Steve Madsen: A World In Wood

Oct 9 – Dec 19, 2009 Extended to January 23, 2010

Organized by Grounds For Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ, this exhibition is the first to present three decades of evolving work by playful wood artist Steve Madsen. The exhibition displays pure wood boxes created with the care of fine furniture through large colorful contemporary sculptures fit to separate rooms and vitalize whole buildings. Madsen is a self-taught woodworker who has received national acclaim for both his furniture and sculpture work. Best known for his meticulous multi-media inlay boxes with lidded compartments and drawers made in the 70’s and early 80’s, Madsen’s work has evolved into colorful sculptural and functional furniture pieces -taking from Art Deco design and Surrealist influences.


Wood Turning Center Museum Collection: October 9 - December 19, 2009
Oct 9 - Dec 19, 2009 Extended to January 23, 2010

The objects and books presented the Museum Collection & Library space are works by artists in the Center's museum collection who showed in early craft shows with gallery artist Steve Madsen and inspired him. Artist include Hap Sakwa, Michael Graham, Mark Lindquist, David Ellsworth, Giles Gilson and Mel Lindquist.


Contemporary Wood Art: Collectors' Selections
February 05 - March 20, 2010

This exhibition highlights 87 works from the museum collection of the Wood Turning Center, curated by four preeminent mid-career art collectors.

Mr. Stephen Keeble and Ms. Karen Depew (Chevy Chase, MD) and Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein and Dr. Judith Chernoff (Laurel, MD) curated the exhibition along three focused themes. The themes of the exhibition are: Wood, Decoration, and Sculpture. The range of objects reflects the evolution of each couple’s collaborative collecting - from basics to decorated surfaces to free-form sculpture.


Wood Turning Center Museum Collection: February 5 - March 20, 2010
February 5 - March 20, 2010

The objects selected in this exhibition are recent donations by Neil and Susan Kaye.

Magic Realism: Exploring Material Illusions

April 2 - July 17, 2010

Organized by Robin Rice, Philadelphia, PA, this exhibition brings together 18 artists who create three-dimensional illusions characterized by ambiguity, and, often, playfulness. Each Artist displays their individual technical mastery of wood, ceramic, clay, metal or glass as they combine a multitude of small truthful details into realities that are simultaneously believable and strange - impossible and valid. The eye dazzling magic is explored in representations of the artifacts of daily life, objects simultaneously mundane and filled with explicit and hidden meanings. The artists in the exhibition include: Ruth Borgenicht, John Cederquist, Tom Eckert, Susan Glasgow, Michelle Holzapfel, Ron Isaacs, Janel Jacobson, Ani Kasten, Greg Nangle, Randall Rosenthal, Dan Saal, Lincoln Seitzman, Eric Serritella, Richard Shaw, Brent Skidmore, Paul Stankard, David Wiseman and Xuti.

Wood Turning Center Museum Collection: April 2 – July 17, 2010

April 2 - July 17, 2010

The objects selected and on view from the permanent collection will be highlighting themes behind Magic Realism: Material Illusions.


allTURNatives: Form + Spirit 2010
Aug. 6 - Oct. 16, 2010

The International Turning Exchange resident artists' travel, and work independently and collaboratively from June until the last week of July in Philadelphia. The allTURNatives exhibit is the grand finale to the 2010 ITE program. This multi-disciplinary exhibit reflects the residents' experiences including objects produced before and during the residency. Residents for 2010 include: Luc De Roo, Belgium (Artist) - Irene Grafert, Denmark (Artist) - Julie Heryet, United Kingdom (Artist)- Won Joo Park, South Korea (Artist) - Derek Weidman, US (Artist) - Karl Seifert, US (Photojournalist).



Wood Turning Center Museum Collection: Aug 6 – Oct. 16, 2010, Selected by the 2010 ITE Residents

Aug. 6 - Oct. 16, 2010

The 2010 ITE Aritsts in Residents will choose a selection from the Museum Collection presented in the Museum Collection & Library space.


Michael Peterson: EVOLUTION | REVOLUTION
Nov. 5, 2010 - Feb 19 2011

Organized by the Bellevue Arts Museum, this exhibition focuses on the artist’s oeuvre for the past twenty years tracing his unique trajectory- an evolution from his early works heavily influenced by lathe-turned vessels- to is current, revolutionary and fully realized sculptures, free from the influence of the lathe.

Wood Turning Center Museum Collection: Nov. 5, 2010 - Feb 19 2011
Nov. 5, 2010 - Feb 19 2011

The objects selected and on view from the permanent collection will be highlighting themes behind Michael Peterson: EVOLUTION | REVOLUTION

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