Above: Ancient Modern by Karen Woods, 2019
The National Basketry Organization awarded its first Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2013 at the biennial conference at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.
The Award recognizes the work of individuals whose work has influenced the field of American basketry and acknowledges superior achievement over the course of an entire career. Those who win this award are living role models that have made extraordinary contributions to the creation, support and growth of the field of American Basketry.
2021: Lois Russell (Massachusetts) and Dawn Walden (Michigan)
Lois Russell and Dawn Walden were presented with the NBO Lifetime Achievement Award for their outstanding talent, history and support of basketry for many decades. Read more about them in the profile published in the Spring 2021 issue of Basketry + Magazine.
2019: Jane Sauer (Missouri) and Joanna Schanz (Iowa)
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Enjoy a short video about these award winning artists:
2017: Delores Churchill (Alaska) and Gyöngy Laky (California)
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Click the name of previous winners to view their award presentation videos.
2015
Dorothy Gill Barnes, Ohio
Cynthia Taylor and Aaron Yakim, West Virginia
2013
John Garrett, Arizona
Flo Hoppe, New York
Leona Waddell, Kentucky