Born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1936
EDUCATION
MFA, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
BFA in Silversmithing and Design, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
ORGANIZATIONS
American Crafts Council
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), Founding Member
Society of American Silversmiths
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Craft to Concept, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2007 A New Look at Silver, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998 Point of View, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1983 Concepts Gallery, Carmel, CA
1973 Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1968 Joseph I. Lubin House of Syracuse University, New York, NY
1967 LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY
Lowe Art Center, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 Colors of Light & Stone, Bowers Museum, Santa Anna, CA
2005-06 Eleven Decades of Modern Silver, A Taste for Coffee and Tea, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
2005 Light and Stone, Scott Collection, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, China
2002 Michael Scott collection exhibited in the show, Highlights from the Scott Gem Collection, the Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA
1999 Artisans in Silver: Enduring Traditions Through the Next Millennium, Society of
American Silversmiths, National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN
1997 Centennial Metals Exhibition, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA (Mokume Gane Sculpture)
1996 Four Decades of Discovery, The 40th Anniversary of the American Craft Museum Exhibition, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1994 Sculpture Concerns, Contemporary American Metalworking, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1992 Aspects in the Development of Silversmith Art after 1945, two pieces featured in Silber Gestaltung: also two student's' works, Hanau, Germany
1991 Fortune Silver Competition III, Silver New Forms and Expressions, New York, NY
1990 Reflections of Past and Present: Contemporary American Silver, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA
Art That Works, The Decorative Arts of the Eighties Crafted in America
1989 Silver in Service, a national exhibition of tableware organized by the Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
1988 Masters of American Metalsmithing, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
Fortunoff Competition, New York, NY
Hong-ik Metalcrafts Association Exhibition, Walker Hill Art Center Museum, Seoul, Korea; Yuma Art Museum, AZ; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI; J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
1987 Invitational, Craft Today, Poetry of the Physical, American Craft Museum, New York, New York; Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA; Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
1987 National Ornamental Museum, Memphis, TN
1985 Invitational, Contemporary Metal USA, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1985 Invitational, two pieces, Masterworks of American Jewelry Since 1950, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
1981 Embellishment Beyond Function, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Shapes as Ideas: Abstraction, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1980 Washington Crafts, 1980 Governor's Invitational Art Exhibition, Olympia, WA
1976 Chalice selected for exhibition in the American Liturgical Show at the Vatican, Rome, Italy
Exhibition of Liturgical Art, International Eucharistic Congress, Philadelphia Civic Center, PA
Invitational, American Library, Bucharest, Romania
1975 Forms in Metal, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY
1974 North American Goldsmiths, Renwick Gallery, Washington D. C., and the Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, MN
American Metalsmiths, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
World Silver Fair, Mexico City, Mexico
Spangle, an invitational exhibition of work by eight American metalsmiths and jewelers, Sheffield Polytechnic School of Art and Design Gallery, Sheffield, England. Also shown at Richard Demarco Gallery, Melville Center, Edinburgh, Scotland
1972 Invitational, two wall enamels, National Enamel and Glass Show, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Jewelry and Hollowware Show, Design Center Gallery, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Invitational, two pieces of jewelry, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, American Crafts Council Gallery opening, New York, NY
22nd National Decorative Arts and Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita, KS
Chalice, Objects USA Show, selected for an 18-month tour of major European cities, opening in Paris and traveling to Milan, Stockholm, Helsinki, and London
1971 Second National Invitational Contemporary Crafts Show, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
1970 Two pieces selected for Religious Art Exhibition, Washington C31st National Art Conference on Religious Architecture
Icasals National Jewelry Exhibition, Texas University, Lubbock, TX
National Enamels Exhibition, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1969 Chalice acquired for the Objects USA Collection sponsored by the Johnson Wax Company
1968 Three man show, College of Cortland, State University of New York, Cortland, NY
25th Ceramic National Competition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY
1966 National Merit Award presented by the American Crafts Council at the Craftsmen's USA '66 Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY
1965 Sterling Today competition sponsored by the Sterling Silversmiths Guild of America
1964 Sterling Today competition sponsored by the Sterling Silversmiths Guild of America
1963 Annual May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Syracuse, New York
Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL
College of Cortland, State University of New York
Edmonds Methodist Church, Edmonds, WA
Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York
Hendricks Chapel, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Mukhina School of Art and Design, St. Petersburg, Russia
Museum of Art & Design, New York, NY
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
Our Redeemers Lutheran Church, Ballard, Seattle, WA
Renwick Gallery, Washington, D. C.
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Yale University Silver Collection, New Haven, CT
HONORS AND AWARDS
2006 Hans Christensen Life Time Achievement Award, Society of American Silversmiths
2004 Papers and drawings selected for the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian
2001 Interviewed by Lloyd Herman for the National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2001 Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1993 The American Craft Council College of Fellows, Award in Metals
1972 Second Prize in Metal Work, 22nd National Decorative Arts and Ceramics Exhibition, Wichita, KS
1970 Icasals National Jewelry Exhibition, Texas University, Lubbock, TX. Two pieces selected, one recommended for honorable mention.
1970 American Metalcraft Award, National Enamels Exhibition, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
1968 Thomas C. Thompson Prize for enamel, 25th Ceramic National Competition, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York: wall enamel, Museum Purchase Award
1966 National Merit Award, American Crafts Council, Craftsmen's USA '66 Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY
1965 Second Place Award, Sterling Today competition sponsored by the Sterling Silversmithing Guild of America
1964 First Place Award, Sterling Today competition sponsored by the Sterling Silversmithing Guild of America
Horace C. Potter Award for Excellence in Silversmithing, Cleveland, OH
1963 Honorable Mention, Annual May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001 University of Washington, Professor Emeritus, School of Art, Seattle, WA
1975-01 University of Washington, Professor, School of Art, Seattle, WA
1970-75 University of Washington, Associate Professor, School of Art Chairman, Metalworking Department, Seattle, WA
1968-70 Syracuse University, Assistant Professor, School of Art, Syracuse, NY
1965-68 Syracuse University, Instructor, School of Art, Syracuse, New York
PUBLICATIONS
2007 "John Marshall and the Birth of Time," by Matthew Kangas, Metalsmith, Volume 28 #2
2001 Interviewed by Lloyd Herman for the National Archives, Washington, D.C.
1998 John Marshall, Metalsmith, Henry Art Gallery Catalog, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Standish, Dana. "Metalsmith John Marshall," Craft, Aug/Sept/98
1991 "John Marshall, A Conversation with Patterson Sims", Metalsmith, Summer 1991, Volume II, No. 3
John Marshall, Metalsmith, The National Ornamental Metal Museum Catalog, Memphis, TN
1985 Licka, C. E. "Sublime Passages and Other Reflections: The Work of John Marshall," American Craft, April/May
