Education
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
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
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
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
2008 Emerging Artist Award, Art Jewerly 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
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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