Daniel Faia ~ Exhibits
Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA
2010
How Was it Made?
This gallery is part of the "Art of the Americas" wing.
Dan created carving samples and video demonstrations of a Philadelphia dressing table as part of this educational exhibit.
Old State House- Boston, MA
2014
Dan crafted a reproduction of the Moses Gill side chair for the Bostonian Society. It is part of a hands-on exhibit to re-create The Royal Governor's Council Chamber, and sits at the right-hand side of the replica Royal Governor's chair. The original chair (by James Graham) is part of the permanent collection at
Museum of Fine Arts- Boston, MA.
The Old Manse- Concord, MA
2016
Dan crafted a reproduction of the writing arm Windsor chair used by Ralph Waldo Emerson when he wrote "Nature". It is part of the permanent collection that is displayed in the second-floor study at The Old Manse (operated by The Trustees of Reservations). The original chair is part of the permanent collection at
Concord Museum- Concord, MA.
Concord Museum- Concord, MA
2017
Dan crafted a reproduction of the writing arm Windsor chair used by Ralph Waldo Emerson when he wrote "Nature", as well as a reproduction of the writing desk used by Henry David Thoreau when he wrote "A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers". Both replicas were part of an interactive exhibit called "The Anatomy of a Desk: Writing with Thoreau and Emerson" at Concord Museum. The original chair and desk, along with the reproductions, are part of the permanent collection at Concord Museum- Concord, MA.
Fruitlands Museum- Harvard, MA
2017
Dan created the "Window to the Past" wall carving as part of a collaborative exhibit, "Conversations in Craft", with North Bennet Street School (Boston, MA) and Fruitlands Museum (operated by The Trustees of Reservations). The wall carving was inspired by the CT Sunflower Chest, ca. 1690, which is part of the Trustees' permanent collection at
The Mission House- Stockbridge, MA.