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Scott Lankton was born in 1956. He received his B.F.A. from Western Michigan University in 1978.
He opened his own studio in 1979. In 1985 he went to Aachen, Germany and received his Diploma
at The International Teaching Center for Metal Design where he apprenticed under Manfred Bredohl.
Today he works as a studio artist mostly doing architectural commissions in steel and bronze such as stair railings, gates, furniture, kitchen racks, and sculpture. Recent projects include 180 feet of dogwood motif railing in steel and bronze, forging handguns into artwork, and a large hanging sculpture for a cancer center. In the past, the British Museum commissioned him to replicate the pattern welded sword from the Sutton Hoo Ship Burial (dated near 600 A.D.) This sword, made in 1989, is now permanently displayed in London alongside the original. He has taught at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina and Peter’s Valley Craft Center in New Jersey and other venues. He has lead workshops and demonstrated and lectured at national and international conferences such as Ferro 2000 and Ferro 2005 in Europe. He was President, Vice President, and Financial Chair of ABANA, the Artist Blacksmith Association of North America. He served on their Board of Directors for nine years. According to Lankton, “the spontaneity of forging hot steel continues to delight me as does the strength and integrity of this medium. I am fascinated by the duality of beauty and danger that that life combines and I hope that through my work, the lives of others will be made a bit more beautiful.” |