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EDUCATION
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2003-2006 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio
Masters of Fine Arts; Jewelry Design and Metals
2000-2003 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio
Guest Student Status: Pursued the study of Jewelry design and Metalsmithing
1967-1968 Mt. Sinai Hospital School of Medical Technology Cleveland, Ohio
MT (ASCP) Certification #62987
1963-1967 Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, Ohio
Bachelors of Science: Major: Zoology, Minor: Chemistry, Philosophy
Graduated – Cum laude
AWARDS RECIEVED
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2006 SAUL BELL AWARD DESIGN COMPETITION; Finalist, Albuquerque, New Mexico
JUROR’S CHOICE AWARD-IN FLuX: SNAG Student Slide Show, Chicago, Illinois, juried by Alan Revere and Tom Edwards
DR. JEANNETTE C. DANIALSON SAMPATACOS SCHOLARSHIP; Spring Semester, Bowling Green State University
EXCELLANCE AWARD: Detroit Festival of the Arts, Detroit Michigan
SECOND PLACE-JEWELRY: Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
2005 NICHE Student Award-Finalist: NICHE; The Magazine for Progressive Retailers, North American retailers of
American Crafts, Baltimore, Maryland.
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EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SILVERSMITHS AWARD: Third Biennial Jewelry & Objects Exhibition, Ann Arbor, Michigan
FIRST PLACE: 38th Flint Art Fair, Flint, Michigan
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FIRST PLACE-JEWELRY: Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
FIRST PLACE: Salt Forks Art Festival Foundation Award, Salt Forks Art Festival, Cambridge, Ohio
2004 SECOND PLACE-JEWELRY: Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
2003 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 2003: Spring Fair, Columbus, Ohio
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FIRST PLACE-APPLIED ART: Art on the Mall, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
SOUTHEASTERN OHIO FINANCIAL SERVICE AWARD; Salt Forks Arts and Crafts Festival, Cambridge, Ohio
2002 LOIS MAIN PURCHASE AWARD: Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
2001 THIRD PLACE - JEWELRY: Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
2000 BEST OVERALL: Salt Forks Art Festival, Cambridge, Ohio
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THIRD PLACE - APPLIED ARTS: Salt Forks Arts and Crafts Festival, Cambridge, Ohio
DELANEY PURCHASE AWARD: Salt Forks Arts and Crafts Festival, Cambridge, Ohio
J. and A. KEPKE PURCHASE AWARD: Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
BEST INDIVIDUAL PIECE: Summer Festival of the Arts, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio
BEST OF SHOW: Old West End Art Festival, Toledo, Ohio
1999 THIRD PLACE – JEWELRY: Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo Botanical Gardens, Toledo, Ohio
NICKALOSAKIS PURCHASE AWARD: Salt Forks Art Festival, Cambridge, Ohio
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1998 HONORABLE MENTION: Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
LOIS MAIN PURCHASE AWARD: Black Swamp Arts Festival, Bowling Green, Ohio
SECOND PLACE: Old West End Art Festival, Toledo, Ohio
EXHIBITIONS
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2006 “Snap Right Off”, Emerson Gallery in the St. Louis Artist’s Guild, sponsored by The Society of Midwest Metalsmiths;
juried by Andy Cooperman
• “Come Fly with Me”
BEST OF 2006, Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, juried by Gwen Heffner, independent curator for the Kentucky Artisan Center
• “Listen to the Beating”
• “Faerydae”
Schacht Student Showcase 2006, Schacht Spindle Co., Inc, juried by Ann Baddeley Keister, Assoc. Prof. of Art at Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan; on display during Convergence 2006, at Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Michigan
• “Twitter Twill”
Best of the Best of, Invitational of ODC, Betty Talbet
• “Savoring Sentiments”
• “Queen of the Ball”
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Toledo Area Artists Exhibition, Toledo Federation of Art Society in conjunction with the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH; juried by Sergio De Giusti, sculptor, Wayne State Univ. and Susan J. Bandes, director of the Kresge Art Museum at Michigan State Univ., E. Lansing, MI
• “Nuts an Bolts of making Tea”
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Intercollegiate Metals Exhibition, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ: Becky McDonah, School of Art
• “Nuts and Bolts of Making Tea”
Hot Glass 2006, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
• “Urban Urchin”
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2005 CONCEALMENT; JEWELERY & METALS, Online exhibition at www.postpicasso.com/artontheline, juried by Boris
Bally (nationally recognized artist)
• Recognized in juror’s statement
• “Nuts and Bolts of Making Tea”
LaPetite XIII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon, Hester Coucke: Curator of the Covallis Art Center, Corvallis: Jerry Williams, Prof. Emeritus in Theater Design, Univ. of Oregon; Dena E. Brown, Professional Exhibit Curator and Designer
• “Come Fly with Me”
• “Queen of the Ball”
• “Urban Urchin”
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CONTEMPORARY CRAFT EXHIBITION, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
• “Lethal Liana”
• “Eidolon”
• “Reading the Wind”
• “Chevron”
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BEST OF 2005, Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, juried by Bill Griffith, assistant director of Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
• “Nuts and Bolts of Making Tea”
• “Mornings Glory”
“ON THE VERGE”; SNAG 2005, Juried Student Exhibition, juried by Kathy Buszkiewicz, Professor in Jewelry and Metals Department, Cleveland Institute of Art and Tom Muir, Professor , School of Art, Bowling Green State University
• “Queen of the Ball”
• “Flight of Spirit”
“It’s all relative”, 2005 Spring Exhibition, Space 237 Galleries & Studios, 237 N. Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, Invitational of regional artists; April 15, 2005 through June 3, 2005
Jewelry and Objects, Michigan Silversmiths Guild in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• “Savoring Sentiments”
• “Reading the Wind”
• “Eidolon” (Eastern Michigan University Silversmith Award)
2004 BEST OF 2004, Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, juried by Janet McCall, executive
director, and Kate Lydon, assistant director of the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh. Exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio, Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio, and The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio.
• “Flushed”
LA PETITE XII, Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon, Juried by Hester Coucke, curator of the Corvallis Art Center; Jerry Williams, UO professor emeritus and publisher of the QuARTerly; and Dena E. Brown, curator of the Gallery at the Eugene Municipal Airport
• “Chevron”
• “Nuts and Bolts of Making Tea”
• “Reading the Wind”
RINGS, Cannon Gallery of the Gallery of Art and Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, Juried by Bob Ebendorf, Work gathered from 1000 Rings (Lark Books, 2004)
• “Lethal Liana”
METALS-A-GO-GO, Student Exhibition 2004, Society of North American Goldsmiths, hosted by the Florida International Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, juried by Tom McCarthy (metalsmith and jeweler)
• “Morning’s Glory”
2003 LA PETITE XI, Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon, Juried by: Jill Atkin, Steve Reimuth, Dena E. Brown, independent
curator at the gallery at Eugene Municipal Airport.
• “Eidolon”
• “Flammer”
• “Lethal Liana”
METALS 2003, Intercollegiate Exhibition of Metal Work, Gallery 237, Toledo, Ohio
• “Morning Glory”
• “Noble Nectar”
• “Sweet Disdain”
2003_ARM WORK, The Third Miami Metals Intercollegiate, Juror; Mary Lee Hu (Chairman of Metals, University of Washington, Seattle), Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
• “Eidolon”
JEWELRY AND OBJECTS 2003, Michigan Silversmith’s Guild in collaboration with the Ann Arbor Art Center, Jurors: Thomas W. Turner, goldsmith and educator and Donna D’Aquino, metalsmith and visiting assistant professor at University of Toledo. Exhibition at Ann Arbor Art Center
• “Feeding Time”
• “Lethal Liana”
• “Flammer”
BEST OF 2003, Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, juried by Michele Tuegel, Executive Director, Florida Craftsmen, Inc. Exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio, Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio, and The Dairy Barn, Athens, Ohio.
• “Under-the-Sea”
2002 84th TOLEDO AREA ARTISTS EXIBITION, Toledo Museum of Art and Toledo Federation of Art Societies,
Jurors: Betty Talbot, executive director Ohio Designer Craftsmen and Edward W. Schmidt, painter
• “Under-the-Sea”
• “Feeding Time”
NATIONAL COMPETITIVE SNAG STUDENT SLIDE SHOW, Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference, Denver, Colorado
• “KA”
• “Under-the-Sea”
• “Feeding Time”
2001 BEST OF 2001, Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, juried by Charlotte V. Brown,
Director, Gallery of Art & Design, NCSU, Raleigh, North Carolina. Exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio and the Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio
• “Family Tree”
JEWELRY AND OBJECTS, Michigan Silversmiths Guild, juried by
Cary Stefani and Nancy Yaw, Exhibition at The Arbor Art Center
• “Daily Bread”
2000 BEST OF 2000, Annual Juried Members Exhibition, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, juried by Gail M. Brown,
independent curator of contemporary crafts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Exhibition at the Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio and Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, Ohio
• “Migraine”
• “Secrets”
PUBLICATIONS
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2006 Fabulous Woven Jewelry, by Mary Hettmandperger , Lark Books, 2006
The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry, by Joanna Gollberg, Lark Books, 2006
2005 Core Concepts in Art CD-ROM developed by CreativeMyndz, Bowling Green, OH Included with Launching
the Imagination,
2004 The Craft of Silversmithing, by Alexandra P. Austin, Lark Books, pp. 142, 2004
2002 1000 Rings, Juried by Robert Ebendorf, Lark Books, pp. 285, 2004
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
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2006 ENAMELING FOR JEWELRY, Linda Darty at Bowling Green State University
2005 CAPTURING TECHNIQUES, Andy Cooperman at Bowling Green State University
BONNY DOON 50 TON DEEP DRAW SYSTEM, Linda Shapiro, at Bowling Green State University
2004 DIE FORMING: Keith Lewis (Associate Professor, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington) at
Bowling Green State University.
BRACELETS AND 3-INCH DEEP DRAWING IN THE HYDRAULIC PRESS: Cynthia Eid at Wayne State University
TORCH-FIRED ENAMELING WORKSHOP: Felicia Szorad (Professor of Art, Eastern Kentucky University) at Bowling Green State University
WORKING IN GOLD: Lisa Gralnick (Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison) at Wayne State University
2003 HISTORY OF WIRE and CHAINS: Mary Lee Hu (Chairman of Metals: University of Washington, Seattle) at Miami
University
REPOUSSÄ–: Rocio Heredes (Visiting Artist at Metal Werx) at Bowling Green State University
RHYTHM OF FIRE, Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán, Mexico at Detroit Institute of Arts sponsored by Michigan Silversmith Guild (demonstration and workshop)
MOKUME GANE WORKSHOP: Laura Barber, Eastern Michigan State University (Michigan Silversmith Guild)
MOKUME GANE PROCESS: Tedd T. Mc Donah (Visiting Artist) at Bowling Green State University
2002 THE USE OF TUBING IN CONSTRUCTION: Richard Mawdsley (Southern Illinois University at Carbondale) at
Bowling Green State University
POWER HAMMER FORGING: Friedrich Christoph (Switzerland) at Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Society Conference at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
2001 ETCHING WITH PNP: Pat Nelson (Ball State University, Indiana) at Bowling Green State University
2000 ELECTROFORMING: Dennis Nahabetian (Grand Forks, North Dakota) at Bowling Green State University
FORGE WELDING: Jeffery Funk at Southern llinois Metalsmiths Society Conference at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1999 TEXTILE TECHNIQUES IN METAL: Munya Upin (Belmont, Massachusetts) at Society of North American
Goldsmiths Annual Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
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2005 International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, Illinois
2004 International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, Illinois
2002 Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Society at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
2000 International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, Illinois,Southern Illinois Metalsmiths
Society at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1999 Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference at St. Louis, Missouri
PRESENTATION OF SEMINARS OR WORKSHOPS
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2006 “Weaving Techniques in Metal,” Bowling Green State University, January
2004 “New Beginnings,” Michigan Silversmith’s Guild, Eastern Michigan University, September
“Art Fairs: A Possible Choice,” Bowling Green State University, October
WORK EXPERIENCE
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2003-2006 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio
• Teaching Assistant;
• Beginning Jewelry and Design (ARTS 281) Fall 2003
• Beginning Jewelry and Design (ARTS 281) Spring 2004
• 3D Foundations (ARTS 112) Fall 2004
• 3D Foundations (ARTS 112) Spring 2005
• 3D Foundations (ARTS 112) Fall 2005
• 3D Foundations (ARTS 112) Spring 2006
1996-Present The Bent Wire, Toledo, Ohio
• Sole Proprietor – Wire Artist
1992-1998 Medical College of Ohio, Pathology Dept, Toledo, Ohio
• Medical Technologist – Hematology, Immuno- hematology, (Hematology and Organ/Tissue Transplant)
1988-1992 Flower Hospital, Sylvania, Ohio
• Medical Technologist – Hematology, Blood Banking, and Chemistry
1968-1973 University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• Instructor (1972-1973) of Immuno-hematology in the School of Medical Technology
• Medical Technologist (1968-1973) Blood Banking, Hematology and Cytogenetics
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
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2000-present AMERICAN CRAFT COUNCIL
MICHIGAN SILVERSMITHS GUILD
SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLDSMITHS
1997-present MICHIGAN ARTISTS AND ARTISANS
1996-present OHIO ARTS AND CRAFTS ASSOCIATION
OHIO DESIGNERS CRAFTSMEN