Donald Friedlich, elected by the American Craft Council (ACC) to their prestigious College of Fellows

This lifetime achievement award recognises his four decades of artistic accomplishments and his extraordinary service to his field. The ACC gives out only one award in each craft media every two years. He joins the likes of legionary artists In craft media, Dale Chihuly, Mary Lee Hu, Jamie Bennett, Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Sharon Church and Peter Voulkos.