PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Author; "The Jeweler's Studio Handbook"
Quarry Books- 2009
The Ring Show: "Putting The Band Back Together"
University of Georgia, Athens- 2008
The Lamar Dodd School of Art
The Ring Shows; "Then and Now" and "Putting the Band Back
Together"
The Georgia Museum of Art, Atlanta- 2008
Martha and Eugene Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts
August 23-November 2, 2008
Museum Of Contemporary Art
MOCA Cleveland, Ohio -2005, 2006, 2007
The Organic and Sterile Collective
Buzz Gallery Cleveland, Ohio -2005
Gallery "M"
Loftworks Building
Cleveland, Ohio -2005
Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival
Lincoln Park Tremont, Ohio -2005, 2006
Willoughby Juried Arts Invitational
Willoughby, Ohio -2006, 2005
24th Annual Art by the Falls
Valley Art Center, Member of the Ohio Arts Council
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
19th Annual ArtCraft Building Show, Invitation Only
www.artistsofcleveland.com/holidaysale.htm
Cleveland, Ohio
PUBLICATION:
PLENTY Magazine, New York, New York- 2008
The Travel Issue (June/July 2008)
PUBLICATION:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer-Cleveland, Ohio
Published Wednesday, November 15th 2006
PUBLICATION:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer-Cleveland, Ohio
Published Wednesday, November 29th 2006
PUBLICATION:
The News Herald- Willoughby, Ohio
Published Sunday July 15th 2007
Valley Arts Center Exhibition Show -2005
VAC, Member of the Ohio Arts Council
Lingg Showroom
Solo Exhibition, Woodmere, Ohio -2007
Exhibit Dates, May 11-26 2007
River Gallery
Rocky River, Ohio- 2007
The Metals Exhibit
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Valley Arts Center, Member of the Ohio Arts Council
155 Bell Street
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
Class Instructor- 2006
*Teaching the fundamentals of jewelry design and
metalsmithing. Instructing new students how to properly use
tools to fabricate, join and finish metals.
Sands Company Jewelers School
26000 Chardon Road
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
Class Instructor- 2004
*Instruction of beginners class. Teaching the fundamentals of
jewelry design and metalsmithing. Instructing new students
how to properly use tools to fabricate, join and finish metals.
EDUCATION
The Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1710
www.cia.edu
Parsons School of Design
& The New School for Social Research
66 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10011
www.parsons.edu
Sands Company Jewelers School
26000 Chardon Road.
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
2003-2004
Jewelers School for Goldsmith
Soldering, Stone setting, Investment Casting,
Wax inject rubber molds, Wax carving, Design
Rockhurst University
Continuing Education 10/99
OSHA Compliance & Workplace safety
Author; "The Jeweler's Studio Handbook"
Quarry Books- 2009
- Published February 2009
- 176 pages, Flex-bind
- 350 photos/illustrations
The Ring Show: "Putting The Band Back Together"
University of Georgia, Athens- 2008
The Lamar Dodd School of Art
- In Conjunction With The Society of North American
Goldsmiths (SNAG) Convention, Savannah, GA 2008
The Ring Shows; "Then and Now" and "Putting the Band Back
Together"
The Georgia Museum of Art, Atlanta- 2008
Martha and Eugene Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts
August 23-November 2, 2008
- Travelling Tour of both ring shows; "Putting the Band
Back Together" and "Then and Now" - Piece in Exhibit: Ditrichium Pallidium-"In Fruiting"
Museum Of Contemporary Art
MOCA Cleveland, Ohio -2005, 2006, 2007
- Juried Exhibitor, ARTSCAPE 2008
- Juried Exhibitor, ARTSCAPE 2007
- Juried Exhibitor, ARTSCAPE 2006
- Juried Exhibitor, ARTSCAPE 2005
The Organic and Sterile Collective
Buzz Gallery Cleveland, Ohio -2005
- Solo Exhibition; An Innovative Metalsmithing Exhibit
Gallery "M"
Loftworks Building
Cleveland, Ohio -2005
- Group Show-3rd Annual Exhibition
Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival
Lincoln Park Tremont, Ohio -2005, 2006
- First Place Award, Overall Exhibitor, Juried 2006
- First Place Award, Overall Exhibitor, Juried 2005
Willoughby Juried Arts Invitational
Willoughby, Ohio -2006, 2005
- Best of Show Award, Overall Exhibitor 2006
- First Place Award- Jewelery and Metals 2006
- Juried Exhibitor-2007
24th Annual Art by the Falls
Valley Art Center, Member of the Ohio Arts Council
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- Juried Exhibitor-2006
- Juried Exhibitor-2007
19th Annual ArtCraft Building Show, Invitation Only
www.artistsofcleveland.com/holidaysale.htm
Cleveland, Ohio
- Invited Exhibitor-2008
- Invited Exhibitor-2007
- Invited Exhibitor-2006
PUBLICATION:
PLENTY Magazine, New York, New York- 2008
The Travel Issue (June/July 2008)
- Article "The Lord of The Rings"
- Photos; Moss Ring, Pirate Bracelet and Telephone
Mouthpiece Magnet pg. 26
PUBLICATION:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer-Cleveland, Ohio
Published Wednesday, November 15th 2006
- Feature Article -Arts and Life section
- Photo; Dragonfly Bracelet
PUBLICATION:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer-Cleveland, Ohio
Published Wednesday, November 29th 2006
- The "IT" List Article, Artist to watch
- Photo; Cage Necklace
PUBLICATION:
The News Herald- Willoughby, Ohio
Published Sunday July 15th 2007
- Feature Article, Full Page
- Sunday Community Section
Valley Arts Center Exhibition Show -2005
VAC, Member of the Ohio Arts Council
- Piece Accepted; Apothecaries Weights and Measures
- Piece Accepted; Cheeseburger and a Coke
Lingg Showroom
Solo Exhibition, Woodmere, Ohio -2007
Exhibit Dates, May 11-26 2007
- New Work Artist Reception
- www.lingg.us for more info.
River Gallery
Rocky River, Ohio- 2007
The Metals Exhibit
- October, 20th Artist Reception
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Valley Arts Center, Member of the Ohio Arts Council
155 Bell Street
Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
Class Instructor- 2006
*Teaching the fundamentals of jewelry design and
metalsmithing. Instructing new students how to properly use
tools to fabricate, join and finish metals.
Sands Company Jewelers School
26000 Chardon Road
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
Class Instructor- 2004
*Instruction of beginners class. Teaching the fundamentals of
jewelry design and metalsmithing. Instructing new students
how to properly use tools to fabricate, join and finish metals.
EDUCATION
The Cleveland Institute of Art
11141 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-1710
www.cia.edu
Parsons School of Design
& The New School for Social Research
66 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10011
www.parsons.edu
Sands Company Jewelers School
26000 Chardon Road.
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
2003-2004
Jewelers School for Goldsmith
Soldering, Stone setting, Investment Casting,
Wax inject rubber molds, Wax carving, Design
Rockhurst University
Continuing Education 10/99
OSHA Compliance & Workplace safety
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS AND CERTIFICATES
The Cleveland Institute of Art
& The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Award Recipient -1993
Parsons School Of Design
& The New School for Social Research
The Cleveland Institute of Art
& The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
National Exhibitor, New York, NY -1994
The Cleveland Institute of Art
& The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
National Certificate of Merit for Excellence in the Visual Arts
Published in The New York Times, June 14th 1993
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Exhibition; Washington, DC -1994
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
National Certificate of Merit for Excellence in the Visual Arts
Published in The New York Times, June 14th 1993
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Exhibition; Washington, DC -1994
GLIPA
Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association
& The School of Mass communication
at Bowling Green State University -1992
Public Recognition from the Office of the White House
Personal Letter From Hillary Roddam Clinton
Washington, DC June 14th 1993
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Cuyahoga County Certificate of excellence in Visual Arts
Cuyahoga County 1994
GLIPA
Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association
& The School of Mass Communication
At Bowling Green State University -1992
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Regional Certificate of Excellence in Visual Arts
Regional -1994
The Cleveland Institute of Art
& The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Award Recipient -1993
- Book Award
Parsons School Of Design
& The New School for Social Research
- Gallery Exhibition
The Cleveland Institute of Art
& The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
National Exhibitor, New York, NY -1994
- Portfolio Nominee
The Cleveland Institute of Art
& The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
National Certificate of Merit for Excellence in the Visual Arts
Published in The New York Times, June 14th 1993
- Key Finalist
- Key Finalist
- Place
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Exhibition; Washington, DC -1994
- National Portfolio Winner
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
National Certificate of Merit for Excellence in the Visual Arts
Published in The New York Times, June 14th 1993
- Honorable Mention in the Classification of Ceramics
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
National Exhibition; Washington, DC -1994
- Silver Award for National Excellence in Sculpture
GLIPA
Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association
& The School of Mass communication
at Bowling Green State University -1992
- Third Place, Front Page Design
Public Recognition from the Office of the White House
Personal Letter From Hillary Roddam Clinton
Washington, DC June 14th 1993
- Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Ceremony
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Cuyahoga County Certificate of excellence in Visual Arts
Cuyahoga County 1994
- Gold Key Finalist, Ceramics
- Gold Key Finalist, Drawing
- Place, Drawing
GLIPA
Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association
& The School of Mass Communication
At Bowling Green State University -1992
- Third Place, Editorial
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
Regional Certificate of Excellence in Visual Arts
Regional -1994
- Scholarship Nominee
