Austin Turley is a Portland, Oregon–based glass jewelry artist whose practice investigates themes of presence, memory, language, and time. He works in multiple formats, using the act of collecting and gathering as a point of departure. Turley believes materials possess the capacity to act as a proxy for things beyond themselves. He has a background in painting, printmaking, and electronic music, all of which play a role in his incessant search for rhythms, patterns, textures, and curious formations. His position as a glass caster at Bullseye Glass Company informs his ongoing research and experimentation into the material’s characteristics, complexities, and possibilities.
