Joshua Salesin

Fine Contemporary Craft & Ornamental Turning

Photo of "Pattern Bowl" Artwork

"The small, delicate wood bowls by Joshua Salesin give evidence to his steady, industrious hand through smooth, seamless scoops of air carved into patterns of harmonious balance."

Anchorage News Daily, Sept. 30, 2005

Recent exhibitions

2010 Wood Is Good, Davenport Gallery, Davenport, CA
  American Association of Woodturners Symposium – Educational Opportunity Grant Auction, Hartford, CT.
  Art For Art, River Street Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Santa Cruz Woodworkers Exhibit, Rittenhouse Building, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Contemporary Wood Art: Collectors’ Selections, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA
  Cultural Council Benefit Auction, Santa Cruz, CA.
2009 Santa Cruz Woodworkers Exhibit, Rittenhouse Building, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Box & Container Show, NW Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA.
  American Association of Woodturners Symposium Gallery Exhibit, Albuquerque, NM.
  Utah Woodturning Symposium Gallery Exhibit, Orem, UT.
  Turning to the Future: A Fresh Look at Wood Art, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC.
2008 Box & Container Show, NW Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA.
  California Contours, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. (Received juror's award.)
  Ornamental Turners International, St. Louis, MO.
  Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Sculptural Wood Exhibit, American Art Co., Tacoma, WA.
  Rose-Engines and Kings: Contemporary Ornamental Turning 2008, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA.
  Spotlight On: Wood, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ.
  Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Scottsdale, AZ.
  Turned Wood — Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2007 American Association of Woodturners Symposium Gallery Exhibit, Portland, OR.
  Box & Container Show, NW Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA.
  Sculptural Wood Exhibit, American Art Co., Tacoma, WA.
  Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Cultural Council Benefit Auction, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), New York, NY.
  Turned Wood — Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2006 Box & Container Show, NW Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA.
  Ornamental Turners International Symposium, Portsmouth, NH.
  California Contours, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA.
  Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL.
  Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), New York, NY.
  Cultural Council Benefit Auction, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Turned Wood — Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2005 Holiday Spot Invitational, NemoArt Gallery, Anchorage, AK.
  Box & Container Show, NW Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA.
  Craft Showcase, Museum of Craft & Folk Art, San Francisco, CA.
  Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL.
  Dimensions 2005, San Luis Obispo, CA (Received juror's first place award.)
  Sculptural Wood Exhibit, American Art Co., Tacoma, WA.
  Featured Artist, NemoArt Gallery, Anchorage, AK.
  Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Philadelphia, PA.
  Innovative Perspectives in Turning, Philadelphia, PA & Brookfield, CT.
  Masters in Wood, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ.
  California Black & White, The Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA.
  Artist Reflections, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA.
  NICHE Awards Exhibit, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA.
  Materials: Hard & Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX.
  Utah Woodturning Symposium Gallery Exhibit, Provo, UT.
  Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), New York, NY.
  Cultural Council Benefit Auction, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Turned Wood — Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2004 Craft Showcase, Museum of Craft & Folk Art, San Francisco, CA.
  Box & Container Show, NW Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA.
  Utah Woodturning Symposium Gallery Exhibit, Provo, UT.
  Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), Chicago, IL.
  Tree of Life: Wood Art, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, PA.
  Solo Show, County Government Center, Santa Cruz, CA.
One and Only, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
Wood-O-Rama, Yieser Art Center, Paducah, KY.
  Sculptural Objects & Functional Art (SOFA), New York, NY.
  Cultural Council Benefit Auction, Santa Cruz, CA.
Featured Artist, Gallery M, Half Moon Bay, CA.
  Turned Wood — Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2003 Box & Container Show, NW Fine Woodworking, Seattle, WA.
  Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA.
  Cultural Council Benefit Auction, Santa Cruz, CA.
2002 Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA.