Featuring Glass Artists: Ira Lujan, Russell Frye, and Adrian Wall

Opening Reception: Friday February 2, 2024, 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Located at Sawmill District at Hotel Chaco in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Our featured glass artists use hand-blown and fused glass to create pieces inspired by historic examples from Southwest pottery, petroglyphs, and ancient Egyptian wares. Stop by for complementary wine, drinks, and snacks and to meet the artists.

Russell Frye graduated of the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) 2015 and is currently working at Prairie Dog Glass Studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He grew up south of Gallup, NM, on the Ramah-Navajo reservation. His mother is a traditional potter from Tesuque Pueblo and his father is an artist from Ft. Collins, Colorado. He studied at the University of New Mexico branch in Taos, as well as Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Frye joined the IAIA in fall 2011, where he began an internship with the New Mexico Experimental Glass Workshop. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for working with glass as a medium. He believes that glass is an amazing material that captivates and can be used in many ways. His own work utilizes glass blowing, glass fusing, and embossing, along with other techniques. He is also known for his metal work, especially his bronze pieces, which explore the shapes and designs from pottery in the Southwest in new materials.

Ira Lujan (Taos/Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo) learned glass blowing in Taos, New Mexico while apprenticing with glass artist Tony Jojola (Isleta Pueblo) in 2000. He also studied with noted glass artist Preston Singletary (Tlingit) at the Pilchuck Glass School in Snohomish County, Washington. He learned that it is possible to incorporate Native American subjects and influences with ancient techniques of glass blowing.

Adrian Wall