curriculum vitae
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Exhibitions
2019 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival - Seattle WA
2018 Equinox Studios Very Open House, Equinox Studios - Seattle, WA
2018 Heaven & Earth X: Flourish, Carkeek Park - Seattle, WA
2018 Kirkland Summerfest - Kirkland, WA
2018 Crested Butte Arts Festival - Crested Butte, CO
2018 Bellevue Art Museum Fair - Bellevue, WA
2018 Woodinville Arts Alliance Studio Tour - Woodinville, WA
2018 Visual Impressions, Ryan James Fine Arts - Kirkland, WA
2018 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival - Seattle, WA
2017 Equinox Studios Very Open House, Equinox Studios - Seattle, WA
2017 Art for the Home, The Island Gallery - Bainbridge Island, WA
2017 Luminata, Green Lake Park - Seattle, WA
2017 Lusio Light, Volunteer Park - Seattle, WA
2017 Hybrid Architecture presents: Urban Smiths - Seattle, WA
2017 Bellevue Art Museum Fair - Bellevue, WA
2017 Lighting Up Spring, The Island Gallery - Bainbridge Island, WA
2017 Budding Out, The Island Gallery - Bainbridge Island, WA
2017 Bemis Arts Spring Show - Seattle, WA
2016 Cocktail Culture, Northwest Woodworkers Gallery - Seattle, WA
2016 Art in the Garden - Bellevue, WA
2016 Deliberating Angles Solo Exhibition, Northwest Woodworkers Gallery - Seattle, WA
2016 Equinox Studios 10th Anniversary Show, Equinox Studios - Seattle, WA
2016 Bellevue Art Museum Fair - Bellevue, WA
2015 7th Annual Rising Star Furniture Show, Northwest Woodworkers Gallery - Seattle WA
2015 Wood Odysseys, The Island Gallery - Bainbridge Island, WA
2015 Bellevue Art Museum Fair - Bellevue, WA
2014 Bellevue Festival of the Arts - Bellevue, WA
Awards and Grants
2015 1st place ‘Rising Star Furniture Show’ Northwest Woodworkers Gallery - Seattle WA
2015 Carol Duke Award of Excellence Bellevue Arts Museum Fair - Bellevue WA
Collaborative Work
2017 ‘Crash’ fabrication lead for Lucien Pellegrin steel / glass
2017 ‘Sweet Entanglement’ collaboration with KT Hancock steel / glass
2016 ‘Emerald City Lantern’ collaboration with KT Hancock steel / glass
2016 ‘Emerald City Cornerstone’ collaboration with KT Hancock steel / glass
Professional Experience
2013 - Present Carleton Fine Work
2012 - 2013 Stainless TIG sanitary fabrication piping and mechanical - Everett, WA
2011 - 2012 Stainless steel TIG sanitary fabrication - Seattle, WA, Alaska, Busan, South Korea
2004 - 2011 Woodwork sanding, finishing, custom dye and organic chemical finishes - Seattle, WA
2007 - 2009 Aluminum large craft fabrication - Seattle, WA
2007 Steel, aluminum and stainless fabrication - Seattle, WA
1999 - 2007 Introduction to MIG, TIG and general metal working practices
Publications
Chelsea Lin, “A Bothell Artist Is Mixing Wood and Metal to Create These Custom Furniture Pieces,” Seattle Magazine, July 2018.
https://www.seattlemag.com/home-and-garden/bothell-artist-mixing-wood-and-metal-create-these-custom-furniture-pieces
M. Mouton: “When metal, wood and glass have hopes and dreams they go to Sean Carleton.” Art Class Diary, June 2018. http://www.artclassdiary.com/2018/10/when-metal-wood-and-glass-have-hopes_23.html
“Local makers showcase: Sean Carleton,” Interiors by Popov, March 2017.
https://www.bypopov.com/single-post/2017/03/16/LOCAL-MAKERS-SHOWCASE-SEAN-CARLETON
Abel, Kirsten, “Local Craftsman Merges Fine Art and Functionality,” The Woodinville Weekly, October 2016. http://www.nwnews.com/index.php/news-features/features/13770-local-craftsman-merges-fine-art-andfunctionality
Guthrie, Patricia, “Marvels of Metal and Wood,” The Herald Business Journal, October 2016. https://www.heraldnet.com/business/marvels-of-metal-and-wood
“Out of Line but Totally on Point”, Interior Design Magazine: Spring Market Tabloid, 2015 “Northwest Woodworkers Gallery Rising Stars,” Woodworker West, July-August 2015
Collections
Private collections held in the World