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EDUCATION
John Makepeace School for Craftsmen in Wood, Dorset, England 1992
BA Economics, Connecticut College 1986
AWARDS
Milford Arts Council, Furniture: Living With Art, 1st Place, 2014
Curator, The Next Wave- A Third Generation of Studio Furniture Makers, Windsor Art Center, Windsor CT 2011
CT Artist Fellowship Grant, 2010
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Wharton Esherick Prize for Excellence in Wood, 2007
USA Craft Today, Silvermine Guild Galleries, Best in Wood 2005
Spectrum 2005, New Canaan Society of the Arts, Best in Show 2005
Mystic Art Association, Furniture: A Celebration of the Individual Craftsman, Viewers Choice Award 2003
Mystic Art Association, Furniture: A Celebration of the Individual Craftsman, Most Creative Design 2003
Society for Connecticut Crafts Annual Exhibition, Honorable Mention for Excellence in Wood 2001
ACC Craft Fair, Sarasota, FL, Honorable Mention for Excellence in Craft 2000
Society for Connecticut Crafts Annual Exhibition, Award for Excellence in Wood 1998
Guilford Handcrafts, First Place Booth 1998
Northeastern Woodworkers Association Showcase, First Place Contemporary Table Category 1998
Smallpeace Trust Award for Best Piece of Furniture (Series Chair) July 1992
COLLECTIONS
White House Ornament Collection, Washington, DC
Ironwood Gallery, Ridgefield, CT
Jeffrey Weiss Gallery, Black Rock, CT
General Cigar Company, Windsor, CT
Sansar Gallery, Washington, DC
Fiell Gallery, London, England
The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Creations Fine Woodworking Gallery, Hockessin, DE
Private collections in the UK, Turkey and USA
PUBLICATIONS
Beyond Parnham, Celebrating 40 years of Parnham, John Makepeace
Bespoke: Furniture from 101 International Artists, Ashley Rooney, Forward -Thomas Throop, Schiffer Books
500 Cabinets, Ray Hemachandra, John Grew Sheridan, Lark Books
Wood Art Today, Dona Meilach, Schiffer Books
Wood Art Today 2, Jeffery B Snyder, Schiffer Books
Custom Furniture Source Book-A Guide to 125 Craftsmen, Taunton Press
Fine Woodworking, Taunton Press, Profile
Home Furniture Magazine-Article and Cover
Connecticut College Alumni Magazine-Profile
Fairfield County Home Magazine -Interview and Profile
Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton Magazine - Artist Profile
House and Garden
Design Week-Special Chair Edition
Woodworker Magazine
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Fairfield Museum, Handcrafted: Artisans Past and Present, Fairfield CT Oct 2015 – Mar 2016
Architectural Digest Design Show, New York, NY 2010-2019
Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington DC 2006, 2007, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022
Milford Arts Council, Furniture: Living With Art, Milford CT 2014
Silvermine Art Guild, Featured Artist, New Canaan, CT 2013
Reynolds Fine Art Gallery, Furniture Invitational, New Haven CT 2013
The Next Wave, A Third generation of Studio Furniture Makers, Windsor Art Center, Windsor CT 2011
Artists invite Artists, Artplace, Fairfield, CT 2011
A Just Standard, CT Commission on Culture and Tourism, Hartford, CT 2011
Gallery 12, Solo Exhibition, New Canaan, CT 2008/2009, 2011/2012
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show 2007, 2012
American Craft Exposition, Evanston IL 2006, 2007
Spectrum 2005, New Canaan Society of the Arts 2005
Art from Connecticut Forests, Lyman Allyn Art Museum 2004
SOFA, Sculpture Objects & Functional Art, New York, New York 2003, 2004
SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL 2002, 2003
Studio Furniture, The Mill Gallery, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT 2004
Local Treasures, Ironwood Gallery, Ridgefield, CT 2003
Elegant Solutions- an Installation, Three- Person Show, Jeffrey Weiss Gallery, Black Rock, CT 2002
Artful Furniture + Lighting, Ironwood Gallery, Ridgefield, CT 2002
ACC Craft Fair, Baltimore, MD 1994, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
Washington Craft Show, Washington, DC 2001, 2002, 2006- 2011
Westchester Craft Show, White Plains, NY 2000-2004, 2006- 2012
Harmony in Material and Form, Solo Exhibition, Creations Gallery, Hockessin, DE 2001
USA Craft Today, Silvermine Guild Galleries, New Canaan, CT 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008
Society for Connecticut Crafts Annual Exhibition, CT 1995-2001
Mystic Art Association, Furniture: A Celebration of the Individual Craftsman, Mystic, CT 1998 -2007
Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings Show, Philadelphia, PA 1998-2002
The Craftsman's Chair, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Crafts Center, Brookfield, CT 1997
H. Pelham Curtis Gallery, Living Images and Shapes, Two-Person Show, New Canaan, CT 1997
Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Showcase Gallery, Bradley International Airport, Hartford, CT 1995
Wadsworth Atheneum Craft Show, Hartford, CT 1995
Loft Gallery, New Views, Two-Person Show, Guilford, CT 1995
Decorative Arts Today, Bonhams, London, England 1993
Parnham at Sotheby's, London, England 1992
New Designers, Business Design Center, London, England 1992
