People

At Glass Axis everyone matters. Whether on the bench or behind the scenes, critical and creative minds merge diverse thought and skill to create our vibrant glass art center.

1) Staff
Combining adminstrative, management, communication, and technical support to keep Glass Axis fused together.

Eva Ball
Executive Director

Eva Ball has worked in the Columbus arts community for 10 years. She has curated numerous exhibitions including, "Delusion of Eating", "Joy Divisions", "Time Machine", and "20/20: Twenty Artists Twenty TVs". She has worked with a variety of local arts organizations (BLD, Skylab, Shelf Gallery, Ohio Art League, MADLAB, The Ohio State University Urban Arts Space, and now Glass Axis) in a plethora of capacities, including communications, accessibility, development, operations, and exhibition design, not to mention everything in between from building walls to program planning. In 2007, Eva graduated from The Ohio State University, with a BFA, summa cum laude and honors distinction in sculpture. Her visual, music, and writing work has been exhibited nationally and in Europe and been discussed in several Columbus publications including The Columbus Dispatch, The Other Paper, Columbus Alive, 614 Magazine, and Donewaiting; her exhibit "Delusion of Eating" was listed as one of the top 10 art events of 2010 (Columbus Alive), alongside "Hard Targets" at the Wexner Center and "R. Crumb" at the Columbus Museum of Art. She has received numerous awards including the Greater Columbus Arts Council Franklin County Neighborhood Arts Grant, a nomination for the Ohio Govenor’s Award, the 13th Annual Fergus-Gilmore Scholarship, and two fellowships to study in Paris and Bucharest. Besides art-making, she has a special interest in post-structuralist theory. Eva lives with her daughter in downtown Columbus.

Trevor Fruchey
Shop Technician

Trevor Fruchey is very busy fixing things.

Amy Mallat
Office Manager

Amy Mallat, has 15 years of experience in the non-profit world, including activism, fundraising, community organizing, outreach and education. She has worked with such diverse groups as Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed, Ohio Art League, and the Ohio Midwives Alliance, and served as the Director for the Zoe Buyalos Fund. Her latest project is a social club for elementary-school-age kids who wear leg braces, which she coordinates with her 9-year-old daughter Ellie. An artist and art patron, her work in fiber appears in local exhibitions. She is also active in the healing arts community as a practicing Licensed Massage Therapist.

2) Interns
collaborate with both our staff and our artists while gaining unique experience in the art world

Jeneane Dunlap
Communications Intern

Pursuing a BFA in Art/Technology with a creative writing minor, Jeneane has a fierce desire to connect. As Glass Axis webmaster and social media assistant at CAMA (Columbus Arts Marketing Association), she focuses on communication.

3) Member Artists (listed in alphabetical order)
Working alone or in teams to create a multitude of glass art for personal, patron, or public use

Phyllis and Bob Chandler (Torchworking)