College of Fellows

portrait of patti warashina in studio

Patti Warashina

Patti Warashina of Seattle, a ceramic artist, has art degrees from the University of Washington, where she also taught for 30 years.

Mediums Clay Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
portrait of john mcqueen posing and laughing in studio

John McQueen

John McQueen of Saratoga Springs, New York, is a basket maker of sculptural baskets.

Mediums Fiber Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
portrait of artist judy kensley mckie seated on stone ledge amongst greenery

Judy Kensley McKie

Judy Kensley McKie of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is recognized as a premiere figure in the American studio furniture movement.

Mediums Furniture Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
Portrait of Richard Marquis

Richard Marquis

Richard Marquis of Freeland, Washington, is a ceramic and glass artist who has exhibited at the Caterina Tognon Art Gallery, Venice Italy; Elliott

Mediums Clay Glass Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
artist lia cook in studio

Lia Cook

Lia Cook of Berkeley, California, combines weaving with painting, photography, video and digital technology to explore the sensuality and materiali

Mediums Fiber Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
portrait of jim bassler

Jim Bassler

Jim Bassler of Palm Springs, California, is a well-known weaver. He has a BA and Master’s from UCLA.

Mediums Fiber Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
Square portrait of Bob Trotman

Bob Trotman

Elected into the College of Fellows in 2020, Bob Trotman is a self-taught craftsman, former furniture maker, woodworker, and sculptor.
Mediums Wood Recognition College of Fellows
Square portrait of Annabeth Rosen

Annabeth Rosen

Elected into the College of Fellows in 2020, Annabeth Rosen is one of the preeminent ceramic sculptors in the 21st century.
Mediums Clay Mixed Media Recognition College of Fellows
Square portrait of Katherine Gray

Katherine Gray

Katherine Gray is a Los Angeles-based glass artist whose work ranges from blown glass to elaborate installations of found glass. She was elected into the College of Fellows in 2020.
Mediums Glass Recognition College of Fellows
Square portrait of Lisa Gralnick

Lisa Gralnick

Lisa Gralnick is a contemporary American metalsmith, studio jeweler, and academic whose work challenges the monetary, cultural, and personal value of objects by transforming metals into objects of thought-provoking visual beauty. She was elected into the College of Fellows in 2020.
Mediums Jewelry Metal Recognition College of Fellows
Square portrait of Sonya Clark

Sonya Clark

Sonya Clark is a textile artist who makes installations, performances, and sculptures that employ materials and objects like combs, beads, flags, and human hair to celebrate Blackness, interrogate the roots of injustice, and address historical imbalances. She was elected into the College of Fellows in 2020.
Mediums Fiber Mixed Media Recognition College of Fellows
Adrian Saxe

Adrian Saxe

Adrian Saxe is a ceramic artist and professor of art at the University of California, Los Angeles. Known for his highly finished sculptures that reference the history of functional pottery, he was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000.
Mediums Clay Recognition College of Fellows
Portrait of Anne Wilson

Anne Wilson

Anne Wilson is a multidisciplinary artist and professor in the department of fiber and material studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000 and Gold Medalist in 2024.
Mediums Fiber Mixed Media Recognition College of Fellows Gold Medalist
Cynthia Bringle leads workshop, 1973

Cynthia Bringle

Cynthia Bringle is a prominent and prolific studio potter with close ties to the Penland School of Craft. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000.
Mediums Clay Recognition College of Fellows
Eugene Pijanowski in his studio, 1977

Eugene Pijanowski

Eugene “Gene” Pijanowski is a jewelry artist and educator who helped introduce traditional Japanese techniques to American metalsmiths. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000.
Mediums Jewelry Metal Recognition College of Fellows
Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski in her studio, 1977

Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski

Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski is a jewelry artist and educator, who helped introduce traditional Japanese techniques to American metalsmiths. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000.
Mediums Jewelry Metal Recognition College of Fellows
James Krenov

James Krenov

James Krenov was one of the most celebrated cabinetmakers of his era. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000 and died in 2009.
Mediums Furniture Wood Recognition College of Fellows
Square portrait of Joyce J. Scott

Joyce Scott

Joyce J. Scott is an award-winning, multifaceted visual and performance artist most known for her work in jewelry, beadwork, and glass. She was elected into the College of Fellows in 2000 and earned the Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship in 2020.
Mediums Glass Jewelry Mixed Media Fiber Recognition College of Fellows Gold Medalist