born: ohio, 1974
resides: seattle, wa
EDUCATION
BFA, 1996 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, with one semester at the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Cortona, Italy
1999-2000 Steel fabrication at South Seattle Community College and Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Lick, The Annex at Allen Priebe Gallery, Oshkosh, WI
2010 Lick, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2008-2009 Dig, Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2005 Constructing Deconstruction, William Traver Gallery – Seattle, WA
2001 The Black Box Series, William Traver Gallery – Seattle, WA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
Jeweled Prosthetics – Jewelry as Extension of Self, de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
Making Mends, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
2010
10 x 10 x 10 x Tieton, Mighty Tieton Warehouse Gallery, Tieton, WA
2009-2010
Creatures Great and Small, traveling exhibition
-Eagle Gallery, Murrey State University, KY
-Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, KY
-Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2009
Connect, Installation window, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
Metal Magic, Chasing and Repousse, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
Home, Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA
Metal-Urge, Traver Gallery, Tacoma WA
2008
Small/Big Metals, Pratt faculty exhibition, Pratt Gallery at the Tashiro Kaplan Building Seattle, WA
2007-2008
Art and Soul in Contemporary Metalwork, SNAG juried exhibition, The Gallery at the Airport, Eugene, OR
2006-2007
Seattle Metals Guild Biennial 2007, Seattle/Tacoma Airport – Seattle, WA
Material and Space, An Exhibition of Contemporary Metalwork, traveling exhibition
-Missouri State University Art and Design Gallery, Springfield, MO
-Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
-Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
-Kentucky School of Craft Gallery, Hindman, KY
2006
All That Glitters, Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art, Providence, RI
Nature Calls, University Gallery, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, WI
Snap, Emerson Gallery, 3rd place Juror’s award, St. Louis, MO
Building Allegory, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2005
Holiday Exhibition, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
2004
Six in the City, Pratt (juried) Faculty Show, Solomon Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2003
New Works in Metal, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002
Steel City, Contemporary America in Metal, Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
Northwest Documta I, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR
2000 & 2002
SOFA(Sculptural Object, Functional Art), New York and Chicago, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2000
Two person show, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
New Metal, Emerging Views, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1999
Letter Openers, 20th Century International Arts Fair, New York, New York via Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
AWARDS and HONORS
2009
Artist Trust Gap Grant, Seattle, WA
2006
CityArtist Grant, (collaboration with Darin Montgomery), Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, Seattle, WA
2003
Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship, Seattle, WA
Artist Trust, EDGE career development grant, Seattle, WA
2000
Poncho Artist-in-Residence, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA
Artist Trust Gap Grant – Seattle, WA
1998
Student Silversmiths Competition, Honorable Mention, Society of American Silversmiths
1995
Royal Marcher Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012
The Seattle Times, May 18, 2012 – “In ‘Making Mends’ at BAM, works tell stories of loss and of healing“, review by Gayle Clemans
The Stranger, April 11, 2012 – “Contextual Healing“, Making Mends review by Jen Graves
Crosscut, March 9, 2012 – “‘Making Mends’ at BAM, Healing and More“, review by Judy Lightfoot
2011
Sculpture Magazine, volume 30, number 3 – “Lick”, review by Suzanne Beal
Metalsmith Magazine, volume 31, number 2 – “Lick”, review by Matthew Kangas
2006
Northwest Home and Garden, September/October issue – “Custom Made”
2004
Metalsmith Magazine, volume 24, number 2 – “New Works in Metal” review by Matthew Kangas
2002
Metalsmith Magazine, volume 22, number 2 – “Catherine Grisez: The Black Box Series” review by Matthew Kangas
2001
Metalsmith Magazine, volume 21, number 4 – Exhibition in Print; Contemporary Holloware
2000
American Craft Magazine, April issue – “New Metal, Emerging Views”
PUBLICATIONS
10 x 10 x 10 x Tieton, exhibition catalog, published by Marquand Books, 2010
Lick, Images of series from Lick exhibition accompanied by writings from ten authors, self published, 2010
Creatures Great and Small, exhibition catalog, published by Murrey State University, 2009
Chasing and Repousse, Methods Ancient and Modern, by Nancy Megan Corwin, published by Brynmorgen Press, 2009
500 Metal Vessels, Contemporary Explorations of Containment, published by Lark Books, 2007
COLLECTIONS
Portable Works Collection, City of Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, Wa
Etta’s Restaurant, Seattle, WA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000-2011
Teaching: Holloware classes and workshops, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA
2007
Teaching: Holloware workshop, slide lecture and guest critique for graduate students
San Diego State University, San Diego, California
2006
Teaching: Metal jewelry for middle school age youth through Coyote Central – Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA
Lecture: slide presentation about my work, Seattle Metals Guild winter lecture series, Seattle, WA
2002
Lecture: Slide presentation about my work, Seattle Metals Guild Jewelry and Metals Symposium, Seattle, WA
2001
Teaching: Beginning Jewelry, Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, Wa
2000
Teaching: Beginning Jewelry, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Wa