Resident Artist

Thomas Irven

Medium: Woodturner
Residency: January 1, 2002–
January 1, 2003

www.thomasirven-art.net

Tom Irven is a woodturner whose designs grow out of an initial respect for the rarity and extraordinary aesthetic qualities of wood. Irven creates small-scale turned objects, both vessel forms and boxes. He is interested in incorporating different materials into his pieces, such as handmade paper, precious metals and fiber. His vocabulary of forms is deeply rooted in nature, referencing acorns, eggs and apples. Irven has a Bachelor of Science from Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan, and a Masters from University of Houston.

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The Artist Residency Program is designed to offer time and space for craft artists to focus on their creative work and interact with the public. The program supports emerging, mid-career, and established artists working in all craft media, including but not limited to clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood and mixed media.

The application for the 2025 – 2026 cycle opens December 1, 2025. It’s free to apply!

The Artist Residency Program is designed to offer time and space for craft artists to focus on their creative work and interact with the public. The program supports emerging, mid-career, and established artists working in all craft media, including but not limited to clay, fiber, glass, metal, wood and mixed media.

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