AAW Gallery of Wood Art Location: Landmark Center, 75 W 5th St, St Paul, MN
Hours: Tuesday through Friday 11 - 4 and Sunday 12 - 3

Please note: The gallery is closed July 4th, Thanksgiving weekend, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year's Eve/Day, Good Friday and Easter.

Cost: Admission is free - donations accepted
Phone: (651) 484-9094

Spheres: 40 plus international artists create a galaxy of spheres. All six inches or less in diameter, each sphere is a singular statement of artistry and vision. April 13- June 8th. Opening April 13, 12-3pm.

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Far From the Tree, presents a visual history of woodturning’s emergence as a vibrant artistic form over the past sixty years. This national touring exhibition will run from January 11 to April 18, 2008 at the AAW Gallery of Wood Art in Landmark Center, Saint Paul. Click here for more information.

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Woodturning in Basic Black, beginning January 11, 2008 and running through April 18, 2008. Click here for more information.

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Selections from Step Up to The Plate and items from our Permanent Collection are on display in St Paul City Hall, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard.

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AAW Gallery retail shop in St. Paul - info:

Hours: Tuesday through Friday 11 - 4, Sundays 12 - 3
Location: Landmark Center, 2nd floor
Phone: (651) 484-9094

Click here for directions to the Gallery of Wood Art and Retail Shop (Landmark Center Information Page)

At left is a shot from the balcony of the Knight Center to the atrium where the instant gallery was staged. This shows one small part of the total. See the link for more photographs.

At right, a Maple burl hollow vessel with natural edge top by Jerry Brownrigg of Alva, Oklahoma.

Pictures from the Exhibition here

"We invite AAW members to take a journey back with us to your childhood, where reality and fantasy abound in the wonderful Land of Oz. "

Pictures from the Exhibition here

"We invite AAW members to take a journey of transformation. Find something that will show and create a sense of vitality, emotion, and feeling from your material. Look for an aesthetic experience using all senses at your disposal — sight, touch, hearing, and smell."

Pictures from the Exhibition here

"If it weren't for the container, we would all be without a home.

As the means of transporting and storing food that took us from primitive hunter-gatherers to people living in communities, the container is central to our shared history....Open a refrigerator or cupboard in any kitchen and you'll find an international array of containers of all shapes and sizes." -- from opening comments by Kevin Wallace in Exhibition catalog

Pictures from the Exhibition here

Enter Exhibition of Woodturnings Inspired by Nature Where does one get ideas for woodturning? Works by other turners, architecture, commercial products, pottery, glass and basketry have been common sources. But there is a vast, often overlooked area to draw upon: the natural world. Forms from eggs, fruits, vegetables, seeds, seashells, and even the human torso and landscapes appear in the works of many fine turners. At times a very direct approach is expressed in leaf, flower, and tree forms that are a part of a turning. And a universe of patterns, textures, and colors can be tapped for treating turned surfaces.

The next AAW exhibition will try to capture some of this inspiration. The first opening of the show will be at the Minnesota Museum of American Art in St. Paul, June 2 until August 12, 2001-only a few blocks from the AAW National Symposium to be held July 6-8, 2001. From there we hope to travel the show to several locations. Discussions are already underway for sites in California and New York.

The show will include invited and juried turners; no more than 20% will be invited. Jurying (from slides) will be by David Ellsworth and Sandy Blain next March. Accepted work will need to arrive in St. Paul by early April 2001. Applications for the show are at the back of the Fall American Woodturner and will also be in the Winter edition. Note: the source of your idea need not be obvious to the viewer, but should be conveyed to the jurors with text. -- Alan Lacer, Troy, Wisconsin

The jurors will be Ray Ferguson of Melrose, Florida and Ruth and David Waterbury of Minneapolis, MN. Ferguson is a Professor Emeritus of Art Education from the University of Florida, a studio woodturner, and has been involved with the AAW from its inception. Ruth and David Waterbury are long-time collectors of woodturning and have one of the premier collections in the world. The jurying process followed strict guidelines to insure fairness and objectivity.

At left, Africa Speaks 1998 by Jim Christiansen of Idaho USA, Walnut, Pipestone, Leather

At right, Five-Drawer Box by Ray Jones of Asheville, North Carolina Madrone burl, claro walnut, Baltic birch plywood 10 1/2H x 4W x 7D

At left, The Pleaser by Stephen Hughes of Aspendale Gardens, Australia. Blackbeard sassafras on a jarrah and huon pine stand; 18"h x 12" dia.

The word "collaborate" means to "to labor together", and twenty nine chapters of the AAW did that to produce some wonderful constructions. The Tacoma Sheraton was host to the best exhibit yet. This challenge .

Congratulations to the 1999 Chapter Challenge Winners!

Best of Show
Woodturners of North Texas (Texas) - "Turn of the Century" The Y2K Treadle Lathe