Education/Experience
2008 MFA, Jewelry and Metal Arts Program, School of Art and Art History, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2004 BFA, Metalsmithing and Jewelry Program, College of Fine Art and Communications, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL. Awards
2008 Award of Merit, “METALinclinations”, Society of Midwestern Metalsmiths online exhibition.
Juror’s Silver Award, “Craftforms 2007,” Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
2007 Honorable Mention, “Topeka 28,” Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, Topeka, KS.
2005 Artist-toArtist Award, “Iowa Crafts 37,” regional juried competition, MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA.
2004 “Niche,” Student Award Winner in Sculptural/Non-Functional category in Metal.
Exhibitions
2009 “Jewelry in Motion,” a special event at the Philadephia Museum of Art to take place during the SNAG Conference.
Upcoming Solo Exhibition at the Metals Museum, Memphis, TN.
2008 “Craftforms 2008,” Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
“New Work,” showcase at Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA.
“The Ring Show: Putting the Band Back Together,” Fahm Hall, SCAD, Savannah, GA.
“Overflow,” Jen Library, SCAD, Savannah, GA.
“Co-Laboratory,” La Galerie Bleue, SCAD, Savannah, GA.
“Cresting: SNAG Juried Student Digital Image Show,” SNAG Conference, Savannah, GA.
“Surge: SNAG Juried Student Exhibition,” Gallery S.P.A.C.E., Savannah, GA.
“Anatome,” Solo MFA Exhibition, Art Gallery West, ABW, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
2007 “Refined Abundance,” national competition juried by Charon Kransen, The Old Opera House, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
“Jewelry Journey: Air 2006”, continuation of international traveling exhibition, Detroit Arts Market: Elements Gallery, Detroit, MI, Galería Isidro Miranda, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and beginning at beginning at the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany (2006.)
“Master Pieces,” and “Magnitude 7,” Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.
“Material Alchemy,” Gallery M.I.M., Baltimore, MD.
2006 “Mimetic of Life,” MA show with Satomi Kawai, Art Gallery West, ABW, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
“Art of the Doll,” Pump House Regional Arts Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
“The Arsenal Metals & Enamels Exhibition 2006,” Columbus, OH.
2005 “Craftforms 2005,” national competition juried by David McFadden, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
“La Petite XIII Art Competition,” Alder Art Gallery, Coburg, OR.
2004 “Senior B.F.A. Exhibition,” solo exhibition, Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL.
2003 “Midwestern Metals Exhibition,” Western Illinois University Art Gallery, Macomb, IL. “Making it in Metal-Snag Student Exhibition,” national juried exhibition, San Francisco, CA. Publications
2009 “Saturated: Metal & Color” Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine, August 2009.
2008 “Master Pieces, Manifest Gallery,” review of group show in Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 6, Jul/Aug 08.
“500 Wedding Rings: Celebrating a Classic Symbol of Commitment,” Lark Books, Asheville, NC.
2007 “500 Pendants & Lockets,” Lark Books, Asheville, NC Representation
Friends of Carlotta, Gallery for Jewelry and Objects. Zurich, Switzerland Object Fetish, an online gallery. San Francisco,CA Mutter Museum Store, located in the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Mutter Museum. Philadelphia, PA Velvet da Vinci Gallery, A gallery of contemporary craft specializing in artist jewelry and metalwork. San Francisco, CA
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