Permanent Collections, Recent Exhibitions, Awards, Speaking Engagements

Permanent Collections

  • Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
  • Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
  • Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
  • University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  • Constellation Brands, Victor, NY
  • Eastman Kodak, Rochester, NY
  • City of Rochester, NY
  • Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY
  • DuPont, Rochester, NY
  • Smith+Associates Architects, Rochester, NY
  • DePaul Health, Buffalo, NY
  • YMCA (nine locations), Western NY
  • Summit Federal Credit Union, Rochester, NY
  • ITT, Rochester, NY

Recent Exhibitions

  • Geisel Gallery Rochester, NY – September, 2013: “GreenOptics”
  • Sage Art Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY – March, 2013: “Recyclemania”
  • Gallery r, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY – February – March, 2013: “RIT Alumni Exhibition: Continuance”
  • RIT Innovation Hall Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY – October, 2012 – April, 2013: “Oh Say Can You CD”
  • Greentopia, Rochester Festival, September 2013: ten sculptures features recycled materials
  • Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester, Rochester, NY – July 2012: GrovEvolution: A Retrospective Spanning 36 Years Featuring 86 Works”
  • Salle Olympes de Gouges, Paris – November – December, 2012: GeMaC, Le Genie de la Marqueterie Contemporanie, “Nautilus”
  • Shoe Factory Arts Gallery, Rochester, NY – November, 2011: “Once Upon a Coffee Table”
  • Shoe Factory Arts Gallery, Rochester, NY – June, 2011: “Earthly Delights”

Selected Recent Awards

  • 2013 Veneer Tech Craftman’s Challenge Award
  • 2012 Veneer Tech Craftman’s Challenge Award
  • 2011 AIA (American Institute of Architects) Napkin Sketch Award sponsored by Architectural Record Magazine
  • 2010 Veneer Tech Craftman’s Challenge Award, Grand Prize and Honorable Mention
  • 2008 Best in Show, Westchester Craft Show
  • 2006, 2007, 2008 Best in Show, Clothesline Festival
  • 2005 NICHE Award
  • DuPont Award for Innovative Use of Materials

Speaking Engagements – selected list

  • 2013 Osher at Rochester Institute of Technology: “Creative Inspiration”
  • 2013 Rochester Arts and Cultural Council: “The Art of Business”
  • 2012 Furniture Society National Conference, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME: “Compound Veneering”
  • 2012 Rochester Woodworking Society, Rochester, NY: “Finding Your Inspiration”
  • 2011 RATS Group, Rochester, NY: “Artist Presentation”
  • 2010 Furniture Society National Conference MIT, Boston, MA: “Advanced Veneering”
  • 2009 Furniture Society National Conference, Boone NC: “Day in a Life – Castle & Bennett”
  • 2007 Mark Adams School of Woodworking, Indianapolis, IN: “Artist Presentation”
  • 2006 The Furniture Society National Conference, Indianapolis, IN: “Marketing”
  • 2006 Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY: “Historic Journey”
  • 2005 AWSF, Las Vegas NV, Panelist: “Custom Wood Working Business”
  • 2004 The Furniture Society National Conference, Savannah, GA: “32 mm System”
  • 2003 The Furniture Society National Conference, Philadelphia, PA, Panelist: “Turning Saw Dust Into Gold Dust”
  • 2001 The Furniture Society National Conference, University of Arizona: “Defining Style”, “Artist Presentation”
  • 2000 The Furniture Society National Conference Sheridan School of Design Toronto: “Mold Making & Composite Casting”