Keith Tompkins

b. 1953, Walton, New York

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2004-08   Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007        Open/Closed, Invitational Exhibition, American Association of Woodturners Gallery,
                        St. Paul, MN
                Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
                American Association of Woodturners Symposium, Portland, OR
                Made In New York…The Art of Wood, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
2006        Contemporary American Woodturning, touring
                        Rochester Art Center, Rochester, MN
                        The American Association of Woodturners Landmark Center, St. Paul, MN
                Scultpural Objects and Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY
2005        Innovative Perspectives in Turning, touring Brookfield Craft Center,
                        Brookfield, CT
                        The Woodturning Center, Philadelphia, PA
                Innovative-Conceptual-Sculptural-Historical, Sharada Gallery, Hudson, NY
2003        Art of the Northeast, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, CT
2002-03   Northeastern Woodworkers Showcase, First Prize (2003), Saratoga Springs, NY

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2007        American Woodturner, “Small Treasures,” Summer
                The Crafts Report, “Business Wise: Teaching…Pros and Cons,” June
                American Woodturner, “Instant Gallery: Favorites from Portland,” Fall
                American Woodturner, “Whimsical Turnings: Bottoms Up,” Winter
2006        Woodturning Design Magazine, “An Introduction to the Principles of Form and Design”,
                        Summer
2005        Niche Magazine, “In Good Company”, Spring
                American Woodturner Magazine, “Merengue”, Summer
2004        500 Wooden Bowls, Lark Press
                Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine, Featured Artist, March
                American Style Magazine, Winter
2003        Fine Woodworking Magazine, "Diamonds", August
                Hampton, Ron, Segmented Woodturning: A Complete Guide

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

I began my woodworking career in 1971, immediately after graduating High School. I was employed as a cabinetmaker and designer for nearly ten years before I started my own custom furniture business. Recently, my interests have changed from building functional furniture pieces to creating artistic woodturnings. I expect my work to reflect my experience as a cabinetmaker as well as a woodturner, and I strive to create bold, dynamic pieces that reveal a small part of me.