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DAVID ELLSWORTH - STUDIO WOODTURNER
DATE OF BIRTH: June 25, 1944 - Iowa City, Iowa
EDUCATION: 1965-1966 — Washington University. St. Louis, MO. - Architecture 1966-1970 — New School for Social Research. New York City, NY. - Fine Arts 1970-1971 - University of Colorado - Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture 1971-1973 - University of Colorado - Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS: ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM — Allentown, PA AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM - New York City, NY ARKANSAS CENTER FOR THE ARTS - Little Rock, AR CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM OF ART - Honolulu, HI DENVER ART MUSEUM - Denver, CO DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART - Detroit, MI FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco, CA HIGH MUSEUM OF ART - Atlanta, GA LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART - Los Angeles, CA METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - New York City, NY MINT MUSEUM - Charlotte, NC MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Boston, MA MUSEUM OF THE SOUTH - Mobile, AL PHILADELPHIA ART MUSEUM - Philadelphia, PA RENWICK GALLERY of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. SCHOOL OF AMERICAN CRAFTSMEN - R.I.T., Rochester, NY SHELDON MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM - Lincoln, NE THE WHITE HOUSE - Washington, D.C. WOOD TURNING CENTER, Philadelphia, PA YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, New Haven, CT MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART, Minneapolis, MN
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: BELLAS ARTES GALLERY - New York City, N.Y. 1991 BELLAS ARTES GALLERY - Santa Fe, N.M. 1989 COOPER-LYNN GALLERY - New York City, NY. 1985 DEL MANO GALLERY - Los Angeles, CA. 1997, 2000 GREAT AMERICAN GALLERY - Atlanta, GA. 1984, 1987 HAND AND SPIRIT GALLERY - Scottsdale, AZ. 1994 MATERIA GALLERY — Scottsdale, AZ. 1999 MENDELSON GALLERY - Washington, CT. 1992, 1997 METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE - Denver, CO. 1973 OKUN GALLERY - Santa Fe, NM. 1995 PRITAM & EAMES - Easthampton, NY. 1983 PRO ART GALLERY - St. Louis, MO. 1988 SHELDON MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM - Lincoln, NE. 1979
MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS: (alphabetical order) AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM - "Craft America-Poetry of the Physical." NYC, NY 1987 AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM - "The Art of Woodturning." NYC, NY. 1983 AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM - "Tea Service." NYC, NY. 1993 AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM - "New Acquisitions". NYC, NY. 1993 AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM - "Expressions in Wood: The Warnick Collection". NYC, NY 1998 ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER - "Moving Beyond Tradition: A Turned-Wood Invitational". Little Rock, AR 1997 ARIZONA STATE ART MUSEUM - "Turned Wood Now: Redifining the Lathe Turned Object". Tempe, Arizona. 1995, 1997. BISHHOP MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - "Hawaii Craftsmen", Honolulu, HI 1986, 1997. CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS - "Woodturning." Corning, New York. 1979 CRAFT & FOLK ART MUSEUM - "The Vessel: Studies in Form & Media", Los Angeles, CA. 1989 FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO — "Contemporary Works from the Saxe Collection San Francisco, CA 1999. GREENVILLE COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART - "Gallery of Turned Objects." Greenville, SC. 1982 HIGH MUSEUM OF ART - "By the Hand:Twentieth Century Crafts". Atlanta, GA. 1990 HIGH MUSEUM OF ART - "Shop Traditions/Studio Expressions". Atlanta, GA. 1988 HIGH MUSEUM OF ART - "Permanent Collection". Atlanta, GA. 1993 HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART - "New Masters Workshop". Huntington, WV 1991 JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM - "In Our Circle". Doylestown, PA 1991 JESSE BESSER MUSEUM OF ART - Alpena, MI. 1985 KUNSTINDUSTRIE MUSEUM OF ART - "Celebrating American Craft". Copenhagen, DM 1997 MITCHELL MUSEUM - "Past & Present: Ongoing Traditions in American Craft Art." Mt. Vernon, IL. 1993 MONMOUTH MUSEUM - "Contemporary Arts: An Expanding View". Lincroft, NJ. 1986 MUSEE des ARTS DECORATIFS - "Crafts Today USA" Paris, France. 1989 MUSEUM OF ART - "Aha Hana Lima". Honolulu, HI 1997 NATIONAL GALLERY OF AMERICAN ART - "The White House Craft Collection", Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1995 NUEBERGER MUSEUM OF ART - "Jacobson Collection", SUNY, Purchase, NY. 1993 OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA - "Expressions in Wood: Masterworks from The Wornick Collection". Oakland, CA 1997 PORT OF HISTORY MUSEUM - "International Turned Objects Show." Philadelphia, PA. 1988 PORT OF HISTORY MUSEUM - "Challenge IV". Philadellphia, PA. 1991 RENWICK GALLERY of the Smithsonian Institution - "The Jacobson Collection of Turned Wood Bowls". Washington, D.C. 1986 RENWICK GALLERY of the Smithsonian Institution - "Renwick at 25", Washington, D.C., 1997 SHELDON MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM - Lincoln, NE. 1979 TIFTON MUSEUM OF ART & HERITAGE - "From Ancient Craft To Fine Art". Tifton, GA. 1997 TRENTON CITY MUSEUM OF ART - "The Forest Refined." Trenton, NJ. 1992 UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM - "Redefining the Late-Turned Object". Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ. 1993, 1995, 1997 WOODMERE MUSEUM OF ART "Pennsylvania Lathe-Turned Objects: 1700-1990". Philadelphia, PA 1990
RECOGNITIONS: Lifetime Achievement Award, Collectors of Wood Art - 2002 "Fellow", American Craft Council PEW FOUNDATION - $50,000 Fellowship Grant, 1999 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS - $15,000 Fellowship Grant 1984 PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS - $5,000 Fellowship Grant 1988 CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY of AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY by John S. Bowman. Cambridge University Press, 1995 ORAL HISTORY - Special Collections, Columbia University Libraries, Columbia University, NYC, NY. Author: Richard Polsky — 1987 COLORADO ARTIST/CRAFTSMAN AWARD - 1977 LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP - American Association of Woodturners PRESIDENT — American Association of Woodturners, 1986-1991
RESIDENCIES: ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER - Aspen, CO. 1974-5 ARTPARK - Lewiston, New York. 1983 BISHOP MUSEUM OF FINE ART - "Hawaii Craftsmen", Honolulu, HI. 1986 HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART. "New Masters Workshop." Huntington, WV. 1991 SCHOOL FOR AMERICAN CRAFTSMAN - Visiting Assoc. Professor. Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NY. 1985
JUROR: GALLERY OF TURNED OBJECTS SHOW - Amaranth Gallery. Phila., PA. 1981 NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM CRAFT SHOW - Trenton, New Jersey. 1986 PHILADELPHIA CRAFT SHOW - Philadelphia, PA. 1990 "REDEFINING THE LATHE-TURNED OBJECT" - Museum of Fine Arts, ASU , Scottsdale, AZ. 1994 RINGLING MUSEUM CRAFT SHOW - Sarasota, FL. 1985 WEST SPRINGFIELD CRAFT SHOW - American Craft Enterprises. 1985 WHATCOM MUSEUM ANNUAL - Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA. 1993 "WOODTURNING: VISION & CONCEPT" - Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts. Gatlinburg, TN. 1985 "NATURE TAKES A TURN" — Minnesota Museum of American Art. St. Paul, MN. 2001
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