“Rather than focusing on loss, I rebuild beauty from the remnants. Nature reveals forms of transformation, showing the contrast from destruction to renewal. My work holds space for moments of misalignment, the disruptions that shape our lives. I explore the dilapidated, eroded, and demolished states of being I relate to, textures that carry emotional weight. Using repurposed glass, once shattered from violence and disregard—I reform domestic objects. These bottles that once contained and protected become dangerous when broken, but I reclaim their value, shedding the stigma of trash and offering them a space of belonging and warmth. “
Jenna Efrein, a glass sculptor and designer originally from Brooklyn, NY, now lives and works in Miami, FL. She has been working with glass since age 18 and has honed various techniques. Efrein earned her MFA in Sculpture/Dimensional Studies from Alfred University School of Art and Design and currently serves as a Senior Lecturer of Glass at the University of Miami. Since relocating to Miami in 2014, she has held four solo exhibitions and participated in over 30 group shows. Efrein has received two "Artist Access Grants" from the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and FUNDarte. Since 2015, she has been a resident artist at Miami's Bakehouse Art Complex. In 2018, she was awarded a Merit Scholarship for The Vermont Studio Residency. She was selected to participate in the Oolite Arts' Home and Away program, attending an artist retreat at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in 2021.