Michael “Fox” Scupholm
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2017. Kent State University. Kent, OH.
School of Fine Arts and Crafts. Concentration: Glass
Professional Practice
2025 - Current. Studio Technician and Instructor. Chrysler Museum of Art. Norfolk, VA. Responsibilities include: Operational oversight and maintenance of the Perry Glass Studio. Maintaining, cleaning, and organizing the glass studio. Charging the furnace. Operation of annealers and kilns. Inventory and purchasing of materials for the glass studio. Instruction of “Hot Glass Experience” workshops. Exemplary teamwork and communication skills. Facilitation and support of resident and visiting artist programming.
2025. Visiting Technician. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY. Responsibilities include: Setup, operational oversight, and maintenance of their Mobile Glass Furnace. Instruction of students and staff in safety procedures for the glass unit. Instruction in light up and shut down procedures of the glass unit. Instruction in basic glass working techniques and annealing schedules for staff and students. Emphasizing collaborative and cooperative teamworking within the glass studio.
2018-2025. Director of Glass. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Responsibilities include: Operational success of Salem Art Works’ Glass Shop. The Glass Director is the key external face of SAW’s glass studio in the community. Maintaining, cleaning, and organizing the glass studio. Developing programming, including youth programming, “make your own” events, and mobile glass studio programs. Exemplary teamwork and communication skills. Facilitation and support of resident and visiting artist programming. Ensuring seamless team management and development. Creating and development of products for Salem Art Works. Charging the furnace. Operation of annealers and kilns. Technical maintenance and repair of glass studio equipment. Inventory and purchasing of materials for the glass studio.
2017-2018. Gaffer/Assistant, The Glass Asylum. Chagrin Falls, OH. Responsibilities include: Maintaining, cleaning, and organizing the glass studio and gallery space, programming and operating annealers and kilns. Charging the glass furnace. Leading workshops and live demonstrations. Packing, shipping, and inventory of glass work. Creation and development of custom commissions and lighting fixtures.
2015-2017. Studio Tech, Kent State University. Kent, OH. Responsibilities include: Maintaining, cleaning, and organizing the glass studio. Charging the glass furnace. Teaching assistance for Head of the Glass Department and adjunct faculty. Disassembly, repair and maintenance of studio equipment. Inventory and staging of studio equipment.
2014-2016. Gaffer/ Assistant, Akron Glass Works. Akron, OH. Responsibilities include: Maintaining, cleaning and organizing the glass studio. Charging the furnace. Leading “make your own” workshops. Development and creation of custom commission work and product.
Teaching Experience
2024 Visiting instructor: Bennington College. North Bennington, VT. Sculpture 1 Instructor: Salem Teen Arts. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Intro to Glass
2023 Instructor: Salem Teen Arts. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Intro to Glass Instructor: Beginner Glassblowing. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY.
Instructor: Intermediate Glassblowing. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY.
2022 Instructor: Salem Teen Arts. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Intro to Glass Instructor: Beginner Glassblowing. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY.
Instructor: Intermediate Glassblowing. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY.
2022 Instructor: Beginner Glass Sculpting. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. 2021 Instructor: Lunch, Learn and Play. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Glassblowing
Instructor: Salem Teen Arts. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Experimental Glass
2019 Visiting artist: Union College Dept. of Visual Art. Schenectady, NY. Sculpture
Instructor: weekend workshop, Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Art 101.
2018 Instructor: 8-week intensive, Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Art 201, Lunch, Learn & Play . Explorations in Glass.
Instructor: 6-week intensive, Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Lunch, Learn and Play. Explorations in Glass.
2017 Instructor: 1-week intensive, Salem Art Works. Salem, NY. Intro to Glass.
Teaching assistant to Davin Ebanks. Kent State University. Kent, OH. Advanced Glassworking.
Residencies/Apprenticeships
2025 Perry Glass Studio, Chrysler Museum of Art: Studio Assistantship.
2017 Salem Art Works, Glass Emerging Artist in Residence.
2015 Keystone College, Mobile Glass Unit build. Led by James Harmon.
Grants Awarded
2023 Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG). Funding for “Festival of Fire” and Residency with Visiting Artist Marc Berreda. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY.
2019 Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG). Funding for “Festival of Fire” with Visiting Artist Laura Donefer. Salem Art Works. Salem, NY.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 Sorry if You Had a Bad Time. North Main Gallery. Salem, NY.
2016 Recollection. Kent State University. Kent, OH.
Selected Juried Exhibitions
2026 So Long and Thanks for all the Snacks. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA.
2025 Glasstopia. Norfolk International Airport Exhibition. Norfolk, VA.
2024 10th Annual Workhouse Glass International. Lorton. VA.
Day of the Dead. PACE Center. Parker, CO.
Politically Charged. Blue Line Arts Gallery. Roseville. CA.
2022 Landscapes for Landsake. Maple Ridge Gallery. Cambridge, NY. Eisenwunderwelt. Moving Poets Novilla. Berlin, Germany.
2021 Force. Wilson Gallery. Southern Vermont Art Center (SVAC). Manchester, VT. Methods in Glass. Applied Contemporary, Oakland, CA.
2020 Reflections. Kavanagh Gallery. St. Charles, IL.
2019 Past On. Lower Adirondack Region Arts. (LARAC) Glens Falls, NY. 2018 Present from the Past. Vets Gallery. Providence, RI.
2017 Hot Glass Exhibition. Allegany Arts Council. Cumberland, MD.
2016 Contemporary Glass from the Heartland. Ball State University. Muncie, IN.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS). Bennington, VT.
2025 Varosy Studios. Greenwich, NY.
2019 North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS). Bennington, VT.
2018 Harrison-Lobdell Gallery. Saratoga Springs, NY.
2017 Emerging Artist Exhibition. Barn II Gallery. Salem, NY.