lockdown, this dialogue developed new dimensions as I finished the work in solitude. It’s exciting to see it move into the world at this moment!

View the ONLINE CATALOGUE here.

NANCY CALLAN | Dialogues
ONLINE, June 19, 2020 + OPENING in Gallery, Tuesday, June 23, 2020 

HELLER GALLERY
303 10th Ave. (bt 27th St. and 28th St.)
New York, NY 10001
212 – 414 – 4014
Web Site

To arrange a visit this summer, please reach out to the Gallery.

Blue Glass Droplet Sculpture with White Pattern By Nancy Callan
Cerulean Blue Droplet, Blown and Etched Glass, 20.5 x 17.5 x 17.5″

 

Mint Museum “Through The Eyes of a Docent”

Posted on May 14, 2020

Thanks to the Mint Museum docents for including my piece “Spin, Weave, Gather” in this feature. I’m thrilled to be in such great company in their permanent collection! And it’s always interesting to hear what docents have to share about works they have spent a lot of time looking at. Enjoy!

https://mintmuseum.org/docent-insights-on-permanent-collection/

Hot Sheet Interview

Posted on May 7, 2020

Hello! Wanted to share this recent interview in the Glass Quarterly blog “Hot Sheet” about what’s new in my studio, adapting during the Covid-19 crisis, and the importance of community and connection. https://urbanglass.org/glass/detail/nancy-callan-virtual-studio-tour-and-artist-talk

As I mention in the interview, I recently partnered with Sandra Ainsley Gallery to host a virtual studio tour. It was a new experience and we had fun putting it together! Here’s a few photos from the studio — it never stays this clean for long. 🙂 Watch the tour here.

Showing off some Mini Clouds and small kinetic works.
This new piece found a home during the tour!
“Orange Channel”, Blown, Slumped and Cut Glass, Private Collection
“Verde Droplet” (R) and “Madrid Cloud (L) in front of my studio display shelves.
Roxy is a patient studio dog!

It’s That Special Time of the Year! SnowPeople Blow 2019

Posted on December 3, 2019

I’ll be back at the wonderful Museum of Glass in Tacoma, WA December 19-21 to create some new pieces. Hope you can stop by to watch me at work! If you’re not in the area, you can watch via Livestream on the MOG web site. Just use the link above during Musuem Hours!

Visiting Artist Nancy Callan in the Museum of Glass Hot Shop

Thursday Dec 19, 10 to 5

Friday Dec 20, 10 to 5

Saturday Dec 21, 12 to 5: Annual SnowPeople Blow


Plan your visit to the Musuem here. 

Nancy, Alex, & Sarah
Nancy Callan assisted by Alix Cannon and Sarah Gilbert.
Here comes the head!
Here comes the head!
Striped Snowman
Nancy completes the striped snowman! Assisted by Courtney Branam.