Education:
MFA Metal
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
May 2003
BA with concentration in studio art
Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio
May 1996
Exhibitions:
2012
Gilded Grace
Alloy Gallery
Newport, RI
July 22 - August 26, 2012
link
Figurative Jewelry
Shaw Jewelry Gallery
Northeast Harbor, ME
July 19 - August 1, 2012
link
Gifts of Art
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
June 18 - August 13, 2012
link
Earrings Galore
Heidi Lowe Gallery
Rehoboth, DE
June 9 - August 1, 2012
link
Bloom
Alloy Gallery
Newport, RI
June 15 - July 14, 2012
link
Craft Boston
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston, MA
March 23- 25, 2012
link
American Craft Council Show
Atlanta, GA
March 9 - 11, 2012
link
American Craft Council Show
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
February 22- 26, 2012
link
2011
Sparkle Plenty: Organism
Quirk Gallery
Richmond, VA
November 3 - December 24, 2011
link
Mathematic Purity
Shaw Jewelry
Northeast Harbor, ME
August 18- September, 2011
link
24 Jewelers = 24 Chains
Blue Heron Gallery
Deer Isle, ME
July 2-15, 2011
link
Art by Attrition
Kobo Gallery at Higo
Seattle, WA
May 16- June 25, 2011
link
CoOperation Tableware
Fancy Gallery
Seattle, WA
April 11- May 31, 2011
link
Ring a Day
Punch Gallery
Seattle, WA
May 5- 29, 2011
link
Gemolicious Bling Bling
Vespermann-Cooper Gallery
Atlanta, GA
April 16- May 31, 2011
link
Recontextualizing the Found Object
Martha Gault Art Gallery
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
March 21- April 8, 2009
link
Craft Boston
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston, MA
March 24- 27, 2011
link
American Craft Council Show
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
February 22- 27, 2011
link
2010
Ornament Show
Silver Blue & Gold
Laguna Beach, CA
December, 2010
link
Fine Craft Show
The Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, NY
November 5- 7, 2010
link
The Plastic Show
Velvet da Vinci Gallery
San Francisco, CA
October, 2010
link
Hard Brilliance: Diverse Approaches in Contemporary Enameling
Pratt Fine Arts Center
Seattle, WA
February 4- 26, 2010
link
2009
Salt City Craft Market
Syracuse, NY
October 24, 2009
Artist of the Month
Decordova Museum Store
Lincoln, MA
June, 2009
link
Art Bars 2009
Ithaca Fine Chocolates
Ithaca, NY
link
2008
The Art of Jewelry
A is for Artists Gallery
Bainbridge Island, WA
September 1-30, 2008
link
Artistry 2008
Holiday Sale of Fine Craft & Art
Guilford, CT
October 20, 2008 - January 11, 2009
2006
Multiples
Heidi Lowe Jewelry
Rehoboth Beach, DE
November, 2006- January, 2007
link
Craft Forms 2006
Wayne Art Center
Wayne, PA
December 2, 2006- January 24, 2007
2006 Holiday Café
171 Cedar Arts Center
Wayne, PA
December 2, 2006- January 24, 2007
Holiday Sale
Gallery M.I.M.
Corning, NY
November 30- December 22, 2006
24th Annual Designer Holiday Craft Show
Melbourne, FL
November 3 - December 31, 2006
Holiday Ornaments in the Retail Gallery
The Society of Arts and Crafts
Boston, MA
November- December, 2006
“New Wave” The 2nd International Enamel Biennial
Chardin Art Gallery
Tbilisi, Georgia
October 7-17, 2006
Craft Art Western New York 2006
Burchfield-Penney Arts Center
Buffalo, NY
September 16, 2006 - January 7, 2007
On Fire! Contemporary Enameling
Gallery M.I.M.
Baltimore, MD
September 8- October 21, 2006
By Invitation Only
Artisan Gallery at Woman Made
Chicago, IL
September 1- November 9, 2006
Two Person Show: Gerald Mead and Emily Watson
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
May 19- June 24, 2006
100 Brooches
January 20 - February 28, 2006
Pacini Lubel Gallery
Seattle, WA
link
2005
100 Brooches
October 1 – December 31, 2005
Bellagio Gallery
Asheville, NC
August 15 – September 10, 2005
East Carolina University School of Art and Design
Greenville, NC
June 1- July 17, 2005
Velvet da Vinci Gallery
San Francisco, CA
link
2005 Holiday Café
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
December 9- 22, 2005
Craft USA ’05 National Craft Triennial
Silvermine Guild Arts Center
New Canaan, Connecticut
October 16- November 18, 2005
SOFA Chicago 2005
represented by Snyderman Works Gallery
October 28- 30, 2005
Experimental Jewelry
The Jewelry Studio
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
July 2- August 20, 2005
Enamel: Beyond the Object
SPACES Gallery
Cleveland, Ohio
June 24 - August 5, 2005
link
In Print/In Person: A Continuing Examination of Contemporary Enamel
The Thomas Riley Gallery
Woodmere, Ohio
June 24 - July 21, 2005
Resources: Steel, Rubber, Coal and Salt
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, Ohio
June 11- August 21, 2005
June Exhibition
www.Projekt30.com
June 9- July 31, 2005
link
Sacred Icons: A Collective Vision of Symbolic and Ritual Objects
Artisans Center of Virginia
Waynesboro, Virginia
May 19 - June 29, 2005
Artisan Gallery: Inauguration
Woman Made Gallery
Chicago, Illinois
April 8 - May 12, 2005
2004
National Enamelist Guild Show
2004 Juried Exhibition: Vitreous Enamel
Rockville Arts Place
Gaithersburg, Maryland
August 1 - August 28, 2004
Jewelry with Purpose: “jewelry that transcends wearable art”
online exhibition at <<http://www.postpicasso.com/artontheline>>
March 1 - May 3, 2004
2003
M~Urge
Gallery M, opening exhibition four person show
Cleveland, Ohio
September 19 - October 19, 2003
Student Juried Enamels Slide Exhibition
juried by Linda Darty
presented at the Enamelist Society Conference and the Newark Museum of Art
Summer 2003
Juried Student Slide Exhibition
curated by Linda Darty
presented at SNAG 2003, San Francisco
June 2003
MFA Thesis Exhibition, “the graphic body”
Chandler Gallery, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, New York
May 9 - 14, 2003
Publications:
New Rings: 500+ Designs from Around the World, ed. by Nicolas Estrada, Thames and Hudson, 2011
Vogue Gioiella, May 2009
500 Plastic Jewelry Designs: A Groundbreaking Survey of a Modern Material, Lark Books, 2009
500 Enameled Objects: A Celebration of Color on Metal, Lark Books, 2009
Best of America: Jewelry Artists and Artisans, Kennedy Publishing, 2007
Contemporary Enameling: Art And Techniques, Lilyan Bachrach. Schiffer Books, 2006
500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body, Lark Books, 2005
Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print 2004, Volume 24 no.4
Awards and Grants:
2006 Career Advancement Mini-Grant (Strategic Opportunity Stipend)
New York Foundation for the Arts
2001-2002 Graduate Student Research and Creative Projects Awards
State University of New York at New Paltz
Teaching Experience:
Instructor, Fun Summer Jewelry
State University of New York at New Paltz
Summer Session I 2003
Teaching Assistant, Basic/Intro Metals
State University of New York at New Paltz
Summer Session II 2002
Teaching Assistant, Basic Metals
State University of New York at New Paltz
Fall 2001
MFA Metal
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
May 2003
BA with concentration in studio art
Oberlin College
Oberlin, Ohio
May 1996
Exhibitions:
2012
Gilded Grace
Alloy Gallery
Newport, RI
July 22 - August 26, 2012
link
Figurative Jewelry
Shaw Jewelry Gallery
Northeast Harbor, ME
July 19 - August 1, 2012
link
Gifts of Art
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
June 18 - August 13, 2012
link
Earrings Galore
Heidi Lowe Gallery
Rehoboth, DE
June 9 - August 1, 2012
link
Bloom
Alloy Gallery
Newport, RI
June 15 - July 14, 2012
link
Craft Boston
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston, MA
March 23- 25, 2012
link
American Craft Council Show
Atlanta, GA
March 9 - 11, 2012
link
American Craft Council Show
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
February 22- 26, 2012
link
2011
Sparkle Plenty: Organism
Quirk Gallery
Richmond, VA
November 3 - December 24, 2011
link
Mathematic Purity
Shaw Jewelry
Northeast Harbor, ME
August 18- September, 2011
link
24 Jewelers = 24 Chains
Blue Heron Gallery
Deer Isle, ME
July 2-15, 2011
link
Art by Attrition
Kobo Gallery at Higo
Seattle, WA
May 16- June 25, 2011
link
CoOperation Tableware
Fancy Gallery
Seattle, WA
April 11- May 31, 2011
link
Ring a Day
Punch Gallery
Seattle, WA
May 5- 29, 2011
link
Gemolicious Bling Bling
Vespermann-Cooper Gallery
Atlanta, GA
April 16- May 31, 2011
link
Recontextualizing the Found Object
Martha Gault Art Gallery
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
March 21- April 8, 2009
link
Craft Boston
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston, MA
March 24- 27, 2011
link
American Craft Council Show
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore, MD
February 22- 27, 2011
link
2010
Ornament Show
Silver Blue & Gold
Laguna Beach, CA
December, 2010
link
Fine Craft Show
The Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, NY
November 5- 7, 2010
link
The Plastic Show
Velvet da Vinci Gallery
San Francisco, CA
October, 2010
link
Hard Brilliance: Diverse Approaches in Contemporary Enameling
Pratt Fine Arts Center
Seattle, WA
February 4- 26, 2010
link
2009
Salt City Craft Market
Syracuse, NY
October 24, 2009
Artist of the Month
Decordova Museum Store
Lincoln, MA
June, 2009
link
Art Bars 2009
Ithaca Fine Chocolates
Ithaca, NY
link
2008
The Art of Jewelry
A is for Artists Gallery
Bainbridge Island, WA
September 1-30, 2008
link
Artistry 2008
Holiday Sale of Fine Craft & Art
Guilford, CT
October 20, 2008 - January 11, 2009
2006
Multiples
Heidi Lowe Jewelry
Rehoboth Beach, DE
November, 2006- January, 2007
link
Craft Forms 2006
Wayne Art Center
Wayne, PA
December 2, 2006- January 24, 2007
2006 Holiday Café
171 Cedar Arts Center
Wayne, PA
December 2, 2006- January 24, 2007
Holiday Sale
Gallery M.I.M.
Corning, NY
November 30- December 22, 2006
24th Annual Designer Holiday Craft Show
Melbourne, FL
November 3 - December 31, 2006
Holiday Ornaments in the Retail Gallery
The Society of Arts and Crafts
Boston, MA
November- December, 2006
“New Wave” The 2nd International Enamel Biennial
Chardin Art Gallery
Tbilisi, Georgia
October 7-17, 2006
Craft Art Western New York 2006
Burchfield-Penney Arts Center
Buffalo, NY
September 16, 2006 - January 7, 2007
On Fire! Contemporary Enameling
Gallery M.I.M.
Baltimore, MD
September 8- October 21, 2006
By Invitation Only
Artisan Gallery at Woman Made
Chicago, IL
September 1- November 9, 2006
Two Person Show: Gerald Mead and Emily Watson
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
May 19- June 24, 2006
100 Brooches
January 20 - February 28, 2006
Pacini Lubel Gallery
Seattle, WA
link
2005
100 Brooches
October 1 – December 31, 2005
Bellagio Gallery
Asheville, NC
August 15 – September 10, 2005
East Carolina University School of Art and Design
Greenville, NC
June 1- July 17, 2005
Velvet da Vinci Gallery
San Francisco, CA
link
2005 Holiday Café
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
December 9- 22, 2005
Craft USA ’05 National Craft Triennial
Silvermine Guild Arts Center
New Canaan, Connecticut
October 16- November 18, 2005
SOFA Chicago 2005
represented by Snyderman Works Gallery
October 28- 30, 2005
Experimental Jewelry
The Jewelry Studio
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
July 2- August 20, 2005
Enamel: Beyond the Object
SPACES Gallery
Cleveland, Ohio
June 24 - August 5, 2005
link
In Print/In Person: A Continuing Examination of Contemporary Enamel
The Thomas Riley Gallery
Woodmere, Ohio
June 24 - July 21, 2005
Resources: Steel, Rubber, Coal and Salt
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, Ohio
June 11- August 21, 2005
June Exhibition
www.Projekt30.com
June 9- July 31, 2005
link
Sacred Icons: A Collective Vision of Symbolic and Ritual Objects
Artisans Center of Virginia
Waynesboro, Virginia
May 19 - June 29, 2005
Artisan Gallery: Inauguration
Woman Made Gallery
Chicago, Illinois
April 8 - May 12, 2005
2004
National Enamelist Guild Show
2004 Juried Exhibition: Vitreous Enamel
Rockville Arts Place
Gaithersburg, Maryland
August 1 - August 28, 2004
Jewelry with Purpose: “jewelry that transcends wearable art”
online exhibition at <<http://www.postpicasso.com/artontheline>>
March 1 - May 3, 2004
2003
M~Urge
Gallery M, opening exhibition four person show
Cleveland, Ohio
September 19 - October 19, 2003
Student Juried Enamels Slide Exhibition
juried by Linda Darty
presented at the Enamelist Society Conference and the Newark Museum of Art
Summer 2003
Juried Student Slide Exhibition
curated by Linda Darty
presented at SNAG 2003, San Francisco
June 2003
MFA Thesis Exhibition, “the graphic body”
Chandler Gallery, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, New York
May 9 - 14, 2003
Publications:
New Rings: 500+ Designs from Around the World, ed. by Nicolas Estrada, Thames and Hudson, 2011
Vogue Gioiella, May 2009
500 Plastic Jewelry Designs: A Groundbreaking Survey of a Modern Material, Lark Books, 2009
500 Enameled Objects: A Celebration of Color on Metal, Lark Books, 2009
Best of America: Jewelry Artists and Artisans, Kennedy Publishing, 2007
Contemporary Enameling: Art And Techniques, Lilyan Bachrach. Schiffer Books, 2006
500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body, Lark Books, 2005
Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print 2004, Volume 24 no.4
Awards and Grants:
2006 Career Advancement Mini-Grant (Strategic Opportunity Stipend)
New York Foundation for the Arts
2001-2002 Graduate Student Research and Creative Projects Awards
State University of New York at New Paltz
Teaching Experience:
Instructor, Fun Summer Jewelry
State University of New York at New Paltz
Summer Session I 2003
Teaching Assistant, Basic/Intro Metals
State University of New York at New Paltz
Summer Session II 2002
Teaching Assistant, Basic Metals
State University of New York at New Paltz
Fall 2001
Born 1974 in Chapel Hill, NC and raised in Charlottesville, VA.
I currently reside in Columbus, OH.
My work draws on two main sources of inspiration: geography and
anatomy. While very different in scope and tangibility, both allow me to reference the physical world and our place in it.
My work in vitreous enamel combines subtle fields of color with hand-drawn elements; each is carefully finished to create a rich stone-like surface quite different from conventional enamel work.
This interest in texture, surface and touchability carries over to my carved pieces, which blend unconventional materials with traditional ones, old with new, precious with non-precious. I work with a wide array of materials, including sterling and argentium silver, copper, wood, acrylic, bakelite, corian, vulcanite, bone, horn, jet, and stone.