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