London-based Canadian artist Michèle Oberdieck has been working with blown glass since her MA at the Royal College of Art in 2016. This shift of material was the result of a significant commission involving the development of a new technique of fusing printed fabrics between sheets of glass — a moment that sparked curiosity in this new medium, paving the way for a new creative direction.

Previously, Oberdieck studied textile design at Glasgow School of Art and ran a successful printed textile practice for several years based at the Oxo Tower, London. She has exhibited and sold work internationally. Her work was selected for the European Prize for Applied Art Exhibition 2022 in Belgium, as well as the Ireland Glass Biennale 2019. For the last three years she been invited to exhibit at Venice Glass Week.

In March 2023, she was chosen by the Crafts Council to exhibit at Collect Open, held at Somerset House and awarded a QEST (Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust) scholarship, allowing continued training in blown and sculpted glass.