‘A Portal to Serenity’: How a Renowned Glass Artist Inspires Traditional Beauty and Peace | Trish Duggan

June 18, 2025 NTD Profiles

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Artist and museum founder Trish Duggan has built her life around glass—but her work extends far beyond the studio. In this profile, Duggan discusses how a passion for beauty led to unexpected encounters with censorship, surveillance, and global human rights issues. A supporter of The Epoch Times, she shares how her commitment to freedom of expression informs both her art and advocacy. From her Florida-based Imagine Museum to international efforts for education and human rights, Duggan explores how creativity can serve as a quiet form of resistance in a divided world.