2025 EFASO Grant Winners
Rebecca Juliette-Deux
Rebecca Juliette-Duex was first introduced to the value of craft by her maternal grandparents. As a child, she watched their hands sew, saw, and shape objects out of practical necessity. They inspired her to study fiber art and furniture making and to pursue craft as a personal necessity.
A multidisciplinary artist, Rebecca brings textiles and wood into conversation to tell the story of her own creative heritage and inspire others to do the same. She places equal value on personal practice, community engagement, and education. Rebecca volunteers her time as chair of the Tools Committee for The Chairmaker’s Toolbox, an organization committed to equity in the field of green woodworking. She has taught workshops at craft schools and colleges and exhibited her own work regionally and nationally.
Rebecca was the 2023 Gondring Artist-in-Residence at Sawtooth School for Visual Art in Winston-Salem, NC. During her time as resident, she forged a partnership with the SIDE Chair Library on the campus of Salem College that resulted the exhibition Seating Assignment: Women in Contemporary Chairmaking and Craft Education which she curated.
Alexandra Mavrikis
Alexandra finished her MFA at San Diego State University this past spring in Applied Design with a concentration in Woodworking and Furniture Design. Her work is and has always been very playful; it is most clearly recognized as and rooted to furniture found in the home but often with a twist. Its utility is not always straightforward and is often meant to be a challenge or heavily interactive in some way. She loves the idea of being surrounded by objects in the home that bring joy, which is what she strives to do with each work.
Keenan Rowe
Keenan Rowe’s work represents imagined objects and landscapes from worlds that don’t quite exist. He seeks the fuzzy line between art, craft, and design. With an MFA in 3D Design from Cranbrook Academy of the Arts and a BS in Architecture from Ball State University, Keenan creates furniture and sculptural objects for the interior. He founded RVA Urban Wood, a Virginia-based collaborative group dedicated to educating the community and diverting wood waste from local landfills. His work has been showcased nationally, including at events like NYCxDesign. Among his accolades is the Dorothy Liskey Wampler Distinguished Professor of Art Lecture Series Award, which supported his curatorial research and exhibition, Edge Walkers. Currently based in Little Rock, AR, Keenan serves as Assistant Professor of Woodworking at the Windgate School of Art and Design at the University of Arkansas Little Rock.