CV
Education
MFA: Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1996
Post Baccalaureate: Metals & Jewelry Design, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1993
Post-Baccalaureate: Jewelry & Light Metals, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1992
BA: Philosophy, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, 1984
Professional History
Adjunct Instructor, Dept. of Art, Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown MD, 2017 – present
Learning Support Specialists/Writing, Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown MD, 2019
Artist in Residence, Zaruba Studios, Hagerstown MD, 2014 - present
Professor of Art, Coordinator, Metals Program, Appalachian State University, Boone NC, 96 - 2013
Assistant Chair, Department of Art, Appalachian State University, Boone NC 2004-06
Bench Jeweler and Exhibiting Artist, Au Ag Studio, Seattle, Washington, 1992 -93
Jewelry Designer, Studio Manager, Faces of Time, Madison CT, 1987 - 1992
Selected Exhibitions
Faculty Exhibition, Hagerstown Community College, Hagerstown, MD 2019
Crafts National, Mulvane Museum of Art, Washburn University, Topeka, KS, 2012
Fine Contemporary Craft, Art Space, Raleigh, NC 2011
Funeria Gallery: Art Honors Life, Gallery representation, Gratton, CA , 2001 - 2010
Board Room to Studio, Center for Craft Creativity and Design, Hendersonville, NC, 2010
Material Matters: Conference Exhibition, East Carolina State University, Greenville, NC, 2010
Embodiment, Greenhill Art Center, Greensboro NC, 2010
Tyler School of Art Alumni Invitational Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
The Art of Jewelry, A is for Artist Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2008
New Funerary Art, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa CA 2007
Ashes to Ashes, The Ice Box Gallery @ Crane Arts, Philadelphia PA, 2006
Fourth International Symposium Interactive Media, Yeditepe Univ, Istanbul. Turkey, 2006
Fellowship Awards Exhibition, NC Arts Council, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC, 2006
Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, Student/Teacher Invitational, Asheville, NC 2004
Student/Teacher Invitational, Caldwell Art Center, Lenoir, NC, 2004
Combined Talents, Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee, FL, 2003
Display Use Only, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA 2002
Spotlight 2002, Longwood Center, Farmville, VA, 2002
Plain Arts IV, Pittsburgh State University, Pittsburgh, KS, 2002
New Makers, New Visions, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA, 2001
Millennium Metals 2001, Artemis Gallery, Richmond, VA, 2001
From Raw to Wrought, Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Madison, NJ, 2001
Craft Forms 2000, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, 2000
Wearable Expressions 2000, Palos Verde Art Center, Palos Verde, CA, 2000
South Eastern College Art Conference Annual Show, Hite Art Institute, Louisville, KY, 2000
1/O Explorations, Cedar Crest Gallery, Allentown, PA, 2000
Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine, 1996
Image Publications
Best of American Jewelry, Kennedy Publications, Asheville, NC, 2007
Best of North Carolina Artists, Kennedy Publications, Asheville, NC, 2006
500 Necklaces, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 2005
“Influence of the Digital: Context and Form”, Metalsmith Magazine, 2005
Grants
Teaching Enhancement Grant, Hubbard Center for Teaching, Appalachian State University, 2007
Visual Artist Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, North Carolina Arts Council, 2004
University Research Grant, Appalachian State University, Rapid Prototyping for Fine Art , 2001
University Research Grant, Appalachian State University, Digital Object Creation for Fine Art, 1999
University Research Grant, Appalachian State University, Digital Processes for the Fine Art, 1997
Gold Form Grant, Hubbard Center for Teaching, Appalachian State University, 1997
Project Completion Grant, Hubbard Center for Teaching, Appalachian State University, 1997
Awards
Marquis Who’s Who of American Women, 2008/2009 Edition, New Providence, NJ
Outstanding Service Award, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2004
Student Art League Outstanding Teacher Award, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2002
Outstanding Creative/Scholarly Accomplishment, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, 2001
Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 1994 - 1996 Philosophy Department Scholarship, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 1982-1884