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ACC Craft Fair in Baltimore, American Craft Council, Baltimore, Maryland, 1979, 1991, 1993, 1995-2007
The Smithsonian Craft Show, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1991, 1993-1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
West Palm Beach Craft Show, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2005, 2006
American Craft Exposition, Evanston, Illinois, 1993, 1995-2005
Washington Craft Expo, Craft's America, Washington, DC, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1999-2003, 2005-2006
Philadelphia Craft Show, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991-1995, 1998-2001, 2003-2004
Craft Boston, Society of Arts & Crafts – Boston, Massachusetts, 2003, 2004
Crafts at the Castle, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004
ACC Craft Fair in Atlanta, American Craft Council, Atlanta, Georgia, 1990, 1991, 2004
ACC Craft Fair in St. Paul, American Craft Council, St. Paul, Minneapolis, 2001
ACC Craft Fair in San Francisco, American Craft Council, San Francisco, California, 1992
ACC Craft Fair in West Springfield, American Craft Council, West Springfield, Massachusetts, 1984, 1985, 1992
Westchester Craft Show, Craft's America, Westchester County, New York, 1994

Selected Exhibitions:

Craft in America, Expanding Traditions, National Touring Exhibition, April 2007 – September 2009

Containment, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, CA, January – April 2007

The Emma Lake International Collaboration, Saskatchewan, Canada, July 2006

Our Turn Now: Artists Speak Out in Wood, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH, January – March 2006

Collectors of Wood Art Forum , Ironwood Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa., September, 2005

West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Department of Culture and History, Charleston, West Virginia, 2005
Ironwood Gallery, CWA Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
Celebrating Nature, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA, 2004
Spotlight 2005, Tamarack, ACC SW Exhibition, Beckley, WV, 2004
SOFA Chicago, CWA Collectors Choice Exhibit, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, 2002
Woodturning in North America Since 1930, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 2001; Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 2002, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, 2002
Objects for Use: Handmade by Design, American Craft Museum, New York, NY, 2001-2002
Turned Wood , Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2000-2002, 2004, 2006-2007
SOFA Chicago, del Mano Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL , 1998-2001
The Birthday Party, Brand Art Gallery, Glendale, CA, 2001
Collectors of Wood Art Forum, del Mano Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2000
Living With Form, The Horn Collection of Contemporary Craft, The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR, 2000
West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Department of Culture and History, Charleston, West Virginia, 1999-2000
SOFA Chicago, CWA Collectors Choice Exhibit, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, 1999
Nutensils, Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli, PA, 1999
Art in Embassies Program, American Embassy, Brussels, Belgium, 1998-2001
Expressions in Wood: Masterworks from The Wornick Collection, Oakland Museum of California, 1997; McAllen International Museum, McAllen, Texas, 1997; American Craft Museum, New York, 1998
Moving Beyond Tradition: A Turned-Wood Invitational, The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1997
Craftsmanship - High Tech - Low Tech, Birke Art Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, 1997
Challenge V, Lathe-Turned Objects, The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993-97
West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Department of Culture & History, Charleston, West Virginia, 1995-96
Return to Beauty, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Delaware, 1995
A Celebration of Sierra Woods: Objects of Art & Utility, North Columbia Schoolhouse Cultural Center, Nevada City, CA, 1994
Holiday Table Top Show, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993
The Year of American Craft Exhibition, Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV, 1993-94
The Year of American Craft Exhibition, West Virginia Department of Cultural and History, Charleston, WV, 1993
The Year of American Craft Exhibition, Sunrise Museums, Charleston, WV, 1993
The Year of American Craft Exhibition, Arts & Letters Series, Governor's Mansion, State of West Virginia, 1993
Redefining The Lathe Turned Object, Arizona State University, 1992
Group Show, Ten Arrow Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1992
West Virginia - A Contemporary Focus, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, Delaware, 1990
Contemporary Works in Wood, The Dairy Barn Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts Center, Athens, Ohio, 1986, 1989
The Medium is Wood, Pro-Art Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, 1987
Sculptural Spoons, Pro- Art Gallery, St Louis, Missouri, 1986
Invitational Traveling Craft Exhibit, Huntington Galleries, Huntington, West Virginia, 1985-86
West Virginia Crafts, Renwick Gallery Invitational Exhibit, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1978
West Virginia Crafts, Union Carbide Gallery, New York, New York, 1977

Collections:

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit, Michigan
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, Massachussetts
Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Raleigh, North Carolina

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, North Carolina
Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama
Museum of Art & Design, New York, New York
Renwick Gallery Permanent Collection, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
The Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
West Virginia Department of Culture & History Permanent Collection, Charleston, West Virginia
Woodcraft Supply Corporation, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

Awards:

Award of Excellence, The Smithsonian Craft Show, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1996, 2000, 2002
Newtensil Exhibit, Wharton Esherick Museum, Paoli, PA, 1999
Wharton Esherick Award, The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, 1998
Best in Wood, Washington Craft Expo, Washington, 1997
Best in Wood, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, Illinois, 1996
Honorable Mention, The Smithsonian Craft Show, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1995
Craft Fellowship Award & Exhibit, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, Charleston, WV, 1993-94
Award of Excellence, West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Spoon From a Forgotten Ceremony, 1991
Governor's Award of Excellence, West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Fraternal Twins, 1989
Governor's Award of Excellence, West Virginia Juried Exhibition, Autumn Hare, 1981

Publications:

Celebrating Nature, Craft & Folk Art Museum, 2004
Wood Art Today, Dona Meilach, 2003
Objects for Use: Handmade by Design, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001
Woodturning in North America Since 1930, 2001
The Fine Art of Wood, The Bohlen Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, 2000
Living With Form, The Horn Collection of Contemporary Craft, The Arkansas Arts Center, 2000
The Woodworker’s Visual Guide to Pricing Your Work, Kerry Pierce, Popular Woodworking Books, 1999
Skilled Work, American Craft in the Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1998
Expressions in Wood: Masterworks from The Wornick Collection, Oakland Museum of California, 1997
Moving Beyond Tradition: A Turned-Wood Invitational, The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1997
The Art of Elegant Wood Kitchenware, Sterling Publishing Company, 1996
Challenge V: International Lathe-Turned Objects, The Wood Turning Center, 1993
Fine Woodworking Design Books I, III, V & VlI, 1979, 1983, 1990, 1996

Periodicals & Other:

Woodwork, The Spoonish Sculptures of Norm Sartorius, Cover and feature article, June 2006

Carol Duvall, H&G TV, 2001
Turning Points, Wood Turning Center, Philadelphia, Winter 1999-2000
American Style, Summer 1998
The Craft Report, September 1995
Woodshop News, Cover Feature, June 1995
Home Magazine, October 1994
Woodwork, Gallery of Woodwork, June 1994, December 1993
Woodcraft Supply, Cover Feature, February 1994
Washington Post, Washington Home, April 1993
Woodturning, Official Journal of the Guild of MasterCraftsman, England, March/April 1993
American Craft, Gallery, February-March 1992, & Gallery, April-May 1994
Fine Woodworking, October 1991
American Craft, Portfolio, August-September 1991