Born: November 6, 1932
Birthplace: Emporia, Kansas

Education

1961 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Sculpture MFA

1958 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Industrial Design BFA

Academic Appointments

1984-present ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, School for American Craftsmen, Artist-in-Residence, Rochester, NY

1980-1988 WENDELL CASTLE SCHOOL, Scottsville, NY

1969-1980 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Brockport, NY

1962-1969 ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, School for American Craftsmen, Rochester, NY

1959-1961 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence KS

Grants and Honors

2015  Leadership Medal,  Renwick Gallery of the THE SMITHSONIAN, Washington, D.C.
2014 Visionary Award,  THE SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW, Washington, D.C.
2013 The Eastman Medal, THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY.
2013 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, KS.
2012 Lifetime Achievement Award, ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL, Rochester, NY.
2010 Induction into the ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY “Innovation Hall of Fame.”
2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Design, BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART/MODERNISM
2003 Outstanding Achievement Award, THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART & DESIGN, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Distinguished Achievement Award, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, Manhattan, Kansas
2001 Award of Distinction, THE FURNITURE SOCIETY. NELSON FINE ARTS CENTER, Arizona University, Tempe
1999 Master of the Medium by THE JAMES RENWICK ALLIANCE of The National Museum of American Art, D.C
1998 Lifetime Achievement Award, THE ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR GREATER ROCHESTER, NY
1997 Gold Medal, AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL AWARDS
1997 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, College at Brockport
1994 Visionaries of the American Craft Movement. AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM
1973-1993 WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN ART
1993 Trustee Emeritus, AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL, NYC
1978-92 WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA
1988 The Golden Plate, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT
1988 Visual Artists Fellowship Grant, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
1987 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, ST.JOHN FISHER COLLEGE, Rochester, NY
1986 Fellowship, NEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
1986 Fellow, AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL
1983 Civic Award/Culture and Arts, Rochester, NY
1979 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Fine Arts, Sculptor/Designer, MARYLAND INSTITUTE OF ART
1977 Lillian Fairchild Award, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NY
1976, 1975, 1973 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS Grant(s)
1972 LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FOUNDATION Grant
1972 NEW YORK STATE Research Grant


Professional Status and Memberships

2008 Member, Honorary Committee for the IFDA BIG APPLE AWARD.  MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN, NY, NY
2006 Member, Arts, Culture and Revitalization Policy Advisory Committee for Governor Elect Spitzer, NY, NY
2002 Member, Board of Directors, ART & CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR GREATER ROCHESTER, NY
2001 Honorary Board Member, CENTER FOR FURNITURE CRAFTSMANSHIP, Rockport, ME
2000 Member, Commission Alumni Group, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1997 Member, Arts Award Committee, ARTS & CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR GREATER ROCHESTER, NY
1987-1995 Member, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART Commission, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
1986-1992 Member, Board of Managers, MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1991 Honorary Member of the Director’s Forum, AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM, NYC
1986-1991 Trustee, AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL
1990 Honorary Trustee, RENWICK ART GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, DC
1981-1982 Review Panelist, NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS


Solo Exhibits

2014 “Wendell Castle.” R & COMPANY, New York, NY.
2013 “Wendell Castle: A New Environment.” FRIEDMAN BENDA GALLERY, New York, NY.
2012 “Wendell Castle:  Forms Within Forms.” KENTUCKY MUSEUM OF ART & CRAFT, Louisville, KY.
2012 “Wendell Castle: Volumes and Voids.” BARRY FRIEDMAN, LTD., New York, NY.
2012 “Wendell Castle:  Wandering Forms – Works from 1959-1979.” ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, Ridgefield, CT.
2012 “Best Leg Forward.” CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY, Paris, FRANCE.
2011 “Best Leg Forward.” CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY, London, UK.
2011 “Wendell Castle in the 21st Century.” SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART, Kansas City, MO.
2010 “Wendell Castle: Living Out Loud.” GALLERY FRANZISKA KESSLER , Zurich, Switzerland.
2010 “Wendell Castle: Rockin’.” BARRY FRIEDMAN, LTD., New York, NY
2008 “Wendell Castle, New Works”, BARRY FRIEDMAN, LTD., New York, NY
2008 “Wendell Castle Show”, SEOMI & TUUS, Seoul, Korea
2008 “Wendell Castle, New Works”, BARRY FRIEDMAN, LTD., New York, NY
2008 “Wendell Castle Show”, SEOMI & TUUS, Seoul, Korea
2006 “Wendell Castle”, HABATAT GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL
2005 “Wendell Castle: New Work.” HAWK GALLERIES, Columbus, OH
2005 “Wendell Castle: What Pluck!.” CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM, Niagara, NY
2004-2006 “Wendell Castle in Rochester,” MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
2004 “Wendell Castle: Auto Plastic,” R20TH CENTURY, New York, NY
2004 “Wendell Castle,” LEO KAPLAN MODERN, New York, NY
2004 “Wendell Castle,” HABATAT GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL
2003 “Wendell Castle: Tabulae Rasae,” HABATAT GALLERY, Chicago, IL
2003 “Wendell Castle: Seeing in the Dark,” WEXLER GALLERY, Philadelphia, PA
2002 “Wendell Castle,” LEO KAPLAN MODERN, New York, NY
2002 “Wendell Castle,” HABATAT GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL
2001 “Wendell Castle,” BAUSCH & LOMB, Rochester, NY
2001 “Wendell Castle,” GALLERY MATERIA, Scottsdale, AZ
2001 “Wendell Castle.” RILEY HAWK GALLERIES, Cleveland, OH
2001 “Wendell Castle.” HABATAT GALLERY, Boca Raton, FL
2000 “Furniture by Wendell Castle.” KENDALL COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, MI
2000 “Transfigurations in Wood.” RILEY HAWKS GALLERIES. Columbus, OH
2000 “Wendell Castle.” RILEY HAWK GALLERIES. Seattle, WA
1999 “Wendell Castle.” One-Man Exhibit. LEO KAPLAN MODERN, NYC
1998 “Wendell Castle.” R. DUANE REED GALLERY, St. Louis, MO
1998 “Wendell Castle: New Work” INDIGO GALLERIES. Boca Raton, FL
1997 “Wendell Castle.” LEO KAPLAN MODERN, New York City
1997 “Wendell Castle.” BRYAN OHNO GALLERY, Seattle, Wash
1997 “One -Man Exhibit.” MORGAN GALLERY. Kansas City, Mo
1996-97 “Wendell Castle: A Collection of Whimsical Clocks and Tables.” M.C.GINSBERG, Iowa City, IA
1996 “Wendell Castle: New Furniture.” One-Man Exhibit. GREMILLION & CO. Houston, Texas
1996 “One-Man Exhibit.” ANNE REED GALLERY, Ketchum, ID
1996 “Starlight.” One-Man Exhibit. PETER JOSEPH GALLERY. N.Y.C
1996 “One Man Exhibit.” SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Savannah, Ga
1995 “Works by Wendell Castle.” ATLANTIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS, New Smyrna Beach, FL
1995 “Seeing Stars.” PETER JOSEPH GALLERY. N.Y.C
1995 “Art Furniture by Wendell Castle.” ORLANDO MUSEUM OF ART, Orlando, FL
1995 One-Man Exhibit. ANNE REED GALLERY , Ketchum, Idaho
1995 One-Man Exhibit. CHANG GALLERY. College of Architecture and Design At Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
1995 “Wendell Castle: Cabinets 1985 – 1995, a Retrospective Exhibition.” PETER JOSEPH GALLERY, NYC
1994 “Wendell Castle: Coming to Grips.” MORGAN GALLERY, Kansas City, MO
1994 “Ambiguous Objecthood: New Furniture and drawings by Wendell Castle.” ART COMPLEX MUSEUM, Duxbury, MA
1994 “Wendell Castle: Coming to Grips.” EDWIN A. ULRICH MUSEUM OF ART, Wichita State University, KS
1994 “New Work by Wendell Castle.” CARLETON ART GALLERY, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
1993 “Wendell Castle: Environmental Works.” PETER JOSEPH GALLERY, NYC
1993 “Wendell Castle.” REGGIANI LIGHT GALLERY, NYC
1993 “Wendell Castle: Select Early Works (1971-75),” FRANKLIN PARRASCH GALLERY, NYC
1992 “Wendell Castle Picture/Tables.” PETER JOSEPH GALLERY, NYC
1992 Wendell Castle…paints* furniture,” DAWSON GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1991 “Angel Chairs: New Work by Wendell Castle.” PETER JOSEPH GALLERY, NYC
1991 “Furniture of Wendell Castle,” Travelling retrospective exhibit. AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM, NYC
1990 “Furniture of Wendell Castle,” Travelling retrospective exhibit. MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1990 “Wendell Castle,” DAWSON GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1990 “Furniture by Wendell Castle.” Travelling retrospective exhibit. VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Richmond, VA
1990 “Furniture by Wendell Castle.” Travelling retrospective exhibit. DELAWARE ART MUSEUM, Wilmington, DE
1989 “Furniture by Wendell Castle.” Travelling retrospective exhibit. DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS, Detroit, MI
1989 “Wendell Castle – New Work,” SNYDERMAN GALLERY,Philadelphia, PA
1988 “Tradition in Transition,” NESBITT COLLEGE OF DESIGN ARTS GALLERY, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
1988 “Wendell Castle: A Decade 1977-1987,” ALEXANDER MILLIKEN GALLERY, NYC
1988 “The Art of Wendell Castle,” HOKIN/KAUFMAN GALLERY, Chicago, IL
1987 “Wendell Castle. Recent Sculpture,” THE HARCUS GALLERY, Boston, MA
1987 “Wendell Castle, New York/Sculpture,” JUDY YOUENS PERCEPTION GALLERIES, Houston, TX
1986 “Time and Defiance of Gravity: Recent Works by Wendell Castle”, MEAD ART MUSEUM, Amherst College
1986 “Wendell Castle. Works in Plastic, 1968-1970,” 20th CENTURY GALLERY, Toronto, Canada
1986 “Wendell Castle. Sculpture? Furniture? The Vanishing Line,” FENDRICK GALLERY, Washington, DC
1986 “More Recent Work,” ALEXANDER MILLIKEN GALLERY, NYC
1986 “Time and Defiance of Gravity: Recent Works by Wendell Castle,” MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1986 “Wendell Castle, New Work/Sculpture,” ALEXANDER MILLIKEN GALLERY, NYC
1985/1986 “Masterpieces of Time,” Renwick Gallery, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Washington, DC
1985 “Masterpieces of Time,” TAFT MUSEUM, Cincinnati
1985 “Masterpieces of Time,” ALEXANDER MILLIKEN GALLERY, NYC
1983 “The Extraordinary Art of Wendell Castle,” ALEXANDER MILLIKEN GALLERY, NYC Wendell Castle: Sculpture,” ALEXANDER MILLIKEN GALLERY, NYC
1980 “Furniture As Art II,” FENDRICK GALLERY, Washington, DC
1978 “Illusions,” CARL SOLWAY GALLERY, NYC
1972 GALLERY GIMBELS EAST, NYC
1970 LEE NORDNESS GALLERIES, NYC
1969 SHOP ONE GALLERIES, Rochester, NY
1969 “The Furniture of Wendell Castle,” UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, KS
1969 STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Cortland, NY
1968 LEE NORDNESS GALLERIES, NYC
1965-66 MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1962 “Inaugural Show,” Hopkins Center, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
1962 THE SCHUMAN GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1962 LOUISVILLE ART ASSOCIATION, Louisville, KY
1962 ITHACA COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART, Ithaca, NY
1962 Scudder Gallery, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE


Group Invitational Exhibits

2014 “NYC Makers:  The MAD Biennial.” MUSEUM OF ART & DESIGN. NY, NY.
2014 “Masterpiece Art Fair” Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery Booth. London, UK.
2014 “Group Show.” Carpenters Workshop Gallery. London, UK.
2014 “Design Miami/Basel.” R & Company Booth. Basel, Switzerland.
2014 “Organic Group Show” Carpenters Workshop Gallery. Paris, France.
2014 “PAD Paris.” JARDIN DES TUILERIES, Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery Booth, Paris, France.
2014 “Design Days Dubai..” Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery Booth, Dubai, UAE.
2014 “The Armory Show.” R & Company Booth, Piers 92 & 94, New York, NY.
2014 “New York Winter Antiques Show.” R & Company Booth, NY, NY.
2014 “FOG Design + Art.” R & Company Booth, Friedman Benda Booth,  San Francisco, CA.
2013 “Design Miami/Basel.” MESSEPLATZ BASEL, Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery Booth, Basel, SWITZERLAND
2013 “Collective.1.Design Fair..” PIER 57, Lost City Arts Booth & Wexler Gallery Booth, New York, NY.
2013 “New York Winter Antiques Show.”PARK AVENUE ARMORY, Lost City Arts Booth, New York, NY.
2013 “Against the Grain.” MAD MUSEUM, New York, NY.
2013 “Design Days Dubai.” R 20th Century Booth, Dubai, UAE.
2013 “Reading Rooms.” SEBASTIAN + BARQUET, New York, NY.
2012 “Design Miami.” R 20th Century Booth, Miami, FL.
2012 “Art Miami.” WYNWOOD ARTS DISTRICT, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Miami, FL.
2012 “The Salon of Art + Design.” PARK AVENUE ARMORY, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, New York, NY.
2012 “Faculty Exhibition.” BEVIER GALLERY, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY.
2012 “Expo Chicago: The International Exhibition of Contemporary/Modern Art & Design.” NAVY PIER, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Chicago, IL.
2012 SOFA CHICAGO.”  NAVY PIER, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Chicago, IL.
2012 “Biennale Des Antiquaires.” GRAND PALAIS, CWG Gallery Booth, Paris, FRANCE.
2012 “Fifty at Fifty: Select Works of the Gerald Mead Collection.” UB Anderson Gallery, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York.
2012 “TOPSPIN/10: The Ten Year Topspin Retrospective.” CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM of Niagara University, NY.
2012 “Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at GlassLab.” CORNING MUSEM OF GLASS, Corning, NY.
2012 “SOFA New York.” PARK AVENUE ARMORY, Wexler Gallery Booth, New York, NY.
2012 “Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection.” RACINE ART MUSEUM, Racine, WI.
2012 “Pavilion of Art & Design Paris.” Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery Booth, Paris, FRANCE.
2012 “Art Winwood.” ART MIAMI PAVILION, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Miami, FL.
2012 “Crafting Modernism.” MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY.
2012 “The NYC Metro Show.” THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, New York, NY.
2011 “Faculty Exhibition.” BEVIER GALLERY, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY.
2011 “The Abstract Forms of Pablo Picasso and Wendell Castle.” WEXLER GALLERY, Philadelphia, PA.
2011 “Art Miami.” THE ART MIAMI PAVILION, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Miami, FL.
2011 “Design Miami.” MIAMI BEACH CONVENTION CENTER, R20th Century Booth, Miami, FL.
2011 “SOFA Chicago.” NAVY PIER, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Chicago, IL.
2011
“Pavilion of Art & Design, New York.” PARK AVENUE ARMORY, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, New York, NY.
2011 “Crafting Modernism.” MAD MUSEUM, New York, NY.
2011 “Inaugural Show.” CARPENTER’S WORKSHOP GALLERY, Paris, FRANCE.
2011 “6 x 6 x 2011: Global.” ROCHESTER CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER, Rochester, NY.
2011 “artMRKT San Francisco.” Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, San Francisco, CA.
2011 “10 Years in Tribeca.” r 20th CENTURY GALLERY, New York, NY.
2011 “American International Fine Art Fair. ” Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Palm Springs, FL.
2011 “Mentors & Makers: New Sculpture by: Wendell Castle, Nancy Jurs, Tom Lacagnina and Bethany Krull.l” ROCHESTER CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER, Rochester, NY.
2010 “Design Miami.” R20th Century Booth & Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Miami, FL.
2010 “Faculty Exhibition.” BEVIER GALLERY, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY.
2010 “SOFA Chicago.” NAVY PIER, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth & Wexler Gallery Booth, Chicago, IL.
2010 “The Edge of Art: New York State Artist’s Series.” EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART, Syracuse, NY.
2010 “Design Miami/Basel.” R20th Century Booth, Basel, Switzerland.
2010 “Art Hamptons: The International Fine Art Fair 1900-Present.” Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth. Sayre Park, Bridgehampton, NY.
2010 “Sotheby’s at Sudeley Castle: A Selling Exhibition.” In Association with Carpenter’s Workshop Gallery. Sudeley Castle, England
2010 “The Armory Show.” Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth. Piers 92 & 94, New York, NY.
2009 “Faculty Exhibition.” BEVIER GALLERY, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY.
2009 “Art Miami 2009.” ART MIAMI PAVILION. Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Miami, FL.
2009 “Pavillion of Art & Design London.” Berkeley Square, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, London, England
2009 “San Francisco 20th Century Modernism Show and Sale.” R20th Century Booth, San Francisco, CA.
2009 “Outside the Ordinary:  Contemporary Art in Glass, Wood, and Ceramics from the Wolf Collection.” Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH.
2009 “SOFA.” Seventh Regiment Armory, Donna Schneier Booth & Moderne Gallery Booth, New York, NY
2009 “Living with Studio Furniture: Collection of Robert and Carolyn Springborn.” Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL.
2009 “Crafts in America.” Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA.
2009 “Sculpture That Works.” Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY.
2009 “Palm Beach 3.” Palm Beach Convention Center, Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Palm Beach, FL.
2008 “Art Miami 2008.” ART MIAMI PAVILION. Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Miami, FL.
2008 “SOFA Chicago 2008.” Barry Friedman, Ltd. Booth, Chicago, IL.
2008 “Faculty Exhibition.” BEVIER GALLERY, ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Rochester, NY.
2008 “New Hope.” SEBASTIAN & BARQUET. London, England.
2008 “Sticks, Stones, Bones.” R20th CENTURY, NY, NY.
2008 “The International Art & Design Fair.” Park Avenue Armory, NY, NY.
2008 “Design Art London 2008.” London, England.
2008 “Crafts in America.” Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hill, MI
2008 “Design Miami/Basel.” Markthalle Basel, R20th Booth & CWG Booth, Basel, Switzerland
2008 “SOFA.” Seventh Regiment Armory, Barry Friedman Booth & Moderne Gallery Booth, New York, NY
2008 “Art Chicago.” Merchandise Mart, Barry Friedman Booth, Chicago, IL
2008 “Rococo: The Continuing Curve”, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY
2008
“Design Miami, New York Galleries”, R20th Gallery, New York, NY
2008 “Architectural Digest Home Show”, Pier 94, Wendell Castle Collection Booth, New York, NY
2008 “Crafts in America”, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2008 “New Work by Wendell Castle: Works on Paper by Chuck Close”, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008 “The Art of Emprise”, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
2008 “Crafts in America”, Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
2008 “Palm Beach 3”, Palm Beach Convention Center, Barry Friedman Booth, Palm Beach, FL
2007 “Art Basel”, Miami Convention Center, Axa Booth, Miami, FL
2007 “Design Miami/Basel”, Moore Building, Friedman Benda Booth, Miami, FL
2007 “Modernism Show: A Century of Style and Design”, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY
2007 “SOFA”, Chicago Navy Pier, Barry Friedman Booth, Chicago, IL
2007 “Shy Boy, She Devil, and Isis: The Art of Conceptual Craft”, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
2007 “Not Furniture: XXI Design”, Hedge Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 “Design Art London”, Hanover Square, R20th Century Booth, London, England
2007 “Faculty Exhibit”, Bevier Gallery at RIT, Rochester, NY
2007 “WWW Show”, Fifty Eight Main Gallery, Scottsville, NY
2007 “The International Art & Design Fair”, Seventh Regiment Armory, Afsoun Booth, New York, NY
2007 “2 Chairs”, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Nelson Art Gallery, British Columbia, CA
2007 “Crafts in America”, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR
2007 “Design Miami/Basel”, Markthalle Basel, R20th Booth, Basel, Switzerland
2007 “SOFA”, Seventh Regiment Armory, Barry Friedman Booth & Moderne Gallery Booth, New York, NY
2007 “Crafts in America”, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK
2007 “2 Chairs”, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, John B. Aird Gallery, Toronto, CA
2007 “Made in Scottsville”, Fifty Eight Main Gallery, Scottsville, NY
2007 “2 Chairs”, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Agnes Jamieson Gallery, Minden, Ontario, CA
2007 “Reality of Things”, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
2007 “Relativity”, Roberts Wesleyan College, Davison Gallery, Rochester, NY
2006 “Design Miami/Basel”, Miami Design Center, Friedman Benda Booth, Miami, FL
2006 “Pop Art and Its Affinities”, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
2006 “The New York International Art & Design Fair”, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY
2006 “Faculty Exhibit”, Bevier Gallery at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2006 “Celebrating American Craft: 30 Years of the Philadelphia Museum of Arts & Crafts Show”, Philadelphia, PA
2006 “Meet Rauschke and Wike: New Additions to RAM’s Wood Collection,” Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
2006 “Design Miami/Basel,” Elisabethenkirche & Foyer Theater, Basel, Switzerland
2006 SOFA, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2006 “Double Trouble,” Towson University Department of Art, Towson, MD
2006 “Seating Arrangement: Innovative 20th Century Chair Design,” Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO
2005 “ART BASEL: MIAMI,” Miami Design Center, Miami, FL
2005 “Faculty Exhibit,” Bevier Gallery at RIT, Rochester, NY
2005 SOFA, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2005 “Recent Acquisitions,” Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas
2005 SOFA, Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2005 “Good HeART,” Gerald Peters Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
2004-2005 “Black & White,” Galerie von Bartha, Basel Switzerland
2004 “Outrageous Home,” THE HUNTERDON MUSEUM OF ART, Clinton, NJ
2004 Faculty Exhibit, BEVIER GALLERY at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2004 “The Modernism Show,” PARK AVENUE ARMORY, New York, NY
2004 SOFA(Sculpture Objects Functional Art). Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2004 The White House Collection of American Crafts, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, Atlanta, GA
2004 “Trompe L’oeil,” THE NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New Britain, CT
2004 “The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience,” THE MINT MUSEUM OF CRAFT AND DESIGN, Charlotte, NC
2004 Summer Group Show, MARLBOROUGH GALLERY, New York, NY
2004 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2004 “Los Angeles Modernism Show,” SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Santa Monica, CA
2004 “Right at Home: American Studio Furniture,” THE RENWICK GALLERY, Washington, DC
2004 “The Perfect Collection: A Shared Vision of Contemporary Craft,” THE FULLER MUSEUM, Brockton, MA
2003 Faculty Exhibit, BEVIER GALLERY at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2003 “Corporal Identity-Body Language,” MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN, New York, NY
2003 “The Maker’s Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990,” MUSEUM OF FINE ARTA BOSTON, Boston, MA
2003 Grand Opening Group Exhibition,THE RENTZ GALLERY, Richmond, VA
2003 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art) Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2003 The White House Collection of American Crafts, BLOCK MUSEUM OF ART, Northwestern U, Evanston, IL
2003 “Kanazawa World Craft Forum 2003,” KANAZAWA, JAPAN.
2003 “Affinity to Form: Artists Working in Wood,” GERALD PETERS GALLERY, Santa Fe, NM.
2003 “Brockport Art Department Past; Former Faculty Exhibition,” TOWER GALLERY AT SUNY BROCKPORT, Brockport, NY.
2003 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art) 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY.
2003 “Doubletake,” THE ART COMPLEX, Duxbury, MA.
2003 “The Clock Show,” LEO KAPLAN MODERN GALLERY, New York, NY.
2003 “20th Anniversary Group Exhibition,” SNYDERMAN/WORKS GALLERY, Philadelphia, PA.
2003 “Triennial 9 Form & Contents: Corporal Identity-Body Language,” MUSEUM FUR ANGEWANDTE KUNST, Frankfurt, GERMANY.
2003 “The Chair Show,” LEO KAPLAN MODERN GALLERY, New York, NY
2003 “Teasing the Eye: Crafted Illusions,” RENWICK GALLERY, SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM, Washington, DC
2003 “Group Invitational: Castle, Paley, & Urso,” MONTGOMERY COLLEGE, Rockville, MD.
2003 “Significant Objects from the Modern Design Collection,” THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York, NY
2002 “Deceptions and Illusions: Five Centuries of Trompe L’Oeil Painting,” THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC.
2002 “Material Matters”, RED GALLERY, Savannah, GA
2002 “Embellished with Gold,” THE ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM, Little Rock, AK
2002 “Chests,” TERCERA ART GALLERY, CA
2001 “New Works from Wendell Castle, Christopher Streng and Daniel Streng,” HOLLIS SHOWROOM, Chicago, IL
2001 “Defining Craft I: Collecting for the New Millennium,” HOUSTON CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, Houston, TX
2001 “In Search of Form: Survey of Experimental Chairs,” BOLINAS ART MUSEUM, Bolinas, CA
2001 “Faculty Exhibitions,” SCHOOL OF ART, SCHOOL OF DESIGN, SCHOOL OF AMERICAN CRAFTS. Rochester Institute of Technology. Bevier Gallery, Rochester, NY
2001 “OBJECTS FOR USE: Handmade by Design,” AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM, New York City, NY. “Cheongju International Craft Biennale, 2001: The Breath of Nature,” CHEONGJU ARTS CENTER, New York, NY
2001 SOFA (Sculpture Objects and Functional Art). Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2001 “Contemporary Craft in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston, TX
2001 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2000 “Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth-CenturyDecorative Arts.” MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIFS. Paris
2000 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
2000 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
2000 “The Art of the Chair: Western New York Furniture Design,” BURCHFIELD-PENNEY ART CENTER. Buffalo State College Buffalo, New York
1999 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art . 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
1999 “Recent Acquisitions.” THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART,NYC
1999 “Handmade: shifting paradigms.” SINGAPORE ART MUSEUM
1999 “Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth-Century Decorative Arts.” DIE NEUE SAMMLUNG, Munich
1999 “Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth-Century Decorative Arts.” J.B. SPEED MUSEUM, Louisville, KY
1999 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM, Little Rock AK
1999 “The Whitehouse Collection of American Crafts.” MINT MUSEUM, Charlotte, N.C
1999 SOFA (Sculpture Objects and Functional Art). Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.
1999 “Faculty Exhibitions” SCHOOL OF ART, SCHOOL OF DESIGN, SCHOOL OF AMERICAN CRAFTS. Rochester Institute of Technology. Bevier Gallery
1998 RENWICK GALLERY OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART. Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C.
1998-1999 “Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth-Century Decorative Arts.” VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Richmond
1998 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.
1998 “Wood Art Collectors’ Conference”. RENAISSANCE PARK HOTEL San Francisco, CA
1998 “New Works and Selections from our Archives.” GERALD PETERS GALLERY, Santa Fe. NM
1998 “Naples Collects.” THE GALLERIES: PHILHARMONIC CENTER FOR TBE ARTS, Naples, FL
1998 “Recent Acquisitions of Furniture.” RENWICK GALLERY OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, D.C
1998 “Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth-Century Decorative Arts.” CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM
1998 “SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
1997/98 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” DELAWARE ART MUSEUM, Wilmington, DE
1997 “Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Twentieth-Century Decorative Arts,” CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION, Hull
1997 “Invitational Clay, Fiber, Metal, and Wood.” SCHICK ART GALLERY, Saratoga Springs, N.Y
1997 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1997 “Invitational Group Exhibit.” ANNE REED GALLERY, Ketchum, ID
1997 “Masters of Media.” HABATAT GALLERIES, Chicago, Ill
1997 “Masterworks ’97 Paintings and Sculpture.” INDIGO GALLERIES, Boca Raton, FL
1997 “Renwick at 25.” RENWICK GALLERY OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Smithsonian Institution, DC
1997 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” TAMPA MUSEUMOF ART, Tampa, Florida
1997 “Furniture: Form, Function, or Metaphor.” PAINT CREEK CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Rochester, MI
1997 “Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of Decorative Arts. MONTREAL MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ARTS. Montreal
1996-97 “Four Decades of Discovery: The 40th Anniversary of the American Craft Museum.” AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM, NYC
1997 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” COLBY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART, Waterville, Maine
1997 “Celebrating American Craft.” THE DANISH MUSEUM OF DECORATIVE ART, Copenhagen, Denmark
1997 “Friends of Warner Parks.” ALBERS FINE ART GALLERY, Nashville, TN
1997 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). Miami, FL
1997 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” ART MUSEUM OF WESTERN VIRGINIA, Roanoke, Va
1997 “Design Furnished: Furniture Craftsmanship at its Finest.” NIAGARA COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE ART GALLERY, Sanborn, N.Y
1996 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art) Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1996 “Faculty Exhibition I.” ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Rochester, N.Y
1996 “Form over Function” MARSH ART GALLERY, Univ. of Richmond Va
1996 “New Furniture: Beyond Form and Function.” HERBERT F. JOHNSON MUSEUM OF ART, Ithaca, N.Y
1996 “Artist’s Sketchbooks.” PENLAND GALLERY, Penland, NC
1996 “Artists of the White House Collection.” DEL MANO GALLERY, LA
1996 AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, Sun Valley, ID
1996 “Summer ’96 Sculpture Show.” ANNE REED GALLERY, Ketchum, ID
1996 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Los Angeles, CA
1996 “Wendell Castle and Nancy Jurs : A Marriage of Life and Art.” DELAWARE CENTER FOR THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS, Wilmington, DE
1996 “Second Annual Philadelphia Furniture Show.” PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION CENTER
1996 ART SOFA MIAMI EXPOSITION, 1996. Miami, FL
1996 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” GEORGE WALTER VINCENT SMITH ART MUSEUM, Springfield, MA
1996 “Breaking Barriers: Recent American Craft.” AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM, N.Y.C
1996 SEATTLE ART FAIR. Seattle, WA
1996 “Masterworks III.” PETER JOSEPH GALLERY, NYC
1995 “Breaking Barriers: Recent American Craft.” MUSEUM OF ART, Albany, GA
1995 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” AMERICAN CRAFT MUSEUM, NYC
1995 “Faculty Exhibit.” BEVIER GALLERY at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y
1995 SOFA (Sculpture Objects Functional Art). Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1995 Invitational Exhibit. “Kathy’s Friends.” TOWER FINE ARTS GALLERY, SUNY College at Brockport
1995 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” ROCHESTER MEMORIAL ART GALLERY, Rochester, NY
1995 “Art for Everyday.” WHARTON ESHERICK MUSEUM, Paoli, Pa
1995 “Breaking Barriers: Recent American Craft.” MADISON ART CENTER, WI
1995 “Summer Show.” MORGAN GALLERY, Kansas City, MO
1995 “Form, Function, Fantasy: The Craft Art Collections.” BURCHFIELD-PENNY ART CENTER, Buffalo, N.Y
1995 “The White House Collection of American Crafts.” NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, D.C
1995 Invitational Exhibit. PETER JOSEPH GALLERY, South Hampton, N.Y
1995 “Breaking Barriers: Recent American Craft.” PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, OR
1995 “SOFA Miami Exposition.” COCONUT GROVE CONVENTION CENTER, Miami, Florida
1995 “Please Be Seated: Masters of the Art of Seating.” THE HENRY MORRISON FLAGLER MUSEUM. Palm Beach, FL
1995 “Seattle Art Fair.” Seattle, WA
1994 “Small Works.” PETER JOSEPH GALLERY, NYC
1994 “The New International Exposition of Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art.” SOFA, Chicago, IL
1994 “Lighting.” GALLARY NAGA, Boston, MA
1994