Invitational Exhibitions: United States
2007 Heart of the Home, New Hope, PA
2007 Hyart Gallery, Madison, WI
2007 "Art Jewelry 2007", Langman Gallery,
Willow Grove,PA
2007 "Lockets", Greenjeans Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2006 "Black and Gold", Shaw Jewelry,
Northeast Harbor, ME
2005 "Iowa Artisans Gallery Invitational", Iowa City, IA
2005 "Directions in Contemporary Metal", Visual
Arts Gallery, UNC, Greeley, Co
2005 "Metal Matters-The Art of Metalsmithing",
Walker Fine Art, Denver, CO
2004 "Interpretive Pathways", Tointon Gallery,
University of Northern Colorado,Greeley, CO
2003-04 "Metal Melange" Improv Contemporary Gallery,
Fort Collins, CO
2003 "Autumn Jewels", Carlyn Galerie, Dallas, TX
2002-50 "Own Your Own", Sangre de Cristo Art Center,
Pueblo, CO
2002-03 "Colorado Metalsmithing Association Artists",
Improv Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2002 "Metals: The Colorado Connection", Denver
International Airport, Denver, CO
2002 "Survivors", Hatton Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2002 "Steel City-Contemporary America in Metals"
Sange de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
2001 "Colorado Metalworkers Association", Maclaren
Markowitz Gallery, Boulder, CO
Invitational Exhibitions: International
2004 "The Figuration in Composition", Barcelona, Spain
1998 " Colorado Jewelry in Japan", Hida Takayama Japan
Juried Exhibitions
2008 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD
2006-08 "One of a Kind Show and Sale", Chicago, IL
2002-08 "Buyers Market of American Craft",
Philadelphia, PA
2004 "Grand Opening of Gallery Mathes",
Terre Haute, IN
2004 "Stones: a piece of rock for a specific function",
St. Louis, MO
2003-04 Celebration of American Crafts" New Haven, CT
2002 "Buckles and Bolo's", West by Southwest Gallery,
Denver, CO
2002 "Natural Influences", Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO
2001 "Millennium Metal 2001, SNAG Show", Artemis
Gallery, Richmond, VA
Gallery Exhibitions
2006 "Featured Artist", The Heart of the Home,
New Hope, PA
2005 "Mixed Doubles", Cultureclash Gallery, Salida, CO
2002 "Jewelry & Metalsmithing", Joseph Thayer Gallery,
Castle Rock, CO
2002 "Colorado Metalsmiths", Sunspirit Gallery,
Loveland, CO
2001 "Semi-Melt", Cultureclash Gallery, Salida, CO
2000 "Metallennium", Diamond Peak Goldsmiths,
Fort Collins, CO
Solo Exhibition
2002 "Transformations", Moontower Gallery, Austin, TX
Group Exhibitions
2007 "Artfully Elegant: Jewelry and Fashion",
Monsoon Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
2007 "Pop Art, Champagne Uncorked", Shaw Jewelry,
Northeast Harbor, ME
2005 "Treasures of the Earth", Cheyenne, WY
2001 "Metropolitan State College Faculty Show",
Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, CO
2001 "Jewelry and Metalsmiting from Colorado Colleges
and Universities, Core Gallery, Denver, CO
Guest Artist
Forging with Finesse and Cold Connections
2007 Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths,
Philadelphia, PA
Granulation and Reticulation
2002 Denver Metal Academy, Denver, CO
2001 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2000 Naja Academy of Metal Arts, Denver, CO
2000 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
1999 Naja Academy of Metal Arts, Denver, CO
Patination of Metal
2001 Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO
2000 Naja Academy of Metal Arts, Denver, CO
1999 Naja Academy of Metal Arts, Denver, CO
Presentations
2003 Colorado Jeweler, Rush Hour,CBS, Channel 5,
Cheyenne, WY
2001 Transformation, Austin, TX
1998 Conceptual Container Symposium, Colorado
Metalsmithing Association, Salida, CO
Publications
500 Earrings, Lark Books
Education
1998 M.F.A., Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Major: Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design
1980 B.F.A., Northern Michigan University, Marquette, MI
Major: Metlalsmithing Minor: Education
Certifications
1980 Gemological Institute of America,
Santa Monica, CA
Advanced Stone Setting
AWARDS
Merit Award, July 2006 Buyers Market of American Craft,
Philadelphia, PA
NICHE Finalist, Jewelry Fashion, February 2007 Buyers
Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
Reviews and Publications
Step by Step - Lapidary Journal, "Stone Earrings",
Julie Jerman-Melka, November 2006
Imma Gilbert, "9 American Artists in Barcelona", Yuiya,
May-July 2004, pp. 84-93
Preview Connecticut. "Artistic America",
December 24, 2003
New Haven Register , "Celebration of American Crafts at
CAW", November 3, 2003
Lisa Parker, "Just Plain Precious," Scene Magazine ,
Vol 13, Issue 10, January 2003, p. 10