GAS Emerging Artists Award
Our Emerging Artists Award provides artists with promising talent an opportunity to introduce their work to a broad audience of established artists, educators, peers, collectors, art historians, and critics. Their work is highlighted in a virtual exhibition and catalog, and they are invited to present at the annual conference.
2024 Priscilla Kar Yee Lo, Sadhbh Mowlds, and Abegael Uffelman
2023 Geoffrey Bowton, Scout Cartagena, and Hoseok Youn
2022 Fumi Amano, Krista Israel, and Madeline Rile Smith
2021 Bri Chesler, Morgan Gilbreath, and Erin Hoffman
2020 Gracia Nash, Joshua Kerley, and Nate Ricciuto
Lifetime Achievement Award
Established in 1993, the Lifetime Achievement Award is GAS’s highest honor. The award recognizes exceptional achievement in glass art and acknowledges individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the glass arts worldwide.
2022 Judith Schaechter
2020 Richard Meitner
2019 Ginny Ruffner
2018 Livio Seguso
2017 Joyce J. Scott
2016 James Carpenter
2015 Paul Stankard
2014 Dan Dailey
2012 Joel Philip Myers
2012 Bertil Vallien
2011 Ann Wolff
2010 Mark Peiser
2010 Dan Klein (1938-2009)
2009 Marvin Lipofsky (1938-2016)
2008 Henry Halem
2007 Jìrí Harcuba (1928-2013)
2006 Ann Robinson
2005 Richard Marquis
2004 Paul Marioni
2003 Dale Chihuly
2002 Fritz Dreisbach
2002 Finn Lynggaard (1930-2011)
2001 Thomas Buechner (1926-2010)
2000 Klaus Moje (1936-2016)
1999 Ludwig Schaffrath (1924-2011)
1998 Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004)
1998 Alice Rooney
1997 Lino Tagliapietra
1996 Jaroslava Brychtova
1996 Stanislav Libensky (1921-2002)
1995 Erwin Eisch
1994 Itoko Iwata (1922-2008)
1994 Sybren Valkema (1916-1996)
1993 Harvey Littleton (1922-2013)
1993 Dominick Labino (1910-1987)
Lifetime Membership Award
Established in 1977, the Lifetime Membership Award recognizes outstanding service to GAS.
2024 Beth Hylen
2023 Eddie Bernard 2022 Natali Rodrigues
2020 Pamela Koss
2019 Robert Mickelsen
2018 Durk Valkema
2017 Wayne Strattman
2016 Jutta-Annette Page
2015 Mary B. White
2014 Shane Fero
2012 John Steinert
2011 Scott Benefield
2010 Tom Philabaum
2009 John Leighton
2008 Laura Donefer
2007 Michael Rogers
2006 Penny Berk
2005 Lani McGregor
2005 Dan Schwoerer
2004 Robert Carlson
2003 Daniel Crichton (1946-2002)
2002 Takako Sano (1939-2006)
2001 Mark Peiser
2000 Ginny Ruffner
1999 Josh Simpson
1998 Dan Dailey
1997 Susanne Frantz
1996 David Jacobs (1939-2007)
1995 Jack Schmidt
1994 Audrey Handler
1993 Henry Halem
1993 Joel Philip Myers
1993 Sylvia Vigiletti
1992 Robert Kehlmann
1992 Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend
1988 Fritz Dreisbach
1988 O.J. Gabbert (1918-1992)
1988 Elizabeth “Libby” Labino (-2008)
1986 Marvin Lipofsky
1984 Andries Copier (1901-1991)
1982 Erwin Eisch
1982 Frances Higgins (1912-2004)
1982 Michael Higgins (1908-1999)
1980 William H. Blenko
1980 Paul V. Gardner (1908-1994)
1979 Thomas S. Buechner (1926-2010)
1977 William Brown Jr. (1923-1992)
1977 Frank M. Fenton (1915-2005)
1977 Dominick Labino (1910-1987)
1977 Harvey Littleton (1922-2013)
Impact Award
The Glass Art Society Impact Award is given by the Glass Art Society in partnership with NEUES GLAS/NEW GLASS. The award celebrates individuals, groups, or organizations that have made a significant impact or contribution to the glass community through their work and/or community efforts in the past year.
2023 Glass Society of Ireland
2022 El Laboratorio de Vidrio
Lifetime Visionary Award
The Visionary Award is offered occasionally and recognizes individuals who made pioneering efforts in the field of studio glass.
2020 Bertil Vallien
2018 Benjamin Moore
Lifetime Technical Achievement Award
The Lifetime Technical Achievement Award is offered occasionally and recognizes exceptional skill and technical ability in studio glass.
2018 Pino Signoretto