STEPHEN HATCHER · FINE ART WOODTURNING AND SCULPTURE
About the Artist
Stephen Hatcher was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1953. He showed an early aptitude for realistic drawing, and after finishing high school earned income as a painter of murals. Though art has been a lifetime interest, several years at the University of Washington led to degreesin Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. During his 20-year career as an electronics entrepreneur, Stephen developed numerous cutting-edge devices for the wireless communications industry. Retiring from this field in 2000, he returned to art through his interests in wood turning and stone carving. Merging these techniques led to his unique style of artwork.
Selected Collections
- Jeffrey Bernstein and Judy Chernoff Collection, Laurel, MD
- Robert M. Bohlen Collection, Brighton, MI
- Jerry Drown Collection, Gatlinburg, TN
- John and Patti Hill Collection, Ashville, NC
- David Long Collection, Cleveland, OH
- David Wright Collection, Los Angeles, CA
- Arrowmont School of the Arts Permanent Collection, Gatlinburg, TN
- American Association of Woodturners Permanent Collection, St. Paul, MN
- Sonny and Gloria Kamm, Kamm Teapot Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
- Laricina Energy Ltd Corporate Collection, Alberta, Canada
Selected Exhibitions
- 2010 Out of the Box: The Art of Wood, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
- 2010 Temple Arts Festival, Nashville, TN
- 2010 Against the Grain Invitational, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2009 Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), w/del Mano Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2009 Spirit of the Southwest, American Association of Woodturners, Albuquerque, NM
- 2009 AAW Exhibition, Craft Organization Development Association conference, Minneapolis, MN
- 2009 SOFA Exposition, w/D&M Fine Art Gallery, New York, NY
- 2009 Turning to the Future, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, NC
- 2009 Spring Faculty Exhibition, Arrowmont School of the Arts, Gatlinburg, TN
- 2009 Turned and Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2009 Restful Places, American Association of Woodturners, St. Paul, MN
- 2008 SOFA Exposition, w/del Mano Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2008 Turned for Use II, American Association of Woodturners, Richmond, VA
- 2008 SOFA Exposition, w/del Mano Gallery, New York, NY
- 2008 Spheres, American Association of Woodturners, Richmond, VA
- 2008 Turned and Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008 Eighth Contemporary Wood Invitational, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
- 2008 Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008 Selected Works, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2008 Collectors of Wood Art Forum, Scottsdale, AZ
- 2008 Woodturning Over the Edge, University of Idaho, Pritchard Gallery, Moscow, ID
- 2007 SOFA Exposition, w/del Mano Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2007 Turned and Sculptured Wood, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2007 Turning Green, American Association of Woodturners, Oregon College of Art, Portland, OR
- 2007 SOFA Exposition, w/del Mano Gallery, New York, NY
- 2007 Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2007 Seventh Contemporary Wood Invitational, American Art Company, Tacoma, WA
- 2007 Small Treasures, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2006 SOFA Exposition, w/del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2006 "Contain It" Invitational, Snohomish Council of the Arts, Everett, WA
- 2006 "ZEN" Invitational, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2006 SOFA Exposition, w/del Mano Gallery, New York, NY
- 2006 Woodturning on the Edge, Artist Invitational, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
- 2005 Visions IX, International Juried Exhibition, Basilica Foundation, KY
- 2005 15th Annual Snohomish Council of the Arts, Juried Exhibit, Everett, WA
- 2005 reTURN to the Land of Oz, American Assoc. of Woodturners, Int'l Juried Exhibition, touring
- 2005 Art Beneath the Bark - A Celebration of Woodturning Int'l Juried Exhibition, Portland, OR
- 2005 Exhibit of Northwest Contemporary Woodturning, Olympia, WA
- 2004 Solo Exhibit "Nature's Turn", The Real Mother Goose Gallery, Portland, OR
- 2004 Solo Exhibit "The Art of Stephen Hatcher", Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery, Seattle, WA
- 2004 From Sea to Odyssey, American Association of Woodturners, Int'l Juried Exhibition, touring
- 2004 All About Art Invitational, Seattle, Washington
- 2003 Art for Life Invitational, Portland, Oregon
- 2003 14th Annual Snohomish Council of the Arts, Juried Exhibit, Everett, WA
- 2000 Exhibit of Northwest Contemporary Woodturning, Washington
- 1999 Mt. Rainier Centennial Exhibit, Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, Washington
Selected Awards
- 2006 1st Place Sculpture Division, Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery "Box and Container Show"
- 2005 1st Place in Northwest Fine Woodworking Gallery "Box and Container Show"
- 2005 1st Place Open Division West Coast Woodturning Competition
- 2005 2nd Place in 3D Art at the 14th Annual Snohomish Juried Exhibit
- 2003 West Coast Woodturning Competition "The Judges Award of Merit"
- 2003 West Coast Woodturning Competition "Peoples Choice I and II"
- 2003 1st Place Rockler National Woodturning Contest
- 2003 1st Place in 3D Art at the 14th Annual Snohomish Juried Exhibit
- 2000 1st Place Arbortech North American Carving Competition
Selected Publications
- 2009 "Stephen Hatcher", Naples Illustrated Magazine, July 2009
- 2008 "Masters: Woodturning", Lark Publications, March 2009
- 2008 "Let’s Do Tea", back cover of American Woodturner Magazine
- 2007 "Innovative Artists", SouthWest Art Magazine, December 2007
- November 2005 Cover Photo of "Spring Arrives" Platter, Art Calendar magazine
- 2005 Introducing Techniques & Projects V, American Woodturnermagazine, 2 articles
- May 2005 artist profile "Everybody must get stoned! -Bob Dylan", by Michael Dresdner, Woodworkers Journal Ezine
- Spring 2005 "Platter Gallery", American Woodturner magazine
- Spring 2004 "Creating Imagery with Stone Inlay", Woodturning Design Magazine
- Winter 2004 Cover Photograph and Profile "Stephen Hatcher - Nature's Wood and Stone Artist", Woodturning Design
- 2004 500 Wooden Bowls book, Lark Publications, p 153,337
- 2004 400 Wooden Boxes book, Lark Publications, p 114-115