2009
In Balance: Metal & Wood, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Artists’ Reflections: Selections from the Wood Turning Center ’s Collections, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
2002
Wood Turning in North America Since 1930, (Traveling exhibition, 2001-2002) Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT / Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC / Target Gallery, Minneapolis Art Institute, Minneapolis, MN
Contemporary Wood Turning, Wave Gallery, New Haven, CT
Branching Out: Contemporary Wood Turning in 2002, The Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA
ReTurnings, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Stop Asking/We Exist: 25 African American Craft Artists: (Traveling exhibition, 1998-2001) Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL / Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth, VA / The American Crafts Museum, New York / New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA / The Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
1999
Living with Form: Art and Furniture from the Robyn and John Horn Collection, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
1997
National Woodturning Invitational, Avante Gallery, Cleveland, OH, June-Aug. 1997
1995
Three Generations of Woodturning: The Making of an Art Form: Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1994
African American Craft National: Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation, Louisville, KY
1993
Uncommon Beauty in Common Objects: The Legacy of African American Craft Art: National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH (Traveling exhibition, 1993-1995)
Connected Passages: Cultural Imperative and Innovation in Contemporary African American Crafts: The African American Historical and Cultural Museum, Philadelphia, PA
1992
Redefining the Lathe-Turned Object: Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
Woodturning As An Art Form: The Irving Lipton Collection: University Museum, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA (Traveling exhibition, 1992-1993)
Woodware: Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
Turned Wood ’92: del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1991
International Lathe-Turned Objects: Challenge IV: Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA
Lathe Turned Vessels Defined II: The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Hold Everything: Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
As The Goblet Turns: Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA
1990
Woodturning: Vision and Concept II: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Third Annual Lathe-Turned Objects Show: SANSAR Gallery, Washington, DC
Crafted Statements: Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Turned Wood ’90: del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Vehicles For New Forms/ New Functions: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
National All Media: Graham Horstman Gallery, Denton, TX
Contemporary Wood Turners: Dawson Gallery, Rochester, NY
1989
American Contemporary Works in Wood 1989: Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH
The LaGrange National XIV: Lamar Dodd Art Center, LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA
Turners Challenge III: Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
11th Annual Vahki Exhibition: Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
Vessels Turned and Carved: SANSAR Gallery, Washington, DC
1988
International Turned Objects Show: Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA (Traveling exhibition, US and Canadian tour 1988-1991)
The Craft of Containment: Vessels in All Media: The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
Crafts 22: Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Celebration 47: Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Southern Utah State University, Cedar City, UT
Contemporary Woodworking by American and Canadian Artists: Merril Lynch Building, Princeton, NJ
Works Off the Lathe: Old and New Faces: Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1987
The Wichita National 1987: Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS
9th Annual Vahki Exhibition: Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
Works Off the Lathe: Old and New Faces: Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
The Medium is Wood: Pro Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Focus On The Arts: Lee Hall Gallery, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
1986
The Wichita National 1986: Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS
American Woodturners: Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
National Furniture Invitational III: Sylvia Ullman American Crafts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
Wooden Vessels-The Art of Woodturning: Pro Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Works in Wood: Liberty Gallery, Louisville, KY
1985
Boxes, Baskets, Containers: Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
National Furniture Invitational II: Sylvia Ullman American Craft Gallery, Cleveland,OH
Woodturning: Vision and Concept: Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
American Contemporary Works in Wood: Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, OH
Crafts 19: Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
3rd Annual Contemporary Woodworking Exhibit: 16 Hands Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
Master Woodworkers: Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1984
Interiors III, Furniture Today: The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Created By Hand: Associated Art Organizations Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Crafts 18: Zoller Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1983
National Crafts II: Galveston Arts Center Gallery, Galveston, TX
Summer Arts X: University Art Galleries, The University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
Midstates 6 Designer Craftsman: Kansas Union Gallery, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Radices: Mills House Gallery, Garden Grove, CA
1982
Furniture and Rugs, Handmade by American Artists: Detroit Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, Detroit, MI
Artist-Craftsman ’82: Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Southern Utah State University, Cedar City, UT
Artists’ Furniture: San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA
1981
The Turned Object Show: Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, PA (Traveling Exhibition, US Tour 1981-1983)
Southern California Teacher/ Craftsman: California State College, San Bernardino, CA
The Art of Racing: Long Beach Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1979
New Handmade Furniture: Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY (Traveling exhibition, US and Canadian tour 1979-1981)
1st Invitational Woodworking Show: Kiva Artisans Gallery, Scarsdale, NY
1977
Young Americans – Fiber, Wood, Plastic, Leather: Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY ( Traveling exhibition, U.S. tour 1977-1979)
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Portfolio of my work
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Portfolio of my work