David’s Resumé

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

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER — Little Rock, AR

ASHVILLE ART MUSEUM — Ashville, NC

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART - Pittsburg, PA

CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART - Cedar Rapids, IA

CENTER FOR ART IN WOOD, Philadelphia, PA

CINCINNATI MUSEUM OF ART - Cincinnati, OH

COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART - Columbus, GA

CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM OF ART - Honolulu, HI

CROCKER MUSEUM OF ART - Sacramento, CA

CURRIER MUSEUM OF ART - Manchester, NH

DENVER ART MUSEUM - Denver, CO

DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ART - Detroit, MI

FIGGI MUSEUM OF ART — Davenport, IA

FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco, CA

FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM — Brockton, MA

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART - Atlanta, GA

JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM - Doylestown, PA

LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART - Long Beach, CA

LONGHOUSE RESERVE - East Hampton, NY

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART - Los Angeles, CA

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - New York City, NY

MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART, Minneapolis, MN

MINT MUSEUM of ART+DESIGN - Charlotte, NC

MOBILE MUSEUM OF ART - Mobile, AL

MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN - New York City, NY

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Boston, MA

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Honolulu, HI

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - Houston, TX

MUSEUM OF SOUTH TEXAS - Corpus Christi, TX

NATIONAL COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART - Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

PHILADELPHIA ART MUSEUM - Philadelphia, PA

PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM OF ART - Salem, MA

SCHOOL OF AMERICAN CRAFTSMEN - R.I.T., Rochester, NY

SHELDON MEMORIAL ART MUSEUM - Lincoln, NE

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MUSEUM OF ART - Ann Arbor, MI

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM - London, England

WESTUM MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Racine, WI

WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION OF CRAFT - Little Rock, AR

WORLD FORESTRY CENTER MUSEUM, Portland, OR

YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, New Haven, CT


Solo Exhibitions

BELLAS ARTES GALLERY - New York City, NY. 1991

BELLAS ARTES GALLERY - Santa Fe, NM. 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

HUNTERDON MUSEUM OF ART - Clinton, NJ. 2018

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

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, AZ. 1995, 1997

BISHHOP MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - "Hawaii Craftsmen", Honolulu, HI. 1986, 1997

CENTER FOR ART IN WOOD - “Eight ACC Fellows”. October, Phila, PA

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

HUNTERDON MUSEUM OF ART - Clinton, NJ. 2018

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

PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM OF ART - Salem, MA

PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART - “Vessel” Philadelphia, PA. 1989

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

SOFA CHICAGO - November 6-8. William Zimmer Gallery

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

“VISIONARY” Award: Women’s Committee, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC - 2021

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


Residences

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, NJ. 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