Wendell Castle
1 Wendell Castle 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 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. BROOKLYN MUSEUM/MODERNISM AWARD for Excellence in Design. 2003 Outstanding Achievement Award. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF ART AND DESIGN, Los Angeles, CA. 2001 Fine Arts Distinguished Achievement Award. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kansas. 2001-2004 Honorary Board Member. CENTER FOR FURNITURE CRAFTSMANSHIP, Rockport, Maine. 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 1973-1999 WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN ART 2 1993 Trustee Emeritus, AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL, NYC.
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