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
2020 Metal Complexions, Jung Center, Houston, TX
Amend, online exhibition
2019 Anonymous Brooklyn, Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, NY
Alliages, the Espace Solidor in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Not-So-Lone Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers, San Jacinto College, Houston, TX, traveling exhibition throughout Texas
Three-Person Exhibition, Box 13 Artspace, Houston, TX
2018 The Language of Things: Meaning and Value in Contemporary Jewelry, Dowse Museum, New Zealand
Awkward Encounters, Tank Space, Houston, TX
Lineage, UNT gallery, Denton, TX
2017 Duality of Presence, super+CENTERCOURT, Munich, Germany, Blue House, New Orleans, LA in conjunction with SNAG conference, Rubin Center, University of Texas, El Paso, TX
2016 Prayer, Ulterior Gallery, NY city, NY
Craft Texas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Cooperation, Brooklyn Metalworks, Brooklyn, NY
Typeset, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
2015 Alliages, Legacy Award 2015, Joya, Barcelona, Spain
Cooperation, Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 Mapped, Houston Community College, Houston, TX
Refined, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Goodly/Wicked, GrayDuck gallery, Austin, TX
Rule the World, Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
2013 International Emerging Artist exhibition/Dialogue, Gallery Noel Guyomarc’h,
Montreal Canada, and Harbourfront Center, Toronto, Canada
Pinball/Brooch Exhibition, online
2012 Earring Exhibition, J Cotter Gallery, CO
Intergalactic, Dunedin Fine Art Center, FL
2013 Organism, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
Object of Power, Mobilia Gallery, Boston, MA
Ex Voto.St. Rochuskapel. The Netherlands
2010 Transmutations/Material Reborn, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (traveling exhibition)
Sailing to the Future, Nara, Japan
SOFA Santa Fe and Chicago, through Charon Kransen Arts
Plastic Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 SOFA NY, Chicago, Santa Fe, through Charon Kransen Arts
Palm Beach Art Fair, Palm Beach, FL through Charon Kransen Arts
2008 New Traditional Jewelry, Intimacy, Holten, Netherlands
SOFA NY and Chicago, through Charon Kransen Arts
Touching Warms the Art, Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR
Refined: Abundance, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
Schmuck 2008, Handwerkskammer fur Munchen und Oberbayern, Munich, Germany, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, England, and Poland
2007 Earring Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Necklace Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Materials Hard/Soft, Denton, TX
2005 Resources: Steel, Rubber, Coal, and Salt, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH
Faculty Exhibition, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2004 Craft Houston, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, TX
Anti-War Medals, Collect, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Electrum Gallery, London, England, Traveling Exhibition through 2006
2003 Current Directions: Studio Art Jewelry, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Anti-War Medals, Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Asian Roots, Western Soil: Visual Poetry in Metal, National Japanese American Historical Society, and San Francisco, CA
Bracelet Show, Yaw Gallery, MI, SOFA, NY
Memento, MFA Exhibition, Cora Stafford Gallery at University of North Texas, Denton, TX
2001 The World Competition of Arts and Crafts Kanazawa 2001, (catalogue), Kanazawa, Japan
Work Experience
2020 Artist Interview Presenter, Art Jewelry Forum through Zoom
2019 Opposite attracts, Workshop at Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
2018 Presenter, Duality of Presence symposium, University of Texas, El Paso (up-coming)
2016- Adjunct Faculty, Alvin Community College
20014- Adjunct Faculty, Houston Community College, Central
2007-2009 Adjunct Faculty, Houston Community College, Stafford, Lone Star College, North Harris, TX
2005 Visiting Professor, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2009 Juror, Art Jewelry Forum, Emerging Artist Award
2008 Speaker, Art Jewelry Forum, SOFA Chicago
2008 One day Lecture, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, TX
2003 Adjunct Faculty, University of Texas, Arlington, TX
Awards
2020 Developmental Grant, Houston Metal Arts Guild, Houston, TX
2017 Individual Artist Grant, Houston Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
2016 Bedicheck-Orman Grant, Houston community college, Houston, TX
Cerf+ Grant
2015 Honorable Mention, HMAG Member’s exhibition
Bedicheck-Orman Grant, Houston community college, Houston, TX
2014 Crit Group, Austin Museum of Art
Honorable mention, Rule the World, Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
2009 Individual Project Grant, Houston Arts Alliance, Houston, TX
2008 Emerging Artist Award 2008, Art Jewelry Forum
2004 Honorable Mention at Craft Houston show at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Artist in Residency, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Publications
2018 Jewelry and Metals Survey, through Society of North American Goldsmith
2015 Mapped, Exhibition Review, Metalsmiths
2014 inForm, Oct./Nov.2014 Freiburg, Switzerland
2010 Dreaming Jewelry, MONSA, Barcelona Publications, Spain
2009 Jewelry Compendium, Darling Publication, Koln, Germany
Jewelry, Art Box International, Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition in Print, Metalsmiths
2008 Schmuck 2008, catalogue
2006 The Art of Jewelry, Paper Jewelry, Lark Books
500 Earrings, Lark Books
500 Necklaces, Lark Books
The Art and craft of Jewelry Making, Lark Books
2005 500 Bracelets, Lark Books
2004 1000 Rings, Lark Books
The Art of Enameling, Lark Book
Public Collection
Rotasa Collection, CA
Portland Museum of Contemporary Craft, Educational Collection, Portland, OR
the Espace Solidor in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France