Julian Watts

Julian Watts is an artist and woodworker based in Alpine, Oregon. After earning a BFA in sculpture at the University of Oregon in 2012, Watts returned to his hometown of San Francisco to apprentice under furniture makers before beginning his own practice.

His approach combines traditional woodworking techniques with more experimental sculptural elements, creating work that explores the intersections between sculpture, functionality, nature, and the human body.

His work has been shown internationally including recent solo exhibitions at Sarah Myerscough Gallery in London, Patrick Parrish Gallery in New York, Curators Cube in Tokyo, and Jack Fischer gallery in San Francisco. He has participated in numerous art and design fairs, including Design Miami/Basel, Fog Fair, and The London Design Festival, and has had work exhibited in the London Design Museum, and the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Architectural Digest, The New Yorker, and American Craft Magazine, among other publications. He was shortlisted for the Loewe Craft Prize in 2018.

He has taught courses at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch, and was the 2018 Wornick Distinguished Visiting Professor of Wood Arts at the California College of the Arts.

Website: julianwattsstudio.com

Instagram: @julianwattsstudio