Carl Powell

Carl Powell has been a resident artist at Grovewood Village since 1999. A National Endowment for the Arts fellowship recipient, he has been working with glass since the 1970s.

Powell’s work ranges from residential stained glass to large-scale public installations. Using innovative beveling techniques, his glass sculptures and windows create multi-faceted shapes that form optical and geometric illusions, inviting viewers to look closer and explore hidden details.

Powell’s work has been featured in New Glass Review, a flagship publication of The Corning Museum of Glass, and Americans in Glass, a three-year exhibition that traveled to major museums from 1978 to 1981.

In the early 1980s, Dale Chihuly—leader of the studio glass movement—personally invited Powell to teach at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, the world’s premier center for glass art education. Powell taught sculptural techniques and the art of grinding and polishing stained glass for three years.

Powell has received commissions from the City of Anchorage (AK), the City of Atlanta (GA), the University of Florida, and the International Olympic Committee. His work is included in private collections of notable figures such as painter Robert Rauschenberg, Dale Chihuly, Paul Marioni, and actress Tess Harper.

In 2016, he was selected from over 100 applicants nationwide to create seven stained glass windows for the Van Dyke Performance Space in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Studio Visits

Studio visits are by appointment only, except during our Biannual Grovewood Village Studio Tour. See our events section for upcoming tour dates.