
Another Tankard
2008
- About
Travis Townsend draws, builds, rebuilds, paints, and tinkers upon wood and mixed media sculptures in his Lexington studio. His process-oriented works evolve from sketches and travel through many transformations before being cut apart, reassembled, and reworked (sometimes many years later). Parts are often transplanted or recycled.
Travis studied at Kutztown University (BS) and Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA) and has presented solo exhibitions at The Parachute Factory, Washington State University, Manifest Gallery, Doppler PDX, Southwest School of Art, Weston Gallery, and the New Arts Program. His work has been included in numerous group exhibitions and appeared in the publications New American Paintings, The Manifest International Drawing Annual, and The Penland Book of Woodworking.
He has been a resident artist at Penland School of Craft, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Vermont Studio Center, and Peters Valley. He has also taken part in Arrowmont’s Pentaculum 5 and the Emma Collaboration. His awards include an Emerging Artist Grant from the American Craft Council, a fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council, sculpture grants from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation, and recent travel grants from the Great Meadows Foundation.
- Region
- Lexington, KY
- Media
- Wood and mixed media
- Professional Status
- Artist/ art teacher/ sculptor/ woodworker
Portfolio

Ship of Self (with three empty chairs)
2016
Another Tankard
2008
Thing from Oregon (with barbershop doodles)
2016
Re-Renovated Newky Toy
2012
New Big Collector
2006
Evolving Flightless Leaner
2019
One Fine Thing (1999-2019)
2019
Remnant of Another Tankard
2020
City/Raft of Triumph
2008
Vessel of Manifest Destiny!
2019
Renovated TLC
2008