Shaker Inspired Chest of Drawers, Steel Furniture Natural Rust Patina by Jim Ros

Jim Rose
Chest of Drawers
repurposed steel with natural rust patina
78h x 35w x 18d in
198.12h x 88.90w x 45.72d cm
JR0270

Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023

Bio:
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee’s Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist’s work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.

Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin

Education:

1989 B.F.A., sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL

1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL

1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Awards:

2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI

2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board

2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Solo Exhibitions:

2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

National Exhibitions:

2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz

2016 – 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach – Ann Nathan Gallery

2011 – 2002 Art Chicago – Ann Nathan Gallery

Group Exhibitions:

2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL

2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma

2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi

2015 NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

2015 ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY

2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts,

Mesa, AZ

2013 Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN

2013 Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI

2012 Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI

2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI

2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY

2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI

2009 High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI

2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY

2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY

2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX (traveling exhibition)

2006 Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN

2006 Marriage of the Minds, Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, Sturgeon Bay, WI

2006 27th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ

2006 Containers of All Dimensions, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ

2005 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA

2004 Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

2004 American Collections, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI

2004 More Than Drawers-Wisconsin Cabinets, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

2004 Objects of Wonder, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

2003 Planting, Potting and Pruning, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI

2003 Men at Work, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI

2002 Case Pieces: Contemporary Studio Furniture, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison

2002 Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

2001 Anything with a Drawer – Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ

2001 23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts – Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ

2000 New Talent in Craft, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin

2000 Who Knows Where or When, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin

1999 The End is Near! Artists look at the 20th Century, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI

Selected Collections:

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona
The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Chipstone Foundation, Fox Point, Wisconsin
Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin

Publications:

“Selected Artists of Door County” Stonehill Publishing, 2016
“Galvanized Chest” Door County Living Magazine, Autumn 2012
“100 Artists of the Midwest” Schiffer Books, 2012
“Piecework” American Craft Magazine, February 2012
“Hiding Places, Memory in the Arts” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, June 2011
“Second Lives, Remixing the Ordinary” Museum of Arts and Design, NY, August 2008
“Studio Furniture” Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, May 2008
“Discoveries by Designers” Architectural Digest, December 2005
“Contemporary Metal Furniture” Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 2003

“Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” American Craft Magazine, October 2002
“Contemporary Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002
“Chicago Style” House and Garden Magazine, June 2001
“Portfolio” American Craft Magazine, December 2000
“Selected Artists of Door County”.