RESUME

 

Two Squares Table #1 Detail

 

       
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2008
2006
2006
2004
2004
2004
2003
2001
2001
2000
2000
1999
1999
1998
1998
1997
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1991

Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
R. Duane Reed Gallery, New York, NY
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Tercera Gallery, SOFA Chicago
John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA


   
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS  
2007 Early Spring Show, Pritam & Eames, East Hampton, NY
Centennial Auction, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
Small Tables,
Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Patterns in Black, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
The Artful Piano, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
2006 The Perfect Collection II, The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Summer Show, Sharada Gallery, Hudson, NY
2005

The Repetitive Mark, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Early Spring Show
, Pritam & Eames, East Hampton, NY

Scratching the Surface, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Salon Show,
Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

2004 Studio Furniture, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
BenchMark, Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY
Spring Show, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
The Perfect Collection, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artists for a Cool Planet, OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY
2003 Artcase Model B - Grand Piano Recital Debut, Furniture Society Conference, Philadelphia, PA
The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia Reception, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
20th Anniversary of 20th Century Furniture Design, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Spring Show, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY

2002

Extreme Pattern, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
December Group Show, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
SOFA NY, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Crafting Our Future, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
Max. 24" Wide, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
The Carved & Painted Surface, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA

2001 Early Spring Show, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Le Bain, Studio furniture for the Bath, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Concord Art Association looks at Gallery NAGA, Concord Art Association, Concord, MA
2000

Small Works, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Salon Show, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Transformation: Contemporary Works in Wood, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
SOFA NY, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Benefit Auction: Ornament for Person & Place, James Renwick Alliance, Washington, DC
Entry, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
Early Spring Show, Pretam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY

1999 Transformation, Society of Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburg, PA
SOFA NY, Tercera Gallery / John Elder Gallery
5 & 10, Clark Gallery, Boston, MA
Early Spring Show, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1998 SOFA Chicago, Tercera Gallery / John Elder Gallery
Living with Craft, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Cool Stuff: Art & Design, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
1997 Inaugural Exhibition, John Elder Gallery, New York, NY
Embracing Beauty, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Case, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
A Room with a View, Clark Gallery, Boston, MA
Objects of Desire, Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
Living Room, Dining Room, Gallery: New Studio Furniture, Clark Gallery and Gallery NAGA, Boston MA
1996 Focus on Design: American Art Furniture, Amarillo Museum of Art, Amarillo, TX
Mirrors, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Sit on It, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1995 Treasures: Small Works, Donald Brecker Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
1994 Clocks, Gallery NAGA, Boston, MA
Time Measure, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Inaugural Exhibition, Donald Brecker Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
1993 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Furniture Fantasy, Susquehana Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Reviving Classicism, Hicks Art Center, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA
The Next Wave, Clark / NAGA Gallery, Boston, MA
New Work, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1992 Two Person Show, Weinberg Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Two Person Show, Sansar Gallery, Washington, DC
Anniversary Show, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Pennsylvania Crafts, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, PA
Spring Show, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
1991 Furniture as Art, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
Philadelphia Furniture, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Three Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburg, PA
Mixed Media, Meredith Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1990 Gifted, Pritam & Eames Gallery, East Hampton, NY
Art for Living, Archetype Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Philadelphia Artists, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1989 Interpretations, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA
Furniture, Archetype Gallery, New York, NY
Table as Art II, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA
Summer Invitational, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburg, PA
Two Person Show, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Coffee & End Tables, Sansar Gallery, Washington, DC
1988 2nd Anniversary Show, Art and Architectural Design, Baltimore, MD
Summer Invitational, Snyderman, Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Discovery through Adversity, Art and Architectural Design, Baltimore, MD
Contemporary Furniture by American & Canadian Artists, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1987 Clay, Glass & Wood, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Summer Invitational, Snyderman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1st Anniversary Show, Art and Architectural Design, Baltimore, MD
Welcome Back to the Future, Art and Architectural Design, Baltimore, MD


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Books

Scratching the Surface,
Guild Publishers, Madison, WI, 2002
Beautiful Things,
Guild.Com publishers, Madison, WI, 2002
Furniture Studio - The Heart of the Functional Arts,
Cambium Press, Bethel, CT 1999
Painted Wooden Furniture,
Quarto Publishing plc, London N79BH, 1998
Nouvel Object,
Design House, Seoul, Korea, 1996
The Year of the American Craft Desk Diary,
Harry S. Abrams Inc. Publishers, New York, NY 1993
International Furniture Design for the Nineties,
PBS International Inc., Glen Cove, NY 1991
Product Design 4,
PBS International Inc., Glen Cove, NY 1990

Periodicals

American Craft Magazine, Generation What? February/March 2008
American Craft Magazine, Gallery, February/March 2007
The Boston Globe, The Repetitive Mark, July 8, 2005
The Boston Phoenix, Summer Flings, July 15-21, 2005
American Craft Magazine,
John Eric Byers, April/May 2005
Wood Shop News,
At the Galleries, January 2005
Arts Media,
John Eric Byers: A Mid-Career Retrospective, Nov/Dec 2004
The Providence Sunday Journal,
Fuller Than Ever, November 14, 2004
The Patriot Ledger,
Fabulous Furniture, October 14, 2004
The Crafts Report,
John Eric Byers: A Mid-Career Retrospective, October 2004
Antique & Arts Weekly,
John Eric Byers at the Fuller Craft Museum, September 17, 2004
The Boston Globe,
Furniture makers pieces are a spectacle of design, October 29, 2004
The New England Antiques Journal,
Got Milk? Traditional Paint, August 2004
The New York Times,
Art in Review, March 5, 2004
Wood Shop News, Soloist, April, 2004
American Style Magazine, Finding Fun in Furniture, April 2004
American Style Magazine,
Right at Home at the Renwick, April 2004
Woodwork Magazine,
Gallery, August 2003
The Robb Report
, Simple Spheres, May 2003
The Boston Globe, Living Arts, Dec. 26, 2001
The Boston Globe, Living Arts, Nov. 9, 2000
Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, Wet Paint, May 2000
The Houston Chronicle, Around Art, Jan. 21, 2000
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Arts & Entertainment, March 3, 2000
Art & Antiques Magazine, Cover Article, November 1999
The Chicago Sun Times, 5 items guaranteed to rock your world, Oct. 31, 1999
American Style Magazine, Fall 1999
The Oregonian, Hollywood Squires, Living in Style, June 27, 1999
House & Garden Magazine, May 1999
Departures Magazine, May/June 1999
American Craft Magazine, Aquisitions, April/May 1999
SOFA Chicago, Catalogue 1998
House Beautiful Magazine, Shows, October 1998
The Williamette Week, Patterns of Chance, July 15, 1998
The Oregonian, ARts & Entertainment, July 10, 1998
American Craft Magazine, Commissions, April/May 1998
Home Furniture, Vol. 14, Dec/Jan 1998
Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, Home & Design, March 1998
CWB Magazine, Finishes with Flair, April 1998
Wood Shop News, At the Galleries, 1998
The Birmingham News, Arts & Leisure, July 6, 1997
American Style Magazine, Artist Profile, Summer 1997
The Los Angeles Times, Home Design, June 21, 1997
The Decatur Daily, Diversions, June 15, 1997
The Boston Herald, Visual Arts, June 6, 1997
The Boston Globe, Out of Order comes Glorious Chaos, Jan. 16, 1997
Arts Media Magaine, John Byers & Sam Earle, March 1997
American Craft Magazine, Gallery, Aug/Sept 1996
American Style Magazine, On Foot in Philadelphia, Vol. 4, 1996
The Boston Sunday Globe Magazine, the Fine Art of Furniture, Feb. 18, 1996
American Craft Magazine, Portfolio, Dec/Jan 1993
House Beautiful Magazine, Style Beat, Vol. 134, July 1992
Fine Woodworking Magazine, Curvaceous Carcasse Construction, Vol. 22, Dec. 1989
New York Magazine, Christmas Gifts, December 1989
Philadelphia Magazine, The Right Stuff, Vol. 80, 1989

EDUCATION

1986 A.O.S. Wendell Castle School, Scottsville, NY
1983 B.S. State University of New York, Oswego, NY

 

AWARDS

2005
2005
1997
1993
1990
1987

Louis Comfort Tiffany Award
New York Foundation of the Arts Award
Oregon Arts Commission Visual Arts Grant
Mid Atlantic / NEA Regional Visual Art Fellowship Grant
Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Grant Award
New York Foundation of the Arts Award

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC
Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC