Education:
2012 Master of Fine Arts, Artisanry Jewelry & Metals,
University of Massachusetts – Dartmouth
2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jewelry & Metals, Rhode Island College
2003 North Shore Technical Vocational High School, Machine Shop, Middleton MA
Teaching and Lecturing Experience:
2015 - Present - Teacher of Record, Jewelry/Metals, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Weekly Instructor - Chasing & Repousse/Jewelry, Metalwerx, Waltham, MA
- Instructor of Enamels, Visiting Artist, University of UMass - Dartmouth
- Chasing and Repousse Workshop, Metalwerx, Waltham, MA
- Early Career Artist Lecture, SNAG Annual Conference, Boston MA
2014 -Teacher of Record, Jewelry/Metals, Rhode Island College
-Workshop Chasing and Repousse, Material Matters Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2013 -Keynote Speaker & Demonstrator, Convergence Symposium, Rhode Island College
-Artist Lecture, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
-Workshop Instructor, Repousse for Jewelry, Fuller Craft Museum, MA
2012 -Workshop Instructor, Chasing and Repousse, Fuller Craft Museum, MA
-Visiting Lecturer, Metals Department, SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
-Visiting Lecturer, Metals Department, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
-Lecture and Demonstration, Alloy Metals Symposium, New Bedford, MA
2011 -Teacher of Record, 2D Design, Foundations, UMass- Dartmouth
-Teacher of Record, Jewelry/Metals I, UMass - Dartmouth
-Studio Technician, Jewelry/Metals, UMass - Dartmouth
2010 -Teacher of Record, Jewelry/Metals I, UMass - Dartmouth
-Graduate Teaching Assistant, Jewelry/Metals IV, UMass - Dartmouth
2009 -Graduate Teaching Assistant, Jewelry/Metals III, UMass - Dartmouth
Professional/Industry Experience:
2014 - Juror for Annual Student Jewelry Exhibition, International Precious Metals Institute, New England Chapter
2013- Present -Bench Jeweler and Mold Maker, Studio 3 LLC/Precision Polishing, Pawtucket, RI
2013 - Juror for Annual Student Jewelry Exhibition, International Precious Metals Institute, New England Chapter
2012 - 2013 -Manager of Foundry, Wax, and Soldering Departments, Sherle Wagner International, Fall River, MA
2009 - 2013 -Bench Jeweler, Kate Hines Jewelry, Providence, RI
2005 - 2011 -Bench Jeweler, Cristina Hurley Jewelry, Canton, MA
2004 - 2009 -Production/Design Assistant, Marya Dabrowski Jewelry, Providence, RI
Exhibitions & Shows:
2015 - International Chasing & Repousse Exhibition, Outnumbered Gallery, Littleton, CO
- Moved By Metal: On Beauty as Interaction, Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine & Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Ashville, NC
2014 - CraftBoston, Spring and Winter Shows, Boston ,MA
- Dia de los Muertos, invitational group exhibition, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
- Material Matters, juried group exhibition, Art Avenue, Greenville, NC (awarded Best in Show)
- Reliquary Redux, juried group exhibition, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2013 - 10 x 10 x 10, group exhibition, Pawtucket Artist Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI
- Contained, group exhibition, Pawtucket Artist Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI
- Annual Juried Exhibition, group show, Pawtucket Artist Collaborative, Pawtucket, RI
- Body of Work, featured exhibition, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
- Holding Place: A Repository of Containers and Vessels, online group exhibition, Ganoksin.com, http://www.ganoksin.com/exhibition/v/HoldingPlace2013/
- Participant Exhibition, Making Marks Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2012 - Re Fresh, juried exhibition, Brooklyn Metalworks, Brooklyn, NY
- FUSION, student exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Phoenix, AZ
- CU|29 Exhibition, group exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Mesa, Art Center, Mesa, AZ
- Culmination, UMass - Dartmouth MFA Thesis, group exhibition, Broomfield Gallery, Boston, MA
- Alloy Symposium Participant Exhibition, group exhibition, New Bedford, MA
- Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show, group exhibition, UMass Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
- CraftBoston, student exhibition for UMass - Dartmouth, Boston, MA
- National Juried Exhibition, group exhibition, NK Gallery, Boston, MA
- At Your Service, online group exhibition, Crafthaus.com, http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/at-your-service
2011 - Alchemy, Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition, Gatlinburg, Knoxville, and Memphis, TN
- Metals Mavens II, Gallery 244, group exhibition, UMass- Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
- Boston Young Contemporaries, group exhibition, Boston University, Boston, MA
- Student Exhibition, Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
- CraftBoston, student exhibition for UMass - Dartmouth, Boston, MA
2010 - Uncovering the Self, solo exhibition, Guyer Art Barn, Hyannis, MA
- Metals Mavens, Gallery 244, group exhibition, UMass - Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
- 41 Degrees N/ 71 Degrees W, group exhibition, Firehouse 13, Providence, RI
2009 - Unleaded, Gallery 244 group exhibition, UMass - Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
- Glimpse, Gallery 244, group exhibition, UMass - Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
- Louder Than Words, group exhibition, Firehouse 13, Providence, RI
- Emergence, group exhibition, Firehouse 13, Providence, RI
- Senior Exhibition, group exhibition, Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI
Publications:
2015 - Moved By Metal: On Beauty as Interaction, Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine
2013 - Holding Place: A Repository of Containers and Vessels, online group exhibition, Ganoksin.com, http://www.ganoksin.com/exhibition/v/HoldingPlace2013/
2012 - Masters of Fine Arts Thesis Report, Body of Work, Avery Lucas, Umass-Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
- Catalog, Master of Fine Arts Thesis Show, group exhibition, UMass - Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
- Vital, Derek, UMass Art Students Exhibit Work at New Bedford Gallery, The Herald News, http://www.heraldnews.com/news/x586057288/UMass- art-students-exhibit-work-at-New-Bedford-gallery#ixzz1tA76XT9w
- Catalog, CU|29 Exhibition, group exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Mesa, Art Center, Mesa, AZ
- At Your Service, online group exhibition, Crafthaus.com, http://crafthaus.ning.com/group/at-your-service
2011 - Matsumoto, Alice, Daily Ring Blog, www.thecarrotbox.com, http://www.thecarrotbox.com/news/1111.asp
- Catalog, Alchemy, Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition, Gatlinburg, Knoxville, and Memphis, TN
2010 - Richmond, Mary. “Healing Wounds Through Art.” Barnstable Patriot, http://www.barnstablepatriot.com/home2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22941&Itemid=34
Awards:
2014 - Niche Awards, finalist in Hollowware/Construction
2013 - Voted “Best Of” Contemporary Art Month, San Antonio, TX
2012 - 3st Place and honorable mention, International Precious Metals Institute’s annual student competition
2011 - Marion Hamlet Award, UMass - Dartmouth
- 1st Place, International Precious Metals Institute’s annual student competition
- University Scholarship, UMass - Dartmouth
2010- Women's Jewelers Association Scholarship
- 3rd Place, International Precious Metals Institute’s annual student competition
- University Scholarship, UMass - Dartmouth
2009 - 2nd Place, International Precious Metals Institute’s annual student competition
- University Scholarship, UMass - Dartmouth
2008 - 3rd Place, International Precious Metals Institute’s annual student competition
- Talent Award, Rhode Island College
2007 - Talent Award, Rhode Island College
Extended Education:
2014- Synclastic and Anticlastic Forming with Cynthia Eid, Metalwex, Waltham, MA
2012 - Anatomy of Sheet Metal with Hoss Haley, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2011 - Metal Moves Workshop with Myra Mimlitsch-Gray, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2011 - Enameling with Jessica Calderwood, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2008 - Advanced Stone Setting Workshop with Blaine Louis, Kate Wolf School, Portland, ME
Offices Held:
2012 - Event Registration Coordinator, Alloy Metals Symposium, UMass - Dartmouth
2011 - Secretary, Metals Guild, UMass - Dartmouth
2009 - President, Student Exhibition Committee, Jewelry/Metals, Rhode Island College