EDUCATION
2013
Roots Now Workshop. Opere Jewellery School, Ravenstein, The Netherlands.
1999
M.F.A. in Metals. Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
1992
B.S. in Art. University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
EXHIBITIONS
2021
RINGS! 1968-2021. Invitational Exhibition. The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA.
2019
RINGS: 1957-2019, LEGENDS AND TALES FROM ATHENS TO NEW YORK. Invitational Exhibition. Lalaounis Boutique, New York, NY.
FORGING A LINK: metalsmiths respond to the Mercer collection. Group exhibition. Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA.
SIX YEARS SMITTEN. Invitational group exhibition. Form & Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
CIRCLING BACK. Group exhibition. Adorned Spaces, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Chicago, IL.
AMALGAM: Allegheny Metals Collective. Group exhibition. Adorned Spaces, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Chicago, IL.
PENNSYLVANIA METALWORK. Invitational Exhibition. Brockway Center for Art and Technology, Brockway, PA.
2016-18
IMAGINE PEACE NOW. Traveling invitational exhibition. Wellington B Gray Gallery East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA. Art Seed, New Albany, IN. Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, Louisville, KY. Craft Alliance Center of Art & Design, St. Louis, MO. Radius Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA.
2018
ARCHITECTONIC. Invitational Exhibition. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EXHIBITION: Allegheny Metals Guild. Group exhibition. Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, PA.
EXPLORATIONS AND PROCESS: Makers of the Allegheny Metals Club. Juried exhibition. Adorned Spaces at the Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Portland, OR.
95TH ANNUAL SPRING SHOW. Juried exhibition. Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.
I DWELL IN POSSIBLITIY. Invitational exhibition. Penland Gallery, Penland School of Art and Craft. Penland, NC.
UNT METALSMITHING & JEWELRY: Lineages. Invitational exhibition. UNT Art Gallery. University of North Texas, Denton, TX.
2017
SMITTEN FORUM EXHIBITION. Invitational exhibition. Form & Concept Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
EXHIBITION IN PRINT: REPAIR AND RENEWAL. Invitational exhibition. Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
20/20. Invitational exhibition. Marion Cage Gallery, New Orleans, LA.
METALS 2017. Invitational exhibition. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
2016
PERSONALITY. Invitational exhibition. Greenville Art Museum, Greenville, NC.
STATE OF THE UNION. Juried exhibition. SFA Art Galleries, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
ADVANCE/RETREAT. Group exhibition. Zoom Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI.
2015
PA PRIDE: metal arts in the state of Pennsylvania. Invitational Exhibition. Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA.
HAYSTACK COMPONENTS. Invitational Exhibition. Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA.
CRAFTS FACULTY AT EDINBORO UNIVERSITY. Group Exhibition. Hoyt Institute of Fine Art, New Castle, PA.
2014
RESIDENTS AND RESIDENCE. Invitational Exhibition. Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greesburg, PA.
METALSMITHING TODAY: THE VESSEL. Invitational Exhibition. Alden B. Dow Museum of Science and Art, Midland, MI.
91st ANNUAL SPRING SHOW. Juried Exhibition. Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.
CONSIDERING THE KYLIX: Contemporary Interpretations of a Classical Form. Traveling Invitational Exhibition. Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ. Mahady Gallery, Marywood University, Scranton, PA.
2013
NATIONAL JEWELRY AND METALS INVITATIONAL. Invitational Exhibition. Clemens Fine Arts Center, Paducah School of Art and Design, Paducah, KY.
KEEP IT IN THE CAN. Invitational Exhibition. Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
HOLDING PLACE: a repository of containers and vessels. International Online Jewelry Exhibition. http://www.ganoksin.com/exhibition/v/HoldingPlace2013
METALS 2013. Invitational Exhibition. College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.
2012
METAMORPHOSIS I: Jewelry & Fine Metalware. Invitational Exhibition. Dumbarton House Museum, Washington DC.
THE TEAPOT REDEFINED. Invitational exhibition. Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
CU/29: Contemporary Work in Copper. Juried Exhibition. Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ.
REFINED VII: Inspiration. Juried exhibition. Reavley Gallery, Cole Art Center, Stephan F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX.
TRANSFORMATION 8: Contemporary Works in Small Metals, the Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize. Juried exhibition. Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
THE ART OF INFLUENCE. Invitational exhibition. Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
2010-2012
METAL INCLINATIONS 2: an International Online Exhibition of Jewelry. Juried exhibition. http://www.smm-metalinclinations.org.
2011
398. Invitational exhibition. Heeschen Gallery, Meadville, PA.
TORCH SONG. Invitational exhibition. Nazareth College Arts Center, Rochester, NY.
2010
TOPOGRAPHY OF METAL. Juried exhibition. Tap Studios/Gallery M, Cleveland, OH.
HERE AND NOW AND THEN: Recent Works by UW-Madison Department of Art Alumni. Juried exhibition. Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI.
CONTAIN: Vessels and the Art of Containment. Juried exhibition. Luke & Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
ART OF THE STATE. Juried exhibition. The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA.
SEEKING/HOLDING. Two person exhibition. Gallery at One Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY.
CHARMED. Invitational exhibition. The Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
2009
THE THINGS WE HOLD. Solo Exhibition. Holstein Gallery, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.
4th ANNUAL INTERCOLLEGIATE METALS EXHIBITION. Invitational exhibition. Gallery 100, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.
2006-2009
CHALLENGING THE CHATELAINE. Invitational exhibition. DesignMuseo, Helsinki, Finland. Estonian Museum of Art and Design, Tallinn, Estonia. Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, Athens, Greece. Design Museum Gent, Gent, Belgium. Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Kunstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, Austria. Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, United States.
2007
84th ANNUAL SPRING SHOW. Juried exhibition. Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA.
LIGHTING THE FLAME: Metalwork by Edinboro University Students and Faculty.
Group Exhibiton. Society of Contemporary Craft Satellite Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
NEW. Invitational exhibition. Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2006
PENNSYLVANIA CRAFT. Juried exhibition. The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA.
REINTERPRETING THE VESSEL. Juried exhibition. Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL.
METALISMS: SIGNATURE WORKS IN JEWELRY & METALSMITHING. Invitational exhibition. Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO.
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY FACULTY: PRINT AND METALS. Group exhibition. Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL.
2004-2005
IN OUR OWN BACK YARD. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts traveling invitational exhibition. Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA. Mainline Art Center, Haverford, PA. Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Johnstown, PA. Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Altoona, PA. Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA.
2003-2005
THE ART OF GOLD. Traveling invitational exhibition. Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. University of Richmond Museums, Richmond, VA. Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS. The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR. The Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC. J. Wayne Stark University Ctr Galleries, College Station, TX. Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK.
2005
MADE IN AMERICA. Invitational exhibition. Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
2004
EMBRACING THE SACRED AND THE SECULAR: reliquaries in contemporary metals. Invitational exhibition. Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
CRAFT ALLIANCE FACULTY AND VISITING ARTIST INVITATIONAL. Invitational exhibition. Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
CRAFTSUMMER FACULTY EXHIBITION. Invitational exhibition. Hiestand Galleries, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH.
2003
CONTACT. Group exhibition. Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
NIAGARA INVITATIONAL ART EXHIBIT 2002. Invitational exhibition. Erie Maritime Museum, Erie, PA.
INVITATIONAL CONTAINER SHOW. Invitational exhibition. Running Ridge Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1999-Present
Professor: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA. Metalsmithing and Jewelry design.
2019
Curator: FORGING A LINK: metalsmiths respond to the Mercer collection. Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA.
2015
Juror: FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS. State College, PA.
2007
Co-Curator: BEYOND STUDIO 9: work by alumni of the Edinboro University metals program. Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA.
2005
Juror: RESOURCES: STEEL, RUBBER, COAL AND SALT. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH.
2000
Co-Curator: MARKED BY MEDIA; an exhibition of contemporary jewelry. Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA.
LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
2021
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. Lecture and demonstration
Allegheny Metals Collective, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Demonstration
2020
Seattle Metals Guild Northwest Jewelry and Metals Symposium 2020. Online lecture.
2019
Mercer Museum, Doylestown, PA. Lecture.
2018
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI. Lecture, one-day workshop and critiques.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Two-week summer workshop.
2017
Smitten Forum, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM. One week residency.
Nexus: a connection of ideas, Society of North American Goldsmiths conference, New Orleans, LA. Lecture.
Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Lecture and one day workshop.
2016
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AK. Lecture and two day workshop.
2014
Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA. Demonstration for Keystone Metals Symposium.
Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME. Two week summer workshop.
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Demonstration for the ECU Metals Symposium.
2013
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Lecture for the Texas Metals Symposium.
2007
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL. Lecture and workshop.
Favori Design Academy, Istanbul, Turkey. Lecture.
Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey. Lecture.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Two week summer workshop.
Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO. Lecture and two day workshop.
2006
Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO. Lecture and one day workshop.
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS. Lecture and two day workshop.
2005
CraftSummer, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH. One week summer workshop.
Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO. Lecture and two day workshop.
Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO. Lecture and two day workshop.
2004
Harrisburg Community College, Harrisburg, PA. Lecture and Demonstration.
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. Lecture and Demonstration.
CraftSummer, Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH. One week summer workshop.
2003
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. Lecture.
2002
Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ. Three day summer workshop.
2001
Grand Valley State University, Grand Valley, MI. Visiting Artist/Critic.
Touchstone Center for the Crafts, Farmington, PA. One week summer workshop.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Jurors award. 95th ANNUAL SPRING SHOW. Juried exhibition. Erie Art Museum. Erie, PA.
2nd place. IMAGINE PEACE NOW. Traveling invitational exhibition. Wellington B Gray Gallery East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA.
Individual Artist Fellowship. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Harrisburg, PA.
Collections
The Helen Drutt English Collection. Philadelphia, PA.
The Porter-Price Collection. Columbia, SC.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2020
Brown, Sara and Saneholz, Marissa. "Seven Years Smitten." Metalsmith Magazine Vol. 40, no. 3, p. 21.
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey Volume 3. Society of North American Goldsmiths.
2017
Fenn, Mark. Narrative Jewelry: tales from the toolbox. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen, PA.
Exhibition in Print: Repair and Renewal. Curated by Stuart Kestenbaum. Metalsmith Magazine, Vol. 37, no. 4, p. 32.
Bally, Boris. I.M.A.G.I.N.E. Peace Now. Boris Humanufactured, LLC. Providence, RI.
2014
Angulo, Lorena. Behind the Brooch: a closer look at backs, catches and pin stems. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen, PA.
2011
Earrings. Lark Crafts, An Imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York, NY.
Art Jewelry Today 3. Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen, PA.
Le Van, Marthe. 21st Century Jewelry: The Best of the 500 Series. Lark Books. Asheville, NC.
The Best of America: Jewelry Artist Volume II. Kennedy Publishing. Williamsburg, VA.
2009
Merkle, Karen Rene. "It's All in the Details." The Erie-Times News, December 3, 2009.
2008
Holmes, Mike and Shypertt, Elizabeth. 500 Pendants and Lockets: contemporary interpretations of classic adornments. Lark Books. New York, NY.
Le Van, Marthe. 500 Wedding Rings: celebrating a classic symbol of commitment. Lark Books. Asheville, NC.
2007
Fenster, Fred. 500 Metal Vessels: contemporary explorations of containment. Lark Books. Asheville, NC.
Revere, Alan. 500 Earrings: new directions in contemporary jewelry. Lark Books. Asheville, NC.
Cool, Lynn. “Reinterpreting the Vessel.” Metalsmith, Winter 2007
2005
Cool, Lynn. “Emerging Asian and American Goldsmiths.” Metalsmith, Spring 2005
2004
The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts: Fellowship Recipients 2003. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Harrisburg, PA.
2003
Monroe, Michael and Simon, Marjorie. The Art of Gold. Richardson Printing, Inc.
2001
Cogswell, John and Gralnick, Lisa. “If I Had a Hammer: Diverse Approaches to Holloware Today.” Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print: 2001
1999
McCreight, Tim. The Metalsmith’s Book of Boxes and Lockets. Hand Books Press, Madison, WI.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1999-Present
Member of The American Craft Council.
Member of The Society of North American Goldsmiths.