Born:
1951, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Training / Education:
- 1999-2004 Valentin Yotkov Studio Workshops in Chasing and Repousse, Brooklyn, New York USA
- 2003 David Freda Workshop: 3-D Enameling, Enamelist Society Conference,
Olympia, Washington USA
- 2003 Jamie Bennett Workshop: Enameling in Detail, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California USA
- 2003 Pikes Peak Community College, Enameling, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 2002 Giovanni Corvaja Workshop: Platinum Techniques, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado USA
- 2001 Scuola Internazionale dell'Arte dei Metalli di Bino Bini, Chasing and Repousse presentation, Florence, Italy
- 2001 Hiroko and Gene Pijanowski Workshop, Japanese Chiseling and Inlay,
Arapahoe Community College USA
- 1999 Connie Brauer Workshop: Enameling, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado USA
- 1998 Asai Shoji Workshop: Traditional Japanese High Relief Chasing, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Wisconsin USA
- 1998 Mosaic Workshop, Taos Institute of Art, Taos, New Mexico USA
- 1997 Jeff Wise Workshop: Lapidary Techniques, Taos Institute of Art, Taos, New Mexico USA
- 1997 Marilyn Nicholson Workshop: Mechanisms, Taos Institute of Art, Taos, New Mexico USA
- 1989,1990 Gemological Institute of America, Basic and Advanced Stone Setting
- 1989, 1990 Jewelry Arts Institute: Ancient jewelry techniques, New York, NY USA
- 1982-1985 Avedis Seferian Studio: Apprenticeship in Fine Jewelry, Cairo, Egypt
- 1982-1982 Cleveland Institute of Art, Granulation and Repousse (with John Paul Miller, Cleveland, Ohio USA
- 1977-1980 University of Massachusetts, M.A. Art History, Amherst, Massachusetts USA
- 1975-1977 Herbert Heller Company, Apprenticeship in Goldsmithing, Boston, Massachusetts USA
- 1974-1975 Seck Jewelers, Apprenticeship in traditional African jewelry, Dakar, Senegal
Work Experience:
- 2003-present Pikes Peak Community College, Adjunct Professor of Jewelry making, Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
- 1984-1985 American University , Lecturer- History of Ancient Gold Technology, Cairo, Egypt
- 1983-1985 Ethnographic Museum, Editor, Catalogue Raisonne of the 19th Century Jewelry Collection, Cairo, Egypt
- 1981-1982 The Cleveland Museum of Art, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Islamic Art, Cleveland, Ohio USA
- 1980 The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Graduate Fellow, Departments of Islamic Art and Arms and Armor, New York, NY USA
- 1977 Harvard Graduate School of Education, Adult Education Classes, Instructor in Jewelry, Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
- 1973-1975 Peace Corps Volunteer, Senegal, West Africa
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
- October 8 - 13 International Art and Design Fair (Charon Kransen Arts)
- September 18 - October 30 2004 “Historical Connections: group exhibition
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- September - October 2004 Group Exhibit, Tointon Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
- April - July 2004 “The Perfect Collection: A Shared Vision for Contemporary Craft” group exhibition, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, Massachusetts
- Spring 2004 SOFA New York (Mobilia Gallery)
- January 2003 Palm Beach Contemporary, Palm Beach, Florida (Charon Kransen Arts)
- Fall 2003 SOFA Chicago (Mobilia Gallery)
- October 2003 “Botanicals” group show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- July - August 2003 “Minute to Massive: All Monumental” group show, Cultureclash Gallery, Salida, Colorado
- June - July 2003 “Art for the Ear” group show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusett
- Spring 2003 SOFA New York (Mobilia Gallery)
- March 2003 ArtForm (Charon Kransen Arts), Palm Beach, Florida
- June - August 2002 “Steel City: Contemporary Americans in Metal” group show, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, Colorado
- February-March 2002 “Jewelry in Painting” group show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Fall 2002 SOFA Chicago (Mobilia Gallery)
- Spring 2002 SOFA New York (Mobilia Gallery)
- 2001-2002 “The Ring” group show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts (traveling to the Wustum Museum, Racine, Wisconsin; The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado; University of Texas at El Paso;
- The Gallery, Ruthin, Wales, UK
- December 2001 “Holiday Show” group show, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
- June 2001 “The Missing Link” group show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- May 2001 “Fathers Day Show” group show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- April-May 2000 “Found Precious Found” group show, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Publications:
- 1000 Rings, Lark Books. 2002
- “Blow By Blow” by Suzanne Wade, AJM Vol. 47, No. 6, June, 2003
- Exhibition Review, “Jewelry from Painting, Metalsmith, Winter,
Artist Statement:
It is my passion to search for beauty with my hands. The ancient skills of the goldsmith, handwork techniques passed down in an unbroken tradition; inspire me to create small objects with graceful form and complex surface textures. The concept of beauty is a personal one, and it is essentially linked to the visual/experiential history of the artist/maker. It is in a way, autobiographical.
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