AWARDS AND SHOWS
BRA-VO EXHIBIT - OCT. 2017
I created this bead and wire art bra for the Bra-Vo Exhibit sponsored by Artisans on fifth. It was on display at the Mount Dora Center for the Arts during the month of October, 2017. This exhibit is part of a fundraising event to raise money for low or no cost mammograms for residents of Lake County, FL. The website for Bra-Vo is www.bra-vo.org.
A TOAST TO THE ARTS - APPLETON MUSEUM IN OCALA - 2015
Gwen had a fused glass wall art piece on display at the Appleton Museum of Art from September 12 - November 1, 2015. The show was titled "Celebrating Artistic Diversity" and her piece is distinctly diverse from the other artworks. It is a 20" X 9" framed fused glass piece featuring colorful dichroic glass circles that have hand-etched Zentangle Mandala images on them.
The Museum is located at 4333 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala FL 34470 (www.appletonmuseum.org).
The Museum is located at 4333 E Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala FL 34470 (www.appletonmuseum.org).
OCALA ART GROUP SHOW AT THE ocala CIVIL SERVICE CENTER - 2014
In May, 2014 Gwen won "Best in Show" with the same piece of artwork! The award was given in an exhibition titled "It's All in the Details" sponsored by the Ocala Art Group (OAG). The picture, presented in a shadowbox, was titled "Zen Patchwork."
The Judge, Victoria Billig, Asst. Director of Museum Operations at the Appleton Museum of Art, said "This piece is incredibly detailed and very well done -- a perfect example of the exhibition's theme. Working in fused glass can often be tedious and I thought both the level of detail and the artistic merit were very high."
The Judge, Victoria Billig, Asst. Director of Museum Operations at the Appleton Museum of Art, said "This piece is incredibly detailed and very well done -- a perfect example of the exhibition's theme. Working in fused glass can often be tedious and I thought both the level of detail and the artistic merit were very high."
GLASS CRAFT & BEAD EXPO - LAS VEGAS - 4/2014
Although wall art is not our main focus, in April 2014, Gwen Hertz won 1st Place in Professional Cold-working at the Glass Craft and Bead Expo in Las Vegas. This is an international competition. She entered a hand engraved wall art piece that has Zentangle patterns engraved on colored dichroic glass.