Alli Luhmann is a hot-glass sculptor, occasionally integrating other materials into her work.
She currently lives and works in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Sculptural Objects & Functional Art Show, Chicago, IL
2019 Art On the Edge, Edge Center for the Arts, Big Fork, MN
2016 Featured Artist, Art Force, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Born of Fire: Selections from Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts Instructors, Metro State, St. Paul, MN
2016 Anoka Ramsey Alumni Show, The Mississippi Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 - 2017, Participating Artist in Corning Shop, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2014 Annual Glass Show, Art Resources Gallery, Edina, MN
2012 - 2017, Participating Artist in Member Gallery, Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis,MN
2011 Anoka Ramsey College Portfolio Show, The Mississippi Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
Commissions & Collections
Allina Health Hospice Bereavement Center, memorial sculpture, St. Paul, MN
Metropolitan State University - Masters of Advocacy and Political Leadership Program, Bi-annual commemorative sculpture awards, Saint Paul, MN
Violence Free Minnesota, Annual commemorative sculpture awards, Saint Paul, MN
Minnesota Brownfields, Annual commemorative sculpture awards, Minneapolis, MN
University of Minnesota, Permanent collection, Minneapolis, MN
Residencies, Panels & Internships
2021 Grant Panelist - Flexible Support Grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, St. Paul, MN
2020 Grant Panelist - Arts Support Project Grant, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, St. Paul, MN
2016 Artist residency, Gent Glas, Gent, Belgium
2011, Intern, Visual Resources Department, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Teaching Experience
2009 – 2017, Glassblowing Instructor/Teaching Assistant, Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis MN
Related Experience
2018 – 2020, Glassblower, Bicycle Glass Company, St. Paul, MN
2015 – 2016, Layout - Sandblasting & Coldworking Specialist, Minneapolis, MN
2009 - 2017, Studio Staff, Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Arts Administration
2012 – 2014, Interim Program Manager, Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2011 – 2017, Gallery Manager, Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Education
2018 Cordova Studio, Bakersville, NC
2018 Penland School of Crafts, Bakersville, NC
2015 The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
2014 Ignite Glass, Chicago, IL
2012, 2015, 2017 Foci Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2011 AFA, Anoka Ramsey College, Minneapolis, MN
2010 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA