PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Award of Excellence- Booth Design, 2012
American Crafts Council- St. Paul Show, MN
First Prize- Jewelry, 2010
Cain Park Arts Festival- Cleveland Heights, OH
Judges Selection Award- 2008, 2009, 2011
Cain Park Arts Festival- Cleveland Heights, OH
Artist’s Selection Award-2011
Cain Park Arts Festival- Cleveland Heights, OH
Best of Show Award- Overall Exhibitor 2006
Willoughby Juried Arts Invitational, OH
First Place Award- Jewelry and Metals 2006
Willoughby Juried Arts Invitational, OH
First Place Award-Overall 2009
VAC Art by the Falls-Chagrin Falls, OH
First Place Award- Overall Exhibitor 2006
Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival, OH
First Place Award- Overall Exhibitor, 2005
Tremont Arts and Cultural Festival, OH
Third Place Award-Overall 2011
VAC Art by the Falls-Chagrin Falls, OH
MOCA Museum Of Contemporary Art Cleveland
Juried Exhibitor, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Class Instructor 2006, Current
Valley Arts Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
Teaching the fundamentals of jewelry design and
metalsmithing. Instructing new students how to properly use tools to fabricate, join and finish metals.
Class Instructor- 2004
Sands Company Jewelers School
Richmond Heights, Ohio 44143
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
Parsons School of Design
& The New School for Social Research
66 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10011
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
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
