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| Thomas Roy Markusen
E-MAIL: Studio WEB-SITE: www.MarkusenMetal.comPLACE/DATE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois / January 1, 1940 EDUCATION: B.S., M.S. University of Wisconsin, Madison POSITION: President, Markusen Metal Studios, Ltd. 1998- Sole Proprietor, Thomas R. Markusen Metalsmithing Studio 1976-1998 Professor of Art, SUNY, College at Brockport 1968-1998 Professor of Art Emeritus, SUNY, College at Brockport 1998- STATEMENT: Thomas Markusen exemplifies the ranks of artists/craftsmen who are dedicated to the excellence and growth of American Metalsmithing. During the past three decades, Markusen has established himself as a noteworthy and contributing artist, educator, and leader among his contemporaries in North American Metalsmithing. His work has been exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. As a teacher, Markusen has instructed workshops and lectured at universities, colleges, craft schools, and art galleries across North America. The character of his designs reflects the fluid plastic quality of the metal when it is forged and shaped while red hot and combines various metals and patinas. His functional objects are collected by individuals, galleries and museums. MARKET EXHIBITIONS: ACC Baltimore Craft Show (American Craft Council) – Baltimore, MD – February 1980-’85; 1995-’00 Philadelphia Buyers Market (Rosen Group, Inc.)- Philadelphia, PA- 1991-‘00 Rheinbeck Summer Market (American Craft Enterprises) – Rheinbeck, NY – June 1976 –’83 Pacific States Market (American Craft Enterprises) – San Francisco, CA – August 1980 – ’85 ACC West Springfield, MA (American Craft Enterprises)- Eastern Exposition Center- June 1984-’86 NY Gift Show: American Crafts (George Little Expositions)- New York, NY- 1985-’89 American Artists Collection, 225 5th Avenue, New York, NY – 1984-’88 National Craft Showroom, 29 East 26th Street, New York, NY – 1984-‘87 Valley Forge Buyers Market- Valley Forge, PA- 1986-’89 Boston Buyers Market- Boston, MA- 1987-’94 American Craft Showroom (Rosen Group Inc.)- High Point, NC- 1986-’90 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show- Philadelphia, PA- 1991 American Craft Showcase "Lifestyle Europe"- Tokyo, Japan 1991-’92 ACC Craft Show (American Craft Enterprises)- Columbus, OH- June/July 1995-’97
EXHIBITION RECORD: 1999- One-man Exhibits LeKAE Gallery – Scottsdale, AZ March/April Earthenworks Gallery – LaConnor, WA August/September Pinnacle Gallery – Scottsdale, AZ November/December Group Exhibits Lake Placid Arts Center – Lake Placid, NY June/July Hanson Galleries- Houston, TX September Milward Farrell Fine Art – Madison, WI October 1998- One-man Exhibits LeKAE Galleries- Scottsdale, AZ March/April Earthenworks Gallery- LaConnor, WA August/September Tower Fine Arts Gallery "Sabbatical Show Exhibit" – SUNY College at Brockport, NY Nov./Dec. 1997- One-man Exhibits Earthenworks Gallery- LaConnor, WA August/September LeKAE Galleries – Scottsdale, AZ March/April Hanson Galleries- Houston, TX November/December (Featured Artist) 1995-2000- Traveling Exhibition "White House Collection of American Crafts": Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY; American Craft Museum, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA; Art Museum of Western Virginia, Roanoke, VA; Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME; Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE; Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA; Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, NC; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR; University of Michigan Museum of Art, East Lansing, MI. 1995- One-man Exhibit Earthenworks Gallery- Port Townsend, WA July Group Exhibit "White House Collection of American Crafts"- Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, DC April-September 1994- One-man Exhibit Clarksville Pottery- Austin, TX October/November 1993- Two-person Exhibit Earthenworks Gallery- LaConner, WA September/October 1992- One-man Exhibit Brookfield Art Center- Brookfield, CT November/December 1991- One-man Exhibit Galleria de Arte Nader- Santa Domingo, DR December 1990- One-man Exhibit "A Decade of Metal: 1980-1990"- Tower Fine Arts Gallery, SUNY Brockport October/November Group Exhibit "Art That Works:Decorative Arts of the Eighties, Crafted in America"- Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC Traveling Exhibit to 14 USA Museums- 1990-1993
1989- One-man Exhibit American Details- Coconut Grove, FL April Featured Artist Mindscape Gallery – Evanston, IL December 1988- One-man Exhibits Artscape Gallery- Rockford, IL November/December Vision Gallery- Belgrade, Yugoslavia July Group Exhibit "Functional & Decorative Holloware"- Pritam & Eames Gallery June/July 1988-1991 1987- Group Exhibit "Service in Silver"- Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, NY November 1987-January 1988 1984- One-man Exhibit Craft Company #6 Gallery- Rochester, NY May/June 1980- Group Exhibits "For the Tabletop"(200 Years of Design for Dining, Featuring Crafts)- American Craft Museum, New York, NY October-December "American Crafts: Arts for Use"- XIII Olympic Winter Games, Lake placid, NY February 1979-80- Society of North American Goldsmiths Invitational European Exhibition: Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim in Reuchlinhaus- Pforzheim, West Germany Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau- Haau, West Germany Sadtisches Museum- Schwabisch Gmund, West Germany Provinciaal Museum vor Kunstambachien- Deurne/Antwerp, Belgium Amersfoortse Culturele Raad- Amersfoort, Holland Kunstindustriemuseet- Oslo, Norway Suomen Taideteollisuusyhdistys Konstflitforeningen- Helsinki, Finland Goldsmiths’ Hall- London, England 1978- SNAG European Exhibit (USA Preview)- Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN November/December. "American Goldsmiths-Now"- Steinberg Gallery of Art, Washington University, St. Louis, MO June/July "Craft: Art and Religions at the Vatican"- Smithsonian Institute and Vatican Museum Rome, Italy July 1976- "The Blacksmith as Artist and Craftsmen in the U.S. 1776-1976- Solid Wrought Iron" Southern Illinois University Museum and Art Gallery- Carbondale, IL September/October "Metals Invitational 1975 A.D."- Melbourne State College, Carlton, Victoria, Australia April/May 1975- One-man Exhibit Shop One Gallery- Rochester, NY January/February Group Exhibit "Metalsmithing Invitational"-Galeria Universitaria Aristos, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico- Mexico City, Mexico May/June "Forms in Metal Invitational: 275 Years of Metalsmithing in America"- Museum of Contemporary Crafts and Finch Art Gallery & Museum- New York, NY January
REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF: Art/Objects USA Nordness Gallery & Johnson Wax Foundation Lannan Foundation Lannan Art Museum, Palm Beach, FL Wustum Museum of Fine Arts Racine, WI Museum of Contemporary Crafts New York, NY Vatican Museum Rome, Italy Mr. and Mrs. Edward Elson Atlanta, Georgia First Universalist Church Syracuse, NY SUNY College at Brockport Brockport, NY Newman Center Brockport, NY Niagara University Chapel Niagara Falls, NY American Red Cross Rochester, NY The White House Craft Collection Washington, DC Summit at Brighton Rochester, NY Youville Center Boston, MA REPRESENTED IN MANY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS INCLUDING: David Rockefeller, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estevan, and Wesley Snipes AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS: 1971 & 1979- Faculty Research Fellowship-SUNY Research Foundation Awards 1975 Craftsmen Fellowship- National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 1977 Technical Paper Research Grant- Society of North American Goldsmiths 1977 Tree ornaments for Vice President Mondale’s House, Washington, DC 1978 Who’s Who in American Art- Jacques Cattell Press, Tempe, AZ 1985 Who’s Who in American Art- R.R. Bowker, New York, NY 1990 "Niche Magazine" Design Award: Collaboration 1991 "Niche Magazine" Design Award: Functional Metal 1993 Arts for Greater Rochester Grant 1994 & 1995"Niche Magazine" Design Award: One-of-a-Kind Metal PROFESSIONAL DISTINCTIONS: President and Co-owner, Shop One Gallery, Rochester, NY 1970-1977 President and Member, Board of Directors- Society of North American Goldsmiths 1975-1982 President and Member, Board of Directors- New York State Craftsmen 1972-1979 Metalsmithing Research 1975- Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Russia; 1976-Mexico; 1988-Yugoslavia; 1989/90-England, Wales; 1994-England, Scotland; 1996-1998-Mexico; 1998-Costa Rica; 1999-Spain Jewelry Design Consultant "Tane S.A. of Mexico" – Mexico City 1976 Featured Artist, SUNY College at Brockport, Faculty Exhibition- December 1984 Designed Award, Brockport Foundation- October 1986-1994 Designed Award, Whitaker Chapter Easter Seals- May 1988-1991 Designed Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society- 1994-1999 Designed Award, Lifetime Assistance, Senator Robert Dole- 1999 Designed Award, Greater Rochester Arts & Cultural Council - 1999 Vice President and Artists’ Issues Chair- Greater Rochester Arts & Cultural Council- 1995-2000
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