EDUCATION
George Washington University. B.A. in Fine Arts and Ceramics. Washington, D.C.
Keramiikka-Ateljee Kurtze. Apprenticeship w/ceramicist Taina Kurtze. Mantsala, Finland.
Maryland Institute College of Art. Certificate in Jewelry with Honors. Baltimore, Maryland.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Instructor: Joe Wood (Jewelry). Deer Isle, Maine.
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Instructor: Jamie Bennett (Enameling for Jewelry). Deer Isle, Maine.
Penland School of Crafts. Instructor: Keith Lo Bue (Mixed Media). Penland, North Carolina.

Workshops w/ jewelry artists and gallerists including: Charon Kransen, John Cogswell, Ben Neubauer, Thomas Mann, Linda Darty, Robert Ebendorf, John Grant, Bobby Hansson, Boris Bally, Komelia Okim, Pat Flynn, Shana Kroiz, Marcia Lewis, Joyce Scott, Joe Wood, Keith Lo Bue, Mary Chuduk, Charles Lewton-Brain, Bruce Metcalf, and Jamie Bennett.


JURIED & INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2012 SOFA WEST: Santa Fe. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts, NY,NY.
2012 SOFA: New York. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts, NY, NY.
2012 Art Palm Beach. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts, NY, NY.
2011 One and Only. Kohler Arts Center. Kohler, WI.
2011 Objects of Status, Power, and Adornment. Mobilia Gallery.
Boston, MA.
2011 SOFA CHICAGO. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY,NY.
2011 SOFA WEST: Santa Fe. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2011 SOFA: New York. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2011 Art Palm Beach. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2010 SOFA: Chicago. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY,NY.
2010 METAL Inclinations International 2. Merit award recipient in juried online exhibition www.smm-metalinclinations.org/
2010 SOFA WEST: Santa Fe. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2010 SOFA: New York. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2010 Hard Brilliance:Diverse Approaches in Contemporary Enameling. Invitational exhibition. Pratt Fine Arts Center. Seattle, WA.
2010 Art Palm Beach. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2010 Miami International Art Fair. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2009 SOFA: Chicago. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2009 Evoking Mystery: International Jewelry Show Invitational exhibition at De Novo Fine Contemporary Jewelry Gallery. Palo Alto, CA.
2009 SOFA WEST: Santa Fe. Represented by Charon Kransen Arts. NY, NY.
2009 Spring News From Washington, D.C. Invitational exhibition at Craft House Gallery. Seoul, Korea.
2008 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Philadelphia, PA.
2008 American Craft Exposition. Evanston, IL.
2008 Refined: Abundance V. Juror: Charon Kransen. Stephen F. Austin Gallery. Nacogdoches, TX.
2008 U.S. Embassy Korea Public Diplomacy Program. American Craft Lecturer and Exhibitor. Kookmin University. Seoul, Korea; Heyri Art Valley, Korea.
2008 Anti-War Medals Show. Shaw Gallery, North East Harbor, ME.
2008 Metals Guild of Maryland Juried Exhibition. Gallery G. Baltimore, MD.
2008 Composting Good and Evil: Redesign for Sanctimonius Sinners. www.EthicalMetalsmiths.org
2007 Anti-War Medals Show. Thomas Mann's I/O Gallery. New Orleans, LA.
2007 On Fire! Enamels Exhibition. Juror: Linda Darty. Gallery MIM. Baltimore, MD.
2004 Two Capitals: Contemporary Jewelry Art. Juror: Michael Monroe.
All-Russian Decorative, Applied and Folk Art Museum. Moscow, Russia.
2002 Progressions. OXOXO Gallery. Baltimore, MD.

AWARDS/GRANTS
2012 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Grant in Visual Arts
2010 METAL Inclinations Merit Award. www.smm-metalinclinations.org/
2008 American Craft Exposition Artist Award of Excellence. Evanston, IL.
2008 NICHE Professional Award. Finalist, Metals: Enamels
2007 Jewelry Arts Award. Finalist: Brooches. Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist
2006 Honors Award: Jewelry. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011 Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers. Interweave Publishing.
2011 Art Jewelry Today 3. Schiffer Publishing. PA.
2011 21st Century Jewelry: The Best of the 500 Series. Invited as one of jurors and as participating artist. Sterling Publishing Co., NY, NY.
2011 500 Silver Jewelry Designs. Sterling Publishing Co., NY, NY.
2010 Pendants: Studio Series. Sterling Publishing Co., NY, NY.
2009 500 Enameled Objects. Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co. NY, NY.
2008 Art Jewelry Today II. Schiffer Publishing. PA.
2008 500 Pendants & Lockets. Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co., NY, NY.
2008 The Art of Jewelry: Plastic and Resin. Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co., NY, NY.
2007 Lapidary Journal & Jewelry Artist Magazine. 2007 Awards Issue.
2005 Fabulous Jewelry and Found Objects. Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co., NY, NY.
2005 Platinum. (Russian jewelry magazine) Ekaterinburg, Russia.
2004 Two Capitals: Contemporary Jewelry. BelyGorad Publishing. Moscow, Russia.