Michael Hurwitz
Furniture Maker, Designer, Educator

Michael Hurwitz has been making studio furniture for forty-five years, since earning his BFA from Boston University’s Program in Artistry in 1979. His work is included in several public collections, including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, MA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, Washington, DC and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY. He has received numerous grants and awards including fellowships from the Massachusetts Endowment for the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Tiffany Foundation, Pew Charitable Trust, the Japan Foundation, and the US-Japan Friendship Commission. His recent honors include becoming Fellow of the American Craft Council, a Montgomery Fellow of Dartmouth College, and receiving a Masters of the Medium Award from the Renwick Alliance and a Visionary Artist Award from the Smithsonian Museum.
Conference Schedule
- June 274:155:15
FS25 Mentoring Sessions & Portfolio Reviews
Kristina Madsen, Jennifer-Navva Milliken, Joyce Lin, Rosanne Somerson, Marissa Brown, Andy Buck, Katie Hudnall, Michael Hurwitz, John Kelsey, Mark Sfirri, Adam Manley
Nuts & Bolts
- June 2812:001:00
FS25 Mentoring Sessions & Portfolio Reviews
Kristina Madsen, Jennifer-Navva Milliken, Joyce Lin, Rosanne Somerson, Marissa Brown, Andy Buck, Katie Hudnall, Michael Hurwitz, John Kelsey, Mark Sfirri, Adam Manley
Nuts & Bolts
- June 284:456:00
A Conversation with the 2024-2025 AOD Honorees
Mark Sfirri, John Kelsey, Michael Hurwitz
Presentation / Everson Museum of Art