EDUCATION
1998 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Master of Fine Arts, Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
1993 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.
METAL MUSEUM, Memphis, Tennessee.
MUNSON-WILLIAM-PROCTOR MUSEUM OF ART, Utica, New York.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022
HERE & NOW, AdornAxis NYCJW Exhibition, New York, New York.
HOPE IS RESILIENCY, Society of North Americal Goldsmiths NYCJW online exhibtion & sale.
CraftBoston: JUBILEE, Society of Arts & Crafts, online exhibition & sale.
CraftBoston: PINS + NEEDLES, Society of Arts & Crafts, online exhibition & sale.
WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2022, virtual catalog & exhibition,
2021
CraftForms 2021, Wayne Art Center, Wayne Pennsylvania.
CONFLUENCE: A VISUAL DISCOURSE OF US ACADEMIC ART JEWELERS, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.
2020
CELEBRATING SUFFRAGE: WOMEN ARTIST FROM THE COLLECTION, Munson Williams Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2018
CRAFTING A LEGACY, Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
2017
FLORA & SOME FAUNA, Baltimore Center for Jewelry, Baltimore, Maryland.
2016
1998 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Master of Fine Arts, Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
1993 Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.
METAL MUSEUM, Memphis, Tennessee.
MUNSON-WILLIAM-PROCTOR MUSEUM OF ART, Utica, New York.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022
HERE & NOW, AdornAxis NYCJW Exhibition, New York, New York.
HOPE IS RESILIENCY, Society of North Americal Goldsmiths NYCJW online exhibtion & sale.
CraftBoston: JUBILEE, Society of Arts & Crafts, online exhibition & sale.
CraftBoston: PINS + NEEDLES, Society of Arts & Crafts, online exhibition & sale.
WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2022, virtual catalog & exhibition,
2021
CraftForms 2021, Wayne Art Center, Wayne Pennsylvania.
CONFLUENCE: A VISUAL DISCOURSE OF US ACADEMIC ART JEWELERS, Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.
2020
CELEBRATING SUFFRAGE: WOMEN ARTIST FROM THE COLLECTION, Munson Williams Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2018
CRAFTING A LEGACY, Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
2017
FLORA & SOME FAUNA, Baltimore Center for Jewelry, Baltimore, Maryland.
2016
ELEMENTAL: The 64th Exhibition of Central New York Artists, Munson-Williams- Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2015
2015
SNAG IDENTITY, online exhibition.
2014
2014
TOP JEWELS: NATIONAL JEWELRY DESIGN EXHIBITION, Durango Arts Center, Durango, Colorado. Juror’s Award.
IRICK/BERG, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming
2013
2013
SIGNS OF LIFE 2013, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
2012
2012
TRIBUTARIES: SOLO EXHIBITION, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
REFINED VII, Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Juror’s Award.
BACK OF THE BROOCH, Crafthaus Online Juried Exhibition.
HERE, THERE & BACK AGAIN: FACULTY & ALUMNI EXHiBITION, UMASS Dartmouth, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
2011
REFINED VII, Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas. Juror’s Award.
BACK OF THE BROOCH, Crafthaus Online Juried Exhibition.
HERE, THERE & BACK AGAIN: FACULTY & ALUMNI EXHiBITION, UMASS Dartmouth, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
2011
CRAFT FORMS 2011, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania.
FROM MINIMAL TO BLING: CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts.
RING A DAY EXHIBITION, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle Washington. In Conjunction with the 2011 SNAG Conference.
TORCH SONG: A METALS INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, Rochester, New York.
2010
FROM MINIMAL TO BLING: CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts.
RING A DAY EXHIBITION, PUNCH Gallery, Seattle Washington. In Conjunction with the 2011 SNAG Conference.
TORCH SONG: A METALS INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery, Rochester, New York.
2010
REALIZING THE NEO-PALATIAL, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee. In conjunction with the 2010 Metalsmith Magazine Exhibition in Print, curated by Garth Clark.
EARRINGS GALORE, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
DESIGN TO SCALE, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University.
STONE CANOE EXHIBITION, XL Projects Gallery, Syracuse, New York.
FIVE WOMEN OF METAL, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
MATERIALS HARD & SOFT, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror's Award.
2009
EARRINGS GALORE, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
DESIGN TO SCALE, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse University.
STONE CANOE EXHIBITION, XL Projects Gallery, Syracuse, New York.
FIVE WOMEN OF METAL, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
MATERIALS HARD & SOFT, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas. Juror's Award.
2009
MULTIPLES, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
THE ART OF FINE CRAFT,Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska.
2008
THE ART OF FINE CRAFT,Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska.
2008
THE PENDANT SHOW, Velvet da Vince Gallery, San Francisco, California.
THE OBJECT & BEYOND: 2008 EVERSON BIENNIAL, Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York.
61ST EXHIBITION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK ARTISTS, Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2007
THE OBJECT & BEYOND: 2008 EVERSON BIENNIAL, Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York.
61ST EXHIBITION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK ARTISTS, Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2007
POLISHED: THREE DECADES OF METAL, UNT artspace FW, Fort Worth, Texas.
2006
2006
INVESTIGATING SPACE: POSITIVE NEGATIVE/ILLUSION AND TROMPE L’OEIL, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, New York.
2005
2005
MADE IN AMERICA: METALS ARTS INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.
SAUL BELL DESIGN AWARD EXHIBITION, JCK Show, Las Vegas, Nevada. Finalist, silver category.
MATERIALS: HARD & SOFT EXHIBITION, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas.
100 BROOCHES, Traveling exhibition: Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, California.; East Carolina University School of Art and Design; Bellagio Gallery, Ashville, North Carolina; Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2003
SAUL BELL DESIGN AWARD EXHIBITION, JCK Show, Las Vegas, Nevada. Finalist, silver category.
MATERIALS: HARD & SOFT EXHIBITION, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas.
100 BROOCHES, Traveling exhibition: Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, California.; East Carolina University School of Art and Design; Bellagio Gallery, Ashville, North Carolina; Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2003
JEWELS & GEMS, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.
CHARMED LIVES: NARRATIVES OF PERSONAL WISDOM, curated by Gail Brown, Facere Art Jewelry Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
CHARMED LIVES: NARRATIVES OF PERSONAL WISDOM, curated by Gail Brown, Facere Art Jewelry Gallery, Seattle, Washington.
CRAFTS TRANSFORMED, curated by Gail Brown, U Mass Dartmouth Gallery, New Bedford, Massachusetts.
bigLITTLE: JEWELERS & SCULPTORS MAKING IT IN METAL, Crafts Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA.
THE BRACELET, Sofa NYC and Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.
MODERN MEDIUM: CONTEMPORARY ART IN NEW YORK STATE, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York.
25th ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa. Arizona.
2002
bigLITTLE: JEWELERS & SCULPTORS MAKING IT IN METAL, Crafts Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA.
THE BRACELET, Sofa NYC and Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.
MODERN MEDIUM: CONTEMPORARY ART IN NEW YORK STATE, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York.
25th ANNUAL CONTEMPORARY CRAFTS, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa. Arizona.
2002
LA PETITE X - Alder Gallery, Coburg, Oregon.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
ART JEWELRY MAGAZINE, Introduction to Die-Forming (five page technical article), January,2015.
BEHIND THE BROOCH, Lorena Angulo, 2014.
ART JEWELRY MAGAZINE, In Conversation with Chris Irick, March, 2014.
SHOWCASE: 500 ART NECKLACES, Ray Hemachandra and Chunghi Choo, 2013.
ORNAMENT MAGAZINE, Jill A. DeDominicis, Questions &
Answers with Chris Irick, Issue 35.3
ART JEWELRY TODAY 3, Jeffrey B. Snyder, 2011.
RING A DAY BOOK, Marthe Le Van, 2011.
NEW RINGS: 500+ DESIGNS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, Nicholas Estrada, 2011, pages 62, 190.
21ST CENTURY JEWELRY: THE BEST OF THE 500 SERIES, Marthe Le Van, 2011, page 37.
LARK STUDIO SERIES: PENDANTS, editor, Ray Hemachandra, pages 6, 7.
METALSMITH MAGAZINE EXHIBITION IN PRINT; NEO-PALATIAL, curator, Garth Clark, Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2010 Volume 30 Number 4, pages 44, 45.
PEWTER STUDIO, Lisa Slovis Mandel, 2010, page 122.
STONE CANOE: A JOURNAL OF ARTS AND IDEAS FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK, Number 4, editor, Robert Colley, 2010, pages 280, 281.
500 PENDANTS & LOCKETS, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2008, pages 140, 260, 288.
THE ART AND CRAFT OF MAKING JEWELRY, Joanna Gollburg, 2006, pages 22, 37, 65.
500 BRACELETS, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2005, page 197.
THE PENLAND BOOK OF JEWELRY, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2005, pages 140, 142.
500 BROOCHES, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2005, page 139.
METALSMITH MAGAZINE, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Summer 2001, Volume 21 Number 3, pages 14,15.
THE METALSMITH’S BOOK OF BOXES AND LOCKETS, Tim McCreight, 1999, pages 52, 63, 73, 98, 115.
METALSMITH MAGAZINE, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Fall 1999, Volume 19 Number 5, page 44.
AMERICAN CRAFT, American Craft Council, October/November 1996, page 88.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 – present, Professor of Jewelry & CAD/CAM, PrattMWP, Utica, New York.
2016 Lecturer, Elemental exhibition, Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2015 Visiting Artist Lecture, TTU Metals Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2012 Visiting Artist Lecture and Die-Forming Workshop, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York.
2012 Visiting Artist Lecture, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee.2012 Visiting Artist Lecture, SUNY Oswego Sculpture Department, Oswego, New York.
2010 Promotion to Full Professor of Metal Arts, PrattMWP, Utica, New York.
2007 Lecturer, Adornment as Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2005 Instructor, workshop on mechanisms, Peter’s Valley, Layton, New Jersey.
2004 Promotion to Associate Professor of Metal Arts, PrattMWP , Utica, New York.
2003 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York.
2002 Coordinator and Co-Juror, MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, New York.
2002 Juror, FINE CRAFTS: ANCIENT PRACTICE, NEW VISION, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY.
2002 Visiting Artist, die forming workshop and public lecture, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
1999 - Visiting Artist Lecturer, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
ART JEWELRY MAGAZINE, Introduction to Die-Forming (five page technical article), January,2015.
BEHIND THE BROOCH, Lorena Angulo, 2014.
ART JEWELRY MAGAZINE, In Conversation with Chris Irick, March, 2014.
SHOWCASE: 500 ART NECKLACES, Ray Hemachandra and Chunghi Choo, 2013.
ORNAMENT MAGAZINE, Jill A. DeDominicis, Questions &
Answers with Chris Irick, Issue 35.3
ART JEWELRY TODAY 3, Jeffrey B. Snyder, 2011.
RING A DAY BOOK, Marthe Le Van, 2011.
NEW RINGS: 500+ DESIGNS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, Nicholas Estrada, 2011, pages 62, 190.
21ST CENTURY JEWELRY: THE BEST OF THE 500 SERIES, Marthe Le Van, 2011, page 37.
LARK STUDIO SERIES: PENDANTS, editor, Ray Hemachandra, pages 6, 7.
METALSMITH MAGAZINE EXHIBITION IN PRINT; NEO-PALATIAL, curator, Garth Clark, Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2010 Volume 30 Number 4, pages 44, 45.
PEWTER STUDIO, Lisa Slovis Mandel, 2010, page 122.
STONE CANOE: A JOURNAL OF ARTS AND IDEAS FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK, Number 4, editor, Robert Colley, 2010, pages 280, 281.
500 PENDANTS & LOCKETS, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2008, pages 140, 260, 288.
THE ART AND CRAFT OF MAKING JEWELRY, Joanna Gollburg, 2006, pages 22, 37, 65.
500 BRACELETS, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2005, page 197.
THE PENLAND BOOK OF JEWELRY, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2005, pages 140, 142.
500 BROOCHES, editor, Marthe Le Van, 2005, page 139.
METALSMITH MAGAZINE, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Summer 2001, Volume 21 Number 3, pages 14,15.
THE METALSMITH’S BOOK OF BOXES AND LOCKETS, Tim McCreight, 1999, pages 52, 63, 73, 98, 115.
METALSMITH MAGAZINE, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Fall 1999, Volume 19 Number 5, page 44.
AMERICAN CRAFT, American Craft Council, October/November 1996, page 88.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000 – present, Professor of Jewelry & CAD/CAM, PrattMWP, Utica, New York.
2016 Lecturer, Elemental exhibition, Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2015 Visiting Artist Lecture, TTU Metals Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
2014 Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming.
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine.
2012 Visiting Artist Lecture and Die-Forming Workshop, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York.
2012 Visiting Artist Lecture, Memphis College of Art, Memphis, Tennessee.2012 Visiting Artist Lecture, SUNY Oswego Sculpture Department, Oswego, New York.
2010 Promotion to Full Professor of Metal Arts, PrattMWP, Utica, New York.
2007 Lecturer, Adornment as Art, Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum of Art, Utica, New York.
2005 Instructor, workshop on mechanisms, Peter’s Valley, Layton, New Jersey.
2004 Promotion to Associate Professor of Metal Arts, PrattMWP , Utica, New York.
2003 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York.
2002 Coordinator and Co-Juror, MATERIAL EXPLORATIONS, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, New York.
2002 Juror, FINE CRAFTS: ANCIENT PRACTICE, NEW VISION, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY.
2002 Visiting Artist, die forming workshop and public lecture, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.
1999 - Visiting Artist Lecturer, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
