Born:
1982, Schenectady, USA
Training / Education:
- 2002-2004 B.F.A. Pratt Institute Fine Arts Jewelry
- 2000-2002 Pratt at Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute
Work Experience:
- 2007-present Visiting Instructor, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
- 2007-present Jewelry Technician, 92nd St. Y Jewelry Center, NYC, NY
- 2006-present Jewelry Technician, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
- 2006-2007 Teaching Assistant, 92nd St. Y Jewelry Center, NYC, NY
- 2006-2006 Metal Arts & Sculpture Studio Assistant, MWPAI, Utica, NY
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
- 2010
- SOFA West Santa Fe, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts
- SOFA New York repr. by Charon Kransen Arts New York, NY.
- Art Palm Beach repr. by Charon Kransen Arts West Palm Beach, FL.
- Miami International Art Fair repr. by Charon Kransen Arts Miami, FL.
- 2009
- Faculty Exhibition, 92nd St. Y, New York, New York.
- SOFA Chicago repr. by Charon Kransen Arts Chicago, IL.
- Evoking MysteryDeNovo Gallery, Palo Alto, CA.SOFA WEST repr. by Charon Kransen Arts Santa Fe, NM.
- Resurrect: The Art of the Reclaimed Object, Mesa Contemporary Arts, Mesa, AZ.
- Bend, Mold, Cut, Join: Small Works in Metal, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts
- Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
- 2008
- Faculty Exhibition, 92nd St. Y, New York, New York.
- Anti War Medals, Shaw Jewelry, North East Harbor, ME.
- 2006
- The Latest in Contemporary Enameling,Tbilisi,Republic of Georgia
- Enamelwork used for presentations, Glass Furnace. Istanbul, Turkey
- 2005
- Alumni Show, MWP School of Art Gallery, Utica, NY
- 2004
- Senior Fine Arts Exhibition, Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- Pratt Show, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
- Materia Medica,Senior Thesis, Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Awards / Grants:
- 2009 Pratt Faculty Development Grant Pratt Institute
- 2004 Fine Arts Award for Outstanding Merit in Jewelry Pratt Institute
- 2004 Exhibition Department Senior Award Pratt Institute
- 2002 Alfred H. Wardle Honors Award Munson-Williams-Proctor Art Institute
Publications:
- 500 Plastics Jewelry Designs September 2009
- 500 Enameled Objects April 2009
- 500 Pendants & Lockets May 2008
Artist Statement:
The classical techniques and materials I am drawn to serve as a framework to explore somewhat surrealistic concepts, specifically convulsive beauty. I see my work as a hybrid of two aesthetics, bred for a stronger beauty than the parent strains allow; structured and predetermined design merge with the unbridled growth of pathologies. A persistent component of my inspiration is the incubation of thought; I believe that design and aesthetics are infectious, spreading and mutating from one person to the next. |
