Museum for Art in Wood
@museumforartinwood.bsky.social
Philadelphia, PA.
Exploration, Education, Opportunity, and Craft.
The international leader for contemporary art and creativity in the material of wood.
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Exploration, Education, Opportunity, and Craft.
The international leader for contemporary art and creativity in the material of wood.
https://linktr.ee/museumforartinwood
Can you tell what kind of technique Weissflog was developing in 1992 while creating these signature Ball-Boxes?
Currently on View in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Hans Joachim Weissflog
"Ball-Box, Turned Broken Through"
1992
Basswood, Ebony.
2"
Currently on View in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Hans Joachim Weissflog
"Ball-Box, Turned Broken Through"
1992
Basswood, Ebony.
2"
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Can you tell what kind of technique Weissflog was developing in 1992 while creating these signature Ball-Boxes?
Currently on View in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Hans Joachim Weissflog
"Ball-Box, Turned Broken Through"
1992
Basswood, Ebony.
2"
Currently on View in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Hans Joachim Weissflog
"Ball-Box, Turned Broken Through"
1992
Basswood, Ebony.
2"
Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of "A Usable Past: Reflections on a Nation and Its Inheritance" at the Museum for Art in Wood.
On view from November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026
Curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken
On view from November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026
Curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken
November 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Last Friday, we celebrated the opening of "A Usable Past: Reflections on a Nation and Its Inheritance" at the Museum for Art in Wood.
On view from November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026
Curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken
On view from November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026
Curated by Jennifer-Navva Milliken
Currently on view in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Jim Aebi
"Sculpture"
1981
Poplar.
10" x 6.63" x 2"
Donated by Albert LeCoff
1995.01.01.330
OBJ 258
Jim Aebi
"Sculpture"
1981
Poplar.
10" x 6.63" x 2"
Donated by Albert LeCoff
1995.01.01.330
OBJ 258
November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Currently on view in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Jim Aebi
"Sculpture"
1981
Poplar.
10" x 6.63" x 2"
Donated by Albert LeCoff
1995.01.01.330
OBJ 258
Jim Aebi
"Sculpture"
1981
Poplar.
10" x 6.63" x 2"
Donated by Albert LeCoff
1995.01.01.330
OBJ 258
Introducing the Museum for Art in Wood's upcoming exhibition "A Usable Past: Reflections on a Nation and Its Inheritance".
Bringing together sculpture by twelve artists who reckon with America’s layered histories.
On view November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026 at the Museum for Art in Wood.
Bringing together sculpture by twelve artists who reckon with America’s layered histories.
On view November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026 at the Museum for Art in Wood.
November 3, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Introducing the Museum for Art in Wood's upcoming exhibition "A Usable Past: Reflections on a Nation and Its Inheritance".
Bringing together sculpture by twelve artists who reckon with America’s layered histories.
On view November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026 at the Museum for Art in Wood.
Bringing together sculpture by twelve artists who reckon with America’s layered histories.
On view November 7, 2025 – February 15, 2026 at the Museum for Art in Wood.
Inscribed: "Against the Tide, Graeme Priddle 2000"
Currently on view in the museum for art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Graeme Priddle
"Against the Tide"
2000
Maple, stain.
2" x 10" x 9.50"
Currently on view in the museum for art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Graeme Priddle
"Against the Tide"
2000
Maple, stain.
2" x 10" x 9.50"
October 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Inscribed: "Against the Tide, Graeme Priddle 2000"
Currently on view in the museum for art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Graeme Priddle
"Against the Tide"
2000
Maple, stain.
2" x 10" x 9.50"
Currently on view in the museum for art in Wood Permanent Collection:
Graeme Priddle
"Against the Tide"
2000
Maple, stain.
2" x 10" x 9.50"
Introducing our 2025 WARP Wood Student Artist Fellow Arden Carlson. Joining us in Philadelphia at the Museum for Art in Wood for the summer.
Arden Carlson
"untitled"
2025
pine, poplar, basswood, maple, found wood.
.
Arden Carlson
"tying the ends to the center"
2025
basswood, maple.
Arden Carlson
"untitled"
2025
pine, poplar, basswood, maple, found wood.
.
Arden Carlson
"tying the ends to the center"
2025
basswood, maple.
October 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Introducing our 2025 WARP Wood Student Artist Fellow Arden Carlson. Joining us in Philadelphia at the Museum for Art in Wood for the summer.
Arden Carlson
"untitled"
2025
pine, poplar, basswood, maple, found wood.
.
Arden Carlson
"tying the ends to the center"
2025
basswood, maple.
Arden Carlson
"untitled"
2025
pine, poplar, basswood, maple, found wood.
.
Arden Carlson
"tying the ends to the center"
2025
basswood, maple.
This object is on view in our Permanent Collection at the Museum for Art in Wood.
Hayley Smith
"Flamenco"
2002
English Sycamore, Paint.
Hayley Smith
"Flamenco"
2002
English Sycamore, Paint.
October 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This object is on view in our Permanent Collection at the Museum for Art in Wood.
Hayley Smith
"Flamenco"
2002
English Sycamore, Paint.
Hayley Smith
"Flamenco"
2002
English Sycamore, Paint.
For this piece, Michelle Holzapfel utilized the technique of "pyrography" to enhance the depth and texture her carving.
A 3-axis vase, carved off lathe at each end.
On view in the Permanent Collection:
Michelle Holzapfel
"Greenman Vase #1"
1989
Red Maple Burl, Tung Oil.
A 3-axis vase, carved off lathe at each end.
On view in the Permanent Collection:
Michelle Holzapfel
"Greenman Vase #1"
1989
Red Maple Burl, Tung Oil.
October 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
For this piece, Michelle Holzapfel utilized the technique of "pyrography" to enhance the depth and texture her carving.
A 3-axis vase, carved off lathe at each end.
On view in the Permanent Collection:
Michelle Holzapfel
"Greenman Vase #1"
1989
Red Maple Burl, Tung Oil.
A 3-axis vase, carved off lathe at each end.
On view in the Permanent Collection:
Michelle Holzapfel
"Greenman Vase #1"
1989
Red Maple Burl, Tung Oil.
The work of 2025 WARP Wood Artist Fellow Allen Laing
Allen Laing
"Xylomedical Manual (Philly)"
2025
Found Woods.
Allen Laing
"Holey Grail"
2025
Found woods.
Allen Laing
"Neverending Pie Expander (∞πˣ)"
2025
Found woods.
Allen Laing
"Xylomedical Manual (Philly)"
2025
Found Woods.
Allen Laing
"Holey Grail"
2025
Found woods.
Allen Laing
"Neverending Pie Expander (∞πˣ)"
2025
Found woods.
September 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The work of 2025 WARP Wood Artist Fellow Allen Laing
Allen Laing
"Xylomedical Manual (Philly)"
2025
Found Woods.
Allen Laing
"Holey Grail"
2025
Found woods.
Allen Laing
"Neverending Pie Expander (∞πˣ)"
2025
Found woods.
Allen Laing
"Xylomedical Manual (Philly)"
2025
Found Woods.
Allen Laing
"Holey Grail"
2025
Found woods.
Allen Laing
"Neverending Pie Expander (∞πˣ)"
2025
Found woods.
Throwback to 2015, exactly 10 years ago. The Museum for Art in Wood's annual residency program WARP Wood was called the ITE (International Turning Exchange). The 2015 ITE allTURNatives exhibition featured the work of 7 ITE Fellows, all creating and presenting work from the 2-month residency.
September 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Throwback to 2015, exactly 10 years ago. The Museum for Art in Wood's annual residency program WARP Wood was called the ITE (International Turning Exchange). The 2015 ITE allTURNatives exhibition featured the work of 7 ITE Fellows, all creating and presenting work from the 2-month residency.
"Palmipedius Spiraloides" by Henri Groll.
Made with Cherry Wood in 2001, this piece belongs to a brand new collection of objects recently donated by Fleur Bresler.
Now in our Permanent collection.
Made with Cherry Wood in 2001, this piece belongs to a brand new collection of objects recently donated by Fleur Bresler.
Now in our Permanent collection.
September 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"Palmipedius Spiraloides" by Henri Groll.
Made with Cherry Wood in 2001, this piece belongs to a brand new collection of objects recently donated by Fleur Bresler.
Now in our Permanent collection.
Made with Cherry Wood in 2001, this piece belongs to a brand new collection of objects recently donated by Fleur Bresler.
Now in our Permanent collection.
Morgan Hill's "Bad Habits" collection is available here at the museum. artwork is exhibited nationally and internationally, and can be found in a handful of public and private collections... including in the Museum for art in Wood Store in Philadelphia.
September 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Morgan Hill's "Bad Habits" collection is available here at the museum. artwork is exhibited nationally and internationally, and can be found in a handful of public and private collections... including in the Museum for art in Wood Store in Philadelphia.
This piece is a part of a recent object donation from Fleur Bresler to the Museum for Art in Wood. We now have large number of incredible brand new objects inthe Museum's Permanent Collection, and we are thrilled to announce they will soon be on view.
Michelle Holzapfel
"Yoga Bowl"
1997
Michelle Holzapfel
"Yoga Bowl"
1997
September 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This piece is a part of a recent object donation from Fleur Bresler to the Museum for Art in Wood. We now have large number of incredible brand new objects inthe Museum's Permanent Collection, and we are thrilled to announce they will soon be on view.
Michelle Holzapfel
"Yoga Bowl"
1997
Michelle Holzapfel
"Yoga Bowl"
1997
The work of 2025 WARP Wood Artist Fellow Klara Knutsson.
Klara Knutsson is an artist working with marquetry in Stockholm, Sweden.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
"Fragment 2"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Fragment 3"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Paper over city"
2025
Veneer, MDF.
Klara Knutsson is an artist working with marquetry in Stockholm, Sweden.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
"Fragment 2"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Fragment 3"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Paper over city"
2025
Veneer, MDF.
August 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The work of 2025 WARP Wood Artist Fellow Klara Knutsson.
Klara Knutsson is an artist working with marquetry in Stockholm, Sweden.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
"Fragment 2"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Fragment 3"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Paper over city"
2025
Veneer, MDF.
Klara Knutsson is an artist working with marquetry in Stockholm, Sweden.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
"Fragment 2"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Fragment 3"
2025
Veneer, MDF, oak frame.
"Paper over city"
2025
Veneer, MDF.
Currently on view in the Permanent Collection:
Marc Ricourt
"Vessel #6"
2001
Oak, Vinegar.
Marc Ricourt
"Vessel #6"
2001
Oak, Vinegar.
August 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Currently on view in the Permanent Collection:
Marc Ricourt
"Vessel #6"
2001
Oak, Vinegar.
Marc Ricourt
"Vessel #6"
2001
Oak, Vinegar.
The work of one of our 2025 WARP Wood Artists Fellow Nifemi Ogunro.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
Nifemi Ogunro
"Where the North Meets the South"
2025
Bendable Plywood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"First Cousins "
2025
Found wood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"A Fish Nailed to A Cross"
2025
Found Wood.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
Nifemi Ogunro
"Where the North Meets the South"
2025
Bendable Plywood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"First Cousins "
2025
Found wood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"A Fish Nailed to A Cross"
2025
Found Wood.
August 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The work of one of our 2025 WARP Wood Artists Fellow Nifemi Ogunro.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
Nifemi Ogunro
"Where the North Meets the South"
2025
Bendable Plywood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"First Cousins "
2025
Found wood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"A Fish Nailed to A Cross"
2025
Found Wood.
On view in at the Museum for Art in Wood:
Nifemi Ogunro
"Where the North Meets the South"
2025
Bendable Plywood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"First Cousins "
2025
Found wood.
.
Nifemi Ogunro
"A Fish Nailed to A Cross"
2025
Found Wood.
Fraternal Twins...
Alan Adler's Manzanita Burl Vessels currently available for purchase at the Museum for Art in wood.
Alan Adler's Manzanita Burl Vessels currently available for purchase at the Museum for Art in wood.
August 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Fraternal Twins...
Alan Adler's Manzanita Burl Vessels currently available for purchase at the Museum for Art in wood.
Alan Adler's Manzanita Burl Vessels currently available for purchase at the Museum for Art in wood.
A delicate column piece from Jack Shelly, created over 20 years ago.
Currently on view in the Museum's Permanent Collection:
Jack Shelly
"Untitled"
2003
Locust.
5.25" x 2.50"
Currently on view in the Museum's Permanent Collection:
Jack Shelly
"Untitled"
2003
Locust.
5.25" x 2.50"
August 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
A delicate column piece from Jack Shelly, created over 20 years ago.
Currently on view in the Museum's Permanent Collection:
Jack Shelly
"Untitled"
2003
Locust.
5.25" x 2.50"
Currently on view in the Museum's Permanent Collection:
Jack Shelly
"Untitled"
2003
Locust.
5.25" x 2.50"
2025 WARP Wood Artist Fellow Edgar Orlaineta.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Modern Wood Sculpture"
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Alter Ego-Masks: Their Art and Use
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta + Klara Knutsson
"Window With Leaves"
2025
Vaneer, MDF, Walnut.
On view now.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Modern Wood Sculpture"
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Alter Ego-Masks: Their Art and Use
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta + Klara Knutsson
"Window With Leaves"
2025
Vaneer, MDF, Walnut.
On view now.
August 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
2025 WARP Wood Artist Fellow Edgar Orlaineta.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Modern Wood Sculpture"
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Alter Ego-Masks: Their Art and Use
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta + Klara Knutsson
"Window With Leaves"
2025
Vaneer, MDF, Walnut.
On view now.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Modern Wood Sculpture"
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta
"Alter Ego-Masks: Their Art and Use
2025
Wood, Acrylic Paint, Book.
.
Edgar Orlaineta + Klara Knutsson
"Window With Leaves"
2025
Vaneer, MDF, Walnut.
On view now.
On view in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
John Jordan
"Red Maple Jar"
1991
Red Maple.
11.25" x 6.50"
Donated by Lawrence and Phyllis Sager
2022.08.05.005.28
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John Jordan
"Red Maple Jar"
1991
Red Maple.
11.25" x 6.50"
Donated by Lawrence and Phyllis Sager
2022.08.05.005.28
OBJ 1288
August 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On view in the Museum for Art in Wood Permanent Collection:
John Jordan
"Red Maple Jar"
1991
Red Maple.
11.25" x 6.50"
Donated by Lawrence and Phyllis Sager
2022.08.05.005.28
OBJ 1288
John Jordan
"Red Maple Jar"
1991
Red Maple.
11.25" x 6.50"
Donated by Lawrence and Phyllis Sager
2022.08.05.005.28
OBJ 1288
Our new exhibition "A Plank in a Shipwreck: The Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood 2025" opened at the Museum for Art in Wood over the weekend.
On view now, through October 26, 2025.
Read more about the 2025 WARP Wood Show here:
museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/a...
On view now, through October 26, 2025.
Read more about the 2025 WARP Wood Show here:
museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/a...
August 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Our new exhibition "A Plank in a Shipwreck: The Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood 2025" opened at the Museum for Art in Wood over the weekend.
On view now, through October 26, 2025.
Read more about the 2025 WARP Wood Show here:
museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/a...
On view now, through October 26, 2025.
Read more about the 2025 WARP Wood Show here:
museumforartinwood.org/exhibition/a...
Currently on view in the Permanent Collection:
Luc Deroo
"Nid De Fourmi"
2010
Honey locust.
13" x 9"
Donated by the Artist
2010.08.06.001
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Luc Deroo
"Nid De Fourmi"
2010
Honey locust.
13" x 9"
Donated by the Artist
2010.08.06.001
OBJ 705
August 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Currently on view in the Permanent Collection:
Luc Deroo
"Nid De Fourmi"
2010
Honey locust.
13" x 9"
Donated by the Artist
2010.08.06.001
OBJ 705
Luc Deroo
"Nid De Fourmi"
2010
Honey locust.
13" x 9"
Donated by the Artist
2010.08.06.001
OBJ 705
The 2025 WARP Wood residency exhibition "A Plank in a Shipwreck" opens tonight at the Museum for Art in Wood. For two months this residency program has tested each artist’s capacity to float, flail, and ultimately surface with something new.
Tonight from 5-8pm.
On view Aug 1 – Oct 26, 2025
Tonight from 5-8pm.
On view Aug 1 – Oct 26, 2025
August 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The 2025 WARP Wood residency exhibition "A Plank in a Shipwreck" opens tonight at the Museum for Art in Wood. For two months this residency program has tested each artist’s capacity to float, flail, and ultimately surface with something new.
Tonight from 5-8pm.
On view Aug 1 – Oct 26, 2025
Tonight from 5-8pm.
On view Aug 1 – Oct 26, 2025
Opening this Friday, August 1st.
The Museum’s annual summer exhibition represents the culmination of the Windgate Wood Arts Residency Program (WARP-Wood), a two-month arts residency program.
Opening during August's First Friday festivities in Old City.
5:30- 8pm, At the Museum for Art in Wood.
The Museum’s annual summer exhibition represents the culmination of the Windgate Wood Arts Residency Program (WARP-Wood), a two-month arts residency program.
Opening during August's First Friday festivities in Old City.
5:30- 8pm, At the Museum for Art in Wood.
July 28, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Opening this Friday, August 1st.
The Museum’s annual summer exhibition represents the culmination of the Windgate Wood Arts Residency Program (WARP-Wood), a two-month arts residency program.
Opening during August's First Friday festivities in Old City.
5:30- 8pm, At the Museum for Art in Wood.
The Museum’s annual summer exhibition represents the culmination of the Windgate Wood Arts Residency Program (WARP-Wood), a two-month arts residency program.
Opening during August's First Friday festivities in Old City.
5:30- 8pm, At the Museum for Art in Wood.
On view in our current exhibition "Cinders: Burned, Scorched, and Pyrographed Works in Wood"
On view May 2 – September 21, 2025.
Curated by Amrut Mishra.
Graeme Priddle
"Untitled"
2002
Kauri.
2.50" x 4.25"
Donated by Joe Seltzer
2006.08.18.001.13
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On view May 2 – September 21, 2025.
Curated by Amrut Mishra.
Graeme Priddle
"Untitled"
2002
Kauri.
2.50" x 4.25"
Donated by Joe Seltzer
2006.08.18.001.13
OBJ 545
July 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
On view in our current exhibition "Cinders: Burned, Scorched, and Pyrographed Works in Wood"
On view May 2 – September 21, 2025.
Curated by Amrut Mishra.
Graeme Priddle
"Untitled"
2002
Kauri.
2.50" x 4.25"
Donated by Joe Seltzer
2006.08.18.001.13
OBJ 545
On view May 2 – September 21, 2025.
Curated by Amrut Mishra.
Graeme Priddle
"Untitled"
2002
Kauri.
2.50" x 4.25"
Donated by Joe Seltzer
2006.08.18.001.13
OBJ 545