RESUME

invitational shows - juried shows - wholesale shows - awards - benefits - collections - corp. purchases - publications

PERSONAL DATA

JAY 0'ROURKE Born Santa Barbara Ca. 1947 Santa Barbara City College Self Taught Woodworker

JANET 0'ROURKE Born Los Angeles Ca. 1958 B.F.A. Academy of Art College, S.F., Ca. Graduate work, Otis Parsons, L.A., Ca.

INVITATIONAL SHOWS AND EXHIBITS

Art Beneath the Bark, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR 2005

Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Brentwood CA 2000-2003

Celebrating boxes,Tullie House Museum, England Sept 2001-2003, Traveling world tour

Put a Lid On It, Carlyn Gallery, Dallas, TX April 2002

Real Mother Goose,Turning Show, Portland, OR March 2002

Licensing/ International, New York, NY June 2001, 2002

Silverado, Featured Artist, Hood River, OR Dec. 2001

Sofa, Sandra Collins Gallery,New York, NY May 1999

Boulder Arts & Crafts Co-op, Visiting Artist Series, Boulder CO 1999

del Mano Gallery Invitational Box Show, Pasadena, CA 1998, 1999

Artful Hand Gallery Featured Artist, Boston MA 1998

White Bird Gallery: Wood Show, Cannon Beach, OR 1998

Sylvia Ullman American Crafts: Holiday Collectibles, Cleveland, OH 1997

Gallery of Function Art; Functional Elegance, Pontiac, MI November 1996

Apropos Gallery; Space Contained,St Louis Mo April 1996

The Real Mother Goose; Featured Artist, Portland OR. May 1995

Northwest Gallery Of Fine Woodworking; Box show, Seattle WA 1990-1995

The Art Of The Wood Box 1994;

Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC.

The Artful Hand, Boston, MA.

Fanny Garver Gallery, Madison, WI.

City Woods, Highland Park, IL.

Artique, Lexington, KY.

Clarksville Pottery, Austin, TX.

Selo Shevel Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.

Hanson Gallery, Houston, TX.

Edith Lambert Gallery; The Gift Box, 1994

Eureka Crafts; The Tree Transformed, 1994

Kohler Artspace; Boxes And More Boxes, 1994

The White House Christmas Tree; "A Celebration Of The Creative Works Of The Hand",1994

The Art Of The Wood Box 1993;

American Artisan, Nashville, TN

American Details, Coconut Grove, FL.

Apropos Gallery, St. Louis, MO.

The Clay Pot, Brooklyn, NY.

Craft Co. # 6, Rochester, NY.

Hanson Galleries, Houston, TX.

Gallery Eight; Beads and Boxes Show, La Jolla, CA. 1993

Del Mano Gallery; Jewelry Box Show, Pasadena, CA. 1990-1993

The Frame Gallery; Christmas Show, Hood River OR. 1993

Gallery IO; Valentine Box Show, New Orleans, LA. 1992

Banaker Gallery; Contemporary Wood Show, Walnut Creek, CA. 1989-1991

Gallery Eight Couples Show, La Jolla, CA. 1991

Works Gallery; Imperial Woodworks, New York, NY 1989

Gallery Eight Christmas Fantasy Show, La Jolla, CA. 1989

Art Connections; Stick Show, Bethesda, MD. 1989

Del Mano Gallery; Featured Artist, Brentwood CA. 1987

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 JURIED SHOWS

Boca Raton Arts Festival, Boca Raton, FL 2005

Fiesta Atrs Festval, San Antonio, TX 2005

Lakefront Festival of Art, Milwaukee, WI 2005

Bellevue Festival of the Arts, Bellevue, WA 2005

Art In the Pearl, Portland, OR, 2000-2005

Jury for Art In The Pearl, 2003

American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL 1998, 2005

Best of the Northwest, Seattle, WA. 2003-2005

Crafts At The Castle; Boston, MA 1996-1997, 1999, 2004-2005

Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Coconut Grove, FL 2004

Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO 2004

Paradise City Arts Festival, Northampton, MA 2004

Art Rider,Spring Crafts Park Avenue, New York, NY 2003-2004

Art Rider, Fall Crafts Park Avenue, New York, NY 2004

Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, Fl. 2002-2004

Park City Arts Festival, Park City, Utah. 2003-2004

Sun Valley Arts Festival, Sun Valley, ID 2004

Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D. C. 1992, 2003

Ann Arbors Original Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Mi 2000, 2001, 2003

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Mi. 2002

Contemporary Crafts Market; Santa Monica , Ca 1988-1990, 2003

T-shirt Design For Contemporary Crafts Market, 1990

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Orleans, La. 1999-2002

Frankfurt Wholesale Market; Fall 1997/ Winter 1998

ACC Atlanta Craft Fair, Atlanta, Ga. 1996, 1997

Sausalito Art Festival; Sausalito, CA. 1988-1997

Jury for Sausalito; 1993

Philadelphia Furniture Show; Philadelphia, PA. 1995, 1996

Washington Craft Expo; Washington, DC 1993

 Bellevue Museum Art Festival; Bellevue, Wa. 1991-1992

The Yes Store; Santa Barbara, Ca.1971-1990

Jury For Yes Store, 1985-1990

Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival; Mill Valley, Ca. 1987-1988

Renaissance Pleasure Faire; Calif. 1970-1987

Jury For Renaissance Faire, 1986-1987

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 WHOLESALE SHOWS

Buyers Market of American Crafts, Philadelphia, Pa. Winter, Summer, 2003-2004

ACC Baltimore Crafts Fair, Baltimore, Md. 1987-2002

ACC Pacific States, S. F., Ca, 1980-2000

ACC Bellevue Craft Fair, Bellevue, Wa. 1997, 1998

ACC Columbus Wholesale Market, Columbus, Ohio, 1994-1997

ACC West Springfield Crafts Fair, West Springfield, Ma. 1990-1993

Jury For Wood, All ACC Shows. 1996, 1998

Jury For ACC Pacific States, S.F., Ca, 1991

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AWARDS

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, 1st place fiber, leather, & wood 2003

Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, 2nd place woodworking 2002

Art in the Pearl; 1st place Woodworking; 2000

Sausalito Arts Festival; 1st place Woodworking, 1994

Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking Box Competition; 3rd place, 1994

Bellevue Museum Arts festival; Award For Quality And Presentation, 1992

Sausalito Arts Festival; Honorable Mention, 1992

Renaissance Pleasure Faire; Masterpiece Award, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978

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BENEFIT AUCTIONS

Nutcracker Ballet: Costume Design/ Sets, Benefit for Hospice/ Fish,Hood River Ballet 1998-2003

Hudson Valley Aids Auction; 1997

CERF; auction, ACC San Francisco; 1996

Greater Family Services Of Boston Auction and Benefit; 1996

Directors of Celebration of The Arts; Parkdale Elementary School Parkdale, OR. 1994-1995

Treasure Boxes Homeless Children's Auction; Baltimore, MD. 1994, 1995

P.A.C.T. Aids Auction;Tucson, AZ. 1994, 1995

Montessori School Auction; Santa Barbara, CA. 1987-1989

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COLLECTIONS

Dr. Dale L. Nish; 2003

Larry Bright; 2002

Dr. Irving Lipton; 1999

Leonard D. Du Boff 1999

Mrs. Sylvia Rosenburg; 1997

Chuck and Julie Rumwell; 1997

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sonnabend; 1997

American Craft Museum; 1986, 1996, 1997

Philadelphia Museum of Art; 1996 Gift Shop

High Museum of Art; 1996

Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Tami Kegley; 1990, 1995

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kahn; 1995

Wes Hunting; 1995

President Clinton and Mrs. Clinton; 1994

Hutson Museum; 1994

Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Fleur Bressler; 1992

Museum Modern Art 1992 Gift Shop

Guggenheim Museum;1990 Gift Shop

Calvin Klein LTD; 1984

Mick Fleetwood; 1981

Finola Hughes; 1980

The Living History Center; 1973

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CORPORATE PURCHASES

Hewlitt Packard, 2000, ,2003

Vail; 2000

Intel; 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001

ScotiaMcLeod Canada 1998

O&Y Enterprises Philip Reichmann Canada 1998

Arthur Anderson Canada 1998

Mayor Willie Brown; S.F. 1997

Air Touch. 1997

EverGreen; corp. purchase/ Canada 1997

Rockwell; 1996

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PUBLICATIONS

Celebrating Boxes, Andrew Crawford, Peter Lloyd 2002

Best Wooden Boxes;Popular Woodworking Books, Bruce Stoker; 1998

The Art Of Making Elegant Wooden Kitchen Utensils; Tony Lydgate, 1996

Award Winning Boxes; Tony Lydgate, 1995

The Art Of Making Elegant Wood Boxes; Tony Lydgate, 1993

Creating Small Wooden Objects As Functional Sculpture; Dona Z. Meilach, 1976

American Craft Magazine: Jan/Feb ACC Craft Show 1999

American Style; Treasure Boxes, article Dec/ Jan 1999

Sandra Ainsley Gallery, Corporate Catalogue; featured artists 1998

American Craft Magazine Del Mano Box Show Oct/ Nov 1998

American Craft Magazine; Advertisement for ACC Craft Shows; Dec. 1997 All issues 1998

American Style: American Artisan; Dec. 1997

Vogue Magazine; Germany; Nov 1997

Crafts Report; Nov 1996

America On Line: Crafts at The Castle;1996

American Style; Nov,1996

Woodshop News; Melanie Winters, October,1996

PACT; A Week At A Glance, Calendar, 1996

American Woodworker; Bandsawn Box, Jay O'Rourke, Dec,1995

Home Magazine; Terry Capuana, June, 1995

Niche Magazine; Spring, 1995

Portland Guide; May, 1995

The Oregonian; May, 1995

Hood River News; Kaleidoscope, Polly Timberman, Nov. 2, 1994 Open Studio Tour 1998

The Woodshop News; Liza Petursh; Dec.1994

American Craft Magazine; Studio, Kate Bonansinga, Aug/Sept, 1994

The Crafts Report; Jan, 1994

Southern California Home and Garden; August, 1989

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