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BIOGRAPHY |
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Education |
1996-2000 |
The University of the Arts
Philadelphia College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
BFA Crafts, concentration in Jewelry and Metalsmithing |
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Experience |
2002-present |
Studio Assistant for Gabriella Kiss, Bangall, NY |
2007 |
Visiting Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Juror, SIE 61, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH |
2006 |
Visiting Artist, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
2005 |
Lecturer, Emerging Talent 2005, SOFA , Chicago, IL
Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Research Assistant, to Bruce Metcalf, Philadelphia, PA |
2004 |
Adjunct Professor, Introduction to Jewelry, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
2000-2002 |
Metalsmithing Shop Technician, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
2000 |
Instructor, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
Visiting Artist, Millersville University, Millersville, PA |
1999 |
Internship with Bruce Metcalf, Philadelphia, PA
Metalsmithing Shop Technician, Peters Valley Crafts Center, Layton, NJ |
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Exhibitions |
2006-2008 |
Challenging the Chatelaine
Designmuseo, Helsinki, Finland
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia
Museum Jewel Elias Lalaouni, Athens, Greece
Design Museum, Belgium, Gent
Stedelijk Museum, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands |
2008 |
Framing: the Art of Jewelry
Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon |
2007 |
WOMANGIRL, Solo Exhibition
Sienna Gallery, Lennox, MA |
2006 |
Hair
Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ |
2006 |
Life Insight: The Human Experience
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, KY |
2006 |
Metalisms: Signature Works in Jewelry & Metalsmithing
Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO |
2005-2006 |
100 Brooches
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
East Carolina University School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC
Bellagio Gallery, Ashville, NC |
2004-2005 |
200 Rings
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Gallery M, Cleveland, OH
Sam Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME |
2004 |
Minutes, Emerging Artist Exhibition
Sienna Gallery, Lennox, MA |
2003 |
Evocative Objects
Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI |
2002 |
Loot
American Craft Museum, New York, NY |
2002 |
Metals Invitational
Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN |
2002 |
Featured Emerging Artist
Asher Gallery, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX |
2000 |
Attitude and Action: North American Figurative Jewelry
The Atrium Gallery, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham, England, The Jewellery Gallery at DESIGNyard, Dublin, Ireland |
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Collections |
2007 |
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA |
2005 |
Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC |
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