Education
1992 M.F.A. In Metals /Jewelry/ CAD-CAM, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
1990 B.F.A. In Metals and Jewelry /Sculpture, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Professional Experience:
2001-Present Visual Arts Instructor, South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Greenville, SC; NBPTS/EAYA Certified 2005
1993-2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey
1998-2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1995-2000 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Selected Exhibitions and Publications:
2013 “Seventh Annual Art Teachers Invitational”, Columbia College, Columbia SC
2011 “CoOperation Tableware Exhibition”, Fancy Gallery, Seattle ,WA
2011 “South Carolina Governor’s School Faculty Exhibit”, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
2010 “Setting the Mood: The Artful Table ” Craft Alliance, St.Louis, MO2111
2010 “Setting the Mood: The Artful Table ” Craft Alliance, St.Louis, MO
2009 South Carolina Governor’s School Faculty Exhibit, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2008 Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington D.C. Selected group exhibit sponsored by the Southern Highlands Crafts Guild
2008 500 Knives, juried by John Jensen; Edited by Martha Le Van. Lark Books, 2008
2007 500 Metal Vessels, jurored by Fred Fenster; Edited by Martha Le Van. Lark Books, 2007
2007 “10.10.10”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
2006-2007 “Mixed Messages” Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
2006-2007 “Fine Contemporary Crafts” Art Space, Raleigh, NC
2006 “Reinterpreting the Vessel” Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006 “Crafts National” Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
2005 “Table Top Metals” Craft Alliance, St.Louis, MO
2004 “Craftforms” Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
2003 “American Craft council Southeast Region Spotlight 2003” Sponsored by American Craft council and Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC
2002 “Innovative Tools for personal Use” Sponsored by 3M and The Society of North American Goldsmiths, Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, CO
2002 “Natural Influences” Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO
2001 “Materials Hard and Soft” Denton Art Center, Denton, TX
2000 “Sheen of Silver, Weight of Air: Contemporary Work in Aluminum” Schneider Museum of Art Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR
1999 “The Knife, The Fork, The Spoon: Serving Pieces 1999” Yaw Gallery in conjunction with the SOFA Exhibition, Armory, New York, NY
1998 “Vase Project 1998” Yaw Gallery in conjunction with the SOFA Exhibition Armory, New York, NY; Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1997 “Spiva National Contemporary Crafts Competitive” Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO
1996 “1996 Metal Arts CD-ROM Source Book”, Edited by Bob Mitchell
1996 “18th Annual Vahki Exhibition” Galeria Mesa, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
1995 “Crafts National 29” Zoller Gallery Penn State University, University Park, PA
1995 “1995 Metal Arts CD-ROM Source Book”, Edited by Bob Mitchell
1994 “Contemporary Metals + Jewelry x 11” Westby Art Gallery Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, (Reviewed by Alex Wolf in Metalsmith, Spring 1995)
1994 “Mid-Atlantic Crafts Exhibition” Holtzman Gallery Towson State University, Towson, MD
1994 “16th Annual Vahki Exhibition” Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
1994 “The Domestic Object: Articles for Everyday Living” Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA; Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA; Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
1993 Jewelry/Metalwork Survey #3: Ideas, Images, Imagemakers, 1993 Edited by David La Plantz
1992-1993 “International Cutlery Design Competition ‘92 in Sakai” Sakai Cutlery Festival, Osaka, Japan
1992 “Table Trappings: Functional and sculptural table and dinnerware” Galeria Mesa, Mesa, AZ
1992 “Just Plane Screwy: Metaphysical and Metaphorical Tools by Artist”, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
1992 “Everything but the Kitchen Sink: Artist in the Kitchen - New Forms, New Functions,” Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Awards and Honors:
2008 Surdna Arts Teachers Fellowship, awarded by the Surdna Foundation to study silversmithing in Ireland
2008 Individual Artist Fellowship Grant awarded by South Carolina Arts Commission
2002 “Minority Outreach Grant for High Schools”, Sponsored by Society of North American Goldsmiths
2002 “Outstanding K-12 Sculpture Teacher Award”, Sponsored by the International Sculpture Society
1999 Niche Award, Sponsored by Niche magazine and the Buyers Market of American Craft.