Bob Aibel, left, Moderne
Gallery at SOFA NY 2005,
On right, sold 1963-4
server, Unique Cabinet,
George Nakashima,
American black walnut.

Robert Aibel is considered the expert on mid-century modernist furniture designer, George Nakashima (1905-1990). At SOFA NEW YORK 2007, Aibel’s Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia will offer top pieces by the Japanese-American Nakashima, whose reverence for wood, mingei process and organic forms […]

Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia
at SOFA NY 2006
On left, sold Conoid Bench, George Nakashima.

SOFA NEW YORK exhibitor, Robert Aibel, Director of Moderne Gallery, Philadelphia, on George Nakashima in the Financial Times:
Where Asia meets the A-list
By Brook Mason
Published: December 1 2006, Financial Times
Hollywood mega players Steven Spielberg, Brad Pitt, Tom and Nancy Hanks and fashion designer Diane von […]

Natalya Pinchuk
Growth Series brooch, 2006
Wool, copper, enamel,
plastic, thread
Charon Kransen Arts,
New York, NY

Charon Kransen of Charon Kransen Arts, New York reported 5 sales of art jewelry at SOFA CHICAGO 2006 to the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC:
Emiko Suo, Japan
Neckpiece, stainless steel, gold leaf
Natalya Pinchuk, USA (Art Jewelry Forum Emerging Artist Award 2006) Brooch, […]

Chris Gustin
Sherrie Gallerie, Columbus, OH.

On-view through January 27 at Sherrie Gallerie, Columbus, OH is an exhibition of large-scale “figurative forms in clay” by Chris Gustin, renowned for his sensuous vessels that reference fragments of the human form or figure in motion. Sherrie Hawk reported that the Smithsonian American Art Museum has recently acquired one […]

Wendy Fairclough
Landscape Series
Narek Galleries, Tanja,
Australia.

On view through January 8 at Narek Galleries, Tanja, Australia are installations in glass by Wendy Fairclough, an émigré from New Zealand, who studied sculpture and printmaking before graduating with a glass major in 2000 from the University of South Australia.
Fairclough said her sandblasted, hand blown glass “landscape” vessel and […]

John Hoft
Turn of the Century
Limestone and Vinyl Compound, 41 x 29
Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL

Perimeter Gallery, Chicago exhibits John Hoft’s inventive, sculptural wall pieces of materials like limestone and vinyl in A Means to Passing Time, on view through Dec 30.
Hoft is a painter, sculptor and “builder,” whose career spans 40 years and encompasses many varied […]

Beth Cavener Stichter
Strange Attraction
Stoneware, porcelain slip
Garth Clark Gallery,
New York, NY
Sold at SOFA NEW YORK 2005

SOFA NEW YORK exhibitor, Garth Clark Gallery, New York reports that Beth Cavener Stichter has been chosen as one of four artists to show at the biennial Renwick Craft Invitational 2007, March 9 - July 22 at the Renwick Gallery of […]

Orna Tamir Schestowitz
The Beginning
Offering Reconciliation Project

The Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts (AIDA) will present the exhibition Offering Reconciliation at Brandeis University, New York in March 2007. For the last four years, AIDA has mounted a special exhibit at SOFA CHICAGO of Israeli decorative art, and preparations are underway to present Offering Reconciliation at SOFA CHICAGO […]

Ruudt Peters
Losis 22
Ornamentum,
Hudson, NY
Sold at SOFA CHICAGO 2006

SOFA exhibitor Ornamentum, Hudson, NY (www.ornamentumgallery.com) reported 7 sales to major museums at SOFA CHICAGO 2006. Stefan Friedemann said:
During SOFA CHICAGO, Mark Leach, founding director and chief curator of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, NC, advised by contemporary jewelry collector Susan Beech, acquired 6 […]

Katô Yasukage
Ridged large bowl with copper green, brown and dark blue oribe glaze, 2005
Stoneware with copper green oribe glaze in pooling from rich green to dark blue & iron brown 6 .75 x 16.75 x 13.25
Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.,
New York, NY

SOFA exhibitors and Japanese art scholars, Joan Mirviss (Joan B. Mirviss, Ltd.) and Beatrice Chang […]

Anat Gelbard &
Gil Leitersdorf
Felt Art Softshell, 2004-2006
Raw wool, 18 x 18 x 22
AIDA Special Exhibit,
SOFA CHICAGO 2006

For the fourth straight year, the Association of Israel’s Decorative Arts (AIDA) presented a curated exhibit of contemporary decorative artwork by artists currently living in Israel at SOFA CHICAGO 2006. AIDA’s mission is to foster the development of […]

Philip Moulthrop
Untitled Vessel, 2006
Spalted river birch
del Mano Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA

SOFA exhibitor Heller Gallery, New York, presents new works by father and son Philip and Matt Moulthrop, second and third generation woodturners, Dec. 2 - 23 at its Chelsea location. Philip is the son of Ed Moulthrop, (d. 2003), whose innovation set a new standard […]

Lisa Krivacka
Lobster House Restaurant
48 x 48, Oil
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA

Long-time SOFA exhibitor Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA will exhibit at Bridge Art Fair Miami www.bridgeartfair.com, December 7-10 at The Catalina Hotel and Beach Club, 1732 Collins Avenue. The fair, focusing on “emerging and contemporary work in all media,” is one of a number of hip, smaller […]