Sawtooth School for Visual Art and Salem College, both in Winston–Salem, NC, are proud to present Seating Assignment: Women in Contemporary Chairmaking and Craft Education, an exhibition featuring 15 contemporary women artists who specialize in furniture making and view education as a core component of their practice. The exhibition, on display at Sawtooth’s Eleanor and Egbert Davis Gallery, will open with a reception on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 5-7 pm and remain on view through Saturday, May 11, 2024.
This exhibition was conceived and curated by former Sawtooth Artist in Residence, Rebecca Juliette-Duex in collaboration with Dr. Rosa Otero (Professor of Design + Chair Library Curator), Rebecca Silberman (Sawtooth Director of Operations), and Josie Vogel (Sawtooth Director of Wood Programs). All parties involved believe that by elevating the work of innovative women artists of the moment, the show can spark the passion, confidence, and creativity of aspiring artists and designers in the region and beyond.
Seating Assignment features Katie Bister, Christina Boy, Annie Evelyn, Sophie Glenn, Aspen Golann, Elsa Hoffman, Joyce Lin, Wendy Maruyama, Laura Mays, Stacy Motte + Eleanor Rose, Sabiha Mujtaba, Ellie Richards, Janine Wang, and Kimberly Winkle. While many chairs will come from personal and private collections, Bister and Hoffman will be crafting brand-new pieces for the exhibition.
This exhibition is free and open to the public. I hope you'll stop by for a chance to admire, appreciate and study the work. You'll find the Davis Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 N. Spruce St. If you do visit, please also let the front desk know if you would like to take a tour of our wood and lathe studios, right down the hall from the exhibition.
Thanks for checking in!
Josie
This exhibition was conceived and curated by former Sawtooth Artist in Residence, Rebecca Juliette-Duex in collaboration with Dr. Rosa Otero (Professor of Design + Chair Library Curator), Rebecca Silberman (Sawtooth Director of Operations), and Josie Vogel (Sawtooth Director of Wood Programs). All parties involved believe that by elevating the work of innovative women artists of the moment, the show can spark the passion, confidence, and creativity of aspiring artists and designers in the region and beyond.
Seating Assignment features Katie Bister, Christina Boy, Annie Evelyn, Sophie Glenn, Aspen Golann, Elsa Hoffman, Joyce Lin, Wendy Maruyama, Laura Mays, Stacy Motte + Eleanor Rose, Sabiha Mujtaba, Ellie Richards, Janine Wang, and Kimberly Winkle. While many chairs will come from personal and private collections, Bister and Hoffman will be crafting brand-new pieces for the exhibition.
This exhibition is free and open to the public. I hope you'll stop by for a chance to admire, appreciate and study the work. You'll find the Davis Gallery on the 2nd floor of the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 N. Spruce St. If you do visit, please also let the front desk know if you would like to take a tour of our wood and lathe studios, right down the hall from the exhibition.
Thanks for checking in!
Josie
