Beth Lipman: A Contemporary Glass Sculptor Early Life and Education Born in 1971 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Beth Lipman spent her formative years in York and Lancaster counties, Pennsylvania. Her early exposure to art was significantly shaped by her mother, a self-taught painter with a collection of books on folk painting. Lipman attended the Massachusetts College of Art in 1989 before transferring to Tyler School of Art at Temple University, where she earned a BFA in glass and fibers in 1994. Artistic Development and Influences Lipman’s artistic journey began with an apprent…