ARTISTS

The artists we work with are part of a living lineage of neon makers who bend their own glass. Each brings their own histories, techniques, and stories to the medium—expanding what neon can hold and who it’s for. Our greatest point of pride is artists we support identify as “She Bends artists” — a recognition of the shared lineage, care, and collective authorship that shape this community.

Below is a roster of artists who have participated in She Bends exhibitions, residencies, and teaching programs.

If you are interested in working with us, please visit our Portfolio Submission Portal to share your practice.

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    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Demonstrating Artist, GLOW, Exploratorium SF, (2022)

    • Exhibiting Artist, California Women in Neon, Tibmuk2 SF (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: California Women in Neon, Tibmuk2 SF (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

  • Exhibiting Artist, Student Resident Artist, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: California Women in Neon, Tibmuk2 SF (2019)

  • Exhibiting Artist, Teaching Resident Artist, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    Hot Shop x Neon Demonstration Artist, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Filmmaker, The Art of Neon, The Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

  • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Live Bending Demo, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    Exhibiting Artist, Meantime, Institute of Contemporary Art, SF (2021)

    Filmmaker, Neos, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    Speaker, Virtual Wednesdays Artist Talk, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Live Bending Demo, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

  • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Meantime, Institute of Contemporary Art, SF (2022)

    Student Resident Artist, She Bends x Jude Abu Zaineh Residency, She Bends Studios San Francisco (2021)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Live Bending Demo, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Resident Artist, She Bends x Sentral Artist in Residence Program, Sentral Downtown Los Angeles (2022)

    • Permanent Collection, Work from She Bends x Sentral Artist Residence Program, Museum of Neon Art (2022)

    • Speaker, Virtual Wednesdays Artist Talk, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Speaker, Virtual Wednesdays Artist Talk, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Designer, She Bends Logo (2017)

    • Resident + Exhibiting Artist, AntiGravity Residency, Rockwell Museum and Corning Museum of Glass (2026)

    • Demonstrating Artist, GLOW, Exploratorium SF, (2025)

    • Assistant Teaching Artist, Meagan Streader Neon Residency, SF She Bends Studios (2025)

    • Presenter, A Neon Renaissance, American Craft Coucil Forum (2025)

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, Bending Performer, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    • Curator, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Curator, Meantime, Institute of Contemporary Art, SF (2022)

    • Curator, Speaker, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Program Director, She Bends x Sentral Artist in Residence Program, Sentral DTLA (2022)

    • Speaker, Virtual Wednesdays Artist Talk, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    • Curator, Speaker, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Curator, She Bends: California Women in Neon, Tibmuk2 SF (2019)

    • Program + Gallery Director, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Teaching Resident Artist, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: California Women in Neon, Tibmuk2 SF (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Teaching Resident Artist, Meagan Streader Neon Residency, Reeves Studios, Phoenix AZ (2025)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Demo Artist First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, , Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Student Resident Artist, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

  • Student Resident Artist, Neon Artist Residency (2025)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Student Resident Artist, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    • Teaching + Resident Artist, AntiGravity Residency, Rockwell Museum and Corning Museum of Glass (2026)

    • Grant Recipient, Teaching Artist Cohort, Center for Craft (2025)

    • Presenter, Neon Conservation Symposium, Art Institute of Chicago (2025)

    • Teaching Artist, Neon Residency with Meagan Streader, SF She Bends Studios (2025)

    • Presenter, A Neon Renaissance, American Craft Coucil Forum (2025)

    • Curator, Teaching Resident Artist, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    • Presenter, Sign of the Times: A Conversation on Neon and Chryssa, The Menil Collection, Houston TX

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Permanent Collection Acquisition, Donated by The Svane Family Foundation, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Demonstrating Artist, GLOW, Exploratorium SF, (2022)

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, Meantime, Institute of Contemporary Art, SF (2022)

    • Teaching Artist, Neon Residency with Jude Abu Zaineh, She Bends Studios San Francisco (2021)

    • Speaker, Virtual Wednesdays Artist Talk, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, Demo Artist, She Bends: California Women in Neon, Tibmuk2 SF (2019)

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Curator, Exhibiting Artist, Neon Teacher, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Founder, Curator, Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Speaker, Virtual Wednesdays Artist Talk, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: California Women in Neon, Tibmuk2 SF (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Speaker, Virtual Wednesdays Artist Talk, de Young Museum SF (2021)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Loveland Museum CO (2020)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Women in Neon, Var West Gallery WI (2019)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, The Midway Gallery SF (2018)

    • Exhibiting Artist, She Bends: Women in Neon, Museum of Neon Art LA (2017)

    • Teaching Resident + Exhibiting Artist, Neon as Soulcraft, Museum of Craft and Design SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Speaker, First Light: Rituals of Glass and Neon Art, Contemporary Jewish Museum SF (2024)

    • Exhibiting Artist, Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass Tacoma (2023)