JON MICHAEL ROUTE

PO Box 378
Frederic, WI 54837
715.327.8073

EDUCATION

1979 Master of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
1977 Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin – Stout,
          Menomonie, WI

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

1998 Wisconsin Arts Board Individual Fellowship Award
1981 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts T/A Scholarship
1977 Graduate Assistant, University of Wisconsin – Madison
1976 Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin – Stout,
          Menomonie, WI

 
ORGANIZATIONS

American Craft Council
Society of North American Goldsmiths
National Association of Independent Artists,
              Board Member 2002-04

SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCES/WORKSHOPS

2010 University of Wisconsin – Stout, Adjunct Professor
2006 Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida
1998 Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, Michigan
1998 Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
1997 University of Wisconsin – Madison
1996 Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois
1991 University of Wisconsin – Stout, Adjunct Professor

SELECTED RECENT AWARDS

2007 RJ Hetherington Prize for Excellence in Metal, Philadelphia Museum of Art
           Craft Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2007 1st Place, St Louis Art Fair, Clayton, Missouri
2005 Best of Show – Art on the Square, Belleview, Illinois
2005 Best of Show – Alive in the Arts, Plymouth Arts Foundation, Plymouth, WI
2004 Award of Distinction – American Craft Council Show, St Paul, Minnesota
2002 Honorable Mention, Hollowware – Baltimore ACC, Presented by SNAG
 

WORK PUBLISHED

2010 “Pewter Studio”, by Lisa slovis, published by Lark Books
2007 “500 Metal Vessels”, Published by Lark Books
2006 Niche Magazine, “All That Glitters Isn’t Gold”, Lynda McDaniel, winter issue
2005 “Teapots: Makers and Collectors”, Dona Meilach, Published by Schiffer
2002 Cover Photo: The Crafts Report Magazine, April
2001 “Objects for Use/Handmade by Design”, Paul J. Smith, editor
2001 Metalsmith Magazine, September, “Exhibition In Print”
2000 “Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes and Lockets”, Tim McCreight
2000 Mpls/St.Paul Magazine, “Pewter Power”, David Anger

SELECTED MUSEUM AND MAJOR EXHIBITIONS

2009 “For the Love of Metal”, Charles Allis-Villa Terrace Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2009 “The Infinite Teapot”, Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, Ohio

2006 ‘Metalsmiths and Mentors”, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin

2006 “Time for a Nice Cuppa…Wisconsin Teapots”, West Bend Art Museum.
West Bend, Wisconsin

2005 “Objects For Use: Handmade By Design”, American Craft Museum, NY, NY

2001 “If I Had a Hammer: Diverse Approaches to Holloware Today” Exhibition in Print,
Metalsmith Magazine, SNAG, September, 2001

1996 “A Madcap Teapot Party” Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

1993-95 “Sculptural Concerns” Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana & US Tour

1989 “Surface and Substance: Exploring of Texture in Craft” Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

1986 Smithsonian Institution Museum Shops’ “Pewter Show” Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC

1980 “Young Americans: Metal” Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NY, NY, US Tour

1977 “Goldsmiths ‘76” Society of North American Goldsmiths, Phoenix, Arizona and
Seattle, Washington

SELECTED GALLERY EXHIBITS

2007 "Hot Tea!" del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2003 “Works in Metal”, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2002 Sculptural Objects Fine Art show, New York and Chicago,
           Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan
1999 “Magic & Ritual: Hanukkahs Seen Through Contemporary
           Eyes”, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, New York
1999 “Pieces that Serve” Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan and
           Vail, Colorado
1992 Solo Exhibit: Boulder Arts and Crafts Cooperative, Boulder,
1990 “Elegant Vessels” Banaker Gallery, Walnut Creek, California
           and Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1987 “Tableware/Hollowware” Swan Gallery, Philadelphia,
           Pennsylvania
1986 “Special Editions” American Craft Museum Benefit, ACC Museum,
           New York, New York
1983 “A Celebration of Pewter” Society of Arts and Crafts. Boston,
           Massachusetts

 SELECTED RECENT DESIGN COMMISSIONS

2010 Governor’s Award for Support in the Arts, Sponsored by the
Wisconsin Foundation for the Arts

2010 Door County Memorial Hospital, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Design firm: Spellman Brady & Company

2010 N E Georgia Hospital Library, Gainesville, Georgia
Design firm: Distinctive Art Source

2010 St Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio
Design firm: Distinctive Art Source

2010 St John’s Heart Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
Design firm: Spellman Brady & Company

2009 Park Nicollet Cancer Center, St Louis Park, Minnesota
Design firm: Dreblow Fine Art Associates

2009 Ritz-Carlton Development, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Design firm: GS Associates

2008 Kaiser Moreno Valley Hospital, Moreno Valley, California
Design firm: Dee Ann Pries and Associates
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2009 N E Georgia Hospital, Gainesville, Georgia
Design firm: Distinctive Art Source

2008 Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. Franklin, Wisconsin
Design firm: Katie Gingrass Gallery

2008 Miami Valley Medical Center, Centerville, Ohio
Design firm: Distinctive Art Source

2007 Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Design firm: American Art Resources

2007 Land Dynamics, St Louis, Missouri
Design firm: Spellman Brady & Company

2007 Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing, St Louis, Missouri
Design firm: Spellman Brady & Company

2007 Missouri Baptist Hospital, Sullivan, Missouri
Design firm: Spellman Brady & Company

2006 John’s Heart Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
Design firm: Spellman Brady & Company