refrigerator from the studio were featured in his solo exhibition at Charlotte's Mint Museum in the fall of 2011. Richly and elaborately decorated, it is a perfect example of the artist's usual blending of surrealistic decoration and practical utility. Award and honors 2005: Selected as one of the Fifty Outstanding Alumni of Fifty Years of Graduate Education by Eastern Illinois University 2001: Elected to College of Fellows by the American Craft Council 1990: NEA Visual Artist Fellowship in Craft 1988: Master Metalsmith of the Year award by the National Ornamental Metal Museum Exhibitions From April to September 2011 the Mint Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina presented a major retrospective of the artist's work titled, Attitude and Alchemy: The Metalwork of Gary Lee Noffke. This was the first museum-organized project about Noffke in 20 years and featured over 120 pieces of his work, including silver and gold hollowware, flatware, jewelry, and objects forged in steel. A comprehensive list of exhibitions which have featured Noffke's work is shown below. Solo 2011 Attitude and Alchemy: The Metalwork of Gary Lee Noffke, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina 1991 Chasing the Runcible Spoon, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. 1988 National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee 1981 Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina 1979 National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee 1971 Humboldt State University, Arcata, California 1970 University of Georgia, Visual Arts Gallery, Athens, Georgia 1970 San Diego State University, San Diego, California Group 2009 Soul’s Journey: Inside the Creative Process, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Henderson, North Carolina 2008—2010 Tradition/Innovation, American Masterpieces of Southern Craft and Traditional Art, The Southern Arts Federation (NEA sponsored show traveled nationally) 2008—2009 Ring Shows: Then & Now and Putting the Band Back Together, Georgia Museum of Art (University of Georgia sponsored show traveled nationally) 2008 Is That Supposed to Be Funny? Wit, Sarcasm, and Humor in Craft, Penland Gallery, Spruce Pine, North Carolina 2007 Southeastern Invitational Craft Exhibition, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, Highlands, North Carolina 2006—2007 Material and Space, Missouri State University Art and Design Gallery, Springfield, Missouri (exhibition traveled nationally) 2005 Contemporary Cast Iron, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis 2004 The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina 2003—2006 The Art of Gold organized by the Society of North American Goldsmiths and Exhibits USA (a national touring