Personal
Born, Syracuse, New York
Resides in Beverly Hills, California
Education
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Publications
Baskets: Tradition and Beyond
Guild Press
Teapots: Makers and Collectors
by Dona Z. Meilach
Schiffer Publishing
500 Baskets
Lark Books
Teapots 2007
Rizzoli International Publications Inc.
500 Chairs
Lark Books
Museum Collections
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Selected Collections
Gloria & Sonny Kamm, Encino, CA
Dorothy & George Saxe, San Francisco, CA
Susan Steinhauser & Daniel Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA
Joan Borinstein
Los Angeles, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
The Art of Communication, Zimmer Children’s Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Cut the Edge/Weave The Line/Textile Arts 2009, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2008
Treasured Vessel Exhibition, Gump’s, San Francisco, CA
The Art of Vision, Zimmer Children’s Museum, Los Angeles, CA
2007
The Art of Harmony, Zimmer Children’s Museum, Los Angeles, CA
The Goblet Redefined, SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Cheers! A MAD Collection of Goblets, Museum of Arts and Design, New York
2006
Contemporary Baskets, Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
Basket (R)evolution, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Contemporary Baskets 2006, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
show and tell: the art of time, Zimmer Children’s Museum, Los Angeles, CA
SOFA Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Craft Emergency Relief Fund, SOFA Chicago
2005
Spring 2005 Spice Box Invitational, The Contemporary Jewish
Museum, San Francisco, CA
SOFA Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2004
Hot Tea, 2004, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
show&tel, Zimmer Children’s Museum, Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary Baskets 2004, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Why Knot II, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Celebrating Nature, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
SOFA Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Vessels, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA
2003
The Artful Teapot, 20th C. Expressions from The Kamm Collection
SOFA Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
The Inspired Vessel, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Cultural Affairs Department
2002
Baskets Now: USA, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
Catching The Light: Contemporary American Seed Beadwork, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
Contemporary Baskets 2002, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SOFA Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Fiber Optics: Contemporary Basketry and Knotting, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2001
Contemporary Baskets, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SOFA Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Knot That Small, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
New Forms in Fiber, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2000
Beadwork in America 2000, Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE
Hot Tea! 2000, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Contemporary Baskets 2000, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
The Teapot Redefined, III, SOFA, Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
1999
From Fiber To Form, Cal State University, Channel Islands, CA
BOOK ART, SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Contemporary Baskets ‘99, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
THE TEAPOT REDEFINED, II, SOFA Chicago, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
1998
Woven Forms: Contemporary American Basketry, Haydon Gallery, Lincoln, NE
9th Annual Basketry Invitational, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
ZIPPER, Group Show, Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary Baskets ‘98, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Why Knot?, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Joyce Scott & Friends, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
1997
New Baskets: Expanding the Concept, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
SOFA Chicago, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
8th Annual Basketry Invitational, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1996
Vessels, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
7th Annual Basketry Invitational, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
SOFA Chicago, Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
1995
Contemporary Basketry ‘95, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Bridges, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO