RESUME

EDUCATION
BFA___Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
MA
____Montclair University, Montclair, NJ
MA
____Pratt/New School, New York, NY

RECENT SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS AND MUSEUM SHOWS
2010 ___MAKE ME SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL, Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
2010 ___SOFA:NEW YORK, New York, NY___
2010 ___RUFFLES on the Runway during fashion week, Feb 2010, New York, NY
2010 ___HEIRLOOMS OF THE FUTURE, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2010
___NICHE AWARD Finalist: SCULPTURE TO WEAR
2010
___NICHE AWARD Finalist: POLYMER
2009       NJ ARTS ANNUAL, Noyes Museum, NJ
2009       CRAFTFORMS 2009, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, Bruce Pepich, juror  
2009       SOFA: CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
2009       SCULPTING COLOR, Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA,
2009 ___MATERIALS: HARD AND SOFT, GDAC, Denton, TX, Jo Lauria, juror
2008 ___TRANSFORMATIONS, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
2008 ___CRAFTFORMS 2008, Wayne Art Center, PA, Michael Monroe, juror
2008 ___MATERIALS: HARD AND SOFT, GDAC, Denton, TX, Marilyn da Silva, juror
2008 ___SOFA: CHICAGO, Chicago, IL
See an unabridged list of Exhibitions and Shows or a current calendar of Upcoming Events.

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
MFA Boston, Boston MA
Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
Joan Bieleford, Baltimore, MD
Marcia Docter, New York, NY
Norman and Suzanne Cohn, Philadelphia, PA

Richard and Joan Freedman, Worchester, MA
Golden Artist Colors Corporate Collection, New Berlin, NY
Ellen Goodman, Brookline, MA
Jeffrey and Carol Horvitz, Beverly Farms, MA
Gwen Ifill, Washington, DC

Jo Lauria, Sherman Oaks, CA
Robert Liu and Carolyn Benesh, San Marcos, CA
Yvonne Markowitz, Framingham, MA
Karen S. Rotenberg, Boston, MA
Cynthia Rowley, New York,NY
Joyce Scott, Baltimore, MD
Barbara Waldman, San Francisco, CA

CURATOR AND JUROR
2009___Polymer Collection Project
2007___Progress and Possibilities, Intl. Polymer Clay Guild, print and online exhibit
2003___Moves in Polymer Clay, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
2001___Illuminating a Medium, Polymer Retrospective, Bryn Mawr College, PA
1999___Invitational Polymer Exhibition, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
1999___8 x 10 In Polymer Clay, Haworth, NJ
1998___8 x 10 In Polymer Clay, Haworth, NJ
1997___Master’s Invitational Polymer Clay Exhibition, TASOC, Demarest, NJ

INNOVATIONS, INVENTIONS AND RESEARCH
Thin sheet construction in polymer, published 1995
Hollow bead construction, published 1995
Tube bead cutter design, published 1996
Tumble polishing polymer beads, published 1996
Lattice cutter construction, published 1999
Adhesive compatibility with polymer, published 1998
Acrylic paint compatibility with polymer, published 2000
Metal casting from polymer models, published 2001
Compound color mixing system with template, published 2007
See an unabridged list of Publications


RECENT PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
2010      GET CREATIVE magazine, artist profile article
2010      Niche Award Finalist - SCULPTURE TO WEAR
2010      Niche Award Finalist - POLYMER
2009      COLOR INSPIRATIONS, cover, Randon House Pub.
2009
___ORNAMENT magazine, feature article
2008
___ART JEWELRY TODAY 2, cover, Schiffer Publishing
2007
___Established Polymer Art Archive documenting historic development of polymer art
2006
___CRAFT REPORT magazine, cover and profile article
2005
___Golden Artist Colors commissioned 3 brooches for their corporate collection
2003-8
._NICHE AWARD and finalist
2003
_._ORNAMENT magazine, profile article

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Craft Council
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Art Jewelry Forum
Association for the Study of Jewelry and Related Arts

TEACHING AND LECTURING
Art League School, Alexandria VA
National Polymer Clay Guild conferences, 1997, 2001, 2008
Mid-Atlantic Fiber Artists conference, Towson, MD
92 Y Art School, New York, NY
OCCC School of Art, Demarest, NJ
Ravensdale Conferences, 1996, 1998, 2000
Guilds across America

GALLERIES
Work sold through fine craft galleries and wearable art boutiques across the country
See a complete list of Galleries

SHOWS
Regular participant at fine craft shows including SOFA:Chicago, SOFA:New York, Philadelphia Museum Fine Craft Show, American Craft Exposition in Evanston, Washington Fine Craft Show, Crafts at the Castle, Craft Boston, ACC Baltimore and San Francisco.
See a current calendar of Upcoming Events