Gold Medalist

Patti Warashina
Patti Warashina of Seattle, a ceramic artist, has art degrees from the University of Washington, where she also taught for 30 years.

John McQueen
John McQueen of Saratoga Springs, New York, is a basket maker of sculptural baskets.

Judy Kensley McKie
Judy Kensley McKie of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is recognized as a premiere figure in the American studio furniture movement.

Richard Marquis
Richard Marquis of Freeland, Washington, is a ceramic and glass artist who has exhibited at the Caterina Tognon Art Gallery, Venice Italy; Elliott

Lia Cook
Lia Cook of Berkeley, California, combines weaving with painting, photography, video and digital technology to explore the sensuality and materiali

Jim Bassler
Jim Bassler of Palm Springs, California, is a well-known weaver. He has a BA and Master’s from UCLA.

Joyce Scott
Joyce J. Scott is an award-winning, multifaceted visual and performance artist most known for her work in jewelry, beadwork, and glass. She was elected into the College of Fellows in 2000 and earned the Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship in 2020.
Mediums
Glass
Jewelry
Mixed Media
Fiber
Recognition
College of Fellows
Gold Medalist

Jun Kaneko
Jun Kaneko is a mulifaceted artist and art advocate whose work encompasses numerous mediums. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 1996 and received the Gold Medal for Consummate Craftsmanship in 2018.
Mediums
Clay
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Gerhardt Knodel
2016 ACC Gold Medalist Gerhardt Knodel is a celebrated fiber artist and educator.
Mediums
Fiber
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos changed the face of ceramic art in America as he fostered abstract expressionism through infusing the power of painting into the charisma of clay.
Mediums
Clay
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Rudolf Staffel
Rudolf Staffel created vessels that emphasize the elusive physical characteristics of the material: its ability to reflect and gather light as well as its translucency and plasticity. He received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1995.
Mediums
Clay
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Rudy Autio
Rudy Autio, 1999 American Craft Council Gold Medalist, was at the forefront of the contemporary ceramics movement; his ceramic vessels - with painterly surfaces and imagery that draws from mythological themes - became iconic for their striking appearance and technical mastery.
Mediums
Clay
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Ruth Duckworth
The most distinctive characteristic of Ruth Duckworth's artwork are its many permutations and organic forms. She received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1997.
Mediums
Clay
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Gertrud and Otto Natzler quickly found success in the clay field by combining Gertrud’s remarkable throwing and Otto’s mastery of glazes. The Natzlers jointly received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 2001.
Mediums
Clay
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Paul Soldner
Paul Soldner was well-known for developing “American raku” and low temperature salt firing. He received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 2008.
Mediums
Clay
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Wendell Castle
Wendell Castle has been creating unique works of handmade sculpture and furniture for more than four decades - his dreamlike pieces challenging established rules of function and design. He received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1997.
Mediums
Wood
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

June Schwarcz
June Schwarcz used innovative techniques with surface treatments, such as etching, electroforming, and engraving, to create forms which she then covered with transparent enamels. She received the American Craft Council’s Gold Medal in 1996.
Mediums
Metal
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows

Jack Lenor Larsen
Jack Lenor Larsen, 1996 American Craft Council’s Gold Medalist, is an innovator in textile design and technology and his handwoven fabrics represent the pinnacle of 20th century design.
Mediums
Fiber
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows