Summer 2012
GRANTS
COMMERCIAL
INSTALLATIONS
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
SHOWS,
EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS
- THE LOUVRE, MUSEE DES ARTS DECORATIF, PARIS
- MUSEE DE POUPEES, JOSSELIN, FRANCE
- THE WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION, WASHINGTON, DC
- SEKIGUCHI DOLL MUSEUM, IZU, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN
- ROSALIE WHYLE DOLL MUSEUM, BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON
- MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES, MACON, GA
- TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM, NASHVILLE, TN
- ARROWMONT SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CRAFTS, GATLINBURG, TN
- SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CRAFT GUILD, PERMANENT COLLECTION, ASHEVILLE, NC
- NUMEROUS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS WORLDWIDE
- GLADY AND ROSS FAERIES CRAFTS FELLOWSHIP
- TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION
- "THE CHESS PLAYERS" - 36"h x 48" l x 36"d - North Point Center I, Atlanta, Georgia
- "WOODLAND CONFERENCE"- Meadowview Conference Resort and Convention Center, Kingsport, Tennessee
- "FISHING" - Meridian Medical Building, Atlanta, Georgia
PUBLICATIONS
2010 Pictures, Notre Dame Review, No. 29, Winter/ Spring 2010
2007 500 HANDMADE DOLLS, AKIRA BLOUNT, JUROR, LARK BOOKS, 2007
2006 "AKIRA BLOUNT - FINDING MAGIC IN
NATURE", DOLL CRAFTER
& COSTUMING, MARCH 2006
"ART OF THE DOLL", FIBERARTS
MAGAZINE, SEP/OCT 2006
BEYOND
PAPER DOLLS, LYNNE PERRELLA, SOMERSET STUDIO, 2006
2005 "CRAFTING PERSONAL SHRINES", CAROL OWEN, LARK BOOKS, 2005
2003 "DOLL
ARTIST PROFILE - AKIRA BLOUNT", ART
DOLL QUARTERLY, SUMMER 2003
2002 GALLERY, CONTEMPORARY DOLL COLLECTOR, DECEMBER/JANUARY 2002
GALLERY, CONTEMPORARY DOLL COLLECTOR, APRIL/MAY 2002
MAKING CREATIVE CLOTH DOLLS , MARTHE LE VAN, LARK BOOKS, 2002
2001 "AKIRA AND LARRY BLOUNT: PERSONIFYING TENNESSEE", CRAFTS REPORT MAGAZINE, APRIL 2001
2000 "COVER PHOTO", CRAFTS REPORT MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY 2000
PUPPEN & SPIELZEUG, MARCH 2000
1999 "KUNSTLERPORTRAT", DOLL AMI, FEB 1999
"AKIRA BLOUNT, DOLLMAKER", CELEBRATING KNOXVILLE, SPRING 1999
"STYLE SPOTLIGHT", AMERICAN STYLE MAGAZINE, SUMMER 1999
CLOTH DOLL, FALL 1999
DOLL READER, SEPTEMBER 1999
"COLORFUL CHARACTERS", AMERICAN STYLE MAGAZINE, FALL 1999
"SHOW REPORT", SOFT DOLLS & ANIMALS, FALL 1999
NIADA ARTFORM, WINTER 1999
1998 "IN TOUCH WITH STUDIO ARTISTS", AMERICAN STYLE MAGAZINE, FALL 1998
"ANYTHING BUT PLAYTHINGS....", CRAFTS REPORT MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1998
"WRAPPED UP IN CLOTH", DOLL READER, OCT. 1998
1997 ANATOMY OF A DOLL, SUSANNA OROYAN, C & T PUBLISHING, 1997
1996 "SMITHSONIAN HIGHLIGHTS", APRIL, 1996
"THE ARTOF THE DOLL", AMERICAN CRAFT, AUGUST/SEPT. 1996
1995 THE DOLL BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, KRYSTYNA GODDU & WENDY LAVIT, ABBEVILLE PRESS, 1995
THE WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN CRAFTS, MICHAEL MONROE, ABRAMS PUBLISHERS, 1995
"AMERICAN CLOTH DOLLS, PART III, " - CONTEMPORARY DOLL COLLECTOR, JUNE/JULY 1995
1994 "AKIRA BLOUNT'S CATMAN" - CONTEMPORARY DOLL MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY, 1994
"DOLLS OF COLOR" - DOLLS : THE COLLECTORS MAGAZINE, MAY 1994 DOLL FORUM JAPAN, AUGUST 1994
1993 "FABRIC AND FANTASY DOLLS BY AKIRA" - DOLL LIFE ,OCTOBER,1993
CRAFT IN AMERICA: CELEBRATING THE CREATIVE WORK OF THE HAND, PHYLLIS GEORGE, THE SUMMIT GROUP, 1993
"A PARADE OF AMERICAN DOLL ART" - DOLLREADER, NOVEMBER 1993
"AMERICAN CRAFTS AT THE WHITE HOUSE" - WASHINGTON POST, HOME FRONT INSERT, DECEMBER 30,1993
1992 THE ART OF THE DOLL: CONTEMPORARY WORK OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN DOLL ARTISTS
"MIND DWELLERS BROGHT TO LIFE", DOLLS-THE COLLECTOR'S MAGAZINE, AUGUST, 1992
"THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DOLL ARTISTS: WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?", DOLL LIFE, APRIL, 1992
1991 FEATURE ARTICLE BY JOHN DARCY NOBLE - CONTMPORARY DOLL MAGAZINE, SPRING ISSUE, 1991
"AKIRA BLOUNT'S FABRIC FANTASIES" - DOLL ARTISTRY, JULY, 1991
1990 A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO AMERICAN CRAFTS, BY SUZANNE CARMICHAEL, DUTTON PUB.
"HOMAGE TO CLOTH DOLL ARTISTS AT THE WENHAM MUSEUM" - DOLL READER, MARCH ISSUE, 1990
"AKIRA BLOUNT'S FABRIC FANTASIES", BY DORY PITKIN, CLOTH DOLL MAGAZINE, FALL ISSUE, 1990
1989 "DOLLMAKER'S MAGIC" - DOLL READER, JUNE/JULY ISSUE, 1989
"DOZENS OF DIMENSIONS: THE CLOTH DOLL" - DOLL READER, NOVEMBER, 1989
1987 FIBERARTS DESIGN BOOK III, LARK BOOKS 1986
"PORTFOLIO" - AMERICAN CRAFT MAGAZINE, FEBRUARY/MARCH ISSUE, 1986
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CRAFT GUILD (SHCG) since 1981
TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF CRAFT ARTISTS (TACA) since 1981
PIEDMONT CRAFTSMEN INC. (PCI) since 1987
NIADA (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN DOLL ARTISTS) member since 1989
2012 Gatlinburg Fine Arts Festival at Arrowmont 2012 Achievement Award, Arrowmont School, Gatlinburg, TN
2006 ACC
CRAFT FAIR ATLANTA,
GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER, ATLANTA, GA
1st Place 3D, GATLINBURG FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, GATLINBURG, TN
2005 ACC CRAFT FAIR ATLANTA, GEORGIA DOME, ATLANTA, GA
GATLINBURG FINE ARTS FESTIVAL, GATLINBURG, TN
"AKIRA AND LARRY BLOUNT - NEW WORKS" EXHIBITION, BENNETT GALLERY, KNOXVILLE, TN
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2004 ACC CRAFT FAIR ATLANTA, GEORGIA DOME, ATLANTA, GA
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2003 ACC CRAFT FAIR ATLANTA, GEORGIA DOME, ATLANTA, GA
BEST OF SHOW, TENNESSEE CRAFTS FAIR, CENTENNIAL PARK, NASHVILLE, TN
"THE FIGURE AS OBJECT", SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CRAFT GUILD, ASHEVILLE, NC
2003 NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, NEW ORLEANS, LA
AMERICAN CRAFT EXPOSITION, EVANSTON, IL
"ARTOF TENNESSEE", THE FRIST CENTER, NASHVILLE, TN
"SOPHISTICATED FIGURES: NON-TRADITIONAL DOLLS BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS",OHIO CRAFT MUSEUM, Columbus, OH
PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW,PHILADELPHIA, PA
2002 SECOND PRIZE, "ACC ATLANTA CRAFT SHOW", ATLANTA, GA
"SHOWAND SALE", NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE", BETHESDA, MD
"THE CRAFT FAIR OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS - SUMMER SHOW", ASHEVILLE, NC
SOFA CHICAGO, IL
PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR WINSTON-SALEM, NC
2001 SECOND PRIZE, "ACC CRAFT SHOW ATLANTA" - ATLANTA, GA
"CRAFT TODAY", BENNETT GALLERY & CO, KNOXVILLE, TN
"THE CRAFT FAIR OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS", ASHEVILLE, NC
"SHOW AND SALE", NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE", ATLANTA, GA
"PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW", Philadelphia, Pa
2000 "NIADA WINTER SHOW, CFM GALLERY, NYC, NY
"ACC CRAFT SHOWATLANTA" - ATLANTA, GA
"SHOW & SALE", NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, CHICAGO, IL
1999 "ACC CRAFT SHOW ATLANTA" - ATLANTA, GA
"SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS CRAFT SHOW" - ASHEVILLE, NC
"NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE" - WASHINGTON, DC
"ACC SARASOTA CRAFT SHOW" - SARASOTA, FL
1998 "ACC CRAFT SHOW ATLANTA" - ATLANTA,GA
"INTERNATIONAL DOLL ART 98" - FRANKFURT, GERMANY
"NIADA ANNUAL CONFERENCE" - SEATTLE, WA
"DESIGNER ARTS IN SoHo" - New York City, NY
"PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR" - WINSTON-SALEM, NC
1997 "ACC CRAFT SHOWATLANTA"- ATLANTA,GA
BEST OF SHOW- TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN
ARTISTS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN CRAFTS, erl GALLERY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
"PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW", PHILADELPHIA, PA
"ACC TAMPA BAY CRAFT SHOW" - TAMPA, FL
1996 "ACC CRAFT SHOWATLANTA" - ATLANTA, GA
"SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW" - WASHINGTON, DC
"THE ART OF PLAY: DOLLS & TOYS, PAST & PRESENT" - SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART, SANTA BARBARA, CA
"THE DOLL BY CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS EXHIBITION" - THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN FOLKART, NEWYORK CITY
"PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR" - WINSTON-SALEM, NC
"PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW", PHILADELPHIA, PA
"ACC TAMPA BAY CRAFT SHOW" - TAMPA, FL
1995 "ACC CRAFT SHOWATLANTA" - ATLANTA, GA
BEST OF SHOW- TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN
"INTERNATIONAL DOLL ART '95" - CHICAGO, IL
"FALL CRAFT FAIR" - NASHVILLE, TN
"PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR" - WINSTON-SALEM. NC
"PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CRAFT SHOW", PHILADELPHIA, PA
"ACC TAMPA BAY CRAFT SHOW" - TAMPA, FL
1994 "ACC CRAFT SHOW ATLANTA"- ATLANTA, GA
MERIT AWARD - "THE BEST OF TENNESSEE CRAFTS", TACA 1994 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION, NASHVILLE & JOHNSON CITY, TN
MERIT AWARD - TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN
"INTERNATIONAL DOLL ART '94" - CHICAGO, IL
"LONG'S PARK ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL", LANCASTER, PA
"CRAFT FAIR OF THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS", ASHEVILLE, NC
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - "PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR"WINSTON-SALEM, NC
"RICHMOND CRAFT AND DESIGN SHOW" - RICHMOND, VA
"ACC TAMPA BAY CRAFT SHOW" - TAMPA, FL
1993 MERIT AWARD - TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN
CHOICE AWARD FOR FIBER - PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR, WINSTON-SALEM, NC
"NO BIGGER THAN A BREAD BOX" - BENNET GALLERY, KNOXVILLE, TN
"A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM" - ENCHANTED ROOM & THE CURTISS MUSEUM, HAMMONDSPORT, NY
"INTERNATIONAL DOLL ART'93" - CHICAGO, IL
"TENNESSEE CRAFT ARTISTS SHOWCASE" - THE TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM, NASHVILLE, TN
1992 MERIT AWARD - TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN
"FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION" - TENNESSEE ARTS COMMISSION GALLERY, NASHVILLE, TN
"INVITATIONAL DOLL EXTRAVAGANZA" - VALLEY FORGE, PA
1991 "LES JOLIE POUPEES" - STANSTED PARK, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND
"DOLLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY, EXHIBIT OF CONTEMPORARY DOLL ART" - SPRINGFIELD MUSEUM, SPRINGFIELD, OR
"DOLLS OF YESTERDAY, CREATIONS OF TODAY", MUSEE DES ARTES DECORATIFS, PARIS, FRANCE
1990 "VISUAL FEAST" - BENNETT GALLERY, KNOXVILLE, TN
MERIT AWARD - "BEST OF TENNESSEE CRAFTS" - TACA 1990 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION, NASHVILLE, TN
"DOLLMAKER'S MAGIC" - NATIONAL TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE - "PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR"WINSTON-SALEM, NC
COLLECTORS AWARD - "PIEDMONT CRAFTS FAIR"WINSTON-SALEM, NC
1982-89 "DOLL FANTASIES" - CURRENT ARTISTS IN CLOTH - WENHAM MUSEUM, WENHAM, MA, 1989
"FANTASY" - LEE SKYLAR GALLERY, MORRISTOWN, NJ, 1989
MULTIMEDIA - CARLYN GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY, 1989
MERIT AWARD - TENNESSEE CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN, 1988,1987, 1985, 1984, 1982
BEST OF SHOW - FALL CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN, 1988, 1986
MERIT AWARD - FALL CRAFT FAIR, NASHVILLE, TN, 1985
"SMALL TREASURES" - VERMONT STATE CRAFT CENTER AT FROG HOLLOW, MIDDLEBURY, VT, 1987
DOLLMAKER'S EXHIBITION - SOUTHEASTERN CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS, WINSTON-SALEM, NC, 1987
"RESIDENTS OF MY MIND" - ONE MAN SHOW - KRASL ART CENTER, ST. JOSEPH, MI, 1987
"FOLK TOYS" - SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM, SPRINGFIELD, IL, 1986
"SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTHEAST CRAFTS" - SOUTHEAST REGIONAL AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL, LEXINGTON, KY, 1985
"FIGURES: THE CONTEMPORARY ART OF DOLLMAKING" - DETROIT GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS, 1984, 1985
"KINDRED SPIRITS" - QUILT SYMPOSIUM, HOUSTON, TX, 1984
BEST OF SHOW - "DOLLS OF APPALACHIA", FOLK ART CENTER, ASHEVILLE, NC, 1982
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