Public Collections (*Museum Acquisition)

*Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

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

*Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Museum of Arts and Design, New York.

*Mint Museum of Art , Charlotte.

Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI.

Collection of the Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Miami.

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

Temple University—Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia.

University of Wisconsin—Whitewater

Awards and Honors (*Award)

*Best of Metal, Philadelphia Craft Show, 2023.

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2023.

*Second Place, Exhibitor’s Choice Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2023.

*First Place, Exhibitor’s Choice Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2022.

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2022.

*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2021.

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2019.

*Award of Distinction, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2019.

*Director's Choice Award, American Craft Exposition, Chicago, 2018.

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2018.

*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2018.

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, 2017.

*Best of Show, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2017.

*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2017.

*Best of Show, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2016.

*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2016.

*Best of 3-D Mixed Media, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2016.

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair—The Original, 2016.

*Exhibitor's Choice Award, Smithsonian Craft Show, 2016.

*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2016.

*Best of Metal, The Philadelphia Craft Show, 2015.

*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2015.

*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2015.

*Best of 3-D Mixed Media, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2015.

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair—The Original, 2015.

*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2015.

*Best of Show, Artisphere, Greenville, SC, 2015

*Morse Museum Award, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2015.

*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2014.

*First Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2014.

*Best of Show, The Domes Art Festival, Milwaukee, 2014

*Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair—The Original, 2014.

*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2014.

*Award of Excellence, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2014.

*Best of 3-D Mixed Media, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2013.

*Award of Merit, Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, 2013.

*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2013.

*Second Place, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 2013.

*Best of Show, Uptown Art Fair, Minneapolis, 2012.

*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2012.

*Best of Show, Craft Art, St. Petersburg, 2011.

*Second Place, St. Louis Art Fair, 2011.

*Best of Show, Oconomowoc Arts Festival, Oconomowoc, WI, 2011.

*Best of Show, Barrington Art Festival, North Chicago, 2011.

*Best of Fine Craft, Art on the Square, Belleville, IL, 2011.

*'Excellence and Originality' (One of 10 equal awards), Ann Arbor Street Art Fair--The Original, 2010.

*Best of Show, Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, 2009.

*Award of Excellence, American Craft Council Show, Atlanta, 2009.

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

*Best Booth, American Craft Council Show, Sarasota, 2008.

*Award of Excellence (One of 5 First Place awards), Craft Art, St. Petersburg, FL, 2008.

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

*Museum Acquisition--Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Awarded at the Smithsonian Craft Show, 2007.

*First Place—Metal, St. Louis Art Fair, 2006.

*Best of Show, Washington Craft Show, 2004.

*Juror’s Award, Michael Monroe, St. Louis Art Fair, 2004.

*Best of Metal, Philadelphia Craft Show, 2002.

*First Place—Metal, St. Louis Art Fair, 2002.

*First Place—Metal, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, 2002.

*“Excellence and Originality” (One of ten, equal awards), Ann Arbor Street Art Fair—The Original, 2001.

*Best of Metal, Philadelphia Craft Show, 2000.

*Best Presentation, St. Louis Art Fair, 1999.

*Piece purchased for the collection of the St. Louis Art Fair, 1999.

*First Place—Metal, Sausalito Art Festival, 1999.

*First Place—Metal, Plaza Art Fair, 1999.

*Excellence and Originality, (One of ten, equal awards), Ann Arbor Street Art Fair—The Original, 1999.

*First Place--Metal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1998.

*First Place—Metal, Plaza Art Fair, 1998.

*First Place—Metal, Sausalito Art Festival, 1998.

Museum Purchase, Mint Museum of Art and Design, Charlotte, NC., 1998.

*First Place—Metal, Winter Park Art Festival, Winter Park, FL, 1997.

*Third Place—Metal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1997.

*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, 1997.

*Second Place—Metal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1996.

*First Place—Metal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1995.

*Second Place—Metal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1995.

*Award of Excellence, Plaza Art Fair, 1995.

*First Place—Metal, St. Louis Art Fair, 1994.

*Best of Metal, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL, 1994.

*First Place—Metal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1994.

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

*Best of Metal, American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL, 1993.

*Best of Show, Midwest Salute to the Masters, Fairview Heights, IL, 1993.

*Second Place—Metal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1993.

*Wisconsin Art Board Grant, 1992.

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

*Second Place—Jewelry, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1992.

*Award of Excellence, Midwest Salute to the Masters, Fairview Heights, IL, 1992.

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

*First Place—Metal, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, 1991.

*First Place—Metal, Midwest Salute to the Masters, Fairview Heights, IL, 1991.

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

*Award of Excellence, Crafts National 25, PA State University, 1991.

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

*Scholarship, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1990.

Design chosen for Fortunoff Silver Design Competition, New York, NY, 1990.

Design chosen for Fortunoff Silver Design Competition, New York, NY, 1989.

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

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

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

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

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

*First Place, Wisconsin Collegiate Showcase, 1986.

Lectures, Public Speaking Engagements, Misc. Professional Activities

Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 2004.

Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 1999.

Juror, ACC Craft Shows—Metal, 1998.

Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1997.

Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1996.

Demonstrator, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, 1996.

Guest Speaker, Parker High School, Janesville, WI, 1996.

Juror, 16th Annual Hoard Museum Art Show, Fort Atkinson, WI, 1996.

Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 1995.

Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1994.

Gallery Task Force Member, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1992.

Guest Speaker, Tyler School of Art, 1991.

Guest Speaker, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1991.

Guest Speaker, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990.

Guest Speaker/Visiting Artist, Cleveland Institute of Art, 1990.

Guest Speaker, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1990.

Teaching Assistant, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, 1990.

Part-time Faculty, Tyler School of Art, 1989.

Instructor, Saturday Metals Program, Tyler School of Art, 1988.

Bibliography (*Reviews)

Seymour Rabinovitch and Helen Clifford, Contemporary Silver: Commissioning, Designing, Collecting, Merrell 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, p. 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, Nol. 2, p. 46.

Alice Beamesderfer, Contemporary Philadelphia Artists: A Juried Exhibition catalog, 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.

Juried Retail Shows

Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D.C. 1995, 99, 00, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24.

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. 1989, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 05, 06. 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.

Washington Craft Show, Washington, D.C. 1991, 94, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 12, 13, 14.

Sausalito Art Festival. 1998, 99, 00.

St. Louis Art Fair. 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 11, 12, 13. 14, 15, 16, 21.

Ann Arbor Street Art Fair—The Original. 1994, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06. 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24.

Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City. 1995, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.

Palm Beach Fine Craft Show. 2004, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.

Craft Art, St. Petersburg, FL. 2008, 09, 11.

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

Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami. 1992, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 02, 09, 10.

American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL. 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 07, 08, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.

Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver. 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 12, 13. 14, 16, 19.

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

ACC Craft Show—Atlanta. 1991, 94, 95, 97, 99, 09.

ACC Craft Show—Sarasota. 1993, 94, 05, 06, 08.

Gasparilla Art Festival, Tampa. 1992, 05.

Education

Master of Fine Arts—Metal and Jewelry Emphasis. 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.