Exhibits  |  Galleries  |  Awards Museums and Collections Collaborations  |  Teaching  |  Publications Shows 2006 1st Nordstrom VIP Customer Appreciation Art Show, Invited Artist - Bellevue, WA American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Show, Invited Artist - Stanwood, WA 60th Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair, Past Double Award Winner and Invited Artist – Bellevue, WA American Craft Council (ACC) - accepted to 2006 Show – San Francisco, CA American Craft Council (ACC) - accepted to 2006 Wholesale/Retail Show - Baltimore, MD 2005 American Craft Council (ACC) 2005 Show – San Francisco, CA Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair, Invited Artist – Bellevue, WA Smithsonian Craft Show, National Building Museum – Washington, DC 2004 Best of the Northwest – Seattle, Washington Bellevue Arts & Crafts Fair – Bellevue, Washington “Elements” – Fine Art and Crafts Fair, La Conner, Washington. 2003 Bellevue Art Museum Fair 2003 – Bellevue, Washington Best of the Northwest – Seattle, Washington 2002 Art by the Bay 2002, Camano Island, Washington 2001 Art by the Bay 2001 – Camano Island, Washington 30th Seattle Folklife Festival including first ever live wood turning demonstrations Exhibits Top 2007 "The Japanese Rice Bowl" Collaborative Works, Invited Artist - Portland, OR American Association of Woodturners, 21st National Woodturning Symposium - Portland, OR Invited Artist for Permanent Presentation on german-woodturning.com - Germany 1st "Drechselkolleg", Participants Exhibit, Neue Drechslerei - Steinheim, Germany 7th North American Sculptural Wood Invitational - American Art Company - Tacoma, WA 2006 "11 Years of Craft Forms Award Winners", Invited Artist. Wayne Art Center - Wayne, PA "Honey, I Shrunk the Art", Invited Artist, History of the World Gallery - Camano Island, WA "Brushes with the Land", a Northwest Landscape Show, Gallery by the Bay - Stanwood, WA Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Confluence Gallery - Twisp, WA "Smaller Than a Breadbox", Invited Artist. Shelburne Art Center - Shelburne, VT Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Anacortes Depot Arts Center - Anacortes, WA 60th Anniversary Art, Bellevue Arts Museum - Bellevue,WA Contemporary American Woodturning, Invited Artist, Rochester Art Center - Rochester, MN Faculty Summer Exhibit Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN – “Pepeo” American Association of Woodturners, National Exhibit/Symposium “Step up to the Plate” – Louisville, KY "Du coeur à l'écorce", (From the Heart to the Bark) – 2006/07 Traveling Show, France – 2+2 pieces Traveling Exhibit: Contemporary American Woodturning, AAW Gallery – St. Paul, MN 2005 6th Annual International West Coast Woodturning Competition, Vancouver BC, Canada American Association of University Women (AAUW) Art Show, Invited Artist - Stanwood, WA American Association of Woodturners National Woodturning Symposium - Kansas City, KS "Innovative Perspectives in Woodturning", Woodturning Center, Philadelphia, PA Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair – Del Mar, CA 39th Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival – Alexandria, LA Materials: Hard and Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council – Denton, TX A Nation of Enchanted Form; Woodturning Artists across North America – invited artist, AAW Gallery, St. Paul, MN and Messler Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, ME 2004 Craft Forms 2004, 10th Annual National Juried Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Wayne Art Center – Wayne, PA “Sit and Reflect”, invited artist, Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, Washington Finalist for "Du coeur à l'écorce", (From the Heart to the Bark) – 2004 Traveling Show, France 100 years Swiss Woodturning Guild Exhibit “Bewegung” (Motion), Ballenberg Museum, Switzerland Europa Drechsler Symposion (European Woodturning Symposium) – Offenburg, Germany Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair – Del Mar, California Exhibit – 25 Years Utah Woodturning Symposium, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 2003 Wood Art 2003, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery – Seattle, Washington American Association of Woodturners, National Exhibit “Put a Lid on it” – Glendale, California Greenworld 2003, Collaborative Forum on Sustainable Design – Seattle, Washington Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair – Del Mar, California Journees Mondiales Tournage d’Art sur Bois – Puy St. Martin, France Dosenwettbewerb (Box and Container Competition) – Zurich, Switzerland 2002 Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair – Del Mar, California Animal Faire Exhibition, Gallery at Cedar Hollow – Malvern, Pennsylvania Camano Island Mothers Day Art Tour – Camano Island, Washington Utah Wood Turning Symposium 2002 – Provo, Utah Small Object Show Collaborative – Arts Council of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK, Canada Art at the Port – Anacortes, Washington Tools 2002 Woodturning Competition – Bath, England American Association of Woodturners National Woodturning Symposium – Providence, Rhode Island Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery + Box Competition 2002 – Seattle, Washington 2001 Art Utah Wood Turning Symposium 2001 – Provo, Utah Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery + Box Competition 2001 – Seattle, Washington Arts Council of Snohomish County “Cambium Layers 2001” – Everett, Washington Galleries Top 2007 Gallery by the Bay - Stanwood, WA Bellevue Arts Museum, Gallery Store - Bellevue, WA 2006 Gallery by the Bay - Stanwood, WA HK at Home – Turned functional home accessories, Seattle, Washington 2005 On the Edge Gallery – La Conner, Washington HK at Home – Turned functional home accessories, Seattle, Washington 2004 On the Edge Gallery including solo show – La Conner, Washington HK at Home – Turned functional home accessories, Seattle, Washington William’s Gallery – Port Townsend, Washington 2003 On the Edge Gallery – La Conner, Washington 2002 H2K Design – Stanwood, Washington 2001 Island Design – Langley, Whidbey Island, Washington B & B Interior Design – Smokey Point, Washington Souvenirs of the Soul Gallery – Stanwood, Washington Art and Soul Gallery – Everett, Washington Photomontage Gallery – Kirkland, Washington Awards Top 2006 Finalist for 2006 Niche Award, Niche Magazine / Rosen Group - Philadelphia, PA / Baltimore, MD Invitee to "Emma Lake" Artist Collaborative - Saskatchewan, Canada 2005 Honorable Mention AAUW Art Show, "Crater Rim Sunrise" - Stanwood, WA Carol Duke "Award of Excellence", 59th Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair - Bellevue, WA Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair, "3 Red Cones", Platter - Del Mar, CA Award of Merit - 39th Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival - Alexandria, LA Juror’s Award for Wood Category - Craft Forms Exhibition, Wayne Art Center – Wayne, PA 2004 Judges Award of Merit - International West Coast Woodturning Competition – Vancouver BC, Canada Carol Duke “Award of Excellence” - Bellevue Arts and Crafts Fair – Bellevue, Washington Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair, “Steps at La Brea”, Platter – Del Mar, California Invitee to “Emma Lake” Artist Collaborative – Saskatchewan, Canada 3rd place, 100 years Swiss Woodturning Guild Exhibit “Bewegung” (Motion) – Ballenberg, Switzerland 2003 Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, California – “Dark Grassland” Bowl 2002 Design in Wood, San Diego County Fair – Del Mar, California – “Propeller Bowl” Attended invitational only “Emma Lake” Artist Collaborative – Saskatchewan, Canada 2001 International West Coast Woodturning Competition, Vancouver BC, Canada Art by the Bay 2001, Camano Island, Washington Museums & Collections Top Fleur Bressler, Theresa Taylor, Connie Wong, Paul and Sheri Robbins Collections Auctions Top 2006 American Cancer Society at Wine and Art Gala, Camano Island, WA. "Blue Rain and Umbrellas" Arrowmont School of Arts and Craft, Gatlinburg, TN. "Going, Going, Gone" Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC. "White Lines" Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, WA. "5 ‘til Noon" 2005 AAW Auction, Kansas City, KS. "Bella Terra" Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC. "Mahogany Orbit" Collaborations Top with Claudia Meier, Paris, France – large scale multi-media paintings incorporating off-center turned shapes. with Michael Hosaluk, Saskatoon, Canada – Small Object Show Collaborative – Arts Council of Saskatchewan, with Diane Culhane, Issaquah, Washington – a variety of painted turned bowls, platters and spheres. Teaching Top 2008 - Demonstrator and Hands-on Instructor, AAW Carolina Mountain Woodturners,Ashville, NC 2008 - Teacher, Summer Program at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg,TN 2007 - Presenter at Journees Mondiales Tournage d’Art sur Bois - Arc et Senans, France 2007 - Presenter at 21st National AAW Woodturning Symposium - Portland, OR 2007 - Guest Presenter at 1st "Drechselkolleg", Neue Drechslerei - Steinheim, Germany 2007 - Demonstrator of Woodturning Technique at the Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA 2006 - Woodturning Demonstrator at "Art in the Pearl" Art Fair - Portland, OR 2006 - Teacher, Summer Program at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 2005 - Demonstrator at 1st Smithsonian Craft Show Woodturning Presentations, Washington D.C. 2005 – Presenter at National Symposium AAW (American Association of Woodturners), Kansas City, KS 2005 – Translator for German speaking Presenter at Utah Woodturning Symposium, Provo, UT 2004 – Presenter at 1st “Western Round-up” Woodturning Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Since 2003 – Manufacturing Technology Teacher at Mariner High School, Everett, Washington 2003 – Presenter at AAW clubs, Vancouver BC and Seattle, Washington 2003 – Presenter at 24th Annual Utah Woodturning Symposium, Provo, Utah 2003 – Presenter at 4th Annual Pacific Northwest Woodturning Symposium, Everett, Washington 2002 – Technical Woodturning Advisor for Turned Multiples Show, Woodturning Center, Philadelphia, PA Since 2001 – Woodturning Instructor, Everett Community College at PSWC, Everett, Washington Since 2000 – Volunteer in Junior High Woodturning Shop Class, Marysville, Washington Publications Top Drechseln Magazine, Germany, Fall Issue 2006 - Article about French Symposium, photo of "Titan". Woodworkers West Sept/Oct 2006 - AAW Show "Step up to the Plate" - photo of "Curve Ball". Anacortes American, 8/06 - NWDC work included in Friday Gallery Walk article, photo of piece "Beelebue". Seattle Times 7/06 - "Bellevue's Belle", 60th Anniversary Article, photo of piece "Six Decades". Catalog: "Step up to the Plate"; Juried Exhibit at Louisville Slugger Museum - Louisville, KY Catalog: "Du coeur à l'écorce" (From the Heart to the Bark), Juried Traveling Exhibit, France Poster and PR material for Exhibit: Contemporary American Woodturning, AAW Gallery, St. Paul, MN – "Mirage Captured". Article: Artisan Northwest, 2006 Spring Issue – "Off-Center", Interview article and photos. Woodworker West Magazine, 3/4/06 Issue - Niche Award Finalists, photo of piece "Tosca". Article: American Woodturner, 2005 Winter Issue - "Bottle-up the Holiday Spirit" (Ornaments) Video: AAW 2005 Woodturning Techniques Vol.1 - "Inside-Out / Split Turning" Ornament Magazine No. 3/05 - Article, Smithsonian Craft Show, Photo of "Dipped" Bowl Woodcraft Magazine 03-05 – “Turner is a quick study”, Interview article and photos Stanwood – Camano News 12/04 – “Shooting for the Moon”, Interview article and photos Everett Herald 11/04 – “Bowling for Smithsonian”, Interview article and photos Book: Beneath the Bark: 25 Years of Woodturning (2004), Provo, UT - Woodturning Symposium Book: 500 Wooden Boxes – Lark Books 2004; Hot Coffee Box and Yellow Submarine Book: 500 Wooden Bowls – Lark Books 2004 Everett Community College – Front Cover, Winter 2004 Classes Catalog The Steel Guitar Book – Turned Exotic Wood Tone Bars British Woodturning, #127 / September 2003 – Utah Turning Demo American Association of Woodturners, Exhibit Catalog “Put a Lid on it” – Hot Coffee Box and Yellow Submarine. Everett Herald 2003 – Today’s Interior Design Trends, Home and Garden section – Large set of Nested Bowls. Woodworkers West May/June 2003 – AAW Show “Put a Lid on it” – Hot Coffee Box. British Woodturning, #122 / 2003 – Contemporary Desktop Accessory (Pencil Holder). American Woodturner, Summer 2002 issue – Spinning Top Game and Hands holding a Globe. home | about michael | calendar | technique | contact Copyright 2005-2007 Michael Werner. All Rights Reserved.   Deco Steps Craters & Cones Waves Time Early Pieces P+T&E