b. 1999
dotanappelbaumstudio.com
dotan.appelbaum@gmail.com
Education
2024 Master of Fine Arts in Furniture Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2024 Certificate in Collegiate Teaching in Art and Design, Rhode Island School of Design
2022 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Studio Art, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2021 Certificate, Nine Month Comprehensive, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Rockport, ME
Relevant Work Experience
2022-2023 Director of Visual Arts, Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, Conover, WI
2018-2021 Woodworking Program Director, Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, Conover, WI
Teaching Experience
2025 Teaching Fellow, Sophomore Studio, Department of Furniture Design, Rhode Island
School of Design, Providence, RI
2024 Teaching Fellow, Advanced Furniture Studio, Department of Furniture Design, Rhode
Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2024 Instructor of Record, Working With Veneer; Pattern and Image, Found and Made, Rhode
Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2024 Teaching Assistant to Meg Callahan and Aspen Golan, Sophomore Studio, Department
of Furniture Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2023 Teaching Assistant to Lothar Windels, Design and Processes, Department of Furniture
Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2023 Teaching Assistant to Jesse Groom, Nomadia, Department of Furniture Design, Rhode
Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2022 Teaching Assistant to Tula Telfair, Painting II, Studio Art Department, Wesleyan University,
Middletown, CT
2021 Teaching Assistant to Tula Telfair, Painting I, Studio Art Department, Wesleyan University,
Middletown, CT
2019 Instructor of Student Forum, Woodworking 101, Studio Art Department, Wesleyan University,
Middletown, CT
Honors and Awards
2024-2025 Teaching Fellowship, Department of Furniture Design, Rhode Island School of Design,
Providence, RI
2025 Artist-in-Residence, Anderson Ranch, Snowmass Village, CO
2022 Honors, Studio Art Department, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2021 Student Best of Show, Design + Innovation, International Society of Furniture Designers,
High Point, NC
2021 First Place: Open Category, Fresh Woods Competition, AWFS Fair, Association of
Woodworking and Furniture Suppliers, Las Vegas, NV
Exhibitions
2024 The Art of Craftsmanship, Peters Valley Gallery, Peters Valley School of Craft,
Sandyston, NJ
2024 Solo Show, The Future Is Over, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI
2024 Jonald Dudd, independent group show, NYC Design Week, New York, NY
2023 Graduate Biennial, Sol Koffler Gallery, Department of Furniture Design, Rhode Island
School of Design, Providence, RI
2023 Not In My Home, Rhode Island Design Week, DESIGNxRI, Providence, RI
2023 Illuminated Faces, Brown RISD Hillel, Providence RI
2022 Furniture Design Triennial, Woods Gerry Gallery, Department of Furniture Design,
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2022 It’s Mutual, Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2022 Solo Show, TRUCE, Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2021 Innovation + Design Showcase, International Society of Furniture Designers, High Point, NC
2021 Current Student Work, Messler Gallery, Rockport, ME
Publications
2024 “Fiberglass Chairs, Rodeo-Inspired Lamps, and More From Jonalddudd’s 2024 Show,”
Curbed from New York Magazine, New York, NY https://www.curbed.com/article/nyc-design-
jonalddudd-chairs-furniture-lamps.html
2024 “Art on display at the RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition,” The Providence Journal,
Providence, RI
2021 Fresh Woods Design Book, Association of Woodworking and Furniture Suppliers
2021 “‘Current Student Work’ showcases emerging artists at Messler Gallery,” Penobscot Bay
Pilot, Camden, ME, https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/current-student-work-showcases-
emerging-artists- messler-gallery/146271
2021 “ISFD holds second juried competition,” Woodshop News,
2021 “BONUS: Innovation + Design Recap,” Design Between the Lines Podcast