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JURIED RETAIL SHOWS

The Philadelphia Craft Show. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1989, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 07, 08.

Smithsonian Craft Show. Washington, D.C.
1995, 99, 00, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08.

Sausalito Art Festival. Sausalito, California
1998, 99, 00.

St. Louis Art Fair. St. Louis, Missouri
1994. 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07.

Ann Arbor Street Fair. Ann Arbor, Michigan
1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09.

Plaza Art Fair. Kansas City, Missouri
1995, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, O5, 06.

The Palm Beach Fine Craft Show. West Palm Beach, Florida
2003, 04, 05, 06, 08, 09.

Craft Art. St. Petersburg, Florida
2008

Baltimore ACC Craft Show. Baltimore, Maryland
1993, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99.

Coconut Grove Arts Festival. Miami, Florida
1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 02, 09.

American Craft Exposition. Evanston, Illinois
1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 07, 08.

Cherry Creek Arts Festival. Denver, Colorado
1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98.

Lakefront Festival of Arts. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1987, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 06.

Winter Park Art Festival. Orlando, Florida
1997.

American Craft Council (ACC)--Atlanta. Atlanta, Georgia
1991, 94, 95, 97, 99, 09.

American Craft Council (ACC)--Tampa. Tampa, Florida
1993, 94.

Gasparilla Festival of The Arts. Tampa, Florida
1992, 05.

Midwest Salute to the Masters. East St. Louis, Illinois
1991, 92, 93.

Washington Craft Show. Washington D.C.
1991, 94, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09.

American Craft Council (ACC)-Sarasota. Sarasota, Florida
2005, 06, 08.

 

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SELECTED AWARDS AND/OR HONORS

Purchase Award of Excellence
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, Florida. 2009.

Best Booth
American Craft Council (ACC)-Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida. 2008.

Award of Excellence (one of 5 First Place awards)
Craft Art, St. Petersburg, Florida. 2008.

Best of Show
3-D Exhibition, Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida. 2008.

Museum Acquisition–Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D.C. 2007.

First Place–Metal
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 2006.

Best of Show
The Washington Craft Show, Washington, D.C. 2004.

Juror's Award, From Michael Monroe
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 2004.

Best of Metal
The Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2002.

First Place–Metal
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 2002.

First Place–Metal
Plaza Art Fair. Kansas City, Missouri. 2002.

Excellence and Originality (one of 10 equal awards)
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair (original show), Ann Arbor, Michigan. 2001.

Best of Metal
The Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2000.

Best Presentation (second highest award in show)
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 1999.

Piece purchased for Collection
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 1999.

First Place–Metal
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, California. 1999.

First Place–Metal
Plaza Art Fair. Kansas City, Missouri. 1999.

Excellence and Originality (one of 10 equal awards)
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 1999.

First Place–Metal
Plaza Art Fair. Kansas City, Missouri. 1998.

First Place–Metal
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 1998.

First Place–Metal
Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, California. 1998.

Museum Purchase—Cordial Cups
Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina.

First Place–Metal
Winter Park Art Festival, Orlando, Florida. 1997.

Third Place–Metal
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 1997.

Award of Excellence
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, Missouri. 1997.

Second Place–Metal
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado. 1996.

First Place–Metal
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 1995.

Second Place–Metal
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado. 1995.

Award of Merit
Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, Missouri. 1995.

First Place–Metal
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, Missouri. 1994.

Best of Metal
American Craft Exposition. Chicago, Illinois. 1994.

First Place–Metal
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado. 1994.

Award of Excellence
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1994.

Best of Metal
American Craft Exposition, Chicago, Illinois. 1993.

Best of Show
Midwest Salute to the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri. 1993.

Second Place–Metal
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado. 1993

Wisconsin Arts Board Grant
Madison, Wisconsin. 1992.

Award of Excellence
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1992.

Second Place–Jewelry
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado. 1992.

Award of Excellence
Midwest Salute to the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri. 1992.

Award of Merit
Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami, Florida. 1992.

First Place in Category
Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado. 1991.

First Place in Category
Midwest Salute to the Masters, St. Louis, Missouri. 1991.

Award of Excellence
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1991.

Award of Excellence
Crafts National 25. Penn State University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1991.

Award of Excellence
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1990.

Scholarship
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine. 1990.

Design Chosen
Fortunoff Silver Design Competition, New York, New York. 1990.

Design Chosen
Fortunoff Silver Design Competition, New York, New York. 1989.

Fellowship, Craft Department
Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1988.

Tyler School of Art Representative
Philadelphia Craft Show, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1988.

Award Designer
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1987.

Award of Excellence
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1987.

Award of Excellence
Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 1986.

First Place
Wisconsin Collegiate Showcase. 1986.

 

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BIBLIOGRAPHY: (*reviews)

Contemporary Silver: Commissioning, Designing, Collecting
Seymour Rabinovitch and Helen Clifford. Merrel Publishers Limited, 2000. pp. 20, 27, 56, 118-19.

Paul J. Smith, General Editor
Objects for Use: Handmade by Design
Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000. pp. 131, 148.

*The Commemorative Cup
American Craft
, Ap/May 96, Vol. 56, No. 2, pl. 53.

*17th Annual Philadelphia Craft Show
Metalsmith
, Spring 94, Vol. 14, No. 2, p. 47.

Portfolio
American Craft, Aug/Sep 92, Vol. 52 No. 4, p. 67.

*Silver: New Forms and Expressions II
Metalsmith, Spring 91, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 46.

Contemporary Philadelphia Artists: A Juried Exhibition Catalog, Alice Beamesderfer. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1990. pp. 68, 141.

*Honoring Something Ordinary
Metalsmith, Summer 89, Vol. 9, No. 3, p. 21.

*All That Glitters
Metalsmith, Winter 87, Vol. 7, No. 1, p. 49.

*Jewelry Show Sparkles at Art Museum
The Milwaukee Journal, July, 1986.

 

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Smithsonian Institution, Renwick Gallery. Washington, D.C.

Victoria and Albert Museum. London, England

American Craft Museum. New York, New York

Mint Museum of Craft and Design. Charlotte, North Carolina

Racine Art Museum. Racine, Wisconsin

Collection of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. Miami, Florida

Collection of the St. Louis Art Fair. St. Louis, Missouri

Temple University-Tyler School of Art. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Whitewater, Wisconsin

 

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SHOWS IN WHICH I FREQUENTLY PARTICIPATE:

The Philadelphia Craft Show (November)

The Smithsonian Craft Show (April)

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair (July)

The St. Louis Art Fair (September)

The Plaza Art Fair–Kansas City (September)

The Washington Fine Craft Show (November)

American Craft Council (ACC)-Sarasota (December)

American Craft Council (ACC)-Atlanta (March)

Occasionally I'll do a different show,
but this is the typical annual list.

 

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts–Metal and Jewelry
Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia. 1989.

Bachelor of Arts–Studio Art
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Summa Cum Laude. 1987.

Bachelor of Arts–English
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Summa Cum Laude. 1987.

 

Smithsonian Craft2Wear
October 30-November 1, 2009
National Building Museum
Washington, DC

Washington Craft Show
November 6-8, 2009
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
November 11-15, 2009
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Craft Art 2009
November 21-22, 2009
Florida Craftsmen Gallery
St. Petersburg, Florida

Sarasota Craft Show
December 4-6, 2009
Sarasota Bradenton International Convention Center
Sarasota, Florida

Temple Beth-El
January 22-24, 2010
400 Pasadena Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida

 

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