JACK LARIMORE
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008 CULTURAL CONVERGENCE: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Craft, Philadelphia Museum of Art
DYSFUNCTIONAL,CHALLENGE VII, The Wood Turning Center Philadelphia ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE SHOW, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland
ACROSS THE GRAIN, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA, Curated by Mark Sfirri 2007 GALLERY IN THE GARDEN, Curated by Eileen Tognini, Hawk Mountain PA PHILADELPHIA INVITATIONAL FURNITURE SHOW, Philadelphia Naval Yard GROUP SHOW, Bahdeebahdu Philadelphia
DRAWING THE LINE, Curated by Rachel Citrino, Renaissance Art Center, Millville NJ Uwishunu HIP
HOTEL ROOM MAKOVER, The Westin Hotel, Philadelphia, PA 2006
SHOW US YOUR DRAWERS, The Furniture Society, Herron Gallery, Indiana University 2005
NUVELLE NUPTIALS, New Visions in Wedding Traditions, San Francisco Museum of Craft + Design
ARTISTS’ REFLECTIONS, The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
CONNECTIONS: International Turning Exchange 1995-2005, Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA, Noyes Museum, Fort Wayne Museum CONNECTIONS PLUS, The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
CWA FORUM, Ironwood Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
EDGES OF GRACE: Provocative, Uncommon Craft, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Curated by Gail Brown 2004
I CAN LIVE WITH THAT: Unique Functional Furniture, Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA
STICKS AND STONES: The Making of a Sculpture Garden, Devault, PA
GALLERY IN THE GARDEN 6, Hawk Mountain, PA 2003
CABINETS OF CURIOSITIES, The Furniture Society and The Wood Turning Center, The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, Various other venues, see www.woodturningcenter.org for schedule
SOLO EXHIBITION, Recent Work, Schmidt/Dean Gallery, Philadelphia
BLIND LOVE, Sculpture Garden Installation, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA 2002
SEATING, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore MD
FURNITURE PRIMA VERA , The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia
THE RIGHT STUFF, The Furniture Society, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI State University of North Carolina, Raleigh NC 2001
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, Philadelphia
PLEASE BE SEATED, Judith Lippman for The Elliott Museum, Stuart FL Solo Exhibition, Philadelphia International Airport Exhibitions Program
FURNITURE INVITATIONAL, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond VA
CHALLENGE VI EXHIBITION, Berman Museum of Art and the Wood Turning Center, Collegeville, PA Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg PA Indianapolis Museum of Art, Columbus IN Museum of Art, Washington State University WA 2000
ARTWORKS/WATERWORKS, Invitational, The Fairmount Park Commission, Philadelphia
WILDLIFE, Art in City Hall Exhibition, Philadelphia AllTURNatives, FORM AND SPIRIT, The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE, Art Department 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Dennos Museum, Traverse City MI 1999
GARDEN FURNITURE, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore MD
PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS SHOW 1998
SCULPTURAL FURNITURE, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond VA
DINING TABLE DESIGNS, models and drawings, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore MD ACC Baltimore Craft Show, Baltimore MD
PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS SHOW, Philadelphia PA Larimore 2 1997
SOFA/MIAMI, Coconut Grove FL
THE CHAIR SHOW II, Southeren Highland Craft Guild, Ashville
NC GROUP SHOW, The Langman Gallery, Willow Grove PA
PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE SHOW , Philadelphia PA
BREAKING THE MOLD: NEW FORMS FOR TRADITIONAL ARTS, Stedman Gallery, Rutgers, NJ 1996
FURNITURE/SCULPTURE, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore MD
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, Philadelphia PA
PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE SHOW, Philadelphia PA
FURNITURE FROM THE EDGE, Gallery Functional Art, Birmingham MI
TREASURE TROVES, an exhibition of jewelry boxes, Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli PA
ONE SCREEN / TWO SOULS / FOUR HANDS, Art in City Hall Exhibition, Paley Gallery, Philadelphia PA 1995
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, Philadelphia PA
ART FOR EVERYDAY, Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli PA
SOLO EXHIBITION, Nesbitt Gallery, Drexel University, Philadelphia PA 1994
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, Philadelphia PA
OF THEE I SING, Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli PA
STUDIO DAYS, Chester Springs Studio Invitational, Chester Springs PA 1993
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, Philadelphia PA 1992
PLEASE BE SEATED,Crafts Council of Ireland, Dublin 1991
FURNITURE AS ART, Art Gallery at Montgomery College, MD
PHILADELPHIA FURNITURE, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
GROUP SHOW, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica CA 1990
ART FOR EVERY DAY, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia Pa
GROUP SHOW, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica CA 1989
EXTRA ORDINARY OBJECTS…, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia PA
RECENT WORK, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia PA
GROUP SHOW, The Society For Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh PA 1987
BACK TO THE FUTURE, Art and Architectural Design, Baltimore MD
BE SEATED, Sheila Nussbaum, Millburn NJ 1986
TWICE GIFTED, Workbench Gallery, New York NY
CHAIR FAIR, Architectural League of New York at IDCNY, New York NY
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART, Sheika Nussbaum , Milburn NY
MADE FOR THE SHADE, Workbench Gallery 26 of '86:
DIVERSITY AS A POINT OF VIEW , Meredith Gallery , Baltimore MD
PHILADELPHIA WOODWORKING, Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA
INTERIORS: FURNITURE AND SCULPTURE, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
GROUP SHOW, Hokin/ Kauffman Gallery, Chicago IL 1985
FURNITURE DESIGNERS '85, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
PATTERN , EDGE AND PLANES, Carol Hooberman Gallery, Birmingham, MI
MATERIAL EVIDENCE, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC ONE MAN SHOW, Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
GATHERING CHAIRS, sculpture for Pennsylvania Convention Center, Public Art Collection, Philadelphia,1993 Reception Desk and Boardroom Chairs, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia ,1993
WALKING VESSEL, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 1994
BLUESTONE BENCH, Noyes Museum, Oceanville , NJ, 1995
BIBLIOGRAPHY
OBJECT LESSIONS, Guild Publishing 2001
*FURNITURE STUDIO TWO, The Furniture Society 2001
*ROOTS: Insights & Inspirations, Wood Turning Center 2001, Home Companion Magazine, 2000
*FURNITURE STUDIO ONE, The Furniture Society 2000
The Crafts Report, February 1999 American Craft, February 1999
Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday Magazine, October 1998
Art Matters, November 1998 Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday Magazine, April 1997
Philadelphia Inquirer, Design of the Week, July 1995 American Craft, February 1995
Philadelphia Daily News, November 1994
Philadelphia Magazine, August 1994
Philadelphia Inquirer, May and June 1993
The Philadelphia Lawyer, 1992
Philadelphia Inquirer, October 1992
House Beautiful, March 1992
Philadelphia Magazine, Fall 1991
Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, 1991
Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, 1990*
Patricia Conway, ART FOR EVERY DAY, Potter, 1990
Woodshop News, October 1989*
Seth Sterm, Furniture Design, Taunton Press, 1987
Details Magazine, Cignal, November , 1987
Interview Magazine, Cignal, December , 1987 *
Klein, McClelland, Haslam, IN THE DECO STYLE, Rizzoli, 1986
American Craft, October/ November, 1995
Smithsonian Magazine, May 1985 *
Susan Szensay, OFFICE DESIGN '84,1984
Fine Woodworking, November, 1984
Architecture, October, 1984
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Progressive Architecture, June, 1984
Industrial Design, May, 1984
Home Design, New York Times Magazine Section, April, 1984 *
Amy Roland, HANDCRAFTED SHELVES and CABINETS, Rodale Press Inc., 1984
Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, Design For Living, March 1998
TEACHING
Associate Professor, The University of the Arts, Current
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Furniture Design Moore College of Art, 1999
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Furniture Design, Drexel University, 1985
AWARDS
Niche Awards, Finalist, Niche Magazine , 1996
Excellence In Wood, Wharton Esherick Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, 1995
Best of Show, Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, 1994
First Place, "Of Thee I Sing", Birdhouse Competition, Wharton Esherick Museum, 1994
The Edwin Peoples Award, Chester Springs, 1993
Second Annual Dough Mockett & Co. Production Design Contest, 1987
Roscoe Finalist, Resource Council Product Design Award Program, Furniture Collection, 1987
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Wood Turning Center, Board of Trustees
The Furniture Society - Founding Committee Member Currently Advisory Board Member and 2003 Conference Program Co-Chair
The Philadelphia Furniture and Furnishings Show - Advisory Board Member
The Philadelphia Furniture League - Founder, Old Pine Community Center, former Board Member Larimore 4
EDUCATION
Landscape Architecture, Michigan State University, Bachelor of Science, 1973