Jessica Loughlin

Jessica Loughlin (born 1975) is an Australian glass artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. Her kiln-formed glasswork is included in collections in Australia and worldwide.

Early life and education Jessica Loughlin was born in Melbourne, Victoria, in 1975.

She completed a Bachelor of Arts with honours at Canberra School of Art at the Australian National University in 1997, where she studied under Stephen Procter.

She is based in Adelaide, South Australia, and her work is said to be "influenced by the flat landscapes and salt lakes" of parts of the state.Working in kiln-formed glass, she uses a restricted colour palette. 2024: Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art at the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide

Solo (selected) 2000: Bullseye Connections Gallery, SOFA, International Art Expo, New York City 2003: Heller Gallery, New York City, US 2004: Sanske Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland 2009: Expanse, Bullseye Connections Gallery, Oregon, US 2021: Architetture di Luce, Caterina Tognon, Venice, Italy then touring nationally until 2025 2023: near | far, Sabbia Gallery, Sydney

Collections Loughlin's work is represented in many galleries, including: Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA Australian Catholic University Corning Museum of Glass, NY USA Glasmuseum, Ebeltoft, Denmark Glass Museum of Marinha Grande, Portugal Hamilton Regional Art Gallery, Victoria Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, US Musée de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains, Lausanne, Switzerland National Gallery of Australia National Glass Collection, Wagga Wagga, Australia National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh New Mexico Museum of Art, USA Queensland Art Gallery Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK