College of Fellows

Mark Burns

Mark Burns is a ceramic artist and educator who creates narrative, personal works with a pop sensibility and sardonic humor. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2018.
Mediums Clay Recognition College of Fellows

Consuelo Jimenez Underwood

Consuelo Jimenez Underwood is a fiber artist who creates large wall installations and woven works informed by border regulation and migrant experience. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2018.
Mediums Fiber Recognition College of Fellows

Beth Lipman

Beth Lipman is an artist known for her sculptural installations in clear glass. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2018.
Mediums Glass Recognition College of Fellows
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Jun Kaneko

Jun Kaneko is a mulifaceted artist and art advocate whose work encompasses numerous mediums. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1996 and received the Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship in 2018.
Mediums Clay Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
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Pat Hickman

Pat Hickman is a fiber artist and educator known for creating sculptural installations using natural materials including gut and sinew. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2005.
Mediums Fiber Recognition College of Fellows

Louis Marak

Louis Marak is a ceramic artist who explores paradox and illusion through his studio practice. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2009.
Mediums Clay Recognition College of Fellows

Kurt Weiser

Kurt Weiser is a ceramic artist and illustrator known for his highly detailed china-painted porcelain vessels. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2003.
Mediums Clay Recognition College of Fellows

John Garrett

John Garrett is an experimental fiber artist who works with found materials. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2010.
Mediums Fiber Mixed Media Recognition College of Fellows

Jason Pollen

Jason Pollen is a fiber artist and professor emeritus at the Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2006.
Mediums Fiber Mixed Media Recognition College of Fellows

Carol Shaw-Sutton

Carol Shaw-Sutton is a fiber artist and professor emeritus at California State University, Long Beach. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2009.
Mediums Fiber Recognition College of Fellows
Wendy Maruyama

Wendy Maruyama

Wendy Maruyama is a furniture designer, installation artist, and professor emeritus of woodworking and furniture design at San Diego State University. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2008 and Gold Medalist in 2024.
Mediums Mixed Media Furniture Wood Recognition College of Fellows Gold Medalist
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Toots Zynsky

Toots Zynsky is a pioneering studio glass artist known for developing a technique known as filet de verre technique. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2008.
Mediums Glass Recognition College of Fellows
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Richard Notkin

Richard Notkin is a politically minded ceramic artist based in Helena, Montana. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2007.
Mediums Clay Recognition College of Fellows
Portrait of Nick Cave

Nick Cave

Nick Cave is a multidisciplinary artist who has achieved widespread recognition throughout the contemporary art world. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2016.
Mediums Fiber Mixed Media Recognition College of Fellows Gold Medalist

Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore is a glass artist known for the timeless quality of his creations. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2009.
Mediums Glass Recognition College of Fellows
Gerhardt Knodel

Gerhardt Knodel

2016 ACC Gold Medalist Gerhardt Knodel is a celebrated fiber artist and educator.
Mediums Fiber Recognition Gold Medalist College of Fellows
Walter Hamady

Walter Hamady

Walter Hamady was a book artist, educator, publisher, and poet known for his tactile and witty approach to bookmaking and collage. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2006.
Mediums Paper Recognition College of Fellows
Rosanne Somerson

Rosanne Somerson

Rosanne Somerson is a furniture designer and the president of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2009.
Mediums Furniture Recognition College of Fellows