Educated in engineering, Dewey Garrett
took up the wood lathe in order
to develop general woodworking skills for cabinetry and
furniture. He found the process so stimulating and challenging
that wood-turning has become a dedicated creative pursuit.. He is
a self-taught turner and makes and modifies his tools to create unique
turnings. His work is an ongoing exploration of the structure
of forms constrained by the symmetry and simplicity of a lathe.
Craft Forms 2005 (Juried)
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania Dec
2005 - Jan 2006
La Petite XII (Juried)
Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon Nov
2005 - Jan 2006
Dimensions -- Fine Craft Juried Exhibition
San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, California Oct-Nov
2005
Sixth Contemporary Wood Invitational (Invited)
The American Art Company, Tacoma, Washington Sep-Oct 2005
Return to the Land of Oz (Juried)
Overland Park Convention Center, Overland Park, Kansas July 2005
American Association of Woodturners Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
Sep-Dec 2005
Innovative Perspectives in
Woodturning (Invited)
Woodturning Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jul-Aug 2005
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, Massachusetts
Jul-Aug 2005
Art Beneath the Bark – A
Celebration of Woodturning (Invited)
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon Jun 2005
Scratching the Surface
(Invited)
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Apr-May 2005
Artist Reflections:
Selections from the Permanent Collection (Invited)
The Woodturning Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb-Mar 2005
Materials: Hard and Soft
(Juried)
Greater Denton Arts Council Jan-Mar
2005
Selected Works (Invited)
del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California Jan-Feb
2005
Vessels Invitational (Invited)
Davidson Art Gallery, Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester,
New
York Nov-Dec 2004
Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, California Jan-Mar 2005
Sculptural Objects and
Functional Art Exhibition (SOFA) Chicago
del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Nov 2004
Sea to Odyssey (Juried)
Organized by the American Association of Woodturners
Caribe Royale, Orlando, Florida
July
2004
South Bay Art Momentum Exhibition (Finalist,
Juried)
Le Petit Trianon, San Jose, California
July 2004
Nature Transformed: Wood Art
from the Bohlen Collection
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Michigan June-Oct 2004
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama
Jul-Sep 2005
Silicon Valley Open Studios
San Jose, Los Altos, San Mateo,
California May 2004
26th
Annual Contemporary Crafts (Juried)
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ Jan-Mar
2004
Materials Hard and Soft
(Juried)
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
Jan-Mar 2004
Celebration of American Craft, 35th
Annual Exhibition and Sale (Juried)
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
Nov-Dec 2003
Around the Looking Glass
(Juried)
Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli, PA
Sep-Dec 2003
CraftHouston 2003 (Juried)
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston,
Texas Aug-Oct 2003
Art in Embassies Program
–
U.S. Department of State
American Embassy, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2003-2006
Sculptural Objects and Fine Art
Exhibition (SOFA) New York
del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
May 2003
Put a Lid On It (Juried)
Organized by the American Association of Woodturners
Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
Jun-Jul 2003
25th Annual Contemporary Crafts
(Juried)
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona
Jan-Mar 2003
Contemporary Woodturning (Invited)
Wave Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Aug-Oct 2002
Crafts National 36
(Juried)
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 2002
Branching Out (Invited)
Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA
Mar-Apr 2002
ReTurnings (Invited)
The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Feb –Mar 2002
Challenge VI-Roots: Insights &
Inspirations in Contemporary Turned Objects (Juried)
Organized by the Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau,
Wisconsin Jun-Aug 2003
Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little
Rock, Arkansas Feb-Mar 2003
The Schneider Museum of Art of Southern Oregon
University, Ashland, Oregon Jan 2003
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston,
Texas Nov 2002-Feb 2003
Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman,
Washington Sep-Oct 2002
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Columbus Gallery,
Columbus, Indiana May-Jul 2002
Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania Nov 2001-Jan 2002
Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville,
Pennsylvania Sep-Nov 2001
Woodturning Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania Feb-Apr 2004
Celebrating Boxes (Juried)
Usher Gallery, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK
Jul-Oct 2002
Harley Gallery, Worksop, Nottinghamshire,
UK Apr-Jun 2003
Bolton Museum, Bolton, Lancashire, UK
Jun-Aug 2003
Collins Gallery, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow,
Scotland May-Jun 2002
Clock Tower Gallery, Croydon, UK
Feb-May 2002
Oxo Tower Gallery, London, UK Dec
2001-Jan 2002
Tullie House Museum, Carlisle, UK
Sep 2001
Crafts National 35
(Juried)
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 2001
Nature Takes a Turn (Juried)
Organized by the American Association of Woodturners
Neuberger Museum of Art, University of New York
Purchase, Purchase, NY May-Sep 2002
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg,
Tennessee Jan-May 2002
University of California Davis, Memorial Union Art
Gallery, Davis, California Sep-Nov 2001
Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul,
Minnesota Jun-Aug 2001
23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts
(Juried)
Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, Arizona
Jan-Feb 2001
8th Biennial Works in Wood, An
International Exhibit (Juried)
Chesterton Art Gallery, Chesterton,
Indiana Oct 2000
From the Forest Floor to the Living
Room Floor -- Certified Wood Exhibition (Juried)
Organized by the Certified Forest Products Council
and the National Resources Defense Council
San Francisco Airport Museums, San Francisco,
California Aug 2000- Feb 2001
The Fine Art of Wood: The Bohlen
Collection
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit,
Michigan Jul 2000- Jan 2001
Seventh Annual National Open Juried
Exhibition (Juried)
Artists Unlimited, Tampa, Florida
Jun-Aug 2000
Horizons 2000 (Invited)
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield,
Connecticut Jun-Aug 2000
Defining Vessels (National
juried exhibition)
Chico Art Center, Chico, California
May-Jun 2000
Sculpture and Fine Crafts
(National Juried Exhibition)
St. Louis Artists’ Guild, St. Louis,
Missouri Apr-Jun 2000
2000 Materials Hard and Soft
Exhibition (National Juried exhibition)
Greater Denton Arts Council Center for the Visual
Arts, Denton, Texas Jan 2000
22nd Annual Vahki Exhibition
(National Juried exhibition)
Galleria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa,
Arizona Dec-Jan 2000
USA Craft Today 99 Third Juried
Biennial
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan,
Connecticut Sep-Oct 1999
East meets West
Organized by the American Association of Woodturners
Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma,
Washington Jun-Jul 1999
Naruko, Japan Sep 1999
Arrowmont National '99 Exhibition
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg,
Tennessee Feb-May 1999
Pathways 98
Organized by the American Association of Woodturners
Cleveland State University Art Gallery, Cleveland,
Ohio Jun 1998
Surface: New Form/New Function
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg,
Tennessee Feb-Apr 1998
Biennial Juried Craft Exhibition,
Merit Award
Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, Staten
Island, New York Jul 1997-Jan 1998
Turned for Use
Organized by the American Association of Woodturners
San Antonio Museum of Art, Austin, Texas
Jul-Sep 1997
North Carolina State University Craft Gallery,
Raleigh North Carolina Oct-Nov 1997
Good Wood Show
Organized by the Good Wood Alliance
Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland,
Oregon May 1997
Clay, Fiber, Wood, Metal, Glass 3rd
Place Award
Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa
Mar-Apr 1997
Third Annual Wharton Esherick
Woodworking Competition and Exhibition (Juried)
Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli,
Pennsylvania Sep-Dec 1996
Crafts National 30
(Juried)
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 1996
State of the Arts
(Juried)
Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA
Mar-Apr 1996
Small Treasures '96 (Invited)
del Mano Gallery, Brentwood, California
Mar 1996
The Florida National (Juried)
Fine Arts Gallery and Museum of Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida Sep 1995
Put A Lid On It! (Juried)
The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston,
Massachusetts Aug-Sep 1995
Crafts National 29
(Juried) Award
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania Jun-Jul 1995
Craft America '95 (National
Juried Exhibition)
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan,
Connecticut Mar-April 1995
17th Annual Vahki Exhibition
(National Juried exhibition) Purchase Award
Galleria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa,
Arizona Dec-Jan 1995
International Lathe Turned Objects
Challenge V (Juried)
Organized by the Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Ella Sharpe Museum, Jackson, Michigan
Nov-Jan 1997
Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin Sep-Oct 1996
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock,
Arkansas Jun-Aug 1996
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville,
Tennessee Dec-Feb 1996
Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples,
Florida Oct-Nov 1995
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville,
Alabama Apr-Jun 1995
Dane G. Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan,
Kansas Jan-Mar 1995
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau,
Wisconsin Nov-Jan 1995
Contemporary Crafts Museum, San Francisco,
California Aug-Sep 1994
Fine Arts Museum of the South, Mobile,
Alabama Apr-Jun 1994
Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville,
Pennsylvania Jan-Apr 1994
Conservation by Design
(Juried)
Woodworkers Alliance for Rainforest Protection &
the Museum of Art,
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode
Island
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Jan 1997-Mar 1997
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution,
Washington D.C. Sep 1996-Jan 1997
Santa Fe Community College, Sante Fa, New
Mexico Jun-Aug 1996
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, Arizona
Apr-May 1996
Illinois State Museum, Springfield,
Illinois Jan-Mar 1996
World Forestry Center, Portland, Oregon
Jun 1995
Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design,
Providence, Rhode Island Oct 1993-Jan 1994
Redefining the Lathe-Turned
Object (National Juried Exhibition)
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe,
Arizona Dec 1992-Jan 1993
Form and Object: Contemporary
Interpretations of Craft Traditions (National Juried exhibition)
Dahl Fine Arts Center, Rapid City, South
Dakota Dec 1993
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, Arvada,
Colorado Aug-Oct 1993
Texas A & M University, University Station,
Texas Jul-Sep 1992
University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie,
Wyoming Mar-Apr 1992
The Florida National (Juried) Honorable
Mention Award
Fine Arts Gallery and Museum of Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida Feb-Mar 1992
Crafts National 25 (Juried)
Award
Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania Jul 1991
International Lathe Turned Objects
Challenge IV (Juried)
Organized by the Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles,
California Feb-May 1992
Northern Arizona University Art Museum, Flagstaff,
Arizona Dec 1991-Jan 1992
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe,
Arizona Sep-Nov 1991
Port of History Museum, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania May-Aug 1991
Lathe Turned Vessels Defined II
(Invited)
The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston,
Massachusetts Apr-May 1991
Woodturning Vision and Concepts
II (National Juried exhibition)
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
Gatlinburg, Tennessee Oct 1990
6th Annual Turning Show
(National Juried exhibition)
Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, California
Aug 1988