Woodturning FUNdamentals

Kimberly Winkle is a furniture maker and woodturner and a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Her practice merges traditional craftsmanship with contemporary aesthetics through bold color and pattern. Winkle holds an MFA from San Diego State University and is a Professor at Tennessee Tech University. Her commitment to craft education is evident through her teaching at leading institutions, including Penland School of Craft, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship. Winkle’s work has been featured in prominent exhibitions such as SOFA Chicago, WANTEDDesign NYC, the Museum for Art in Wood, and the Fuller Craft Museum, and has been widely published. She has participated in prestigious artist residencies, including the International Turning Exchange at the Museum for Art in Wood, and the Vermont Studio Center as a Wingate Craft Fellow. Her contributions to the field have been recognized with awards such as the State of Tennessee Individual Artist Award and the John D. Mineck Furniture Fellowship from the Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston.