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2023 Distinguished artist series

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REgister for the 2023 distinguished artist series

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ABOUT The distinguished
​artist series

​Four times a year, the James Renwick Alliance brings notable American craft artists from around the country to Washington DC for the Distinguished Artist Series, weekend events which include a Saturday Workshop and Sunday lecture. Since 1992, our visiting artists have demonstrated and discussed their unique techniques and presented public artist talks about their influences and careers. In 2015, the James Renwick Alliance began partnering with American University at the Katzen Arts Center to present the Sunday lectures. 
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Thanks to the Kaplan Family Foundation, all of our recent Distinguished Artist lectures have been recorded as an educational resource, and can be accessed publicly through the Deena L. Kaplan Digital Distinguished Artist Series Lectures Archive.
WATCH PAST DISTINGUISHED ARTIST SERIES LECTURES

The James Renwick Alliance for craft has featured almost 150 artists since 1992 in the distinguished artist series.

Past DIstinguished artist series participants
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Spring 1992
John McQueen Fiber, Baskets/Sculpture
Rudy Autio,  Clay 
Byron Temple, Clay
Bruce Metcalf, Jewelry

Fall 1992
Silas Kopf, Wood/furniture
Didi Suydam, Jewelry
Jay Musler, Glass
Susan Plum, Glass
Stoney Lamar, Wood/Turned

Fall 1993
Brent Kee Young, Glass
Mary Bero, Fiber/Embroidery
Joan Takayama-Ogawa, Clay
Mark Sfirri/Michael Hosaluk, Wood/Turned

​Spring 1994
James Tanner, Clay
Joanne Schiavone, Paper
Therman Statom, Glass
Lisa Gralnick, Jewelry

Fall 1994
Rachelle Thiewes, Jewelry
Ronald Puckett, Wood
Walt Lieberman/Dick Weiss, Glass
Don Reitz, Clay

Fall 1995
Mary Van Cline, Glass
Alan Burton Thompson, Metal
Laney Oxman, Clay
Sas Colby, Nontraditional books

Spring 1996
Linda Arbuckle, Clay
Mark Linquist, Wood
Ana Lida Hedstrom, Fiber
Emilio Sanatini, Glass

Fall 1996
Sondra Sherman, Jewelry
Barbara Lee Smith, Fiber Collage
Joe Bova, Clay
Alphonse Mattia, Wood

Spring 1997
Randy Shull, Wood/Furniture
B.J. Adams, Fiber/Mixed media
John Glick, Clay
Susie Krasnican, Glass

Fall 1997
Bob Trotman, Wood sculpture
Maria-Theresa Fernandez, Fiber
Lisa Vershbow, Jewelry

Spring 1998
Jody Klein, Mixed media sculpture
Boris Bally, Metal
James Minson, Glass/Jewelry
Judity Saloman, Clay

Fall 1998
Edward Eberle, Clay
Lissa Hunter, Fiber
Josh Simpson, Glass
​Fall 2000
Ellen Wieske Metal
Erma Martin Yost, Quilts
Mary Barringer Clay
Laura Donefer Glass
Ed Johnette Miller, Quilts

Spring 2001
Don Reitz, Clay
Andrea Gill, Clay
Michael Sherrill, Clay

Fall 2001
Peter Pierbon, Furniture
Jenna Goldberg, Jewelry

Spring 2002
Stoney Lamar, Wood/Turned
Mark Sfirri, Wood/Turned

Fall 2002
Dinah Hulet, Glass mosaic

Winter/Spring 2003
Preston Singletary, Glass blowing
Judith Schaechter, Stained glass
Deiter Goldkuhle, Glass

Fall 2003
Kristina Logan, Jewelry

Spring 2004
Andy Buck, Furniture
Mary Little/Peter Wheeler, Furniture

Fall 2004
Peter Handler, Furniture

Spring 2005
Bonnie Bishoff, Furniture
Lindsay Rais, Baskets
Ellen Kochansky, Fiber/Quilts

Fall 2006
Mary Roehm, Clay

Spring 2007
Chris Gustin, Clay
Barbara Lee Smith, Fiber
Ron Desmett, Glass

Fall 2007
Akira Blount, Mixed media dolls

Spring 2008
Sergei Isupov, Clay
Kiwon Wang, Jewelry
John Garrett, Fiber/metal

Fall 2008
Lino Tagliapietra, Glass/blowing

Spring 2009
Richard Notkin, Clay
Nol Putnam, Metal/blacksmithing
Garry Knox Bennett, Wood/furniture

Fall 2009
Mark Petrovic and Kari Russell-Pool, Glass
Winter/Spring 2010
Mira Nakashima, Furniture
Wendy Maruyama, Furniture
Consuelo Underwood, Fiber

Winter/Spring 2011
Mark Sfirri, Wood/Turned 
Ubaldo Vitali, Metal/silversmith
Judith Schaechter, Stained Glass
Cliff and Holly Lee Clay, metal/jewelry/clay

Winter/Spring 2012
Debra Fritts, Clay
Michael James, Quilts
Jennifer Trask, Metal/Jewelry Sculpture

Fall 2012/Summer 2013
Jason Walker, Ceramics
Marc Maiorana, Metal
Michael Puryear, Wood
Andy Paiko, Glass

Fall 2013/Spring 2014
Leon Niehues, Baskets
Sonya Clark, Fiber
Michael Janis, Glass
Akio Takamori, Ceramics

Fall 2015/Spring 2016
John Grade, Wood
Sibylle Perretti, Glass
Eric Serritella, Ceramics
Don Friedlich, Jewelry

Fall 2016/Spring 2017
Judit Varga, Ceramics
Foon Sham, Wood
Helen Frederick, Paper
Barton Rubenstein, Sculpture

Fall 2017/Spring 2018
Alex Bernstein, Glass
Sonia King, Mosaic
Chris Antemann, Ceramics
Sharon Church, Jewelry

Fall 2018/Spring 2019
Tim Tate, Glass
Bennett Bean, Ceramic
Tim Harding, Fiber
Elizabeth Brim, Blacksmith

Fall 2019/Spring 2020
Tom Loeser, Wood
Rebecca Hutchinson, Paper 
Annie Evelyn, ​Furniture

2021
Ani Kasten, Ceramics
Bisa Butler, Fiber
Kate Kretz, Fiber/Mixed Media
​Christina Bothwell, Glass

2022, In partnership with the Center for Craft
Jennifer Trask, Metals, and Shenequa Brooks, Fiber
Michael Puryear, Wood, and Nathaniel Atkinson, Wood
Josh Simpson, Glass, and Geoffrey Bowton, Glass
Mary Barringer, Ceramics and Danielle Burke, Fiber
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  • About Us
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      • Masters of the Medium
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      • Chrysalis Award
      • One-Of-A-Kind
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