Exhibitions

2020

Intersect Chicago
November 6–12

Kirsten Muenster Projects is proud to be an exhibitor with Intersect Chicago - the intersection of art, design, and objects. This virtual art fair is the evolution of SOFA – Sculpture Objects Functional Art. In addition to accessing the fair through the Intersect Chicago website, visitors may also visit the fair through Artsy, the global marketplace for discovering and collecting art.

Representing: David Barnhill, Max Brosi, Todd Hoyer, David Huang, Richard Kennedy, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Alain Mailland, Pascal Oudet, Hans Weissflog, Jakob Weissflog

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2019

Hand in Hand
November 8 – December 31

A special online exhibition presenting works from leading national and international artists working in wood, paper and metal. Each of these artists shares a love of the natural world and their materials - pieces are hand carved, cut, bent, raised, chased, formed, sandblasted, burned, weathered, rusted, patinated and painted.

Intimate, creative dialogue develops between artists and their material over the years. It's a partnership, working hand in hand, the resulting pieces are in essence a conversation between the two, human-made and nature-made.

Artists: David Barnhill, Todd Hoyer, David Huang, Richard Kennedy, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Alain Mailland, Pascal Oudet, Norm Sartorious, Betty Scarpino, Hayley Smith, Hans Weissflog

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2018

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago - Booth A32
November 1–4

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Chicago-based art fair SOFA CHICAGO. Kirsten Muenster Projects will present works from leading national and international artists working in wood, fiber, metal and fine jewelry.

Representing: David Barnhill, John Beaver, Todd Hoyer, David Huang, Jennifer Falck Linssen, Alain Mailland, Kirsten Muenster, Pascal Oudet, Hayley Smith, Koji Tanaka, Kimberly Winkle

SPECIAL EXHIBIT - The Collectors of Wood Art
Wood: 25 Years of Innovation

This exhibition tells the story of the incredible journey of wood art over the past 25 years. Kirsten Muenster Projects will represent the following artists in this special exhibition: Jerry Bennett, Jerome Blanc, Tom Eckert, Duncan Gowdy, Susan Hagen, Keith Holt, Michael Hosaluk, Todd Hoyer, Katie Hudnall, Yuri Kobayashi, Chris Lee, Tom Loeser, Alain Mailland, James McNabb, Mark Nantz, Pascal Oudet, Graeme Priddle, Sylvie Rosenthal, Norm Sartorius, Betty Scarpino, Jason Schneider, Mark Sfirri, Rich Tannen, Malcolm Tibbetts, Neil Turner, Joel Urruty, Derek Weidman, Hans Weissflog

SPECIAL EXHIBIT & BOOK SIGNING - Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts
Intersection: Art & Life by Kevin Wallace

Kirsten Muenster Projects will represent the following artists in this special exhibition and book signing event: Krisitn LeVier, Rebecca Gouldson, David Huang, Chloe Rahimzadeh, Curt Theobald, Elaine Unzicker, Derek Weidman, Hans Weissflog

Lectures and Booth Talks at SOFA:

Friday, November 2 at 2:00PM

LECTURE - Lecture Room A
David Barnhill & David Huang: Layered Resplendence: An Ongoing Collaboration
Join metalsmiths David Barnhill and David Huang as they take you on a visual journey documenting the making of a single Layered Resplendence vessel in their collaborative series.



Saturday, November 3 at 2:00 pm
BOOTH TALK - Kirsten Muenster Projects, Booth A32
Pascal Oudet - The Soul of the Tree
Artist Pascal Oudet will discuss his one of a kind, lace-like wood vessels that are turned and sandblasted to transparency.

2017

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago - Booth 502
November 2–5

Kirsten Muenster Projects will present works from leading national and international artists working in wood and metal.

Representing:

David Barnhill
Christian Burchard
Rebecca Gouldson
Todd Hoyer
David Huang
Ron Layport
Alain Mailland
Pascal Oudet
Betty Scarpino

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago
SPECIAL EXHIBIT - American Association of Woodturners
Material Evidence curated by Tib Shaw

Kirsten Muenster Projects will represent the following artists in this exhibition:

Christian Burchard
Mark Hanvey
Todd Hoyer
Eleanor Lakelin
Alain Mailland
Pascal Oudet
Jim Sannerud
Hayley Smith

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago - Lectures and Booth Talks:

Friday, November 3 from 3–4 pm Lecture Room A
David Huang - Luminous Vessels: An Exploration of Form, Design & Color
David Huang will consider his exploration of form, design and patina as his body of work has developed over the years. Huang’s metal vessels showcase skilled craftsmanship and explore the physicality of the material world.

Friday, November 3 at 1:00 pm Booth 502
BOOTH TALK - Betty Scarpino - Carving Relationships into Wood Sculpture
Betty Scarpino will breakdown the symbolic, abstract, and metaphorical meanings embedded in her sculptures.

Saturday, November 4 at 11:15 pm Booth 502
BOOTH TALK - Christian Burchard - Form and Structure
Christian Burchard will discuss his aesthetic and processes, which transforms the roots, trunks and burls of Pacific Madrone into wall pieces and free standing sculptural objects.

Saturday, November 4 at 2:00 pm Booth 502
BOOTH TALK - Pascal Oudet - Reading Through Wood
Pascal Oudet will discuss the materials, inspiration and process for creating his unique lace-like wood vessels.

Contemporary Wood: State of the Art
Online Exhibition - June 11 - August 6, 2017

The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is working with select galleries to present an online exhibition featuring contemporary artists working in wood. The exhibition is being curated by Kevin Wallace, Director of the Center, who is taking the opportunity to consider the current state of contemporary wood art, sharing outstanding works by both emerging and established artists.

Kirsten Muenster Projects is representing the following artists in the exhibition: John Beaver, Max Brosi, Christian Burchard, Richard Kennedy, Ron Layport, Alain Mailland, Pascal Oudet, Betty Scarpino and Hans Weissflog.

View the full exhibition here: beatricewood.com

BioDiversity: Celebrating the Natural World
April 15 - May 27

The Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts is working with select galleries to present an online exhibition, featuring contemporary artists working in all media who celebrate the natural world in their work. As an activity of the Happy Valley Foundation, the Center is presenting this exhibition as a means of sharing the Foundation's guiding principles of protecting the environment, while celebrating the natural value of diversity in all spheres of life.

Kirsten Muenster Projects is representing the following artists in this exhibition: Max Brosi, Christian Burchard, Rebecca Gouldson, Richard Kennedy, Ron Layport, Kirsten Muenster, Betty Scarpino and Hans Weissflog.

View the full exhibition here: beatricewood.com

2016

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago - Booth 502
November 3–6

Kirsten Muenster Projects will present works from leading national and international artists working in wood and metal.

Representing:

David Barnhill
Christian Burchard
Rebecca Gouldson
David Huang
Janel Jacobson
Richard Kennedy
Ron Layport
Pascal Oudet
Gordon Pembridge
Hans Weissflog

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago November 3–6
Collectors of Wood Art - Special Exhibit:

Why Wood? Contemporary Practice in a Timeless Material

The practice of woodworking spans millennia of artistic endeavor and parallels the trajectory of human achievement. Wood continues to provide inspiration to emerging generations of makers across a spectrum of creative practices. Curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken, Curator of Craft, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA

Kirsten Muenster Projects will represent the following artists in this exhibition:

John Beaver
Derek Bencomo
Max Brosi
Laura Buchan
Christian Burchard
Miriam Carpenter
David Ellsworth
Todd Hoyer
Pascal Oudet
Eleanor Richards
Norm Sartorius

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago - Lecture

Christian Burchard and Pascal Oudet
Predictable Unpredictability
Saturday, November 5 from 1–2 pm Room C

Wood artists Pascal Oudet and Christian Burchard share their intuitive approach to working harmoniously with the inherent structure of the material – and how their fascination with the unpredictable nature of unusual and unstable woods results in works that tell the story of the trees from which they came.

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago - Booth Talk

David Huang and Daved Barnhill
Friday, November 4 at 1:00 pm
Booth 502

Come listen as metalsmith artists David Huang and David Barnhill discuss the Layered Resplendence series, an ongoing collaboration creating Mokume Gane raised vessels. They will share some of the tools, techniques, and challenges involved in developing these works.

2015

Sculpture Objects Functional Art & Design - SOFA Chicago 2015 - Booth 404
Kirsten Muenster Projects partnered with Contemporary Artifact. The shared exhibition space was a dynamic presentation with areas dedicated to large sculpture from Contemporary Artifact, and intimate smaller scale works from Kirsten Muenster Projects.

Kirsten Muenster Projects represented:

David Barnhill
Rebecca Gouldson
David Huang
Richard Kennedy
Ron Layport
Kirsten Muenster
Pascal Oudet
Gordon Pembridge
Hans Weissflog