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Wendell Castle (American, 1932)
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Wendell Castle
Abilene 2008
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Wendell Castle
Black Widow 2007
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Wendell Castle
Bud 2006
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Wendell Castle
Buddy
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Wendell Castle
Dem Bones 2007
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Wendell Castle
Nirvana 2006
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Biography |
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Born:
November 6, 1932, Emporia, Kansas |
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Education:
1961 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Sculpture MFA
1958 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Industrial Design BFA |
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Academic Appointments:
1984-present ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, School for American Craftsmen, Artist-in-Residence, Rochester, NY
1980-1988 WENDELL CASTLE SCHOOL, Scottsville, NY
1969-1980 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Brockport, NY
1962-1969 ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY
1959-1961 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence KS |
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Grants and Honors:
2003 Outstanding Achievement Award, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART & DESIGN, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Distinguished Achievement Award, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, Manhattan, Kansas.
2001 Award of Distinction,THE FURNITURE SOCIETY. NELSON FINE ARTS CENTER, Arizona University, Tempe.
1999 Master of the Medium by THE JAMES RENWICK ALLIANCE of The National Museum of American Art, D.C
1998 Lifetime Achievement Award, THE ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR GREATER ROCHESTER, NY
1997 Gold Medal, AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL AWARDS.
1997 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, College at Brockport
1994 Visionaries of the American Craft Movement. AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM
1973-1993 WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART
1993 Trustee Emeritus, AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL, NYC.
1978-92 WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA
1988 The Golden Plate, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT
1988 Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
1987 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, ST.JOHN FISHER COLLEGE, Rochester, NY |
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Professional Status and Memberships:
2002-Present Member, Board of Directors, ART & CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR GREATER Rochester, NY
2001 Honorary Board Member, CENTER FOR FURNITURE CRAFTSMANSHIP, Rockport, ME
2000 Member, Commission Alumni Group, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1997 Member, Arts Award Committee, ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR GREATER ROCHESTER, NY
987-1995 Member, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Commission, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1986-1992 Member, Board of Managers, MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1991 Honorary Member of the Director's Forum, AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM, NYC |
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Exhibitions |
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Group Invitational
2008 "Wendell Castle. New Work. Barry Friedman, Ltd. New York, NY"
2006 “Meet Rauschke and Wiken: New Additions to RAM's Wood Collection,” Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
2006 “Design Miami/Basel,” Elisabethenkirche & Foyer Theater, Basel, Switzerland
2006 SOFA, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2006 “Double Trouble,” Towson University Department of Art, Towson, MD
2006 “Seating Arrangement: Innovative 20th Century Chair Design,” Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO
2005 “ART BASEL: MIAMI,” Miami Design Center, Miami, FL
2005 “Faculty Exhibit,” Bevier Gallery at RIT, Rochester, NY
2005 SOFA, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2005 “Recent Acquisitions,” Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas
2005 SOFA, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY |
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Solo Exhibitions
2008 "New Work by Wendell Castle: Works on Paper by Chuck Close. Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA"
"Shy Boy, She Devil, and Isis: The Art of Conceptual Craft" Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2007 "Not Furniture: XXI Design." Hedge Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 “Wendell Castle HABATAT GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL
2005 “Wendell Castle: New Work.” HAWK GALLERIES, Columbus, OH
2005 “Wendell Castle: What Pluck!.” CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM, Niagara, NY
2004/06 “Wendell Castle in Rochester.” MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
2004 “Wendell Castle: Auto Plastic.” R20TH CENTURY,NY, NY.
2004 “Wendell Castle.” LEO KAPLAN MODERN, New York, NY.
2004 “Wendell Castle.” HABATAT GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL.
2003 “Wendell Castle: Tabulae Rasae,” HABATAT GALLERY, Chicago,IL
2003 “Wendell Castle: Seeing in the Dark,” WEXLER GALLERY, Philadelphia, PA
2002 “Wendell Castle,” LEO KAPLAN MODERN, New York, NY
2002 “Wendell Castle,” HABATAT GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL.
2001 “Wendell Castle,” BAUSCH & LOMB, Rochester, NY. |
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