Artist

Matthias Pliessnig

born New Orleans, LA 1978
Born
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Active in
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Works by this artist (1 item)

Matthias Pliessnig, Drift, 2011, white oak and bamboo, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2011.32, © 2011, Matthias Pliessnig
Drift
Date2011
white oak and bamboo
Not on view

Exhibitions

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History in the Making: Renwick Craft Invitational 2011
March 24, 2011July 30, 2011
History in the Making: Renwick Craft Invitational 2011 presents the work of silversmith Ubaldo Vitali, ceramic artist Cliff Lee, glass artist Judith Schaechter, and furnituremaker Matthias Pliessnig.
Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.

Related Books

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History in the Making: Renwick Craft Invitational 2011
Features four extraordinary artists whose work explores the deep roots of contemporary American craft and decorative arts: Ubaldo Vitali, Cliff Lee, Judith Schaechter, and Mathias Pliessnig. Authors Nicholas R. Bell, Ulysses Grant Dietz, and Andrew Wagner examine how each artist mines and transcends tradition.