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DONNA REINSEL CREATES...

 ...a unique blend of furniture, lighting, jewelry, and sculpture that is at once whimsical and elegant, lovable and disturbing. The artist has designed and built her unusual pieces for nightclubs and restaurants, notably RED in Manhattan, Asylum in Beverly Hills, Club Med in the Bahamas, Bertha's in Baltimore, Thunder Grill, Fogo de Chao, and Perry's in Washington, DC. Her quirky creations have been acquired by collectors from New York to Los Angeles and as far away as Marseilles and Alberta.  Andy Warhol's partner owns her "Fauna Candelabra," and the Frances and Sydney Lewis Collection of Richmond, VA boasts four of her works.    Hollywood has taken an interest in Reinsel's strange aesthetic as well.  Her work has appeared in the films "Batman Forever," A Vampire in Brooklyn," and "Super Mario Brothers" (word has it that Dennis Hopper grabbed her Medusa Chandelier from that set).     Reinsel's gallery showings have been prolific, including ModernAge in Soho, Amaranth in TriBeCa, Gallery I/O in New Orleans, the Gallery of Functional Art in Santa Monica, and Joan Robey Gallery in Denver.   Her attention-getting designs have often appeared in the spotlight in publications like Metropolis, the New York Times, House and Garden, Southern Accents, the Washington Post, Details, and Interview.      

RESUME

SOLO SHOWS

RESTAURANTS & NIGHTCLUBS

SOLO SHOWS

Donna Reinsel—Recent Works

ModernAge

SoHo, New York, NY


Sensory Inspiration

Amaranth Gallery

TriBeCa, New York, NY


Solo Trunk Show

Anchorage, AK


Donna Reinsel—Sculpture

Arnold & Porter Gallery

Washington, DC


Donna Reinsel & RC

Y:Art Gallery

Baltimore, MD


The Fire Within—Lighted  Sculpture by Donna Reinsel

Halcyon Gallery

Baltimore, MD


Then and Now

Uni Gallery

Baltimore, MD

AWARDS

RESTAURANTS & NIGHTCLUBS

SOLO SHOWS

Curators' Choice Award

High Note

Del Ray Artisans

Del Ray, VA


Best in Show for Functional Art

Tabletop

 The Art League Gallery

Alexandria, VA


Ruth Chenven Foundation Award

New York, NY


Prize Award

Sculpture

Washington, DC


Martha Von Hirsch Memorial

Scholarship for Sculpture

Washington, DC


Lolo Sarnoff Award for Sculpture

Washington, DC

RESTAURANTS & NIGHTCLUBS

RESTAURANTS & NIGHTCLUBS

RESTAURANTS & NIGHTCLUBS

Asylum

Beverly Hills, CA


Club Med

Eleuthera, Bahamas


RED

South Street Seaport

New York, NY

  

Fogo de Chao

Perry’s

Thunder Grill

Washington, DC


  Bertha's

Ruby Lounge

Donna's

Baltimore, MD

MOVIES & THEATER

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

RESTAURANTS & NIGHTCLUBS

 Batman Forever

Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey


A Vampire in Brooklyn

Eddie Murphy


 Super Mario Brothers

Dennis Hopper, Bob Hoskins


Man and Superman

Center Stage

Baltimore, MD

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

The Virginia Museum of Art

Richmond, VA


The Frances & Sydney Lewis Collection

Richmond, VA  


Kelli & Allen Questrom

Greenwich, CT


Michel Benhamou

Marseilles, France


Saul & Susan Schwartzbach

Chevy Chase, MD


Kathy Mene

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


DesignSmith

Arlington, VA

 

Sharon & Marty Bass

Baltimore, MD  


Rebecca Collins

Dallas, TX


Joan Robey

Santa Monica, 

The Virginia Museum of Art

Richmond, VA


The Frances & Sydney Lewis Collection

Richmond, VA  


Kelli & Allen Questrom

Greenwich, CT


Michel Benhamou

Marseilles, France


Saul & Susan Schwartzbach

Chevy Chase, MD


Kathy Mene

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada


DesignSmith

Arlington, VA

 

Sharon & Marty Bass

Baltimore, MD  


Rebecca Collins

Dallas, TX


Joan Robey

Santa Monica, CA


Mildred Caplitz

Denver, CO


Embelezar

Chicago, IL 


An American in Paris

Alexandria, VA


Leah & Neal

Santa Monica, CA

EDUCATION

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Corcoran College of Art & Design

Washington, DC

Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture & Furniture Design


Catholic University of America

Washington, DC  

Studied in Master of Architecture program 


University of Maryland

College Park, MD  Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Design


Frostburg State University

Frostburg, MD

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Limn

San Francisco, CA


Gallery of Functional Art

Genslar

Santa Monica, CA


Antae

Joan Robey Gallery

Denver, CO


Arnold & Porter Gallery

Fifth Column

International Sculpture Center

Jones Troyer Lassman Gallery

Ligne Roset/Mobili

Market 5 Gallery

Middendorf Gallery

Morgan Annex

Sansar

Washington Artist’s Museum Washington Square

Washington Symphony Showhouse

Wa

Limn

San Francisco, CA


Gallery of Functional Art

Genslar

Santa Monica, CA


Antae

Joan Robey Gallery

Denver, CO


Arnold & Porter Gallery

Fifth Column

International Sculpture Center

Jones Troyer Lassman Gallery

Ligne Roset/Mobili

Market 5 Gallery

Middendorf Gallery

Morgan Annex

Sansar

Washington Artist’s Museum Washington Square

Washington Symphony Showhouse

Washington, DC


I/O Gallery

New Orleans, LA


MFA Gallery

Maryland Arts Center

Annapolis, MD


Art and Architectural Design  

ArtScape Festival of the Arts    

Maryland Art Place

Meredith Gallery

Semmes Bowen Semmes

Y:Art Gallery 

Baltimore, MD


Montpelier Arts Center

Laurel, MD


Strathmore Arts Center

Rockville, MD


Javier Puig Gallery

Minneapolis, MN


Axis Mundi

Santa Fe, NM


Amaranth, TriBeCa

Gallery 91, TriBeCa

ModernAge, Soho

Rooms & Gardens

New York, NY


Decorators Show House

Nashville, TN


ArtFX

The Art League Gallery

Del Ray Artisans

Targett Gallery

Alexandria, VA


Arlington Arts Center 

Ellipse Arts Center

Arlington, VA


Reynolds Gallery  

Virginia Museum for the Arts 

Astra Design

Richmond, VA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Baltimore Magazine

  

Baltimore Sun


Casa Vogue


Designers West 


Departures 


Details


Home


House & Garden


Interview


Italian Glamour


LA Style


Los Angeles Times Magazine


Metropolis


Mid-Atlantic Country


New Orleans Magazine


New York Times


New York Times Magazine


Regardie’s


Shotokenchiu Japan


Southern Accents


Style Weekly


Washington Home


Washington Post


Washington Post

Baltimore Magazine

  

Baltimore Sun


Casa Vogue


Designers West 


Departures 


Details


Home


House & Garden


Interview


Italian Glamour


LA Style


Los Angeles Times Magazine


Metropolis


Mid-Atlantic Country


New Orleans Magazine


New York Times


New York Times Magazine


Regardie’s


Shotokenchiu Japan


Southern Accents


Style Weekly


Washington Home


Washington Post


Washington Post Magazine


Westword

EXPERIENCE

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

EXPERIENCE

1987 to present 

Irons in the Fire 

I design and create furniture, lighting fixtures, and jewelry for gallery shows and for individual clients on commission.   .    


2010 to present

The Art League School

Alexandria, VA

Instructor "Metal Sculpture," "Steel Furniture Design and Construction," and related classes. 

Oxy-acetylene, MIG, and stick wel

1987 to present 

Irons in the Fire 

I design and create furniture, lighting fixtures, and jewelry for gallery shows and for individual clients on commission.   .    


2010 to present

The Art League School

Alexandria, VA

Instructor "Metal Sculpture," "Steel Furniture Design and Construction," and related classes. 

Oxy-acetylene, MIG, and stick welding.  I teach beginner to advanced students to weld and use shop equipment, and assist them in designing and creating projects using steel as a foundation with other materials that work with their individual designs.   

Please see my "Classes" page https://donnareinsel.com/classes 

    

2009 to 2016  

Northern Virginia 

Community College

Annandale, VA

Taught "Transformative Therapeutic Art" and "Personal Life Coaching" through STRIVE, a program for students with learning disabilities.     

 

1988-1990

Neirmann Weeks

Annapolis, MD

Welder for furniture design and manufacturing company. TIG and oxy-acetylene.    


1987-1988

Corcoran College of Art & Design

Washington, DC

Grant award to manage the school sculpture studio.     


1980-1988 

Commercial and residential architectural drafting for various firms.

Washington, DC  

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