Wendell Castle

Wendell Castle ( born November 6, 1932 in Emporia, Kansas, USA) is an American furniture artist and a leading artisans.

He lives in Rochester, New York. In 1980 he founded the Wendell Castle School in Scottsville, New York. Castle has been awarded several awards, including In 1994, the award " Visionary of the American Crafts Movement " by the American Crafts Museum.

Solo Exhibitions

• 2008 Wendell Castle: About Time, Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS
• 2008 Wendell Castle - New Works Barry Friedman Ltd., New York, NY.

Investments

• 2008 Group Dialogue - Gerald Peters Gallery - Santa Fe, NM
• 2006 Crafting a Collection Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
• 2003 The Maker 's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Public collections

• Museum of Arts & Design, New York, NY
• Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
• Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE