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Phone: 216-965-5725
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EDUCATION
2005-2010 BFA, Jewelry/Metals, Kent State University, Kent, OH
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020-Present Instructor, Metalwerx School for Jewelry, Waltham MA
2019-Present Adjunct Faculty, Austin Community College, Austin TX
2021-2023 Instructor, B Golden Jewelry School, Austin, TX
2018-2020 Instructor, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX
2018–2020 Instructor, The Dougherty Arts Center, Austin TX
2017-2020 Instructor, The Art School at Laguna Gloria, Austin, TX
2012-2020 Instructor, Creative Side Jewelry Academy, Austin TX
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2020-2021 Instructional Associate, Austin Community College, Austin, TX
2017-2019 Sales Specialist, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Portland, OR and Chicago, IL
2017-2019 Production Assistant, Lisa Crowder Designs, Austin TX
2017 Assistant to Victoria Lansford, Large Scale Chasing and Repousse, Atlanta, GA
2017 Trunk Show Coordinator, SNAG NEXUS, New Orleans, LA
2012-2017 Studio Director & Coordinator, Creative Side Jewelry Academy, Austin, TX
2010-2012 Jeweler Associate & Employee Trainer, Heather B. Moore Jewelry, Cleveland OH
PUBLICATIONS & APPEARANCES
2019 Metalsmith Tech, Vol.2 No.1, Translating Jewelry Techniques to Larger Scales
2019 Voyage Houston- Local Stories, Online Interview
2018 Visiting Artist Lecture, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX
2016 Linking our Lineage- 12 Techniques from 12 Master Smiths, Print and Exhibition
SNAGnext, Pulse Presentation and Lecture, Asheville, SC
JURIED EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
2022 East Side Studio Tours, Sin Fin Studios, Austin TX
Points of Convergence, Icosa Collective Art Gallery, Austin TX
2021 East Side Studio Tours, Creative Jewelry Collective, Austin TX
2020 Halstead Design Challenge, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Online Exhibition
2019 Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX
East Side Studio Tours, Dug Fresh Productions, Austin TX
Oskar Blues Brewery/Pink Boots Society Conference, Austin, TX
2018 East Side Studio Tours, Canopy Art Complex, Austin, TX
2017 Exhibition in Motion, SNAG NEXUS juried show, New Orleans, LA
2016 Linking Your Lineage, (Cover winner for publication) SNAG links project, Asheville, NC
2015 Art Connections Exhibition, Art Connections Gallery, Bastrop, TX
2014 Austin Fashion Week, Palmer Events Center, Austin, TX
West Austin Studio Tour, Creative Side Jewelry Academy, Austin, TX
2012 Holiday Sale, Black Lagoon Gallery, Austin, TX
Pop-Up East Austin Soular Event, 12th St. Soular Food Garden, Austin, TX
Jewelry by Artists Exhibition, Black Lagoon Gallery, Austin, TX
All That Matters To Me: Artist Run Show, Lakewood, OH
2010 Blossom Sculpture Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Black Fest, The Kent Stage, Kent, OH
Crafts BFA Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Student Annual Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2010 Art by Us, All Media Art Supply, Kent, OH
2008 Tremont Art Walk, Edison’s Pub, Tremont, OH