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EDUCATION

CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART
Bloomfield Hills, MI
MFA in Metalsmithing, 2007. 
2005-2006 studied with Gary Griffin. 2006-2007 studied with Iris Eichenberg

REED COLLEGE
Portland, OR
B.A. Spanish Literature, 12/2000.  
Senior Thesis: “Painting Penance and Picturing Christ: the visual-verbal texts of New Spain”

SCUOLA LORENZO DI’MEDICI
Florence, ITALY
Coursework in printmaking, jewelry, sculpture and Renaissance and contemporary art theory, 1998-1999.

 

EXHIBITIONS

2022  Reimagined Heirlooms   Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2021  Raising Gold   Slidespace 123/Mills College, Oakland, CA

2021  Flora and Fauna  Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2019   Maya Kini, Kaethe Beale, Bruce Katz The Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

2018   Cut from the Same Cloth   Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2018   Sculpture by Bay Area Women   The Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA   

2018   Modern Classics   Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA 

2017   Tiny   The Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2016   The Men’s Show   Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2016   Enamel Exhibition   Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2015   All that Glitters   Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA 

2015   So Fine!   Facere Jewelry Gallery, Seattle, WA

2013   Or.Iron (co-curator)   Marrs Building, Sacramento, CA       

2013   Ferrous   Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

2013   Silk (solo)   Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2012   Maps and Mapping   Tangent Gallery, Sacramento, CA               

2011   Our House   Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam, Netherlands   

2010   Ju-Ju Magic    Facere Jewelry Gallery, Seattle, WA

2009   500 Enameled Objects   Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2009   American Enamels   Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA

2009   Something About Love   Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA

2008   Emerging Artists in Clay   Oddfellows Gallery, Mendocino, CA

2008   9 Months   Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA

2008   Equal Footing: materials + processes + concepts   Nat’l Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN

2008   New West Coast Design   Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2022   "After the Fires, a Wild and Reckless Flowering" River Heron Review, 2022                   

2021  “Mother-Love” Bellevue Literary Review Issue 41, 2021

           “Second Generation” Crucible Magazine, 2021

           “The Necklace” Wildfire Magazine, 2021

2017   Cast, a book, Schiffer Publishing,

2013   “Maya Kini: Silk”  Art Jewelry Forum,

2013   Ferrous catalog Velvet da Vinci and Crafthaus

2012   500 Rings Showcase, Lark Books

2009   500 Enameled Objects Lark Book,

2008   The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers, Darling Publications

2008   New West Coast Design: Jewelry + Metalwork, Velvet Da Vinci Gallery.

2007   500 Wedding Rings, Lark Books

 

 

GRANTS & AWARDS & RESIDENCIES

2020   Haystack Open Studio Residency

2020   Orion Environmental Writer's Workshop

2018   Penland Winter Residency

2009   Emerging Artist Award, Sienna Gallery

2009   Searchlight Award from the American Craft Council

2006-2007   Ernest B. Toth Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art 

2006   Bay Area Metal Arts Guild Student Grant

2006   Advancement in Craft Award Scholarship. Penland, North Carolina

2005-2006   Peggy De Salle Merit Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy of Art 2005-2006

1998   McGill Lawrence Grant for Social Service 

  

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

INSTRUCTOR
Penland School of Crafts
Penland, NC
Hybrid forms casting class (forthcoming)

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
California State University Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Beginning jewelry with a focus on fabrication and casting, 8/2015-1/2017.

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
Introductory and continuing projects in small metals and jewelry, 1/2014- 5/2017.

INSTRUCTOR
University of California Davis Craft Center
Davis, CA
Instructor for Lost Wax Casting for small-scale metal pieces, 6/2009-8/2013.

RESIDENT ARTIST
Mendocino Art Center
Mendocino, CA

STUDIO MANAGER
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI

 

CRAFT SHOWS

American Craft Council Show
2018   St. Paul, MN
2013   San Francisco, CA
2009   Baltimore, MD

Creek Arts Festival
2016, 2017   Denver, CO 

Bellevue Art Museum Art Show
2015   Bellevue, WA

Smithsonian Craft Show 
2013   Washington D.C.

Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
2010, 2011   Philadelphia, PA

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Ethical Metalsmiths, Art Jewelry Forum, Bay Area Metal Arts Guild