Anna Alsina Bardagí | Bio
Anna Alsina Bardagí is a contemporary glass artist exploring the interaction of light, heat, and gravity within solid glass. She works with optical glass, employing kiln-casting and precision polishing techniques to reveal internal forms that shift with the viewer’s perspective.
Her pieces emerge from a carefully staged casting process, where surface treatments and internal arrangements before firing guide the final composition. She exclusively uses eco-optical glass produced by Ohara in Japan — free from lead and arsenic — to ensure material purity.
Her fascination with physics, the universe, and perception drives her research into the optical potential of glass. In her words: “Optical glass offers a unique dialogue between motion and stillness. Depending on the perspective, it reveals hidden dimensions that invite viewers to engage with the material in unexpected ways.”
“My art is driven by a desire to capture light, transparency, and the optical illusions that only glass can create.”
Exhibitions, collections, and glass art journey
Alsina Bardagí’s work is held in private collections internationally and has been exhibited in galleries, museums, and cultural institutions across Europe and North America, including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and Andorra. Among these highlights are the Morean Arts Center (USA), the London Glassblowing Gallery (UK), the Charleroi Museum of Fine Arts (Belgium), and the Contemporary Glass Art Museum (Spain).
Born in Madrid (Spain) and raised near the Mediterranean in the village of Begur, Anna initially pursued a career in journalism and worked in science communication. She discovered glass art in 2011, when she attended a summer workshop with local glassmakers in Barcelona and was introduced to the fundamentals of casting. She has since developed her expertise in kiln-casting and optical glass techniques through extensive independent research and experimentation in her Barcelona atelier.
In addition to her studio practice, Anna has taught workshops in educational institutions such as EINA University School of Design in Barcelona, sharing her expertise with emerging artists. She is also actively involved in the international glass art community as a member of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (USA) and the Contemporary Glass Society (UK).
