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Education
Masters of Fine Arts (Metals), 2010, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Bachelors of Fine Arts (Metals), 2006, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, Magna Cum Laude
Teaching Experience
Instructor - FUSE Makerspace, Albuquerque, New Mexico, July 2019-Present
Adjunct Faculty - Central New Mexico Community College, January 2019-Present
Instructor - Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland, 2016- 2017
Adjunct Faculty– Jewelry, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar, Doha, Qatar, 2014-2015
Adjunct Faculty – Metals and Jewelry, Central Arizona College, Apache Junction, Arizona, 2012-2013
Master Instructor – Metals and Jewelry, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, Arizona, 2010-2013
Visiting Instructor in Metals, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, Arizona, 2008-2011
Instructor of Record – Metalworking 1, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2008-2009
Instructor of Record – Three Dimensional Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 2009-2010
Creative Arts Supervisor, Boys and Girls Club Guadalupe Branch, Guadalupe, Arizona, 2006-2007
Residencies
Mesa Art Center, Metals and Jewelry Resident, Mesa, Arizona, 2010-2013
Lectures/Workshops/Demonstrations
Northern California Enamel Guild, "Hydraulic Press Embossing Holiday Ornaments", 2 hour demonstration, Virtual, 2020
Millersville University, “Sand Casting”, one day workshop, Millersville, PA, 2017
Peters Valley Craft Center, “Filigree” 5 day workshop, lecture, and demonstrations, Layton, NJ, 2013
The Ranch Center for Arts and Crafts , “Marriage of Metals and Keum Boo” 2 day workshop Snohomish, WA, 2013
Metal Arts Village, two day “Earrings” workshop and public lecture, sponsored by Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Tucson, AZ, 2012
Tempe Center for the Arts, one day community outreach workshop, Tempe, AZ, 2012
Arizona State University, one day “Filigree” workshop and demonstration Tempe, AZ, 2012
Arizona State University, one day “Findings” workshop and demonstration, Tempe, AZ, 2011
Arizona State University, public oral thesis defense, Tempe, AZ, 2010
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, studio assistant weekly artist lectures, Gatlinburg, TN, 2009
Mesa Art Center, artist lecture to docents, Mesa, AZ, 2008
Arizona State University, artist lecture, sponsored by Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Tempe, AZ, 2008
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, faculty assistant artist lecture, Gatlinburg, TN, 2008
Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, artist lecture for the Animales Exhibition, Seattle, WA, 2008
Professional Experience
Writer – Contractor for Rio Grande (Jewelry Supplies), June 2018 - Present
Executive Assistant – New Mexico Rural Hospital Network, March 2018-Present
Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference Co-Chair, 2012
President- Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Central Chapter, 2012-2013
3D Area Coordinator, Arizona State University CORE Department, Tempe, AZ, Spring 2010
Studio Assistant, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, Summer 2009
Installation Assistant, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2006-2009
Installation and Curatorial Assistant, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2006-2010
Metals Studio Lab Aide, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2004-2006
Woods Studio Lab Aide, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2005-2006
Sales Clerk, Lonnie’s Inc. Jewelry Supplier, Phoenix, AZ, 2004-2006
Curator/Juror Experience
Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ, Juror for “Family Matters”: Teen Exhibition, 2012
Publications
Behind the Brooch, Curated by Lorena Angulo, Schiffer Publishing, February 2014
East Valley Tribune, “Reshaping History, “Get Out” Section”, June 2012
Phoenix Magazine, May 2012 issue, page 38
Hiding Places: Memory in the Arts, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, curated by Amy Chaloupka, 2011, pages 72 and 78
American Craft Magazine, Voices Section, December/January 2010 Issue, page 10
500 Silver Jewelry Designs, Lark Books, page 356
Found Object Jewelry, Stackpole Books, Curated by Heather Skowood,
Art Jewelry Magazine, May 2010, Beyond Jewelry Section, page 82
SNAG Promotional Brochure, Student Benefit Insert, 2010
American Craft, Hot Spot Section, February/March 2009 issue, page 20
Fourth Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition Catalog, 2009
The State Press, Arizona State University Newspaper, February 9th, 2009, “Artists Spell Love in Mixed Media.”
Third Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition Catalog, 2008
The State Press, Arizona State University Newspaper, October 8, 2008, “Students Metal Art Takes Unusual Form”
The State Press, Arizona State University Newspaper, August 28, 2008, “Shoppers at Tempe Marketplace Stopping for ASU Art”
500 Necklaces, Lark Books, 2006, Juried by Marjorie Schick,1 of 500 artists chosen out of over 5000
Art Jewelry Magazine, July of 2007, Gallery Section
The State Press, Arizona State University Newspaper, November 21, 2006, “Passion Pays off for Student Artists”
Permanent Public Collections
Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin
Mesa Art Center, Mesa, Arizona
Solo Exhibitions
Invented Heirlooms, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2010
Three Person Exhibitions
eleMEnTAL, three person show with Becky McDonah and Tedd McDonah, in conjunction with the SNAG conference, North Gallery, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, 2012
Invitational Exhibitions
2017
Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2013
Peters Valley Craft Center Faculty Exhibition, Peters Valley Craft Center Gallery, Layton, NJ
Keep it in the Can, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2012
PSA Jewelry and Metals Invitational, Paducah School of Art, West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Clemens Fine Arts Center Gallery, Paducah, KY
Family Matters, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
Crucible, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
ASU Metals Alumni Exhibition, Night Gallery, Tempe Marketplace, Tempe, AZ
Family Matters, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ
2011
Broche Del Noche, Equinox Gallery, Curated by Jillian Palone, Gary Schott, and Laura Wood, San Antonio, TX
Hiding Places, Holding Memory, curated by Amy Chaloupka, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
Charmed, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
10x10 Benefit Show, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2010
Small Metals Big Ideas, curated by Becky McDonah, Night Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Metalsmithing Invitational, curated by Patty Smith, Visual Arts Gallery, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
You Look Fabulous, curated by Nan Vaughn, Night Gallery, Tempe, Arizona Charmed, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
10x10 Benefit Show, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2009
Portrait/Self Portrait, Sam Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
Love Letters, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
10x10 Benefit Show, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2008
Contemporary Visions In Metal, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Table Manners, Arizona Museum for Youth, Mesa, AZ
Group Exhibition, Night Gallery, Tempe, AZ
Animales, 1 of 9 artists chosen to participate, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Juried Exhibitions
2019
Earth Threads Fiber Arts Exhibit, Open Space Visitor Center, Albuquerque, NM
2016
Home/Maker, Exhibition Juried by Dara O’Malley, Baltimore Jewelry Center Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
2011
Alchemy: Transformation in contemporary enamels International Exhibition, Traveling exhibition (Arrowmont in Gatlinburg, TN, Knoxville Museum of Art in Knoxville, TN, and the Metals Museum in Memphis, TN), juried by Jo Anne Cooper of Mobilia Gallery, Douglas Harling of Kentucky School of Craft, and Deborah Lozier of California College of Art
Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 32nd Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Exhibition Juried by Perry Price, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2010
Cutting Edge: The Annual Exhibition of Jewelry and Metals, Juried by John Tzelepis, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ, Jurors Award Third Place
Earrings Galore, Juried by Heidi Lowe, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Arizona Designer Craftsmen 50th Anniversary Exhibition, Juried by Patty Haberman, Curator at Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 31st Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Exhibition Juried By Jane Sauer, Owner of Jane Sauer Gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
DeFine Metal and Fiber, Curated by Thea Clark, Online Exhibition Crafthaus.ning.com
2009
Multiples, Juried by Heidi Lowe, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
4th Annual Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, Juried by Jewel Clark, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Craftsmanship, Juried by Carol Eckert, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Reclaim, Renew, Reuse, Juried by Pat Nelson and Kenton Hall, Atrium Gallery, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Resurrect: Art of the Reclaimed Object, Juried by Claire Schneider, Senior Curator of Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Earrings Galore, Juried by Heidi Lowe, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Printstravaganza IV, Juried by Jean Makin, print collections manager at ASU Art Museum, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Decorative Resurgence, International Exhibition Juried by Jill Baker Gower and Jessica Calderwood, held in conjunction with SNAG Conference, one of 71 artists chosen from 429 entries, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 30th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Exhibition Juried By Namita Wiggers, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland, Oregon, 1 of 39 artists selected from 482 entries, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, Postcard and catalog cover image
2008
Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, An Arizona State University Metals Program Juried Exhibition, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Award: 2nd Place Hollowware Category Craftsmanship: An Arizona Craftsman Juried Exhibition, Exhibition Juried by Clare Verstegen, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ
MFA Summer Juried Exhibition, Exhibition Juried by Dennita Sewell, curator of Fashion Design at Phoenix Art Museum, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ, Jurors Award
Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 29th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Exhibition Juried By Michael W. Monroe, director of the Bellevue Arts Museum in Bellevue, Washington, 1 of 51 artists selected from 483 entries, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2007
Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, An Arizona State University Metals Program Juried Exhibition, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Craftsmanship: An Arizona Craftsmen Juried Exhibition, Exhibition Juried by Sandra Blain, Professor, Director Emeritus Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gallery 100, Tempe, AZ
2006
Mesa Contemporary Arts’ 28th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, Exhibition Juried By Mark R. Leach, director of the Mint Museum of Craft and Design in Charlotte, North Carolina, One of 42 artists from 17 states selected from 552 entries, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
The Annual Metals Show, Juried by Jewel Clark, The Phoenix Center for The Arts, Phoenix, AZ
Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, Juried by Becky McDonah, Nissa Kubly, and ASU Metals Graduate Students, The Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
La Petite XIII, Juried by Ellen Tykeson, Hattiemae Nixon, and Dena E. Brown, The Alder Gallery, Lane County, OR
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Juried by art faculty, The Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2005
Area Wood Show, Group Exhibition, Juried By Tom Eckert, The Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Metals Edge Student Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Juried for Awards By Joan Dulla and Sally Heath-Lloyd, Metals Edge Studio, Scottsdale, AZ, Awards: Best of Show, People’s Choice
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Juried By Art Faculty, The Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Group Exhibitions
2010
Formed of Matters, Group Exhibition, Step Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Generations, Group Exhibition of faculty and graduate students, Night Gallery, Tempe, AZ
31st Annual Yuma Symposium Show, Group Exhibition, Yuma Art Center Gallery, Yuma, AZ
2009
Nathan Cummings Travel Fellowship, Group Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, Tempe, AZ
30th Annual Yuma Symposium Show, Group Exhibition, Yuma Art Center Gallery, Yuma, AZ
2008
29th Annual Yuma Symposium Show, Group Exhibition, Yuma Art Center Gallery, Yuma, AZ
2007
Trojan Bike: A Curatorial Attack, part of the Jarbas Lopes: Cicloviaérea exhibition, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ
New Graduates Show, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
28th Annual Yuma Symposium Show, Group Exhibition, Yuma Art Center Gallery, Yuma, AZ
2006
BFA Senior Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
27th Annual Yuma Symposium Student Show, Group Exhibition, Yuma Art Center Gallery, Yuma, AZ
Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Juried by art faculty, The Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Honors
Mesa Holiday Arts and Music Festival 2nd Place Jurors Award Recipient, 2012
Mesa Holiday Arts and Music Festival 2nd Place Jurors Award Recipient, 2011
Mesa Holiday Arts and Music Festival 2nd Place Jurors Award Recipient, 2009
Arizona Designer Craftsmen Workshop Scholarship Recipient 2009, 2010
American Craft Council Conference Scholarship Recipient 2009
Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America Scholarship, 2009-2010
Graduate Fellowship, 2009-2010
Student Enrichment Travel Grant Award, 2009
University Graduate Fellowship, 2008-2009
School of Art Special Talent Award Scholarship, 2007-2009
Student Enrichment Travel Grant Award, 2008
Russell and Bonita Nelson Fine Arts Scholarship Award, 2005-2006
Conferences Attended
2019
Santa Fe Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico
"The Bench" Southwest Makers Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2015
Tasmeem Doha, Biennial International Art and Design Conference, “3ajeeb!”
2012
SNAG Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, “The Heat is On”
Annual Yuma Art Symposium
2011
SNAG Conference in Seattle, Washington, “Flux”
2010
SNAG Conference in Houston, “Going to Extremes”
31st Annual Yuma Art Symposium- Sam Chung, Arthur Ganson, Becky McDonah, Bruce Metcalf, Lisa Slovis, Patrick Stafford, Dale Wedig
2009
American Craft Council Conference, “Creating a New Craft Culture”
SNAG conference in Philadelphia, “Revolution”
30th Annual Yuma Art Symposium- Michael Hosaluk, Tedd McDonah, Dana Moore, Elliot Pujol, James Thurman, James Viste
2008
29th Annual Yuma Art Symposium- Diane Falkenhagen, Marjorie Schick, David Clemmons, Robin McClosky, Myra Green
2007
28th Annual Yuma Art Symposium- Anya Kristin Beeler, Kathleen Browne, Ken Bova, Bonnie Britton, James Henkel, Julie Anand, Mark F. Cooper
2006
27th Annual Yuma Art Symposium- Kee-Ho Yuen, Harlan Butt, Daniel Jocz, John Armstrong
2005
26th Annual Yuma Art Symposium- Richard Mawdsley, Angela Gleason, Ira Sherman, Marc D’Estout, Dornith Doherty, Vincente Celis, Theckla Hammond
2004
25th Annual Yuma Art Symposium- Harriette Estel Berman, Clare M. Murray, Shari Mendelson, KeKe Cribbs, Jan Baum, Andy Buck
Workshops Attended
2017
Spoon Forging, April Wood, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2015
Magic Stories for The Wonderbox- Mahatat for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Doha, Qatar
2013
Hollow forms in Jewelry- Kevin O’Dwyer, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Microfolding- Cynthia Eid, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, Arizona
2012
The Gentle Art of Tapping/Nunome Zogan/ Japanese Damascene- Fred Zweig, Metal Arts Village, Tucson, AZ
Metal in Motion- Jack Da Silva, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Color on Metal- Marilyn Da Silva, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Bubbling- David Huang, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Overlay- Sam Patania, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Box Construction for Holloware- Kevin O’Dwyer, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Patinas- David Huang, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Steel Soldering Techniques- Caitie Sellers, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Fusing, Granulating, & Soldering Argentium- Cynthia Eid, SNAG Pre-Conference Workshops, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
2010
Resin- Ashley Weber, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Artistic Entrapment- Michael David Sturlin, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
Jewelry as Body Adornment- Bob Ebendorf, Hosted By Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Tucson, AZ
Crocheting with Wire- Joan Dulla, Hosted by Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Tempe, AZ
2009
Wood Carving for Jewelry Applications- Julia Harrison, Hosted by ASU Metals Club, Tempe, AZ
Indoor Retail Shows- Joan Dulla, Hosted by Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Scottsdale, AZ
The Fabricated Ring- C. James Meyer, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Experimental Artists Books- Dan Mayer, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Professional Development- Megan Auman, Arizona State University, Hosted by ASU Metals, Tempe, AZ
Yemenite Filigree- Yehuda Tassa, Tucson Parks and Recreation, Hosted by Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Tucson, AZ
Cold Connections- Nancy Worden, Pima Community College, Hosted by Arizona Desigern Craftsmen, Tucson, AZ
2008
Pressure and the Hydraulic Press- Becky McDonah, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Lampworking- Victoria Altepeter, Hosted by ASU Metals Club, Tempe, AZ
Below the Belt, Beltbuckle Workshop- Andy Cooperman, Hosted by ADC, Tempe, AZ
2006
Damascene-Bruce Clark, Pima Community College, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Pewtersmithing- Fred Fenster, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Working with Wire- Mary Lee Hu, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
2005
Mokume Gane- Eric Burris, Scottsdale Community College, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Torch Firing Enamel and Copper Welding-Deborah Lozier, California College of Art, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Toy Making and Mechanisms- Michael Croft, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Knifemaking- Michael Croft, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Santa Clara Del Cobre Copper Pots- Eleanor Moty and Michael Croft, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Anticlastic Raising Techniques- Joe Cornett, Northern Arizona University, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
2004
Hand Graver Techniques- Eleanor Moty, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Chasing, Reposse, and Shop Safety Techniques- Eleanor Moty, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Enameling- Jessica Calderwood, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2003
Casting Techniques- Greg Patrenos, Hosted by ASU, Tempe, AZ
Volunteer Work
Boy Scout Metalworking Merit Badge Leader, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD, 2017
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, 2010-2011
Boy Scout Metalworking Merit Badge Workshop Assistant, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2008
Boys and Girls Club Guadalupe Branch, Guadalupe, AZ, 2006-2008
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ, February 2007-May 2007
Professional Associations
Society for North American Goldsmiths, 2004-Present
American Craft Council, 2008-Present
Arizona Designer Craftsmen, 2007-2013
Etsy Metal, Juried member 2008-2012