Simon Levy
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b. 1946, Los Angeles, California
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
03-06,08 Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001-08 Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
2002-07 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Washington Craft Show, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
2005 American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL
New X 3, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Santa Fe, NM
New Visions In Wood, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2002-03 Turned Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY and Chicago, IL
2002 Craft Fellowship Exhibition, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN
2001 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Minneapolis, MN
Selected Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Focus Gallery Exhibition, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
A Way With Wood, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Charlotte, NC
American Craft Council – South East Spotlight, Sturgis Library Gallery, Kennesaw State
University, Kennesaw, GA
American Association of Woodturners Symposium, Charlotte, NC
1999 Arrowmont National '99, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Solo Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Crafts Gallery, Smithville, TN
Closures, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
Regional '99: A Craft Competition, Indianapolis Art Center, IN
New Members Exhibition, Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC
American Association of Woodturners Symposium, Tacoma, WA
1998-99 Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Biennial Exhibition: The Best of Tennessee
Crafts, Award, The Parthenon, Nashville, TN
Carrol Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Clarksville/Montgomery County Museum, Clarksville, TN
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, Athens, TN
University Museum, University of Tennessee, Martin, TN
The Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
There is an age old unspoken language between man and tree. The gravity of these hollow wooden forms is deceptive, lighter in weight than they appear. The visual and tactile surface of this receptive material is graphic food for the inquisitive participant. Abstract hand markings that are evidence of inviting intent, respect and resolve; speak quietly and await the curiosity of an open-minded passerby.
Born in 1946, Los Angeles, California. Attended Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, California, where I studied graphic design. My creative background includes more than twenty years in the professional graphic arts field: art directing and designing record album packaging, advertising and marketing materials.
For the past eleven years I have worked primarily in wood. With a lifelong love of drawing, design, and working with my hands, the transition from 2-dimensional design to 3-dimensional form was natural. The vessels are first lathe turned in the woodshop, then the surface patterns are applied freehand in my art studio using pyrography (woodburning) and low-relief engraving enhanced with paint.
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2001 Presenter, Drawing and Design for Woodturners, North Carolina Woodturner,
Hickory, NC
1999 Presenter, Drawing and Design for Woodturners, North Carolina Woodturner,
Hickory, NC
Instructor, Beginning Woodturning Workshop, Appalachian Center for Crafts,
Smithville, TN
Presenter, The Hand and Eye Connection, American Association of Woodturners
Conference, Tacoma, WA
1998 Instructor, Beginning Woodturning Workshop, Appalachian Center for Crafts,
Smithville, TN
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
03-06,08 Turned Wood - Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001-08 Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum, Washington, DC
2002-07 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Washington Craft Show, Washington Convention Center, Washington, DC
2005 American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL
New X 3, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Santa Fe, NM
New Visions In Wood, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ
One Step Back, Two Steps Forward, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2002-03 Turned Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY and Chicago, IL
2002 Craft Fellowship Exhibition, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN
2001 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Minneapolis, MN
Selected Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Focus Gallery Exhibition, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
A Way With Wood, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Charlotte, NC
American Craft Council – South East Spotlight, Sturgis Library Gallery, Kennesaw State
University, Kennesaw, GA
American Association of Woodturners Symposium, Charlotte, NC
1999 Arrowmont National '99, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Solo Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Crafts Gallery, Smithville, TN
Closures, Southern Highland Craft Guild, Folk Art Center, Asheville, NC
Regional '99: A Craft Competition, Indianapolis Art Center, IN
New Members Exhibition, Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC
American Association of Woodturners Symposium, Tacoma, WA
1998-99 Tennessee Association of Craft Artists Biennial Exhibition: The Best of Tennessee
Crafts, Award, The Parthenon, Nashville, TN
Carrol Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Clarksville/Montgomery County Museum, Clarksville, TN
McMinn County Living Heritage Museum, Athens, TN
University Museum, University of Tennessee, Martin, TN
The Creative Arts Guild, Dalton, GA
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
There is an age old unspoken language between man and tree. The gravity of these hollow wooden forms is deceptive, lighter in weight than they appear. The visual and tactile surface of this receptive material is graphic food for the inquisitive participant. Abstract hand markings that are evidence of inviting intent, respect and resolve; speak quietly and await the curiosity of an open-minded passerby.
Born in 1946, Los Angeles, California. Attended Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, California, where I studied graphic design. My creative background includes more than twenty years in the professional graphic arts field: art directing and designing record album packaging, advertising and marketing materials.
For the past eleven years I have worked primarily in wood. With a lifelong love of drawing, design, and working with my hands, the transition from 2-dimensional design to 3-dimensional form was natural. The vessels are first lathe turned in the woodshop, then the surface patterns are applied freehand in my art studio using pyrography (woodburning) and low-relief engraving enhanced with paint.
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2001 Presenter, Drawing and Design for Woodturners, North Carolina Woodturner,
Hickory, NC
1999 Presenter, Drawing and Design for Woodturners, North Carolina Woodturner,
Hickory, NC
Instructor, Beginning Woodturning Workshop, Appalachian Center for Crafts,
Smithville, TN
Presenter, The Hand and Eye Connection, American Association of Woodturners
Conference, Tacoma, WA
1998 Instructor, Beginning Woodturning Workshop, Appalachian Center for Crafts,
Smithville, TN