Betty Scarpino
Betty Scarpino (born 1949) is an American wood sculptor active in Indianapolis, Indiana. She received the Windgate International Turning Exchange Resident Fellowship two times - once in 1999 and another in 2016 - making her the second person in the residency's history to be chosen twice. In 2020, she was awarded an Honorary Lifetime Member from the American Association of Woodturners (AAW) for her contributions to the advancement of woodturning. Her work is currently in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection and The Center for Art in Wood Museum's collection. Early life In 1949, Scarpino was born in Wenatchee, Washington. She attended high school in Kalispell, Montana. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 1981 with a Bachelor's degree in industrial design. She has two sons - Sam and Dan - born in 1984 and 1987 respectively. Career Scarpino joined the AAW in 1986. She was woodworking out of her garage. From 1990 -1993, she worked as an editor for the American Woodturner, the publication of the American Association of Woodturners. In 1994, Scarpino took as class with woodturner Michael Hosaluk after the AAW awarded her an Educational Opportunity Grant enabling her to take a class at Arrowmont School