Shaker Eleven Drawer Steel Apothecary Cabinet by Jim Rose

Jim Rose Legacy Collection
Eleven drawer cabinet
found steel with natural rust patina
Measures: 14 H x 20 W x 8 D in
35.56 H x 50.80 W x 20.32 D cm
JR0265

Jim Rose (1966-2023)

Bio
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee’s Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist’s work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.

Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin

Education

1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate, Photography, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Selected Exhibitions

2020 Unseen, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2019 SOFA Chicago 2019, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2018 SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
Art Market Hamptons, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Bridgehampton, NY
Art on Paper, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY
2017 SOFA Chicago 2017, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2016 SOFA Chicago 2016, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, Wi
2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
NEO, Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
ICFF, Furniture Society, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY
2014 SOFA Chicago 2014, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Vahki Revisited, The Enduring Spirit of a Craft Collection” Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ
SOFA Chicago 2013, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Fearless Furniture, Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, IN
Inaugural Exhibition, Museum Wisconsin of Art, West Bend, WI
2012 SOFA Chicago 2012, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Sitting Pretty: Furniture from RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum, WI
Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2011 Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, WI
SOFA Chicago 2011, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Living with Art, Strohl Art Center, Chautauqua Institution, NY
SOFA Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Summer in Wisconsin, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
SOFA Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
High Honors, James Watrous Gallery, Madison, WI
2008 Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary, Museum of Art and Design, NY
SOFA Chicago 2008, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007 Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Art Association, Jackson, WY
SOFA Chicago 2007, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Houston Ctr for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2006 SOFA Chicago 2006, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Show us Your Drawers, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Marriage of the Minds, Fairfield Center for Contemporary Art, Sturgeon Bay, WI
27th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ
Containers of All Dimensions, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ
2005 SOFA Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Transformation 5: Contemporary Works in Found Materials, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2004 SOFA Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Right at Home: American Studio Furniture, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Am Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
American Collections, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
More Than Drawers-Wisconsin Cabinets, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Objects of Wonder, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2003 SOFA Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Planting, Potting and Pruning, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI
New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Men at Work, Miller Art Museum, Sturgeon Bay, WI
2002 SOFA Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Case Pieces: Contemporary Studio Furniture, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Univ of WI-Madison
Sitting Pretty: Contemporary Wisconsin Chairs, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2001 SOFA Chicago 2001, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
Anything with a Drawer – Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
23rd Annual Contemporary Crafts – Award Recipient, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 SOFA Chicago 2000, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
New Talent in Craft, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin
Who Knows Where or When, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, Wisconsin
Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 SOFA Chicago 1999, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
The End is Near! Artists look at the 20th Century, Wustum Museum of Fine Art, Racine, WI
Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL

Selected Collections

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, Arizona
The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, Indianapolis, Indiana
The Chipstone Foundation, Fox Point, Wisconsin
Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend, Wisconsin

Awards

2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

Publications

“Selected Artists of Door County” Stonehill Publishing, 2016
“Galvanized Chest” Door County Living Magazine, Autumn 2012
“100 Artists of the Midwest” Schiffer Books, 2012
“Piecework” American Craft Magazine, February 2012
“Hiding Places, Memory in the Arts” John Michael Kohler Arts Center, June 2011
“Second Lives, Remixing the Ordinary” Museum of Arts and Design, NY, August 2008
“Studio Furniture” Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC, May 2008
“Discoveries by Designers” Architectural Digest, December 2005
“Contemporary Metal Furniture” Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 2003
“Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” American Craft Magazine, October 2002
“Contemporary Studio Case Furniture: The Inside Story” Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002
“Chicago Style” House and Garden Magazine, June 2001
“Portfolio” American Craft Magazine, December 2000.