Joshua DeWall was born and raised in the small town of Galena, IL. From a young age Josh was attracted to the medium of glass and upon graduation from high school, it became his lifelong commitment. Joshua received a Bachelor of Fine Art from Southern Illinois University and is an MFA candidate from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Joshua has worked nationwide as a glass gaffer, designer, assistant instructor, and artist at various institutions around the country and has received numerous awards. He was a finalist in the Niche awards for flame worked glass. This winter Joshua traveled to Tucson, AZ to be featured as a visiting instructor at the Sonoran Glass Academy and this spring exhibited his work in "New Waves" at the museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach,. VA. Josh is currently employed at Neusole Glass in Cincinnati, OH. This fall he will be exhibiting his work at "Gathering", a juried exhibition at the Indianapolis Art Center in Indianapolis, IN.