Philip Moulthrop
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b. 1947, Atlanta, Georgia
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Arkansas Art Center Museum, Little Rock, AR
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
The Carter Center, Museum and Library, Atlanta, GA
The Contemporary Museum of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Museum of Art & Design, New York, NY
The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
Paducah Art Guild, Paducah, KY
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
The White House Collection of American Crafts, Washington, DC
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2000-08 Turned Wood – Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Scottsdale, AZ
2004-07 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
03-04, 07 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Philip & Matt Moulthrop, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, University of Michigan
Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Beneath the Bark: 25 Years of Woodturning, Brigham Young University Museum,
Provo, UT
2003 The Moulthrop Legacy: Three Generations of Innovation in Wood, Atlanta International
Museum, Atlanta, GA
A Tribute to Rude Osolnik: An Exhibition of Contemporary Turned Wood, Kentucky
Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY
2002 Solo Exhibition, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001-02 Wood Turning in North America Since 1930,
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
2001 Silver Selections: 25 Years of Significant Exhibitions, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center,
Madison, GA
Southworks 2001: Director's Choice, One Person Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
Against the Grain: Turned and Sculpted Wood, The McAllen International Museum,
McAllen, TX
2000-02 Defining Craft I: Collecting for the New Millennium, American Craft Museum,
New York, NY
Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
2000 Transformation 2: Contemporary Works in Wood, Society for Contemporary Craft,
Pittsburgh, PA
Turning Wood into Art: The Jane & Arthur Mason Collection, Mint Museum of
Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
1999 The Art of Turned Wood: Selections from The Lipton Collection, World Forestry Center,
Portland, OR
Transformation: Contemporary Works in Wood, The Society for Contemporary Crafts,
Pittsburgh, PA
1998 Wood and Fiber, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Expressions in Wood: Masterworks From The Wornick Collection, Oakland Museum of
California, Oakland, CA
1996-99 Turn, Turning, Turned, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO
1986-00 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2005 Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, “Gift of the Generations,” Kimberly Link-Wills, Atlanta,
Georgia, winter
Marietta Daily Journal –Lifestyle, “Living the Legacy”, Erin J. Murrin, Marietta, GA, August
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, Hudson Hills Press LLC,
Manchester, VT
500 WOOD BOWLS, Lark Books, Division of Sterling Publishing Co., New York, NY,
September
2004 Beneath The Bark: Twenty-five Years of Woodturning, Kip W. Christensen, &
Dale L. Nish, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Wood Art Today, Dona Z., Meilach, Atglen, PA
Interior Design, “Talents”, North Hollywood, CA, March
2003 Marietta Daily Journal, “Turning Heads,” Amanda Millay, Marietta, GA, April
Athens Magazine, “The Moulthrops: Three Generations of Woodturners”, Jessica Mary
Hammes, Athens, GA, October
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,“A Burnished and Beautiful Legacy”, Catherine Fox,
Atlanta, GA, April
American Woodturner,"The Three Turners: Atlanta Museum Celebrates 3 Moulthrop
Generations," Nick Cook, Shoreview, MN, summer
The Washington Post – "Bowled Over", J.J McCoy, Washington, D.C,
March Niche, “Building on a Legacy”, Lee Lawrence, Baltimore, Md, autumn
Art & Antiques, “Traveling Collector", Atlanta, GA, February
Woodturning, “Like Father Like Sons…,” Iona Elliott, Guild of Master Craftsman
Publications Ltd., East Sussex, England, November
California Home & Design, “A Turn From the Past”, Tiffany Carboni, Menlo Park, CA,
August
2001 Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “A New Turn for Philip Moulthrop”, Pamela Blume Leonard,
Atlanta, GA, October
2001 Atlanta Magazine, "Turned Wood”, Atlanta, GA, October
Athens Banner-Herald,“The Moulthrop Way”, Wayne Ford, Watkinsville, GA, May
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and lived in the area all of my life. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Georgia College in 1969 and attended Woodwork Wilson College of Law from 1975 through 1978. I worked in insurance and construction law for about 20 years and am now currently employed as a full time wood turner in Marietta, Georgia.
I have always enjoyed creating things with my hands. I have made some furniture and spent about 15 years as an amateur photographer. I learned woodturning from my father in the late seventies and have been a woodturner for over 23 years.
I think of my wood turning as a way to reveal the beauty and texture which is found in the wood. The wood I use comes from trees, which are native to the southeastern United States. These are not considered to be exotic woods, however, they possess a richness in the grain and figure which is too often overlooked.
I create pieces using simple shapes and forms which will best display the colors and patterns, which are inherent in the wood. My use of smooth curving surfaces and lack of carvings or other surface embellishments is intended to better display the wood and not compete with it. The finish enables the observer to get a feel of the warmth of the wood while allowing its intricacies to be imparted.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Arkansas Art Center Museum, Little Rock, AR
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
The Carter Center, Museum and Library, Atlanta, GA
The Contemporary Museum of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Craft & Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL
Museum of Art & Design, New York, NY
The Olympic Museum, Lausanne, Switzerland
Paducah Art Guild, Paducah, KY
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
The White House Collection of American Crafts, Washington, DC
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2000-08 Turned Wood – Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Scottsdale, AZ
2004-07 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
03-04, 07 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Philip & Matt Moulthrop, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, University of Michigan
Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Beneath the Bark: 25 Years of Woodturning, Brigham Young University Museum,
Provo, UT
2003 The Moulthrop Legacy: Three Generations of Innovation in Wood, Atlanta International
Museum, Atlanta, GA
A Tribute to Rude Osolnik: An Exhibition of Contemporary Turned Wood, Kentucky
Museum of Arts + Design, Louisville, KY
2002 Solo Exhibition, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001-02 Wood Turning in North America Since 1930,
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
2001 Silver Selections: 25 Years of Significant Exhibitions, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center,
Madison, GA
Southworks 2001: Director's Choice, One Person Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts
Foundation, Watkinsville, GA
Against the Grain: Turned and Sculpted Wood, The McAllen International Museum,
McAllen, TX
2000-02 Defining Craft I: Collecting for the New Millennium, American Craft Museum,
New York, NY
Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, IA
2000 Transformation 2: Contemporary Works in Wood, Society for Contemporary Craft,
Pittsburgh, PA
Turning Wood into Art: The Jane & Arthur Mason Collection, Mint Museum of
Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC
1999 The Art of Turned Wood: Selections from The Lipton Collection, World Forestry Center,
Portland, OR
Transformation: Contemporary Works in Wood, The Society for Contemporary Crafts,
Pittsburgh, PA
1998 Wood and Fiber, Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art, Marietta, GA
Expressions in Wood: Masterworks From The Wornick Collection, Oakland Museum of
California, Oakland, CA
1996-99 Turn, Turning, Turned, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Kansas City, MO
1986-00 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2005 Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine, “Gift of the Generations,” Kimberly Link-Wills, Atlanta,
Georgia, winter
Marietta Daily Journal –Lifestyle, “Living the Legacy”, Erin J. Murrin, Marietta, GA, August
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, Hudson Hills Press LLC,
Manchester, VT
500 WOOD BOWLS, Lark Books, Division of Sterling Publishing Co., New York, NY,
September
2004 Beneath The Bark: Twenty-five Years of Woodturning, Kip W. Christensen, &
Dale L. Nish, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
Wood Art Today, Dona Z., Meilach, Atglen, PA
Interior Design, “Talents”, North Hollywood, CA, March
2003 Marietta Daily Journal, “Turning Heads,” Amanda Millay, Marietta, GA, April
Athens Magazine, “The Moulthrops: Three Generations of Woodturners”, Jessica Mary
Hammes, Athens, GA, October
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,“A Burnished and Beautiful Legacy”, Catherine Fox,
Atlanta, GA, April
American Woodturner,"The Three Turners: Atlanta Museum Celebrates 3 Moulthrop
Generations," Nick Cook, Shoreview, MN, summer
The Washington Post – "Bowled Over", J.J McCoy, Washington, D.C,
March Niche, “Building on a Legacy”, Lee Lawrence, Baltimore, Md, autumn
Art & Antiques, “Traveling Collector", Atlanta, GA, February
Woodturning, “Like Father Like Sons…,” Iona Elliott, Guild of Master Craftsman
Publications Ltd., East Sussex, England, November
California Home & Design, “A Turn From the Past”, Tiffany Carboni, Menlo Park, CA,
August
2001 Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “A New Turn for Philip Moulthrop”, Pamela Blume Leonard,
Atlanta, GA, October
2001 Atlanta Magazine, "Turned Wood”, Atlanta, GA, October
Athens Banner-Herald,“The Moulthrop Way”, Wayne Ford, Watkinsville, GA, May
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I was born in Atlanta, Georgia and lived in the area all of my life. I received a Bachelor of Arts degree from West Georgia College in 1969 and attended Woodwork Wilson College of Law from 1975 through 1978. I worked in insurance and construction law for about 20 years and am now currently employed as a full time wood turner in Marietta, Georgia.
I have always enjoyed creating things with my hands. I have made some furniture and spent about 15 years as an amateur photographer. I learned woodturning from my father in the late seventies and have been a woodturner for over 23 years.
I think of my wood turning as a way to reveal the beauty and texture which is found in the wood. The wood I use comes from trees, which are native to the southeastern United States. These are not considered to be exotic woods, however, they possess a richness in the grain and figure which is too often overlooked.
I create pieces using simple shapes and forms which will best display the colors and patterns, which are inherent in the wood. My use of smooth curving surfaces and lack of carvings or other surface embellishments is intended to better display the wood and not compete with it. The finish enables the observer to get a feel of the warmth of the wood while allowing its intricacies to be imparted.