Chappell Gallery participates in numerous off-site art fairs throughout the year, namely SOFA (Sculptural Objects and Functional Art) in Chicago and New York, PalmBeach3 in Florida and Collectors' Weekend in New Jersey.   Chappell Gallery mounts several shows each year, being the first to have solo exhibitions in the U.S. of many major international artists.
Chappell Gallery is built on a strong foundation of education, the fuel that has driven the art glass movement to its current heights. It mounts several shows each year, being the first to have solo exhibitions in the U.S. of many major international artists.		 Chappell Gallery mounts several shows each year, being the first to have solo exhibitions in the U.S. of many major international artists.
 

We invite you to
visit the Artists section of our website for information on
the work and background of
each artist.

 
 

 

 

Etsuko Nishi

  

Taking nature as her inspiration, Etsuko Nishi creates exquisite pieces that can be viewed in many ways: as abstract sculptures or inspired floral forms.  Nishi’s seemingly simple, flowing forms belie the intricate process of constructing them. One of the pioneers of the rebirth of interest in the oldest form of glass, pâte de verre (glass paste), Etsuko’s success in creating complex forms previously impossible in pate de verre  are the result of over  ten years of study and experimentation that took her from Seattle, Washington, where she began her study of glass, to France, Australia (Canberra School of Art), and England (Royal College of Art). In the course of this time she developed and perfected a unique ceramic fiber mold technique for kiln casting.

It could be said that Etsuko adheres to the Japanese fascination with exploring the limits of any material, be it clay, glass or flowers. Her work is not unrelated to the Japanese art of Ikebana, in which the art of floral arranging is based on realizing the inherent beauty of each flower and its natural disposition, rather than subjecting it to artificial, pre-determined design formulas.

The work of Nishi is in the permanent collections of museums throughout the world – Japan, Australia, Germany, Denmark, France, USA.

 

 

 Chappell Gallery is built on a strong foundation of education, the fuel that has driven the art glass movement to its current heights.
Glass art is a global movement; it is far-reaching and speaks many languages.  

In addition to representing artists from the United States, Chappell Gallery's founder, Alice Chappell, has sought out artists from around the world.