Erwin Timmers

Erwin Timmers is co-founder and co-director of the Washington Glass School, where he teaches glass, lighting, sculpture, and metal work.

Originally from Amsterdam, he moved to California where he graduated from Santa Monica College for Design Art and Architecture. In 1999, he came to the Washington, DC, area and since then his sculptural artwork has been on display in an increasing number of local, regional and national galleries. He has received multiple public art commissions and is also featured in numerous private collections. He has been featured in numerous books, notably 100 Mid-Atlantic Artists by Ashley Rooney, and Cast by Jen Townsend and Renée Zettle-Sterling. In 2018, Timmers received the Outstanding Artist Award from Montgomery County, Maryland.

Timmers is one of the area’s leading “green artists.” Recycling, waste and how they relate to society are recurring themes in his work. Erwin’s main medium is one of the least recycled materials, float glass or window glass, and he has had to develop new techniques to exploit the properties of this material. His approach to art is multi-faceted, incorporating metalwork, innovative lighting and glass design.