Santiago Mora | 3013 Asbury Dr. Columbus, Ohio | santiagommora@gmail.com | santiagomakes.com | 614-867-6443
Group Exhibitions
2026National Youth Arts FinalistWaikato Society of Arts, Waikato, NZ
American Glass Now: 2026Glass Roots, Newark, NJ
6th Michigan Regional Glass ExhibitionJanice Carach Gallery, West Bloomfield, MI
Columbus Funny Art Show CaseWild Goose Creative, Columbus, OH
EVOLUTION 2026: GAS Student ExhibitionCorning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
Ohio Craft Designers: Best of 2026Kent State University Galleries, Kent, OH
January ExhibitionROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
2025SmallworksROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
48th Mid-State Craft ExhibitionEvansville Museum, Evansville, IN
Glass Olympics: In The MakingTurner Gallery, Alfred, NY
Senior Projects ExhibitionUrban Arts Space, Columbus, OH
Chipped TeethFine Arts Library, Columbus, OH
2024Uncanny!Sherman Studios, Columbus, OH
Half BakedSherman Studios, Columbus, OH
Looking Out, Squishing InByers Gallery, Columbus, OH
Grants, Residencies and Awards
2027Belger Arts Emerging Artist ResidencyBelger Arts Center Glass Annex
2026The Arts Commission’s 2026 Accelerator GrantThe Arts Commission
Funds for Artists GrantGreater Columbus Arts Council
Belger Arts Emerging Artist ResidencyBelger Arts Center Glass Annex
Artist Scholarship AwardOhio Designer Craftsmen Award Opportunities
2025Merit ScholarshipTo attend Toledo Museum of Art Master Class
Purchase AwardThelma Karges Memorial Purchase Award Evansville History Museum
Teaching Experience
2027Experience Instructor“Make Your Own” experiences, Belger Arts, Kansas City, MO
2026Experience Instructor“Make Your Own” experiences, Belger Arts, Kansas City, MO
Class InstructorThe “Make Your Own” classes, Columbus Glass Art Center, OH
Class AssistantThe Ohio State University, “Intermediate Glass Topics”, with Jonathan Capps
2025Intensive Teaching AssistantColumbus Glass Art Center, “Cups and Cane: Treat Yourself!”
Class InstructorThe “Make Your Own” classes, Columbus Glass Art Center, OH
Class AssistantThe Ohio State University, “Intro Glass Art”, with Jonathan Capps
2024Class AssistantThe Ohio State University, “Intro Glass Art”, with Nate Ricciuto
Professional Experience
2027 Belger Arts Production CraftsmanBelger Arts, Kansas City, MO
2026 Belger Arts Production CraftsmanBelger Arts, Kansas City, MO
Work-Study FellowArrowmont School of Craft, Gatlinberg, TN
Assistant to The Ohio State University Visiting Artist: Andrew BearnotColumbus, OH
Lead Assistant to Jonathan CappsColumbus, OH
Gallery AssistantHawk Galleries, Columbus, OH
Class Instructorfor “Make Your Own” classes, Columbus Glass Art Center, OH
Runway/Editorial Fashion ModelHeyman Talent Agency, Columbus, OH
2025Assistant to Jonathan CappsColumbus, OH
Gallery AssistantHawk Galleries, Columbus, OH
Assistant to Molly BurkeColumbus, OH
Runway/Editorial Fashion ModelHeyman Talent Agency, Columbus, OH
2024Assistant to Jonathan CappsColumbus, OH
Runway/Editorial Fashion ModelHeyman Talent Agency, Columbus, OH
ServerSOW Plated, Columbus, OH
2023ServerSOW Plated, Columbus, OH
Community Engagement
2025Pre-Session VolunteerHaystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, Maine
2024Treasurerfor The Glass Club at The Ohio State University Student Board, Columbus, OH
Coordinator Assistant“Annual Flash Point: Glass Olympics and Symposium”, Columbus, OH
Permanent Collection
20253BeatEvansville History Museum, Evansville, IN
Publications
2025Exhibition Catalogue48th Mid-State Craft Exhibition
Education
2024The Ohio State UniversityBA Glass