Stewart Wurtz Furniture
~ About ~
| ONE/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS: | |
| 2006 | "Spotlight" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 1995 | "New Work by Jere Osgood and Stewart Wurtz" Pritam & Eames Gallery. East Hampton, NY. |
| 1992 | "New Work by Stewart Wurtz" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: | |
| 2008 | "Legacy of Talent" Center for Furniture Craftsmanship". Rockport, ME. |
| 2008 | "Meet your Maker" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 2008 | "Live Edge" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 2008 | "Chair: The fine art of seating"NW Fine WW. Seattle, WA. |
| 2007 | "Pattern" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 2007 | "Cascadia: Studio Furniture from the Pacific NW" Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery. University of Victoria. Victoria, B.C. |
| 2006 | "25+1" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 2005 | "25th Anniversary Exhibit"NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 2003 | "Craft Transformed" Boston University's Program In Artsianry 1975-1985. Fuller Museum of Art. Brockton, MA. |
| 1998 | "Dining Elegance" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 1997 | "Modern Chairs" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 1996 | "Table & Lamp" NW Fine Woodworking. Seattle, WA. |
| 1993 | "Chairs: Embodied Objects" Western Gallery, Western Washington Univ., Bellingham, WA. |
| 1993 | "Spring Show" Pritam & Eames Gallery. East Hampton, N.Y. |
| 1992 | "Night Tacoma Danced" Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma, WA. |
| 1991 | "New Work" Pritam & Eames Gallery. East Hampton, N.Y. |
| 1991 | "Table, Lamp, & Chair 1991" sponsored by Oregon A.I.A., Oregon School of Arts & Crafts. Portland Or. |
| 1989 | "The Fine Art of Woodworking" Highlight Gallery. Mendocino, CA. |
| 1989 | "Early Spring Show" Pritam & Eames Gallery. East Hampton, N.Y |
| 1988 | "Western States Invitational" Highlight Gallery Mendocino, CA. |
| 1986 | "Art at Home" Pritam & Eames Gallery. East Hampton, N.Y. |
| 1984 | "Boston Connections" Snyderman Gallery. Philadelphia, PA. |
| 1984 | "Desks & Chairs" Pritam & Eames Gallery. East Hampton, N.Y |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 1984 to present | Stewart Wurtz Furniture, Studio Furniture Maker |
| 2002 to present | Guest Lecturer, Furniture Studio, School of Architecture University of Washington |
| 2006 | Guest Lecturer, Bellevue Arts Museum. Bellevue, WA |
| 2004 | Co-Instructor, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Rockport, ME |
| 1984 | Beginning Woodworking Instructor Program in Artisanry, Boston University. Boston, MA |
| 1981-84 | Assistant to Jere Osgood, Studio Furniture Maker |
| 1977-79 | Cabinetmaker. Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers. New Gloucester, ME |
| SELECTED ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS: | |
| 2008 | Lark Books. Asheville, N.C. "500 Chairs" |
| 2007 | Pacific Magazine, Seattle Times. Oct.7, 2007 "Seeing the Sound" by Rebecca Teagarden |
| 2006 | Lark Books. Asheville, N.C. "The Penland Book of Woodworking" |
| 2005 | Pacific Magazine, Seattle Times. Oct. 2, 2005 "Portraits" by Rebecca Teagarden |
| 2002 | Seattle Times, Nov. 10, 2002. "Going with the Grain" by Elizabeth Rhodes |
| 2002 | Seattle Magazine, April 2002. "Home Specialists" by Shannon O’Leary |
| 2002 | Pacific Magazine, Seattle Times. Feb. 17, 2002 "Good Bones" by Lawrence Kreisman |
| 2001 | Seattle Homes & Lifestyles, Mar/Apr 2001. "Ranch Dressing" by Deirdre Allen Timmons |
| 1999 | Furniture Studio: The Heart of the Functional Arts, Sept. 1999. "Furniture Gallery" and "Commissioning" by Margaret Minnick |
| 1997 | Home Furniture. Aug./Sep. 1997 "Peeking Over the Designer's Shoulder" by Jonathan Binzen |
| 1996 | Pacific Magazine, Seattle Times. Oct. 27, 1996 "A Sense of Play" by Deloris Tarzan Ament |
| 1996 | Pacific Magazine, Seattle Times. Feb. 25, 1996 "Small Alterations" by Fred Albert |
| 1995 | Designer's Resources. Winter 1995 "Designing Wood" by Therresa McKenna |
| 1994 | Seattle Magazine. December 1994 "Turn the Page" by Fred Albert |
| 1994 | Pacific Magazine, Seattle Times. July 24, 1994 "One for the Books" by Fred Albert |
| 1990 | Design Book Five. The Tauton Press. Newton, Conn. |
| 1987 | Pacific Northwest. May 1987 "The Enchanted Woods" by Janice Queener-Shaw |
| 1984 | Craft International. Oct/Nov 1984 "Boston Furniture" |
| 1984 | NY Times Magazine. June 17, 1984 "Artistic Furniture" By Helen Harrison |
| EDUCATION: | |
| 1980-84 | Boston University Program in Artisanry, B.F.A. 1984, Furniture Design and Woodworking |
| 1981-82 | Boston Architectural Center |
| COLLECTIONS: | |
| Ron Abramson | |
| Peter Joseph Collection | |
| Alexander Payne | |
| Rob Morrow | |
| Natasha Richardson | |
| Paul Brainerd | |
| Margaret Minnick | |
| Carl and Jan Fisher | |