Cheryl Wilson-Smith is a Canadian glass artist based in Northern Ontario, living and working in the midst of the boreal forest. Her practice is rooted in kiln-formed opaque glass, where layering, compression, and erosion become both process and metaphor. Through these slow, deliberate constructions, she examines time, memory, and the subtle transformations that shape both landscape and human experience.

Surrounded by rock, water, and dense forest, Wilson-Smith draws from the geological rhythms of the North. Her sculptures echo strata and fault lines, holding the quiet evidence of pressure and persistence. Working exclusively with opaque glass, she builds surface upon surface, allowing density and weight to carry meaning. At times incorporating recycled material, she embeds renewal within the structure of each piece—honoring the cyclical nature of matter and the possibility of reimagined value.

Though largely self-taught, her practice has been enriched through residencies at North Lands Creative (Scotland), the Corning Museum of Glass Residency (New York), and Sheridan College. These experiences expanded her technical language while deepening her commitment to the material’s contemplative potential.

Wilson-Smith is the recipient of the RBC Award for Glass and has been featured in the Corning Museum of Glass’ New Glass Review. She has exhibited across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, with work held in public collections including the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.

Her work offers a quiet meditation on endurance and change—an exploration of how time leaves its mark, and how memory, like glass, holds both strength and fragility within its layered form.