Education-
2012
MFA & MA Art - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI
2008
BFA Jewelry/ Metal Arts with High Distinction - California College of the Arts - Oakland, CA
Fellowships, Residencies and Grants-
2020
Virginia A. Groot Foundation- Third Place Winner Lake Forest, IL
Artist Relief Grant, Chicago, IL
Virginia Museum of Fine Art Artist Relief Grant, Richmond, VA
Virginia Arts Commission Grant, Virginia Arts Commission, Richmond, VA
2019
Burke Prize Finalist, Museum of Art and Design, New York City, NY
Open Studio Residency, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME
2018
Arts/Industry Kohler Residency, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2014-17
Artist in Resident, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016
North Carolina Arts Fellowship, Durham, NC
2015
American Craft Council Emerging Voices Award, Minneapolis, MN Interview
2014
Peter S. Reed Foundation Grant, New York, NY
2013
Fountainhead Fellow, Dept. of Craft/Material Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2012
Artist in Resident- 12 Month Residency, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2009
University Fellowship- University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Permanent Collections-
Carnegie Museum of Art-Pittsburgh, PA
Museum of Fine Arts- Houston, Houston, TX
Kohler Company, Sheboygan, WI
John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI
Honolulu Museum of Art- Honolulu, HI
University of Arkansas- Little Rock, Little Rock, AK
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions-
2020
Ghosts, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Gain, Gather, Grow, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
2019
Dustings, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
2018
Dust, Form and Concept, Sante Fe, NM
2017
Give, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
Forms and Functions, 21C-Durham, NC
Given, Doane University, Crete, Nebraska
2016
Lost Cause, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014
Fountainhead Fellow Exhibit, Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, VA
2013
Presence of Absence, Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, NY
Mitosis of Memory, Overture Gallery, Madison, WI
2012
Still- Master of Fine Art Exhibition, Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI
2008
Refined, BFA Exhibition, North Gallery, Oakland, CA
Selected Exhibitions-
2021
Design/Miami, on display with Ornamentum Gallery, Miami, FL
Salon Art & Design Fair, on display with Ornamentum Gallery, New York, NY
Objects USA 2020, R & Company Gallery, New York City, NY
Materials Redefined, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
Crafted Identities, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State University, MS
2020
Design/Miami (Chosen as one of top ten Contemporary Pieces at the fair), on display with Ornamentum Gallery, Miami, FL
Extraordinaire/extraordinary, Musee de Design et D’arts Appliques Contemporains, Laussane, CHE
Not So Common Objects, Winthrop University Gallery, Rock Hill, SC
2019
Burke Prize Exhibition, Museum of Art and Design, New York City, NY
Design/Miami, on Display with Ornamentum Gallery, Miami, Florida
Mending: Craft and Community, Museum of Fine Arts: Houston, TX
Steinbeisser’s Experimental Gastronomy, Brooklyn, NY
Tradition Interrupted, Bedford Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Appetites and Objects, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2018
NCAC Arts Fellowship Exhibition Cameron Art Museum,
Wilmington, NC Curated by Bob Unchester
Design/Miami, on Display with Ornamentum Gallery, Miami, Florida
Reliant Objects, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR Curated by Courtney Kemp and Lyndsay Rice
Dustings, American Craft Council, Minneapolis, MN
Sparkle Plenty, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
Yuma Art Center Exhibition, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ
2017
The Good Making of Good Things: Craft Horizons, Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Asheville, NC, Elizabeth Essner, Lily Kane, and Meaghan Roddy
The Craft School Experience: Outcomes and Revelations Craft in America, Los Angeles, CA Curated by Emily Zaiden
Pursuing Excellence, Blue Spiral One, Asheville, NC. Invited by Michael Manes
Duality of Presence, Munich, Germany. Curated by Kerriane Quick and Jessica Tolbert
2016
Go For Baroque, Racine Art Museum, WI Invitation by Lena Vigna
3 x 3, Blue Spiral, Asheville, NC Invitation by Jordan Ahlers
Maximum Craft, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015
Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2015, Cheongju Tobacco Processing Plant, South Korea, Curated by Hyeyoung Cho (September 2015)
Engendered, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI, Curated by Niki Johnson
Dining and Discourse, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX Invitational by Kathryn Hall
Haystack/Components, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Invitational Ellen Weiske and Claire Sanford
2014
Metamorphosis: the Transformation of Everyday Objects, Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, CA, Curated by David Cole
Press: Artist and Machine, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Craft, Louisville, KY
Table, Invitational by Caroline Wright, Visual Arts Center, Richmond, VA
Anywhere But Now, Invitational by Margaret Lindaur, Wilton House Museum, Richmond, VA
Refined VIII: Maker’s Choice, Juried by Cindi Strauss, Stephen F. Austin Art Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX
Look Again, Invitational by Hoss Haley, Asheville Area Arts Council, Asheville, NC
2013
In-Residence Show, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
2012
Reflection: 100 Years of Jewelry/Metal Arts at California College of the Arts, Juried by Marilyn da Silva and Curtis Arima, Oliver Gallery, Oakland, CA
2011
Gather- Master of Art Exhibition, Old Kroger Building, Madison, WI
Connect- Georgetown Art & Cultural Center, Seattle, WA
Retrospectives- Third Year Review Show, Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI
2009
Love Show, Shibumi Gallery, Oakland, CA
2008
CCA Baccalaureate Exhibition, Oliver Gallery, Oakland, CA
2007
Best of Junior Review, Oliver Gallery, CCA, Oakland, CA
360 Degrees. Co-Curated Ring show, South Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004
Epicenter, Oliver Gallery, Oakland, CA
Visting Artist/ Lectures-
2022
Instructor, Fabrication, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC (June)
2019
Lecturer, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
Ring in A Day, Haystack Mountain School of Craft, Deer Isle, ME
Lecturer, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
2018
Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
Lecturer, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Lecturer, MINE: Symposium, University of Texas-El Paso, TX
Lecturer, Yuma Symposium, Yuma, AZ
2017
Instructor, Found, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Lecturer, SNAG Nexus: A connection of Ideas, New Orleans, LA
Lecturer, Craft In America, Los Angeles, CA. Lecture
2016
Lecturer, SUNY- New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
Visiting Artist, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Lecturer, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, NC
2015
Instructor, Creative Side Jewelry Academy of Austin, Austin, TX, Beginning Jewelry Class
2014
Lecturer, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
2013
Lecturer, Bayou Bend Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Instructor, Creative Side Jewelry Academy of Austin, Austin, TX, Drafting for Metalsmiths
Instructor, Creative Side Jewelry Academy of Austin, Austin, TX, Beginning Jewelry Weekend Class
2012
Lecturer, Houston Metals Arts Guild Presentation of Resident Artist
Professional Experience-
2020-21
Adjunct Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2017 - 18
Adjunct Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2016
Winter Session Instructor, Found, Rhode Island School of Design, RI
2015
Fall Concentration Instructor, Found, Penland, NC
2013
Adjunct Instructor, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Adjunct Instructor, Houston Community College-Northline, Houston, TX
2012-13
Metals Instructor, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, Summer Pre-College Program
2012
Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Metals, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, under Professor Lisa Gralnick
2010-11
Graduate Assistantship, University of Wisconsin Art Department, Madison, WI, Studio Technician Glass area
2006-9
Bench Jeweler, Svartvik Metalworks, Oakland, CA
Ring Workshop Teacher, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
2006-7
Pre-College Studio Assistant, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, under Professor Curtis Arima
2006
Young Artist Studio Practice Teachers Assistant, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, under Tony Esola
2005-8
Maker Summer Program, Studio Assistant, Pescadero, CA, under Richard Mawdsley, Bob Coogan, and Fred Fenster
Selected Publications-
2021
Artist Lecture/Interview, CraftNOW-Objects USA 2020, Video
Perceived Value Podcast, Interviewed by Sarah Rachel Brown, Podcast
2020
Architectural Digest, Germany: Kunst und Kulinarik: Die Initiative Steinbeisser feiert skurile Tischkultur by Mailin Sophie Zeisser
Sensa: Avantura Za Stolom, by Aurora Weiss
Gastonomija: kao eksperiment, by Aurora Weiss
2019
Mending: Craft and Community- Selections from Museum’s Collection, Web Article
2018
Video Interview for the Arts/Industry Residency for John Michael Kohler, Video
2017
Metalsmith Magazine: Exhibition in Print, Vol. 37 No. 4
2016
Bally, Boris, Imagine Peace Now, ISBN: 968-0-692-80506-0
Adamson, Glenn, Lost Causes, Ornamentum Gallery, Statement
Adair, Ahna, Jaydan Moore: Lost Causes, Art Jewelry Forum, Interview
CNN Style, Cool New Designs from Jelly, Dung, and Garbage, Images
2015
Metalsmith Magazine: Exhibition in Print, Vol. 35 No. 4
Price, Perry, Next Generation, Craft Magazine, Vol. 75 No. 3
Herriman, Kat, 5 Up-and-Comers You Should Find at Design Miami/ Basel, Artsy, Interiew
Patrick, Emily, Memories in Metal, Citizen Times December 28th, 2015
2014
Brown, Glen, Metalsmith Magazine: Anti-Trophy, Vol. 34 No. 1 2014
2013
PBS: Art Insight, Houston, TX, Interview
Wozny, Nancy, Culture Map: Houston, Ultimate Recycling: Artist turns silver trays into timeless sculptures- dents and all, Interview
Gallery Representation-
Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
Hodges Taylor, Charlotte, NC
Jouwstore, Netherlands