John Rais

John Rais operates his own studio business where he designs and creates one-of-a-kind furniture, sculpture, and architectural metal art.

Rais’s work has been shown at Purchase College (NY), The National Ornamental Metals Museum, and Massimo Bizzocchi (NY), among others. He has designed and created works for many architecturally significant buildings including a Frank Lloyd Wright home, a Louis Kohn home, an Addison Mizner home, and many others. His work has been featured in various publications including American Craft, Departures, Ritz Carlton, and a cover article in Metalsmith Magazine.

Rais has taught at SUNY Purchase, SUNY New Paltz, University of the Arts, and Penland School of Craft. He has been an artist-in-residence at the John Michael Kohler Arts Center’s Arts/Industry at Kohler Co. (WI) and at SUNY Purchase.

Rais is represented by Gravers Lane Gallery (PA).