is a multidisciplinary artist whose sculptural installations fuse glass with a range of unconventional materials to explore intimacy, desire, and embodied memory. Chesler studied foundry processes at the Kansas City Art Institute, drawn initially to the physicality and rawness of metal. Yet it was glass that ultimately captivated her with its sensuality and ability to capture gestures. She quickly began to experiment beyond the vessel, building psychologically charged environments inspired by the intimate architecture of the body.  Working across blown glass, casting, flameworking, neon, and mixed media, she creates encounters for her audience that blur the line between attraction and discomfort.

Outside the studio, Chesler has spent over a decade mentoring at-risk youth, teaching workshops in juvenile detention programs, alternative schools, and community-based outreach. Currently, she is developing a mobile glassblowing studio designed to share glass making as a form of healing and connection for communities in need.

 Her work has been exhibited across the U.S. and internationally, earning recognition through the Pilchuck Emerging Artist-in-Residence, the Hauberg Fellowship, the McMillen Fellowship, the Saxe Emerging Artist Award, and the Corning Museum Studios Artist-in-Residence. In 2024, her first solo exhibition Untamed: The Anatomy of Desire was featured at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington. Chesler is currently a nominee for the 2027 USA Artist Fellowship and will exhibit at the Fuller Craft Museum in fall 2027.