Brianna Barron is an artist and educator from Detroit, Michigan who has been working with glass since 2010. She holds a BFA from the College for Creative Studies and an MFA from Bowling Green State University. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally at venues such as the National College of Art & Design in Ireland and the Ohio Craft Museum. Brianna’s glass sculptures have been selected for publication in innovative and prestigious print works, including New Glass Review 37 and New Glass Review 42. She has worked at institutions such as the Corning Museum of Glass, the Henry Ford Museum, and the Toledo Museum of Art, and has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the College for Creative Studies and St. Clair County Community College.
Drawing inspiration from the transformative nature of molten glass, Brianna embraces the material’s unpredictability to create sculptures inspired by nature, movement, and color. She views working with glass as a balance between control and spontaneity, using vibrant colors to convey emotion and expression. Her current body of work, Sinew, explores themes of interconnectedness, evoking organic movement through sinuous shapes that invite reflection on the balance between strength and fragility. Through her art, Brianna blends natural forms and bold colors to blur the line between imagination and reality, sparking curiosity and wonder about the natural world.