Andy Koupal
“My work is a melding of traditional glassmaking techniques and contemporary design. I aim to present pieces to my audience that are clean, approachable and well-articulated.
I take inspiration from the everyday world around me as I seek to illuminate fragments of our cultural landscapes that may otherwise be considered commonplace or overlooked.”
Detroit based Aritst, Designer and Educator, Andy Koupal has over 18 years of experience working with glass. He received a BFA in 2009 from RIT’s School for American Crafts and honed his abilities while working for many shops and institutions including Simon Pearce, The Corning Museum and most recently The Henry Ford, where he worked full-time for 10 years as a production glassblower and managed the Glass Shop from 2018-2021. He also taught as an Adjunct Faculty member at the College for Creative Studies for 10 years.
Currently, Andy co-owns and operates out of a hot glass studio in Detroit, MI where he focuses on design and sculptural works.
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
BFA in Glass and Sculpture Rochester, NY
May 2009
Work
Owner/Operator 2021-Present
AK Industries Detroit, MI
College for Creative Studies
2013 – 2022
Adjunct Faculty Detroit, MI
Flint Institute of Art 2018 – 2022
Demonstrator/Instructor
Flint, MI
The Henry Ford 2018 – Aug. 2021
Studio Manager Dearborn, MI
The Henry Ford 2012 – June 2018
Glassblower Dearborn, MI
Simon Pearce
2011 – 2012
Glassblower Windsor, VT
Furnace Design Studio
2009 – 2011
Glassblower/Instructor Dearborn, MI
Epiphany Glass 2009-2011
Glassblowing Assistant Pontiac, MI
Cedar Point 2008
Glassblower Sandusky, OH
Corning Musuem of Glass
2007
Walk – In Workshop Instructor
Corning, NY
Baron Glassworks
2004 – 2010
Assistant/Technician/Instructor Ypsilanti, MI
Exhibitions/Shows
Glass 52 2024
Habatat Galleries Royal Oak, MI
Rockets, Robots & Rayguns 2024
Janice Charach Gallery
West Bloomfield, MI
The End 2024
Culture Object New York, NY
Auxillary Gallery 2024
Trifecta Glass Lexington, KY
Underfoot/Overhead 2024
Wasserman Works Detroit, MI
Play-Ability + GAS Conference Reception 2023
I.M. Weiss Gallery Detroit, MI
NGG 2023 2023
Habatat Galleries Royal Oak, MI
Fete2022
I.M. Weiss Gallery Detroit, MI
Michgian Regional Glass Exhibition 2022
Janice Charach Gallery
West Bloomfield, MI
MHG Winter Inviational
2020
Michigan Hot Glass
Detroit, MI
River of Shadows (Kim Harty w/Andy Koupal) 2020
Heller Gallery
New York, NY
STEEP
2020
Janice Charach Gallery
West Bloomfield, MI
Michigan Regional Glass Exhibition
2019
Janice Charach Gallery
West Bloomfield, MI
Teaching Workshops
Pittsburgh Glass Center 2022
TA for Ryan Thompson Embracing Failure
Pittsburgh, PA
University of Michigan
2022
Stamps School of Art and Design
Ann Arbor, MI
Glass Casting Workshop
University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
2013
Winter Session Intensive
Stevens Point, WI
Curatorial
Toledo Arts Commission
Rescue Plan Grant Panelist
2024
Ann Arbor Art Fair
2016
Juror
Ann Arbor, MI
