CSW Art Alum Series: Aspen Golann '05
Please join us for our CSW ART ALUM Series
We will feature Aspen Golann ‘05
Wednesday, February 24th
7-8pm
Please join the CSW community in welcoming Aspen Golann ‘05 back to CSW. Aspen will share her journey from CSW student to her current work in the art and woodworking world. Hear about how Aspen's CSW experience shapes her work.
Hosted by Alison Safford, art faculty member
Aspen Golann is an artist and studio furniture maker, currently living in Penland, NC where she runs the Wood Studio at The Penland School of Craft. She specializes in 17th & 18th century style furniture which she blends with a background in fine art, sculpture and textiles.
Aspen holds a degree from the acclaimed North Bennet Street School in Boston, MA where she studied American Period Furniture. Golann’s work has been exhibited nationally and is published in Fine Woodworking Magazine, American Period Furniture, Lost Art Press Blog, Luxe Magazine, Art New England, and artscope. She teaches at many craft schools around the country including Penland School of Craft, Haystack School of Crafts, Lie Nielsen Tool Works, Florida School of Woodwork, Austin School of Furniture & Design, and A Workshop of Our Own. She has received funding for her work from The Massachusetts Cultural Council, The Society of American Period Furniture Makers, Anderson Ranch Art Center, The Maloof Foundation and was awarded the 2020 John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship by The Society of Arts & Crafts. She serves on the board of A Workshop of Our Own and as an ambassador to the board of Fine Woodworking Magazine.
The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive high school for day and boarding students in grades 9–12 and PG. CSW's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning, meaningful relationships, and a dynamic program that inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to their school, their community and the world.