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The American Association of Woodturners

Chicago SOFA 2007

The 2007 SOFA (Sculptural Object, Functional Art) was held at the Chicago Navy Pier in early November, 2007. This was an exceptional event, with 100 galleries from around the world in attendance, representing more than 1300 artists, including many woodturners.

  • The AAW's exhibit theme was "Woodturning in Basic Black". Click on this link to view an excellent pdf article by Alan Lacer, addressing the subject...

  • Charlotte Brown, Curator of Art at North Carolina State University since 1982, gave an insightful lecture and critique on woodturning art at the 2007 SOFA.

- High-res (DSL/Cable) version of Charlotte's lecture (77.4MB)

- Low-res (dial up) version of Charlotte's lecture (15.0MB)

- PDF file of Charlotte's Power Point presentation (1.5MB)


All photos shown here, provided with permission, courtesy of Andi Wolfe's Blog...