DYLAN ARTHUR HOWARD

MEDIUM

Sculpture

ARTIST STATEMENT

“Made from trees rescued in the local environment, my work is born out of the opportunities and challenges of working within material constraints. It is an ever-evolving design practice founded upon conservation, innovation, and storytelling.”

ARTIST BIO

Dylan Arthur Howard was born 1994 in Winfield, Illinois. From an early age he developed a keen interest in making spaces. He climbed trees, dug holes, built snow forts, and eventually his very own tree house. He would go on to study architecture in highschool and eventually sculpture and furniture design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Outside of school he had apprenticeships with an array of different artists and craftsman working with wood or trees, most notably, tree-shaping artist Gavin Munro and wooden sign-maker Tony Janda. After receiving his BFA in 2019, he did freelance custom furniture in the basement of his apartment, and in 2021 a family emergency brought him to Laguna Beach where he has worked tirelessly to develop his practice as a full-time artist + designer into a sustainable career.