Education

  • 2011
  • Master of Fine Arts in Metal State University of New York New Paltz, New Paltz, New York
  • 2006
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing and Jewelry University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
  • 2002
  • Study Abroad, Marble Sculpture Studio Art Centers International Florence, Bowling Green State University

Teaching

  • 2014-2015 
  • Undergraduate Thesis Advisor, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland. Oregon.
  • Spring, 2015. 
  • Adjunct Metals Instructor,  ME202 Hollow Forms and Mechanisms.  Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland. Oregon.
  • Adjunct Metals Instructor,  ME207 Resins, Mold Making and Casting Alternative Materials. Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland. Oregon.
  • Fall, 2014 
  • Adjunct Metals Instructor,  ME201 Casting and Electroforming.  Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland. Oregon.
  • Summer, 2014
  • Continuing Education Instructor, Basic Stone Carving, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • Coordinator and Metals Instructor, Pre-College Youth Residency, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • Spring, 2014 
  • Adjunct Metals Instructor,  ME202 Hollow Forms and Mechanisms.  Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland. Oregon.
  • Adjunct Metals Instructor,  ME207 Resins, Mold Making and Casting Alternative Materials. Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland. Oregon.
  • Fall, 2013 
  • Adjunct Metals Instructor,  ME201 Casting and Electroforming.  Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland. Oregon.
  • 2012-2013
  • Continuing Education Instructor, ME801 SP12, ME800 FA12, ME800 SP13, ME 801 FA13, ME 850 FA13. Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • June-August, 2011
  • Jewelry Counselor, Belvoir Terrace Girls Camp, Lenox, Massachusetts.
  • June-July, 2010
  • Adjunct Metal Professor, ARS 393-02 Alternative Materials in Jewelry. State University of New York New Paltz.

Workshops

  • January, 2014
  • Workshop Metals Instructor, Silver Bangles, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • March, 2013
  • Pre-College Metals Instructor, Introduction to Metal Arts, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • January, 2013
  • Workshop Metals Instructor Textured Ring in a Day, ME701, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • June, 2012
  • Art Adventures Metals Instructor Introduction to Metal Arts, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.

Teaching Assistantships and Internships

  • August-December, 2010
  • Intern with Lecturer Rena Leinberger, Design: Form, ARS 103-04 State University of New York New Paltz.
  • January – May, 2010
  • Intern with Arthur Hash, Processes and Experimental Techniques II, CRN 827 State University of New York New Paltz.
  • Summer, 2006
  • Teaching Assistant to Assistant Sculpture Professor Amanda Wojick, ‘In Response: Sculpture, Collage and Drawing’ CourseUniversity of Oregon, Siena, Italy.
  • Spring, 2006
  • Teaching Assistant to Visiting Professor Anya Kivarkis, Intermediate/Advanced Casting course University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
  • Fall, 2005
  • Teaching Assistant to Art Department Head and Metalsmithing Professor Kate Wagle. ‘Context of Art’ a Freshmen Interest Group course University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

Related Experience

  • 2011-2013 
  • Assistant Wine and Beer Manager, New Seasons Market Mountain Park, Portland, Oregon.
  • January-May, 2011
  • Studio Technician Assistant to Arthur Hash State University of New York New Paltz.
  • August-December, 2010
  • Studio Technician Assistant to John Cogswell, State University of New York New Paltz.
  • February-April, 2010
  • Student Representative for the Graduate Coordinator Search Committee State University of New York New Paltz.
  • September – October, 2006
  • Stop-Motion Animation Internship Bent Image Lab. Portland, Oregon.
  • Spring, 2006

Residencies 

  • 2011
  • Belvoir Terrace Jewelry Artist-in-Resident Lenox, Massachusetts

Awards and Scholarships

  • 2011
  • Research and Creative Projects Award, State University of New York New Paltz
  • Student Association Travel Grant, State University of New York New Paltz
  • 2010
  • Russell Pistachio Scholarship in Metal, State University of New York New Paltz
  • Student Association Travel Grant, State University of New York New Paltz
  • 2009
  • Women’s Jewelry Association Student Scholarship

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2014

  • Metal-Urge, Washington State History Museum Community Gallery, Tacoma, Washington.

  • The Jewelry Exchange 2014, Online Exhibition.

  • Staring: In Hindsight, The State University of New York New Paltz, Die Neue Sammlung, Pinakothec der Moderne, Munich Germnay.
  • 2013
  • OCAC Faculty Biennial Show, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • 2012
  • Jewelers You Should Know Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • Crafts National Exhibition Mulvane Art Museum, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas.
  • 2011
  • Selected Alumni University of Oregon Alumni Invitational, Modern Store, Eugene, Oregon.
  • International Graduate Show 2011 Marzee Gallery, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
  • State of Flux Society of North American Goldsmiths National Juried Student Exhibition, Seattle, Washington.
  • MFA Thesis Exhibition Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY.
  • College Art Association NY Area MFA Exhibition Hunter College, New York City, New York.
  • 2007
  • Oregon College of Art and Craft NW Craft Biennial Hoffman Gallery, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, Oregon.
  • Identity, Black Sheep Artist Collective Exhibition Crux Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
  • 2006
  • Collaboration, Emerging Artist Exhibition in collaboration with Sharon Campbell and Spiral Gallery, Widney Moore Studio, Portland, Oregon.
  • Brink, First Annual Art Expo Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
  • Annual Jewelry/Metalsmithing Exhibition Society of North American Goldsmiths Business Office, Eugene, Oregon.
  • Thoughts Materialized, Society of North American Goldsmiths National Juried Student Exhibition Mars Gallery, Chicago, Illinois.
  • Frame of Reference, Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
  • 2005
  • Product Design Symposium Exhibition, Department of Art University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.