Join us on the opening day of Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural for a special conversation with exhibiting and visiting artist Judith Schaechter. Schaechter will discuss her largest masterpiece to date, Super/Natural, an 8-foot-tall, 5.5-foot-diameter dome that features 65 vibrant stained glass panels created during her residency at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics.

Schaechter’s artwork is a testament to the power of craft and what’s possible when vision and mastery push the perceived limits of stained glass. Referred to herself as a “militant ornamentalist”, Schaechter employs her signature glass engraving and layering process to create a rich world within the dome, creating panels teeming with fantastical insects, flora, birds, and beasts. By situating the viewer at the center, Super/Natural invites contemplation of inner space, how we experience environments neurologically and psychologically, and outer space, how we extend ourselves into our surroundings.

Experience the exhibition through Schaechter’s eyes and gain deeper insight into the artistry and innovation behind her work!

This talk will be take place in MCD’s MakeArt Lab. Come by early or stay after to explore the exhibition and step into Super/Natural.

Tickets: General Admission $10, Students and Seniors $8, MCD members FREE
Children 12 and under are always free.

Pre-registration encouraged. Not a member? Join today!

JUDITH SCHAECHTER

Judith Schaechter lives and works in Philadelphia. Her work is collected internationally and is represented in the collections of the Smithsonian, the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Victoria and Albert in London, and the Hermitage, among others. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005 and her work was in the 2002 Whitney Biennial. In 2013, Judith was inducted to the College of Fellows of the American Craft Council. She received a lifetime achievement award from the Glass Art Society in 2022 and in 2023, she was named a Smithsonian Visionary Artist. In 2020-21, Judith’s work was the subject of a retrospective exhibition organized by the Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, NY, which traveled to the Toledo Museum and the Des Moines Art Center.

MCD MEMBERS

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