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| Education | ||
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Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Jewelry Making and Metalsmithing Maine College of Art, Portland, ME Four year program; studied with Tim McCreight, Alan Perry and Stephanie Briggs. |
1996 | |
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Exhibitions |
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| New West Coast Design Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA www.velvetdavinci.com/newwestcoastdesign | 2008 | |
| The Earring Show: Invitational group show based on the book 500 Earrings SNAG, Savannah, GA Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA www.velvetdavinci.com/theearringshow | 2008 | |
| 21st Century Salon: Celebrating a decade of the Critique Collective Bluespace Gallery, San Francisco, CA | 2007 | |
| Critique Collective: 10 Years in Metal Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA www.velvetdavinci.com/critiquecollective | 2007 | |
| MAG 2006 Exhibition: An Annual Exhibition of Metal Art Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA | 2006 | |
| The Necklace Show: Invitational group show based on the book 500 Necklaces Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA www.velvetdavinci.com/thenecklaceshow | 2006 | |
| MAG 2005 Exhibition: An Annual Exhibition of Metal Art Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA | 2005 | |
| 200 Rings: Invitational traveling group show based on the book 1000 Rings Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME, Gallery M, Cleveland, OH, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA www.velvetdavinci.com/200rings | 2004-2006 | |
| MAG 2004 Exhibition: Metalwork from the Metal Arts Guild Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA | 2004 | |
| Stones/s: apiece of rock for a specific function Juried group show at Emerson Gallery, St. Louis, MO. Hosted by The Society of Midwestern Metalsmiths. | 2004 | |
| \'snag\n: Metalwork from the Metal Arts Guild Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA. Juried by Eric Powell, Mija Rydel, and Diane Master. | 2003 | |
| Natural Influences: Metal Under the Influence of Nature Pismo, Denver, CO and Cultureclash, Salida, CO | 2002 | |
| Fifty Years in the Making: The Bay Area Metal Arts Guild 1951-2001 Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA www.velvetdavinci.com/fiftyyears | 2002 | |
| Valentine's Day Invitational Art Forms Gallery, Red Banks, NJ | 2002 | |
| Holiday Group Show Janice Rowell Gallery, Pacifica, CA | 2002 | |
| Holiday Art to Wear Exhibit Art Forms Gallery, Red Banks, NJ | 2002 | |
| Art Jewelry 2001 Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA | 2001 | |
| Rock Paper Scissors: The Tenth Anniversary Exhibition Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA www.velvetdavinci.com/rockpaperscissors | 2001 | |
| 101 Rings: Yaw Galley, Birmingham, MI and SOFA New York, NY | 2001 | |
| Full Circle: Metalwork from the Metal Arts Guild Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA. Juried by Linda Watson. | 2001 | |
| Art Jewelry 2000: Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA | 2000 | |
| American Crafts Council Show Juried wholesale show in Baltimore, MD | 2000 | |
| Site Specific: Jewelry from the Metal Arts Guild Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA. Juried by Dawn E. Nakanishi. | 1999 | |
| Installation Jewelry Project An installation of jewelry displayed in the home, held in Oakland, CA | 1999 | |
| Diversity in Metal- A Metal Arts Guild group exhibition Richmond Arts Center, Richmond, CA. Juried by Susan Cummins, Sandra Enterline and Colleen Schenck. | 1998 | |
| Ring Show: Fibula Gallery Portland, ME | 1996 | |
| Maine College of Art Senior Thesis Exhibition: MECA Portland, ME | 1996 | |
| Fibula Show: Fibula Gallery Portland, ME | 1995 | |
| Maine College of Art Student Show: MECA, Portland, ME | 1995 | |
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Awards | ||
| Daunis Dunning Scholarship Award | 1995 | |
| Annual Craftsman Fair Scholarship from NH League of Crafts | 1992 | |
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Publications | ||
| 500 Pendants, Curated by Mike Holmes and Elizabeth Shypert Pendant featured | 2008 | |
| Felted Jewelry, By Cindie Cooper Three Rings featured | 2007 | |
| 500 Necklaces, Curated by Marjorie Schick Neckpiece featured | 2006 | |
| 1000 Rings, Curated by Robert Ebendorf Two Rings featured | 2004 | |
| Wire in Design: Modern Wire Art & Mixed Media, By Barbara McGuire Metalwork featured as example of elements and principles of design | 2001 | |
| Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing, By Tim McCreight Metalwork featured as example of surface embellishment technique | 1997 | |
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Professional Affiliations |
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| Metal Arts Guild Board Member Involvement includes organization of exhibitions, expansion of permanent collection, and development of slide archives | since 1997 | |
| Metal Arts Critique Group Member Founding member and participant of critique collective | since 1997 | |
| Metal Arts Guild | since 1996 | |
| American Crafts Council | since 1993 | |
| Society of North American Goldsmiths | since 1992 | |
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Workshops And Symposia | ||
| Haystack Mountian School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME Two week Intensive Workshop w/ Wendy Ramshaw, Unexpected Materials | 2007 | |
| Society of North American Goldsmiths annual conference: San Francisco, CA, Denver, CO, Boston, MA, Seattle, WA, Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM, Washington, DC, New Orleans, LA | 1995-2003 | |
| New England Metals Symposium, Bridgton, ME Attended lectures and workshops with Alan Perry, Bruce Baker, and Claire Sanford | 1995 | |
| Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN Participated in Work Study program. Workshop & lectures w/ Beverly Penn | 1995 | |
| Visiting Faculty Workshops at Maine College of Art Workshops with Christine Clark, Chris Ramsay, Heikki Seppä, and Frederick Woell | 1993 | |
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Experience | ||
| Shana Astrachan Designs, San Francisco, CA Jewelry, object and metal art studio | since 1997 | |
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