Sabiha Mujtaba

Born in Karachi, Pakistan, I was raised and educated in London, England. I moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1981 where I formed Chrysalis Woodworks. I teach various woodworking skills, including "Sculptural Furniture" at Highland Woodworking in Atlanta, GA.

Please contact me for presentations and other teaching engagements.

Positions Held

2000-present - Highland Woodworking, Atlanta, GA - Instructor: "Women in Woodworking," "Introduction to Relief Carving," "Sculptural Furniture."

1986-present - Chrysalis Woodworks, Atlanta, GA - Owner, designer, and maker of original custom wood furniture and art pieces.

1982-1986 - Sutherland Studio, Atlanta, GA - Woodworker and designer.

Education

1969-1972 - Studied sculpture at Hammersmith College of Art and Design. London England.

1982-present - Attended numerous continuing education programs and seminars including:

Sam Maloof
Water-based Lacquer
James Krenov
Use & Techniques of Corian
Silas Kopf
Business Skills for Creative Professionals
Wendy Maruyama
Furniture Society Conferences
Artist retreat at Hambidge Center, Rabun, GA

Publications & Catalogs

ELLE Decor India, 2005 Profile

Talking Furniture Design, 2004 Bharatanatyam Dancer

"The Chair," 2002 Bench with Sindhi Shawl

Spotlight 2000, ACCSE, Bench with Sindhi Shaw

Fine Woodworking: Design Book Seven, 1996 - "Basket of Snakes" Dining Table

Southern Accents: Design Sources, 1985 - Cradle

Exhibitions, Awards and Commissions

2007	Speaking in Species: Space, Spectrum and Form. Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI - Career Day presentaion during show - January 2007

2005	Designed for Living: regional artist-made furniture & furnishings. Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2004	Talking furniture Design: the language of contemporary southeastern artisans. Museum of Design Atlanta, GA

2003	American Craft Council Show, Atlanta, GA Decatur Arts Festival Juried Show, Decatur, GA "Around the Looking Glass," Wharton Escherick Museum, Paoli, PA The Gallery on Newcastle, Brunswick, GA

2002	American Craft Council Show, Atlanta , GA Decatur Arts Festival Juried Show International Artists Show, SunTrust Plaza , Atlanta , GA "The Chair," Worchester Center for the Arts, Worchester , MA Solo Show, Macon and Co. Fine Arts, Atlanta , GA Amelia Island Gallery, Amelia Island, FL

2001	Niche Award 2001 ACCSE Spotlight 2001, Arrowmont School , Gatlinburg , TN Decatur Arts Festival Juried Show, First Prize

2000	Freda Maloof Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO Niche Award 2000 Spotlight 2000, American Craft Council, Southeastern Region, Kennesaw, GA American Craft Council Show, Charlotte, NC Beacon Hill Artist's Holiday Tour, Decatur, GA

1999	American Craft Council Show, Atlanta, GA Furniture Society Conference, Smithville, TN

1998	Featured artist on the Lynette Jennings Design Show, the Discovery Channel Beacon Hill Artist's Holiday Tour, Decatur, GA Hickory Museum, Hickory, NC, Fanciful and Functional - Contemporary Studio Furniture

1997	Beacon Hill Artist's Holiday Tour, Decatur, GA

1996	Beacon Hill Artist's Holiday Tour, Decatur, GA Macon & Co. Fine Arts, Atlanta, GA, Seating

1995	Atlanta Metropolitan College, Atlanta, GA, Commission, "Ceremonial Mace" High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, Woodcarving techniques demonstration in conjunction with The Herter Brothers furniture exhibition

1994	Art Forms, Atlanta, GA, Studio Artists

1993	Needle & Rosenberg Law Firm, Candler Building, Atlanta, GA, "Reception Desk" Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA

1992	Glenridge Hall, Sandy Springs, GA, Big Tree Benefit Chastain Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Art of India Weinberg Gallery, Atlanta, GA

1991	Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum, LaGrange, GA, Women Artists of the World D'Vas at the Roosevelt, Atlanta, GA, group show

1990	Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Situation X Style: Ten Artists Working in Wood

1989	Chastain Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Georgia Craft Show