The Passion of Collecting

Stories in Glass and Ceramics from the Sibrack Collection

Dan Dailey. Madeleine (The Individual series), 2010. Blown glass, acid etched. 21 1/2 x 13 x 14 in. Artis—Naples, The Baker Museum. Gift of Dr. Laurence and Rita Sibrack.

Upcoming exhibition

January 10 – fall 2026
Located on the second floor of The Baker Museum

Artis—Naples is thrilled to celebrate a major gift to the permanent collection of The Baker Museum from longtime supporters Dr. Laurence and Rita Sibrack of Naples, avid art collectors for more than 30 years. The Dr. Laurence and Rita Sibrack Collection of Contemporary Glass and Ceramics comprises 74 works by 60 different artists. This transformational gift demonstrates the collectors’ passion for form, color, texture, shadow and negative space, while simultaneously representing their keen interest in the ability of glass and ceramic art to tell a story that resonates.

Together, these works represent every major process of studio glass, from flame-worked to blown to cast. Ceramics are represented by striking figurative and abstract works. The collection includes some of the best-known figures associated with the studio glass movement, including Lucio Bubacco, Nancy Callan, Dale Chihuly, Amber Cowan, Dan Dailey, Michael Glancy, Judith Schaechter, Preston Singletary, Matthew Szösz, Loretta Yang, Toots Zynsky and more. Originating in the 1960s, the studio glass movement saw artists around the United States innovating methods of utilizing glass as a medium for original artistic expression. Before this time, glass was used for functional objects and was manufactured in large factories through industrial processes. The artists of the studio glass movement created techniques that could be accomplished on a more intimate scale in their studios, where they were free to experiment and create.

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