biography

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1972 - 1975
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1965 - 1968:
Utah Arts Council, Individual Artist Grant
Utah Arts Council Fellowship Award
Memberships in The Furniture Society, Utah Designer Craft Alliance
Working as a freelance artist/furniture designer in Utah after moving from West Berlin, Germany
Construction of own workshop and gallery/studio in Escalante, Utah
Many exhibits and participations at international furniture fairs and shows (Cologne, Milan, Berlin,
     Tokyo, Frankfort, Munich, Paris, Barcelona, Cleveland, New York, etc.)
Working as a freelance artist/furniture designer in West Berlin, Germany
Director of a woodworking shop for the handicapped
Membership in the American Craft Council, USA
Master Cabinetmakers Exam and Certification, Germany
Journeyman's Certification as a Cabinetmaker
BA in Design and Interior Architecture, Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin
Moved to West Berlin, Germany
Work as an artist and cabinetmaker in New York, USA
Peace Corps Volunteer in Turkey, teaching English, work in ceramics
BA in Economics, Haverford College, Pennsylvania, USA
- student director of ceramics workshop under Paulus Berensohn
- course work at Bryn Mawr College and the University of Pennsylvania

Born and raised in Baldwin, New York, USA
  selected exhibits and awards
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1973 - 1990:

Showcase, Utah Arts Council, Exhibiting 2005 Artist Grantees
27th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
The Furniture Society, Members Gallery, Conference, San Diego, CA
Individual Artist Grant, Utah Arts Council
25th annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona, USA
Annual Group Event, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, California, USA
Annual Furniture Show, Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Exhibitor / Recipient of Utah Arts Council Fellowship Award, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
The Function of Art - Art of Function, Kellogg Gallery, Cal Poly, Pomona, California, USA
Annual Group Event, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, California, USA
Utah Designer Craft Alliance, Olympics Exhibit, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Finalist, Utah Arts Council Fellowship Competition, USA
Annual Furniture Show, Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
The Furniture Society, Members Gallery Exhibit, Tempe, Arizona, USA
The Regional: St. George Art Museum, Honorable Mention, St. George, Utah, USA
Utah '97: Crafts and Photography, Utah Arts Council, USA
The Regional: St. George Art Museum, Honorable Mention, St. George, Utah, USA
International Furniture Fair, Cologne, Germany
International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York, USA
International Artisans Fair, Munich, Germany
Frankfurt Fair at Tokyo, Special Exhibit: German Crafts, Japan
Paths in Wood, Ludwigsburg, Germany
International Furniture Fair, Milan, Italy
German Crafts at Erfurt, Germany
Paths in Wood, Goeppingen, Germany
Across the Board, Canton, Ohio, USA
The Creative Arts and Crafts, Berlin, Germany
4th Experiment, International Frankfurt Fall Fair, Germany
European Arts and Crafts, Stuttgart, Germany
Special Exhibit: One of a Kind, Munich, Germany
Triennial Frankfurt Germany: Contemporary Arts and Crafts
Experimental Design, Hannover and Hanau, Germany
Special Exhibitions: German Crafts in New York, Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, Bozen and Frankfurt
Awards for the Creative Arts, West Berlin, Germany
The Creative Arts and Crafts, West Berlin, Germany
Open Berlin Art Exhibit, West Berlin, Germany
  gallery and organization affiliations
  Furniture Society

American Craft Council

Utah Designer Craft Alliance

Shidoni Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, California, USA

Van Gogh's Ear, Prescott, AZ

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