Ron Layport
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b. 1942, Elyria, Ohio
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Arthur and Jane Mason
Ron & Anita Wornick
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2002-08 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
2007-08 Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach, FL
2002-07 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2000-07 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, New York, NY
2006 Woodturning On The Edge, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Our Turn Now: Artists Speak Out in Wood, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
2005 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
Ron Layport: Works in Wood, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, Mobile Museum of Art,
Mobile, AL
Innovative Perspective In Turning, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA, in conjunction
with the Brookfield Craft Center
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, University of Michigan
Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Celebrating Nature, Los Angeles Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2004-05 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Put A Lid On It: Containing Human Experience, American Association of Woodturners,
Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Santa Fe, NM
2002 The Bugs of Summer, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
2001-02 Nature Takes a Turn, International Juried Exhibition,
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
University of California, Davis, CA
University of New York, Purchase, NY
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2001 Selected Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Consignment Work, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
2001 Consignment Work, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Presenter, Minneapolis, MN
Against the Grain: Turned and Sculpted Wood, The McAllen International Museum,
McAllen, TX
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2007 “Animalist Traditions”, Artist Profile by Kevin Wallace, Craft Arts International #70
“Small Treasures,” American Woodturner, Summer, Vol. 22 No. 2
2006 Ron Hampton, Small And Miniature Turning: a Complete Guide, Guild of Master
Craftsman Publications Ltd.
Roger Rowley, Jim Christiansen, Gerritt Van Ness, David Ellsworth, Woodturning On The
Edge, University of Idaho
2005 Turning Points, Wood Turning Center, Winter Vol. 17, No. 2
American Woodturner, American Association of Woodturners, "An Eye for Platters",
spring, Vol. 20, No. 1
2004 500 Wood Bowls, Lark Books
Woodturning, Guild of Master Craftsman Ltd., "Chicago Turns to Wood", No. 135, spring
Woodturning, Cover page and profile, Vol. 139, August
2003 American Woodturner, American Association of Woodturners, Cover and Woodturner's
Gallery feature, Spring, Vol. 18, No. 1
Woodturning, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd., No. 126, August
Woodwork, No. 84, December, Ross Periodicals Inc
2002 Michael Hosaluk, Scratching the Surface, Guild Publishing
Fine Woodworking, No. 157, July/August, Taunton Press
2000-01 Fine Woodworking, 25th Anniversary Issue, No. 146, Taunton Press
1994 American Woodworker, No. 36, February, Rodale Press
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ron Layport spent 40 years in the advertising business, receiving numerous national and international awards for his work in design, writing and film production.
Throughout the 1980s he designed and built one-of-a-kind furniture. His work was featured in Fine Woodworking, and various other woodworking publications. Introduced to studio woodturning in 1992 by David Ellsworth, Ron was turning professionally by the year 2000.
His work is included in numerous exhibitions, collections and publications.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
My work celebrates a connection with Earth and it’s creatures. Natural imagery, ancient cultures and my materials themselves, are all sources of inspiration.
Animal effigy figures have inspired utilitarian vessels and ceremonial objects since the earliest forms of human expression. My efforts are directed toward bringing my own voice to this ongoing dialog.
Working at the lathe brings focus and form to the work. Sculpting and texturing furthers the hands-on aspect of my work. Much of my energy remains with each piece.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Arthur and Jane Mason
Ron & Anita Wornick
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2002-08 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
2007-08 Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach, FL
2002-07 Turned & Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
2000-07 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art, New York, NY
2006 Woodturning On The Edge, Prichard Art Gallery, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
Our Turn Now: Artists Speak Out in Wood, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
2005 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
Ron Layport: Works in Wood, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, Mobile Museum of Art,
Mobile, AL
Innovative Perspective In Turning, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA, in conjunction
with the Brookfield Craft Center
2004 Nature Transformed, Wood Art from The Bohlen Collection, University of Michigan
Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
Celebrating Nature, Los Angeles Craft Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2004-05 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Put A Lid On It: Containing Human Experience, American Association of Woodturners,
Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Santa Fe, NM
2002 The Bugs of Summer, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
2001-02 Nature Takes a Turn, International Juried Exhibition,
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN
University of California, Davis, CA
University of New York, Purchase, NY
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
2001 Selected Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Consignment Work, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
2001 Consignment Work, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Presenter, Minneapolis, MN
Against the Grain: Turned and Sculpted Wood, The McAllen International Museum,
McAllen, TX
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2007 “Animalist Traditions”, Artist Profile by Kevin Wallace, Craft Arts International #70
“Small Treasures,” American Woodturner, Summer, Vol. 22 No. 2
2006 Ron Hampton, Small And Miniature Turning: a Complete Guide, Guild of Master
Craftsman Publications Ltd.
Roger Rowley, Jim Christiansen, Gerritt Van Ness, David Ellsworth, Woodturning On The
Edge, University of Idaho
2005 Turning Points, Wood Turning Center, Winter Vol. 17, No. 2
American Woodturner, American Association of Woodturners, "An Eye for Platters",
spring, Vol. 20, No. 1
2004 500 Wood Bowls, Lark Books
Woodturning, Guild of Master Craftsman Ltd., "Chicago Turns to Wood", No. 135, spring
Woodturning, Cover page and profile, Vol. 139, August
2003 American Woodturner, American Association of Woodturners, Cover and Woodturner's
Gallery feature, Spring, Vol. 18, No. 1
Woodturning, Guild of Master Craftsman Publications Ltd., No. 126, August
Woodwork, No. 84, December, Ross Periodicals Inc
2002 Michael Hosaluk, Scratching the Surface, Guild Publishing
Fine Woodworking, No. 157, July/August, Taunton Press
2000-01 Fine Woodworking, 25th Anniversary Issue, No. 146, Taunton Press
1994 American Woodworker, No. 36, February, Rodale Press
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ron Layport spent 40 years in the advertising business, receiving numerous national and international awards for his work in design, writing and film production.
Throughout the 1980s he designed and built one-of-a-kind furniture. His work was featured in Fine Woodworking, and various other woodworking publications. Introduced to studio woodturning in 1992 by David Ellsworth, Ron was turning professionally by the year 2000.
His work is included in numerous exhibitions, collections and publications.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
My work celebrates a connection with Earth and it’s creatures. Natural imagery, ancient cultures and my materials themselves, are all sources of inspiration.
Animal effigy figures have inspired utilitarian vessels and ceremonial objects since the earliest forms of human expression. My efforts are directed toward bringing my own voice to this ongoing dialog.
Working at the lathe brings focus and form to the work. Sculpting and texturing furthers the hands-on aspect of my work. Much of my energy remains with each piece.