Laura Goff Parham: Traditional Stained Glass with a Modern Twist

March 6 – 28
Laura Goff Parham: Traditional Stained Glass with a Modern Twist in the Display Case
Opening reception: Friday, March 6, 5:00-9:00 PM
Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Saturday, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM with additional hours on Fridays, 5:00-7:00 PM for Gallery 1010 openings.
The Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

In Traditional Stained Glass with a Modern Twist, Laura Goff Parham presents a variety of stained glass works that approach the discipline with an experimental flair, imbuing the pieces with a sense of play. Both flat and sculptural, Laura’s works invite the viewer to explore color, form, and texture and consider the expansive possibilities of glass through a contemporary lens.

Laura Goff Parham is a professional Stained Glass Artist based in Knoxville, Tennessee. She received her BA in art history with a minor in English from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1986. During her senior year, she backpacked through Europe for six months, where she fell in love with stained glass. Working by commissions only, she has created Stained Glass works throughout the southeast for the past 40 years. She has designed and fabricated numerous large-scale projects for churches, businesses, and private residences. Her usual medium is traditional Stained Glass, leaded glass, beveled glass, sandblasted, and painted glass. Lately, she has branched into fused glass, which she calls her playtime. The fused glass uses the traditional glass of stained-glass windows however they are melted together in a kiln to form small plates and platters and pieces of art. While she works through the medium of glass, her process is reminiscent of oil painting, watercolor, collage, and printmaking as she crafts her vibrant works.

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