American Craft Council Announces 2018 College of Fellows

Detail, After You're Gone, 2008, 168" x 408" x420", glass, wood, paint, adhesive, RISD Museum

I am deeply honored to be inducted in the American Craft Council's College of Fellows. The ACC Awards include the Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship, the College of Fellows, the Award of Distinction, and the Aileen Osborn Webb Award for Philanthropy.

Since 1970, the American Craft Council has recognized significant contributions to the field of craft. Originally designated the Award of Merit, in 1975 the ACC adopted the distinction of Fellow of the Council, the body of awardees known collectively as the College of Fellows. Election to the College of Fellows continues to this day, the award a commitment “to honor those who have made an outstanding contribution to the crafts in America.”

Criteria for nomination are few, but significant. An artist must demonstrate leadership in the field, outstanding ability as an artist and/or teacher, and 25 years or more of professional achievement as an American craftsperson. Awardees are nominated by the active College of Fellows; the distinction is recognition of meaningful contribution to the field not by critics, scholars, or collectors, but by one’s peers. It has become appropriately cherished by its recipients, who on joining the ranks of the College are required only to continue its legacy of nomination and recognition of the successive generations of craftspeople.

For more information: https://craftcouncil.org/about-acc/acc-awards/american-craft-council-college-of-fellows