Education Private workshop, Anna Boothe, cast glass artist, Philadelphia, PA, 2009 “Kiln Casting Glass,” with Rene Culler, Corning Studio, Corning, NY, 2008 “Metal and Glass Collaboration” workshop, Penland School of Crafts, 2007 “Textile Techniques in Metal,” with Arline Fisch, Peters Valley, NJ, 2007 “Exploring the Human Form”, Thomas Williams, Atlanta, GA, 2006 “Personal Observation of the Human Figure” workshop, Melissa Cadell, Odyssey Studios, 2006Silversmithing workshop, John C. Campbell School, 2005 Silversmithing, Haywood Community College, 2004BA, Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin, 1961

Selected Exhibitions New Works, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2017 Holiday Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2017/2016 Margaret Dyer & Jan Kransberger, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, 2017 Summer Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2016 No: 10 Anniversary Show, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2016 Arvada Center for the Arts, Denver, CO, 2015The Art Company, Group Exhibit, Nashville, TN, 2015Glass Sculpture, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2015 SOFA Chicago with Thomas Riley Galleries, Chicago, 2015 Art Palm Beach with Thomas Riley Galleries, Palm Beach, FL, 2015Holiday Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2014 Art Palm Beach with Thomas Riley Galleries, Palm Beach, 2014Into the Fire, Group Exhibit, Focus Gallery, Southern Highlands Craft Guild, 2014Western North Carolina Studio Glass Exhibition, Morganton, NC, 2014 Holiday Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2013 Summer Group Exhibition, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2013 Wheaton Village Glass Weekend, Pismo Gallery, Millville, NJ, 2013 Quiet Places, Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2013Temple Arts Exhibit, Nashville, TN, 201340th Annual Art Festival Beth-El, St. Petersburg, FL, 2013 Uncommon Ground, Morgan Contemporary glass, Pittsburgh, 2013 Inner thoughts, The River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, 2013Holiday Group Show, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2012New Work, L Ross Gallery, Memphis, TN, 2012

Jan Kransberger Creating sculptures in glass is not an intellectual exercise for me. I simply do what I like, finding cast glass to be the perfect medium through which to express myself.

When I began, I chose to explore the power of the female form. Slight shifts within a figure deter-mine great differences in a mood or expression. I pare down shapes and exaggerate isolated elements, begging an emotional connection, reaction from the viewer.

The tactile qualities of cast glass appeal to me. The particular way light comes through the material is more interesting to me than the traditional beauty of the material and its glossy smooth surfaces. To me, the soft, velvety appear-ance of my work enhances the subtleties of mood I strive for. I also find incorporating sterling silver and copper into the glass produces wonderfully unpredictable, sometimes mysterious color, never occurring exactly the same way twice.

Hopefully my work reflects the complexities of human nature - moments of joy, contemplation, reminiscence, introspection, solace. Emotions experienced and observed yet often not voiced.Once having done that, it is left for the viewer to create their own dialogue, to weave their own story.

The themes I pursue in my work or the techniques used for its execution may vary and can represent any current fascination, obsession or concern where the glass merely becomes vocabulary.

Celebrating Glass, Morgan Contemporary Glass, Pittsburgh, 2012 Parallel Play, Upstairs ArtSpace, Tryon, NC, 2012Cast Glass, Joe Rowand Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC, 2012Six Women, Six Perspectives, Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2011 Dogwood Regional Fine Arts Exhibit, 2011Form, The River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, 2010Fine Contemporary Craft Exhibit, ArtSpace, Raleigh, NC, 2011 Gallery Walk at Terminus, Atlanta, GA, 2010People and Places, Red Sky Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2009Tactile Dichotomy, Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC, 2009 Featured Artist, Somerhill Gallery, Durham, NC, 2009How Dreams Become Creations, Bender Gallery, Asheville, 2009 Ladies in Waiting, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon, NC, 2008Pondering, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, 2007Invitational, Hendersonville NC Arts Council, 2007