Born:
1964, Lafayette, IN (Ford); Charleston, SC (Forlano), USA
Training / Education:
- 1992, Apprentice, The Fabric Workshop (Ford)
- 1984-86, BFA in Painting, Tyler School of Art, Rome, Italy; Philadelphia, PA (both)
- 1982-84, Washington University, St Louis (Ford)
Work Experience:
- Studio jewelers since 1988
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
- 2004 Ford/Forlano (solo), Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, USA
- Not for the Faint of Heart, Facere Jewelry Art, Seattle, USA
- The Body Adorned, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Design, Louisville, USA 2003 Adornment, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, USA
- Colour, International Metalsmith Exhibition Center, Albuquerque, USA
- A Fetish For Surface, University Place Art Center, Lincoln, USA
- One & Only, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, USA
- 2002 Found Objects, Snyderman/Works Gallery, SOFA, Chicago, USA
- Seeing Spots, Florida Craftsmen, St Petersburg, USA; Houston Center for Crafts, Houston, USA
- Functional Fine Art, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, USA
- Rocks and Flowers (solo), The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, USA
- 2001 Ford/Forlano (solo), Obsidian Gallery, Tuscon, USA
- Quinta Essentia, Facere Jewelry Art, Seattle, USA
- 2000 Color, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
- Surface Ecstatic, Facere Jewelry Art, Seattle, USA
Awards / Grants:
- 2004, Best of Show, CraftBoston, Boston, USA
- 2004, Gold Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, USA
- 2003, Best of Jewelry, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, USA
- 2003, Best of Show, CraftBoston, Boston, USA
- 2003, Merit Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, Boston, USA
- 2002, Best of Show, Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, USA
- 2002, First Prize, ACC/San Francisco Craft Show, San Francisco, USA
- 2002, Honorable Mention, Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, USA
- 2001, First Prize, Baltimore Winter Craft Show, Baltimore, USA
- 2000, First Prize, Westchester Craft Show, White Plains, USA
- 1999, Award of Excellence, American Crafts Council
Collections (Private & Museum):
- Numerous private collections
Publications:
- American Craft, Review of exhibition at Gallery Materia, June/July, 2004
- Metalsmith, Ford + Forlano, Serendipitous Structure, Marjorie Simon, Winter 2003
- Ornamen,t Artist's Statement, Fall 2001
- Lapidary Journal, City Zen Masters, December 1998
- Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print, Bruce Metcalf, 1997
Artist Statement:
Steven Ford and David Forlano collaborate to make jewelry with one vision. Our work is inspired by the natural world, art history, and a love of making things by hand.
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