WILL DEXTER

Will originally studied Marine Biology for three years at the University of Miami. He then moved to go to the University of Wisconsin where he studied glass for two years. ...Read more...

Determined on being a glass artist, Will received his B.FA. from Tyler School of Art. Afterward, he attended the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design for his M.F.A. in glass. In 1990, Will received a Masterworks Fellowship by the Creative Glass Center of America, Millville, NJ. Currently Will is a glass instructor at the Tyler School of Art. He and his wife, Karla have lectured and taught glass at renowned Pilchuck Glass School, Penland Craft School, and Rhode Island School of Design.

Rising to become an internationally acclaimed glass artist, Dexter’s work is exhibited around the world in major galleries, museums and universities, as well as in private and corporate collections.

Will Dexter is most known for his massive sculptural vessels magnified by dynamic swirling forms of color amongst the precious dichroic glass. He enjoys working with dichroic glass, as it has the ability to transmit one color while reflecting another. Dexter credits Florida’s Gulf Coast as his inspiration, as many of his pieces have a distinctly aquatic feeling.