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Kelly Marshall Fiber Decorative Kelly Marshall creates hand-woven textiles for both homes and commercial settings. Her pieces are crafted using the Scandinavian rep weave technique which results in the vibrant colors and historical patterns that are present in her work. Marshall’s textural pieces include rugs, wall-hangings, upholstery, and throws, all made of luminous cotton and linen textiles. Learn More   …

Kathleen Dustin Jewelry World-traveler Kathleen Dustin creates wearable art pieces inspired by the amazing places she has seen. She is especially moved by the stages of life and material culture of women. Her focus on statement jewelry is to emphasize the use of color and intricate hand-detailed texture within alternative materials. Dustin’s work has won numerous awards and been featured in museums across …

Candone Wharton Ceramics Award-winning ceramic artist Candone Wharton has been working with Raku, a type of traditional Japanese pottery, for over forty years. She creates each piece from slabs and coils that have been pre-flattened, and then utilizes a variety of tools to carve her unique textures. Each one of her pieces is made from layers of these intricate coils. …

Ashley Buchanan Jewelry Jewelry artist Ashley Buchanan concentrates her work on hand-pierced, powder coated jewelry that focuses on image, pattern and decoration in order to reference ornamentation and historical jewelry. Her work is unique in that she utilizes a color palette of almost exclusively grays, black, and white, with the occasional pop of yellow. Her goal is to create wearable pieces of …

Pong Gaddi Leather Pong Gaddi began learning the art of leather-working as a child in the Philippines, where grade school children were taught how to make and weave baskets. Since then, his work has evolved into true hand-weaving of individually hand-cut, edge-thinned, and edge-dyed leather strips to create a seamless finish. Though Pong’s work appears very modern, there are still …

David P. Bacharach Metal Former dentist and professor of Oral Medicine and Physiology, David P. Bacharach became a full-time metal artist over three decades ago. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, and is also the co-author of the book “Craftspeople: In Their Own Words.” He is an ACE veteran, having exhibited at the show since its inception over …

We recently sat down with Dr. Jason Koh, one of the ACE 2017 funding recipients. Dr. Koh pursues research in stem cells, growth factors, and innovative scaffolds to treat cartilage, bone, and soft tissue injuries at the NorthShore Orthopaedic Institute. Read on to find out more about Dr. Koh’s work and what it means to be an ACE recipient. Q: …

We recently had the opportunity to sit down with this year’s American Craft Exposition Co-Chairs, Melissa David and Laura Koh, to learn what makes ACE such a unique and popular show. Below are thoughts from each of our outstanding co-chairs!  Q: What excites you most about ACE? Laura: As one of the top craft shows in the nation, we are fortunate …

ACE is excited to announce that the jury selection for the 33rd annual exposition is now complete! This is always a difficult decision for our jury, as they must choose from an extremely talented group of applicants. This year, 145 artists and craftsmen have been selected to display their work at ACE, including four in the Emerging Artists category. We …

This past month, The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) proudly began the planning process for ACE 2017 with an exciting and productive meeting at the Chicago Botanic Garden. ACE Co-Chairs Melissa David and Laura Koh were both in attendance, as well as over thirty ACE committee members. The group gathered to discuss plans for the 33rd annual event which …