Steven Goetschius

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2004 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
The Language of Wood, W.D.O, Charlotte, NC
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Wood-O-Rama, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
Smithsonian Craft Show, Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington, DC
American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD
NePA Regional Art 2004, Keystone College, Scranton, PA
2003 Faculty Show, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Layton, NJ
2002 20 Years of Functional Design, Murray State University, Murray, KY
2001 Kentucky Woodworkers Show, Kentucky Arts and Crafts Foundation, Louisville, KY

AWARDS

2004 Merit Award, Northwest Penn, Regional Biennial, Linder Gallery, La Plume, PA
Silver Award, Smithsonian Craft Show,
Honorable Mention, "Wood-O-Rama" Exhibition, Yeiser Art Center

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2004 American Craft Magazine, Portfolio section, June/July
2003 Woodwork Magazine, Gallery section, August

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Stephan Goetschius was born in 1975 in Guam. His family returned to the States shortly thereafter, and after a few years in the Carolinas they settled down in Kentucky. During his youth he was exposed to local artists and was influenced to pursue his natural inclination in drawing. Later on, he gravitated towards graphic design as a career and, after receiving an Associates degree, decided to continue his education at Murray State University. There he fell into the sculpture programs led by Paul Sasso and Steve Bishop. Through their influence, he moved away from the corporate direction, and decided that the art world was better equipped to satisfy his interests.

Since then, he has lived and worked at various artist communities around the country including; Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, Peters Valley Crafts Education Center, and Anderson Ranch Art Center. There he has been exposed to innumerable artists and educators, learning their attitudes, philosophies, their tricks and techniques. He is currently the Department Head of Woodworking at Peters Valley Craft Center.

The foundation of the Mandala's usefulness lies in its geometric relationships and the principles they symbolize. The bowl in the center provides gravity. It is an empty vessel, implying the divine, the place from which things begin and eventually return. It is non-giving, non-changing and whole. I place gold at the center, alluding to the purity and illumination that can be found there.