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Dennis Elliott

In 1972, award-winning artist, and original drummer for the rock band Foreigner (1972-1991), Dennis Elliott, started working in wood.

Self-taught, his focus and major concentration has been on large burl wood vessels, ‘Wall Sculptures’, and Interactive Orbital pieces. He frequently uses the processes of sandblasting, carving or burning the wood; often incorporating alabaster, exotic woods, semi-precious stones and/or metal in the object.

In 2000, Dennis began developing the Gemini, Gemini Orbital and Orbital Axis Series of interactive art.  Elliott says, “The whole concept of the series is to be able to rotate the piece on its base whenever one wishes to give it a different look. I feel this involves the viewer in the actual artistic process.”

His work is highly prized and collected by both individuals and corporations.  Elliott’s distinctive work is featured in several museums including:

The Gallery of Art & Design, North Carolina State University in Raleigh

The North Carolina Museum of Arts & Design, (formerly American Craft Museum) - New York, New York

Arkansas Art Center, Decorative Arts Museum - Little Rock, Arkansas

The Contemporary Museum of Art - Honolulu, Hawaii

Craft & Folk Art Museum - Los Angeles, California

The Detroit Institute of Arts - Detroit, Michigan

Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Los Angeles, California

The Mabel Brady Garven Collection, Yale University Art Gallery - New Haven, Connecticut

The Mint Museum of Craft & Design - Charlotte, North Carolina

Mobile Museum of Art, (formerly, Fine Arts Museum of the South) - Mobile, Alabama

Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, Massachusetts

Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum - Washington, D.C.

The Slater Museum - Norwich, Connecticut

University of Michigan Museum - Ann Arbor, Michigan

The Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts - Racine, Wisconsin