Resume
Education:
1982 Graduate work Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
1977-1981 B.F.A. in Jewelry/Metals Texas Womans University, Denton, Texas
Current Status:
Owns and operates a jewelry design studio established in 1986, doing one of a kind and limited edition pieces.
Publications/Grants:
2006 The Art & Craft of Making Jewelry by Lark Books
2003 Art Jewelry Today by Dona Meilach
2002 Ornament. Feature Artist.
1998 Metalsmith Exhibition in Print.
1997 The Art of Jewelry Design by Deborah Krupenia. Metalsmith Exhibition in Print.
1995 Recipient of a Mid-America Arts Alliance/NEA Fellowship Award.
1994 Ornament. Artist’s Statement.
1990 Craft Arts International, Australia. Portfolio #70.
Workshops/Lectures:
June 2007 Own work Professional Development Seminar, Memphis SNAG Conference
May 2007 Color on Metal: Aluminum Anodizing Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
July 2004 Own work Chicago Metal Arts Guild, Chicago, Illinois
October 1997 Anodizing Aluminum Society for Midwest Metalsmiths, St. Louis, Missouri
January 1994 Craft Fairs in the U.S. Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Farnham, England
January 1992 Anodizing Aluminum Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
March 1988 Alternative Materials for Jewelry Tennessee Art Educators Association Conference Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee
March 1988 Exploring Jewelry Design Hendersonville Arts Council, Hendersonville, Tennessee
Exhibitions:
2008 Pan Pacific Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Surfaces Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Sweet Suites Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
2007 All Things Bright Christa Faut Gallery, Cornelius, North Carolina
Process Documented Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Summer Arts Studio Exhibition: Visiting Artists Wagner Gallery, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois
2006 Color Peters Valley Gallery, Layton, New Jersey
Interplay The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, Missouri
The Martini Show Thomas Mann Gallery/IO, New Orleans, Louisiana Altered Space Gallery, Venice, California
The Art of Metal Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, Illinois
The Hurricane Brooch Show Thomas Mann Gallery/IO, New Orleans, Louisiana Still traveling
2005 Multiple Palettes/Varied Visions: 30 Jewelers Explore Color White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
Wear Art! Lake Hill House, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
2004 Not For the Faint of Heart Facere , Seattle, Washington
Three Jewelers Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, Illinois
40th Annual Holiday Exhibition Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri
Jewelry Art Forms, Red Bank, New Jersey
2003 Nature Inspired Wearables Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, Arizona
Metal & Jewelry Invitational Natalie Paul Gallery, Geneva, Illinois
Botanicals Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Asian Roots, Western Soil NJAHS Gallery, San Francisco, California
Planting, Potting, & Pruning: Artists and the Cultivated Landscape Wustum Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Group Show Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Art of Giving Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri
Holiday Show OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2002 Collaborative Art: The Third Eye Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Holiday Show Elements, Des Moines, Iowa
2001 Asian Roots, Western Soil: Visual Poetry in Metal Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos, California
Featured Artist Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Rich Stuffs: Jewelry, the Body, and Adornments Staunton-Augusta Art Center, Staunton, Virginia
Featured Artist R.W. Wise, Goldsmiths, Lenox, Massachusetts
If the Shoe Fits.... OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Aluminations Cudahy’s Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
Metal/Jewelry Invitational Natalie Paul Gallery, Geneva, Illinois
2000 Solo Exhibition The Signature Shop and Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
New Talent in Crafts Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, Wisconsin
Three Jewelers Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana
Sheen of Silver, Weight of Air Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, Oregon
1999 Beacons for the Future Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Clay and Metal Southwest Missouri State University Art and Design Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
Talismans for the Coming Millennium Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
Self Portrait: Postures in Metal Center of Contemporary Arts, St. Louis, Missouri
Solo Exhibition Grannis Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
Wearable Wonders Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey
Icons of the 20th Century Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
1998 Refined Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
Full Spectrum OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
On the Edge: Postmodern and Beyond Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, New York
Professional Organizations:
American Craft Council Society of North American Goldsmiths Society for Midwest Metalsmiths
Personal: Marital Status: Married Birth date: October 12, 1959
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