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EDUCATION

2009 Maine College of Art, BFA (honors), Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008- Cat Bates Jewelry & Accessories, Portland ME

Design and creation of jewelry, small business management

2014-14 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC

Served as back-up studio coordinator during Core Fellow Residency

2012-15 Maine College of Art, Portland ME

Studio Technician of  Metals and Jewelry department, Continuing Studies Faculty

2007-08 Nielsen Smith Metal Works, Portland ME

Design and creation of fashion jewelry, studio monitor

2004-05 Sea Rose Inc., Limerick, ME

Apprenticeship leading to employment; Design and creation of one-of-a-kind fashion jewelry


GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES AWARDED

2014 & 2018 Pace House Residency, Maine College of Art, Stonington ME

2014 Open Studio Residency, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle ME

2010 Belvedere Grant for Professional Development, Maine College of Art, Portland ME


REPRESENTATION

2013- Esqueleto, Jewelry Boutique, Oakland & Los Angeles CA

2013- PMA Store, Museum Store, Portland ME

2013- New Era Gallery, Fine Art Gallery, Vinalhaven ME

2013- Quercus, Designer Boutique, Raleigh NC

2013- Portland Dry Goods, Designer Boutique, Portland ME

2014-2016 Gravel & Gold, Designer Boutique, San Francisco CA

2014-2017 Papa Wolf Supply Co., Designer Boutique, Dover NH

2015- Rock Paper Scissors, Designer Boutique, Wiscasset ME

2015- GOOD, Designer Boutique, Boston MA

2016- UPSTATE, Designer Boutique, Grand Marquis MN

2016-2017 KoT Contemporary, Jewelry Boutique, Ellsworth ME

2016- Kiln, Designer Boutique, Columbus OH

2016- Edison Studio, Fine Art Gallery, Monhegan ME

2017- The Carry All, Fine Art Gallery, Scarborough ME

2017- MORA Gallery, Fine Jewelry Gallery, Asheville, NC



EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC ART

2018 REFRACTION, The Metals Collective at The Jewel Box, Portland ME

2017 Retrospective, The Metals Collective at AAW Gallery, MECA, Portland ME

2016 The Fragrant Jewel, The Metals Collective at The Jewel Box, Portland ME

2016 Moldmade, North Seattle College Art Gallery, Seattle WA

2015 Piercing the Pickle, The Metals Collective at The Jewel Box, Portland ME

2015 MESH Lingerie Show, Etain Lingerie, Portland ME

2013 Four Seasons in a Day Fashion Show, ICA at MECA, Portland ME

2012 From The Inside, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland ME

2011 The Pond, Brunswick Elementary School, Brunswick ME

Percent for the Arts collaboration with Femme Fatile on cast bronze tiles set in mosaic panels  

2010 Halloween, Fringe Gallery, Saranac Lake NY

2009 35th Annual Art Auction, Maine College of Art, Portland ME

2009 Thesis Index Show, Maine College of Art, Portland ME

2009 Next Generation VI, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport ME

2008 CraftForms 2008, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA

Food + Table, Rabelais, Portland ME  

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Along with private lessons in my studio:

2016, '18, '21 Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC

Sand Casting

2012-2015 Maine College of Art Continuing Studies, Portland ME

Sand Casting, Sailor Knotting, Brooch Making

2015 ENGINE, Biddeford ME

Intro to sand casting