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Education |
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1999-2003 |
MFA in Metal Jewelry at the University of North Texas, Denton,TX |
| 1996 | BFA in Metal/Jewelry at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ |
Selected Exhibitions |
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| 2010 | Transmutaions: Material Reborn, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX |
| Not the Family Jewels, Gallery 1724, Houston, TX | |
| 2009 | SOFA NY, and Santa Fe, through Charon Kransen |
| Palm Beach Art Fair, Palm Beach, FL, through Charon Kransen | |
| 2008 | Palm Beach Art Fair, Palm Beach, FL, through Charon Kransen |
| Touching Warms the Art, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR | |
| Refined: Abundance, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX | |
| Schmuck 2008, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich, Germany (traveling to Birmingham, England, and Poland) | |
| Earring Show, Savannah, GA,through Velvet da Vinci Gallery | |
| 2007 | International Invitational Earring Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Faculty Introduction Exhibition, North Harris Community College, Houston, TX | |
| Altered Books: First Edition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX | |
| South by Southwest, Faculty Exchange show, Houston Community College, Stafford, TX, McAllen, TX | |
| 2006 | 5x7 - Arthouse, Austin, TX |
| Annual Members' Juried Exhibition - Crossovers: Craft, Art, Design, Wilmington, DE | |
| National Juried - Materials Hard/Soft Show, Denton, TX | |
| 2005 | Invitational Campfire Auction, Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX |
| Annual Initational Resident Artist Exhibition, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX | |
| Regional Invitational - Out of Site, Denton, TX | |
| National Juried - Resources: Steel, Rubber, Coal, and Salt, Cleaveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH | |
| International Juried - Concealmenta; Jewerly and Metal Art, PostPicasso.com | |
| Faculty Exhibition, Nelson Art Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ | |
| 2004 | Regional Juried - Craft Houston, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX |
| International Juried - Anti-War Medals, Collect, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Electrum Gallery, London, England, Traveling Exhibition through 2006 | |
| 2003 | National Invitational - Current Directions Studio Art Jewelry, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE |
| International Invitational - Asian Roots, Western Soil: Visual Poetry in Metal 2003, National Japanese American Historical Society, San Francisco, CA | |
| National Jruied - Bracelet Show, Yaw Gallery, MI, SOFA, NY | |
| Memento, MFA Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton, TX | |
| 2002 | National Juried - Future Prospects, Denver, CO |
| International Juried - Material Explorations, Utica, NY | |
| National Juried - Materials Hard/Soft Show, Denton, TX | |
| 2001 | International Juried - The World Competition of Arts and Crafts Kanazawa 2001, (catalogue), Kanazawa, Japan |
| National Juried - Crafts National 35 Show, University Park, PA | |
Work Experiences |
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| 2009 | Juror for the 2009 Emerging Artist Award, Art Jewelry Forum |
| 2008 | Small presenation at SOFA, Chicago, IL |
| 2007-present | Adjunct Faculty, Houston Community College, Houston, TX |
| 2006 | Instructor for Anti-Clastic workshop, Edmond, OK |
| 2005 | Visiting Porfessor of Metals/Jewerly at Arizona State Univeristy, Tempe, AZ |
| 2004 | Artist in Residency at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft |
| Adjunct Faculty of Metal/Jewelry, Sculpture, and Art Appreciation Classes at Houston Community College | |
| 2003 | Adjunct Faculty of Metal/Jewelry Class at the University of Texas at Arlington |
| 2000-2002 | Teaching Fellowship in Metal/Jewelry Classes at the University of North Texas |
Commissions |
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| 2005 | Wedding Bands for Tina Medina and Brien Wright |
| 2002-2004 | Trophy for Humanitaritan Award for the University of North Texas (Design and Execution, in collaboration with Mark Herndon |
| 2002 | Miniature of Universityh Mace ofr Chancellor Alfred Hurley (former President of the University of North Texas), in collaboration with Mark Herndon |
| 2000 | University Mace for President Dr. Noval Pohl, University of North Texas, designed by Harlan Butt, in collaboration with Noppakamol Pimolket, Diana Ramirez and Mark Herndon |
Awards |
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| 2009 | Individual Artist Fellowship, Houston Art Alliance, Houston, TX |
| 2008 | Emerging Artist Award 2008, Art Jewelry Forum |
| 2005 | The best of 3-D art, Capmfire Auction, Worthington Hotel, Fort Worth, TX |
| 2004 | Honorable Mention at Craft Houston Show at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX |
| 2003 | Metalsmith award at Voertman's Student Show at the University of North Texas |
Publications |
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| 2010 | Contemporary Jewelry, MONSA, Barcelona Publications |
| 2009 | Jewelry, Art Box International, Tokyo, Japan |
| 500 Plastic Jewelry, Lark Books | |
| Metalsmith, Exhibiton in Print | |
| The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewelry, Darling Publication, Germany | |
| article in KHverk, Norway | |
| 2008 | Schmuck 2008, catalogue |
| 2006 | 500 Necklaces, Lark Books |
| The Art and Craft of Jewelry Making, Lark Books | |
| 2005 | 500 Bracelets, Lark Books |
| Concealment, Postpicasso.com, Juror's Statement | |
| 2004 | 1000 Rings, Lark Books |
| The Art of Enameling, Lark Books | |
| Metalsmiths, Exhibition Reviews, Summer | |
| 2002 | Mietalsmiths, Summer |
| 2001 | The North Texan, Summer 2001 p.7 |
| Process the Liturature and Art Magazine of the University of North Texas | |
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