Gold Medalist
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Patti Warashina
Patti Warashina of Seattle, a ceramic artist, has art degrees from the University of Washington, where she also taught for 30 years.
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John McQueen
John McQueen of Saratoga Springs, New York, is a basket maker of sculptural baskets.
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Judy Kensley McKie
Judy Kensley McKie of Cambridge, Massachusetts, is recognized as a premiere figure in the American studio furniture movement.
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Richard Marquis
Richard Marquis of Freeland, Washington, is a ceramic and glass artist who has exhibited at the Caterina Tognon Art Gallery, Venice Italy; Ell
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Lia Cook
Lia Cook of Berkeley, California, combines weaving with painting, photography, video and digital technology to explore the sensuality and materiali
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Jim Bassler
Jim Bassler of Palm Springs, California, is a well-known weaver. He has a BA and Master’s from UCLA.
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Anne Wilson
Anne Wilson is a multidisciplinary artist and professor in the department of fiber and material studies at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2000 and Gold Medalist in 2024.
Mediums
Fiber
Mixed Media
Recognition
College of Fellows
Gold Medalist
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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
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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
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Wendy Maruyama
Wendy Maruyama is a furniture designer, installation artist, and professor emeritus of woodworking and furniture design at San Diego State University. She was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2008 and Gold Medalist in 2024.
Mediums
Mixed Media
Furniture
Wood
Recognition
College of Fellows
Gold Medalist
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Nick Cave
Nick Cave is a multidisciplinary artist who has achieved widespread recognition throughout the contemporary art world. He was elected a Fellow of the American Craft Council in 2016.
Mediums
Fiber
Mixed Media
Recognition
College of Fellows
Gold Medalist
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Gerhardt Knodel
2016 ACC Gold Medalist Gerhardt Knodel is a celebrated fiber artist and educator.
Mediums
Fiber
Recognition
Gold Medalist
College of Fellows
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 preparing glazes for raku at Scripps College in Claremont, California (1966) Paul Soldner preparing glazes for raku at Scripps College in Claremont, Californ](/sites/default/files/styles/square_small/public/SoldnerP_Raku1.jpg?itok=YWRD2yzd)
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