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The Fleischner Family--Leslie, Chris, Dawn, Andrew, and Kay--invites you to join them,
glass artist Amber Cowan, and over 500 glass art appreciators and artists
for a fun and unforgettable evening in support of Pittsburgh Glass Center!

Friday, September 18 | 6-11pm

@ Pittsburgh Glass Center
Live Auction 8pm | Silent Auction 6-10pm

5472 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206  |  Complimentary valet


Art on Fire

HONORARY ARTIST
Amber Cowan

Amber Cowan's sculptural glasswork is based around the use of recycled, upcycled, and second-life American pressed glass. She uses the process of flameworking, hot-sculpting and glassblowing to create large-scale sculptures that overwhelm the viewer with ornate abstraction and viral accrual. With an instinctive nature towards horror vacui, her pieces reference memory, domesticity and the loss of an industry through the re-use of common items from the aesthetic dustbin of American design. The primary material used for her work is glass cullet sourced from scrap yards supplied by now defunct pressed glass factories as well as flea-markets, antique-stores and donations of broken antiques from households across the country.

Amber Cowan photo

Amber Cowan photo

Her recent diorama-style pieces tell stories of self-discovery, escapism and the power of the feminine by utilizing figurines and animals found in collected antique glass pieces. These figurines become recurring symbols in the evolving narrative and simultaneously pay homage to the history of US glassmaking.

Cowan lives and works in Philadelphia where she received an MFA in Ceramics/Glass from Tyler School of Art and Architecture of Temple University. She was the recipient of the 2014 Rakow Commission from The Corning Museum of Glass and her work can be found in the permanent collection of The Museum of Art and Design in New York, The Toledo Museum of Art, and The RISD Museum.

www.ambercowan.com / @amber.cowan


2026 Art on Fire Host Committee

The Fleischner Family
Leslie, Chris, Dawn, Andrew, and Kay
Chairs

Diane Allison | Stuart Anderson | Marion & Bob Auray | Jerad Bachar* | Sean Beauford | Deborah & Sam Berkovitz | Brian Boivin & Patrick Memari | John Bonaccorsi | Rose Brailsford & Jane Black | Mark Caldone & Paul Lebovitz | Shannon & Brian Capellupo | Carol Caroselli | Christopher & Joy Caroll | Marianne Chijner | Lori* & Michael Comber | Yvonne Cook | Randi Dauler | Giles Davidson* & Dan Waldmann | Rachel Delphia | Kim & John Dingess | Fran & Emily Escalante | Cathy Ferguson | Jim & Michelle Ferry | Silvia Filippini-Fantoni | Rich* & Cathy Fitzgerald | Steven & Lynn Forman | Doug & Mary Louise Fowkes | Deb* & Bryan Garlock | Merriann & Mac* Grant | Karen Greb | Starr Hackwelder | Erin & Patrick Hart | Laura Heberton-Shlomchik & Mark Shlomchik | Vanessa & John Herman | Rob & Linda Indovina | Erin* & James Isler | David & Dawn Jardini | Annabelle Javier* & Jason Wilburn | Paula Jernigan* & Andrew Laman | Nancy & David Johnson | Barbara Johnson | Cheryl & Dan Kearney | Pam & James Keen | Ellen & Jack Kessler | Justin & Stephanie King | David Kissel | John Koutrouba | Betsy Krisher | Blaine Lamperski | Elizabeth Lawrence | Larry Leahy & John Vandegrift | Robert & Theresa Little | Darren Lloyd | Donald & Mary Lucidi | Maureen Mahoney Hill & Chris Hill | Ricardo & Maria Maiz | Kevin Marpoe | Peter & Wendy Mars | Susan Marvin-Ryall | Philip & Maria McCalister | Nona & Rick McCown | Zach & Krista Mendelson | Mr. and Mrs. Michael Milone | Evan Mirapaul & Sybil Streeter | Mat Monroe | Gregory Murman & Douglas Evans | John & Kathy Namovic | Mary Navarro | Alexis Obernauer & Will Brown | Marty O'Brien & Lisa Gordon | Alison* & Paul Oehler | Jim & Kathe Patrinos | Steve* & Jess Payne | Adam* & Amy Polcyn | Debbie & Steve Pusateri | Catherine Raphael | Christian Restifo & Jennifer Forbes | Stephen Robinson* | Dr. Kendra Ross | Marcia Rubenstein | Lania Rubio | Dr. Karl Salatka | Dawn Sauter | Bruce Schoenfelder | Melanie Schuler Jockel | Brian & Susan Sesack | John Sieckowski | Pat & Alan Siger | Susan & Leonard Silk | Lea Simonds | Nancy Simpronio | Ann & Peter Steenkiste | Mary Tabasko* | Mary Anne Talotta | Marcia* & Robert Taylor | Tiffany Taylor | Robert Tettelbach | Alice Troy & Stephen Yslas | Hyla Urbany | Alyssa Velazquez* | Megan Walsh & Nicole Flock | Stacy Weiss | Suzanne & Steve Wray | Carol Zawatsky | Cass Zielinski & Tom Byers | David Zubrow & Laura Hansen

*PGC Board Member

Thank You to Our 2026 Art on Fire Sponsors

Art on Fire Sponsor logos

Deb* & Bryan Garlock • Laura Heberton-Shlomchik & Mark Shlomchik
Erin * & James Isler • David Kissel • Elizabeth Lawrence
Robert & Theresa Little • Mathew Gordon Monroe

Altar'd Space • Comber Miller LLC • Randi Dauler • Giles Davidson* & Dan Waldmann
Kim & John Dingess • EPIC Brokers • Huntington Bank • Indovina Associates Architects
Annabelle Javier* & Jason Wilburn • Paula Jernigan* & Andrew Laman
Evan Mirapaul & Sybil Streeter • Adam* & Amy Polcyn • Porter Loves
Lea Simonds • Mary Tabasko* • Paul Wissmach Glass Co.

Jerad Bachar* • BERO • Mark Caldone & Paul Lebovitz • Clark Hill • Clear Story
Rich* & Cathy Fitzgerald • Steven & Lynn Forman • Erin Hart Insurance • Vanessa & John Herman
Pam & James Keen • Ellen & Jack Kessler • John Koutrouba • Maher Duessel • Wendy & Peter Mars
Susan Marvin-Ryall • Mr. & Mrs. Michael Milone • Alison* & Paul Oehler • Steve* & Jess Payne
Stephen Robinson* • Ann & Peter Steenkiste • Robert Tettelbach • Alice Troy & Stephen Yslas
UPMC Health Plan • David Zubrow & Laura Hansen

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