Biography

Biography

Dean Pulver is a full-time sculptor and furniture maker working in wood. Growing up in a multicultural family of artists in Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was influenced by both of his parents: his German and Irish father, a commercial illustrator, art director, and painter, and his Japanese mother, a clothing designer and fiber artist. 

 

In 1987, Pulver graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art in sculpture. Since then, he has been exhibiting and teaching extensively in the United States. With artworks shown in galleries and museum exhibitions and collections including the Fuller Craft Museum, Bellevue Art Museum and The Center for Art in Wood, one can also find the artist's previous trade of fine art functional furniture collected into impressive museums.

 

Pulver has taught at Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Penland School of Crafts, and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship.  In 2017, the artist was awarded the Bob Stocksdale International Award for Creativity from the Center for Art in Wood. 

 

Now, the artist has been living in Taos, New Mexico for over 20 years with his wife, ceramic artist Abby Salsbury. The couple is currently developing “Taos Mesa Arts”, a center for exhibitions, classes, retreats, and residencies.

 

Schools of Study

Philadelphia College of Art, PA, BFA in Sculpture, 1987
Penland School of Crafts, NC, 2011

 

Selected Awards

Bob Stocksdale International Award for Creativity, 2017
Purchase Award, New Mexico Arts, 2011
Carol Duke Award, Bellevue Museum of Art, 2008
Center for Furniture Craftsmanship Fellowship, 2007
Visiting Artist’s Grant, Kendall College of Art
Best of Show in Funiture, Taos Fall Arts Festival, 2006
Anderson Ranch Art Center Scholarship, 1999
The Alfreda and Sam Maloof Scholarship, 1995

 

Selected Exhibitions

Harwood Museum of Art, NM, 2020
Bellevue Art Museum, WA, 2020
Center for Art in Wood, PA, 2016
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, 2011
Stables Gallery, Taos, NM, 2009
Wexler Gallery, PA, 2006
Fuller Craft Museum, MA, 2005

 

Dean Pulver at 203 Fine Art

Works
  • Dean Pulver, Character, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Character, 2022
    dyed wood
    54 ¾ x 4 ½ x 10 inches
    139.1 x 11.4 x 25.4 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Cloud Formation, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Cloud Formation, 2022
    bleached wood
    61 ¾ x 9 ½ x 10 inches
    156.8 x 24.1 x 25.4 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Column #10, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Column #10, 2022
    patina copper on wood
    64 ½ x 6 ½ x 6 ½ inches
    163.8 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Wheeler, 2024
    Dean Pulver
    Wheeler, 2024
    Greyed Walnut
    48 x 36 x 16 inches
    121.9 x 91.4 x 40.6 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Wild and Scenic, 2024
    Dean Pulver
    Wild and Scenic, 2024
    maple
    98 x 46 x 14 inches
    248.9 x 116.8 x 35.6 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Ute, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Ute, 2023
    Burned Douglas Fir
    30 x 30 x 5 inches
    76.2 x 76.2 x 12.7 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Segment, 2024
    Dean Pulver
    Segment, 2024
    dye & patinated iron on basswood
    56 x 19 x 4 inches
    142.2 x 48.3 x 10.2 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Confluence, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Confluence, 2022
    Basswood
    20 ½ x 20 ½ x 4 inches
    52.1 x 52.1 x 10.2 cm
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  • Dean Pulver, Tres Orejas, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Tres Orejas, 2023
    Dyed and Oiled Walnut
    29 x 29 x 6 inches
    73.7 x 73.7 x 15.2 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Powerline, 2024
    Dean Pulver
    Powerline, 2024
    Burned Douglas Fir
    46 ½ x 21 x 4 ½ inches
    118.1 x 53.3 x 11.4 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Tree Line, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Tree Line, 2023
    dyed walnut
    11 x 17 x 1 ¾ inches
    27.9 x 43.2 x 4.4 cm
  • Dean Pulver, 2020, 2020
    Dean Pulver
    2020, 2020
    walnut and white and black pigment
    53 x 10 x 9 ½ inches
    134.6 x 25.4 x 24.1 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Around, 2019
    Dean Pulver
    Around, 2019
    Mahogany
    20 x 20 x 20 inches
    50.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Coming Together, 2021
    Dean Pulver
    Coming Together, 2021
    Maple copper and patina
    5 x 12 x 12 inches
    12.7 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Descending Grid 2, 2019
    Dean Pulver
    Descending Grid 2, 2019
    basswood
    72 x 72 x 12 inches
    182.9 x 182.9 x 30.5 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Flight, 2016
    Dean Pulver
    Flight, 2016
    bleached douglas fir
    16 x 40 x 5 inches
    40.6 x 101.6 x 12.7 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Journey, 2016
    Dean Pulver
    Journey, 2016
    carved maple and walnut
    10 x 20 x 3 inches
    25.4 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Landscape, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Landscape, 2023
    Mahogany
    11 x 26 ½ x 1 ½ inches
    27.9 x 67.3 x 3.8 cm
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  • Dean Pulver, Little Arsenic, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Little Arsenic, 2023
    Basswood
    14 ½ x 7 x 2 ½ inches
    36.8 x 17.8 x 6.3 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Near and Far, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Near and Far, 2023
    Dyed Walnut
    20 x 20 x 1 ½ inches
    50.8 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Movement, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Movement, 2023
    Dyed Walnut
    18 x 32 x 2 inches
    45.7 x 81.3 x 5.1 cm
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  • Dean Pulver, Play Thing #33, 2019
    Dean Pulver
    Play Thing #33, 2019
    Walnut and mahogany
    30.5 x 24.1 x 24.1 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Reach, 2019
    Dean Pulver
    Reach, 2019
    maple
    66 x 66 x 20 inches
    167.6 x 167.6 x 50.8 cm
  • Dean Pulver, S, 2019
    Dean Pulver
    S, 2019
    Pine, iron and rust
    88 x 2 x 11 inches
    223.5 x 5.1 x 27.9 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Study 23 , 2017
    Dean Pulver
    Study 23 , 2017
    walnut and dye
    3 x 6 x 9 inches
    7.6 x 15.2 x 22.9 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Thought #223, 2019
    Dean Pulver
    Thought #223, 2019
    Walnut and dye
    22.9 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm
    Sold
  • Dean Pulver, Thought #226, 2019
    Dean Pulver
    Thought #226, 2019
    Walnut and dye
    35.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 cm
    Sold
  • Dean Pulver, Triad , 2020
    Dean Pulver
    Triad , 2020
    Bleached, bronzed and coppered walnut
    71.1 x 66.0 x 11.4 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Stagecoach, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Stagecoach, 2022
    Basswood
    7 x 7 x 2 ½ inches
    17.8 x 17.8 x 6.3 cm
    Sold
  • Dean Pulver, Peak, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Peak, 2022
    Basswood
    7 x 7 x 2 ½ inches
    17.8 x 17.8 x 6.3 cm
    Sold
  • Dean Pulver, Hear Me, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Hear Me, 2023
    Dyed Walnut
    15 x 11 ½ x 2 inches
    38.1 x 29.2 x 5.1 cm
    Sold
  • Dean Pulver, Gorge, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Gorge, 2022
    Basswood
    7 x 7 x 2 ½ inches
    17.8 x 17.8 x 6.3 cm
    Sold
  • Dean Pulver, Horsethief, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Horsethief, 2023
    Copper Patina on Basswood
    28 x 21 x 4 inches
    71.1 x 53.3 x 10.2 cm
    Sold
  • Dean Pulver, Horizons, 2023
    Dean Pulver
    Horizons, 2023
    Dyed Walnut
    11 x 18 ½ x 1 ¾ inches
    27.9 x 47 x 4.4 cm
  • Dean Pulver, Positive and Negative, 2022
    Dean Pulver
    Positive and Negative, 2022
    Dyed Walnut
    8 x 17 x 2 inches
    20.3 x 43.2 x 5.1 cm
    Sold
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