Education
Rhode Island School of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Jewelry, Light Metals, Providence, Rhode Island, 1982 – 1985.
European Honors Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome, Italy, 1984 – 1985.
Apprentice to master goldsmith to the Vatican, Rome, Italy, 1985.
Apprentice to Eddie Samuels, New York, New York, 1974 – 1980, New Mexico, 1987 – 1994, Italy, 2006 in painting, jewelry, and sculpture.
Apprentice to Sr. Lastrucci, master of Florentine mosaic, Florence, Italy, 1997.
Painting student of Arvie Smith, Portland, Oregon, 1995 to 2003.
Cameo carving with maestro Tonino Stilla, Herculaneum, 2010 to present.
Teaching Experience
Rhode Island School of Design, teaching assistant, Jewelry, Light Metals department.
Private art instructor.
Private jewelry instructor.
Affiliations and Memberships
Portland Institute for Contemporary Art
American Craft Council
Women’s Jewelry Association
Creative Metal Arts Guild
Private Collections
George C. Firestone
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Awards and Accolades
Special Award, Il Gioiello Etrusco Contemporaneo, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Pontecagnano, Salerno, Italy
Winner of Grand Prize, American Jewelry Design Council’s National New Talent Contest, Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show, New York, New York, 2001.
Jewelers of America Golden Apple Award for Allure, New York, New York. Awarded
to the exhibitor conducting the most creative and effective publicity program, 2001.
National winner, Ring Category, Lapidary Journal’s Jewelry Arts Competition, 2002.
Best of Show, Sun Valley Festival of the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho, 2008.
Best of Show, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, Oregon, 1999.
Best of Show, Creative Metal Arts Guild, Portland, Oregon, 1998, 1999, 2000.
Best of Show, 30th Annual Associated Arts of Ocean Shores, Washington, 1999.
Best New Designer, Oregon State Jewelers Association, 1999.
Juror Award, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Oregon, 2007.
First Place, Jewelry, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, Oregon, 1998, 2001, 2006.
Second Prize, American Jewelry Design Council’s New Talent Contest, Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show, New York, New York, 1999.
Juror, Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, Washington, 2000.
Juror, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon, 2007.
Juror, Sun Valley Festival of the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho, 2009 (pending).
Award for Excellence, Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, Washington, 1999.
People’s Choice Award, National Pearl Jewelry Exhibition, Eugene, Oregon, 1992.
European Honors Student, Rhode Island School of Design, Rome, Italy, 1984 – 1985.
Honors Student, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, 1982 – 1985.
Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Scholarship 1983 – 1984.
Johnson – Matthey Scholarship 1982 – 1983.
Jewelry, Light Metals Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design 1982 – 1983.
Selected Shows and Features
The Contempoarary Etruscan Jewel, National Archeological Museum of Pontecagnano, Salerno, Italy
Gallery Lastrucci, Florence, Italy
Couture Jewellery Collection and Conference, Phoenix, Arizona
Design Center – JCK Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada
Jewelers of America International Jewelry Show, New York, New York
The Art of Jewelry, A is for Artists Gallery, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Northview Gallery, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon
Kane Marie Fine Arts Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, New York
Saks Fifth Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, New Jersey
Ornaments, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Samuels Gallery, Portland, Oregon
The Jewel, Sisters, Oregon
Elements Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut
Cenci Palace, Rome, Italy
Woods – Gerry, Providence, Rhode Island
Bellevue Art Museum Fair, Bellevue, Washington
Gioielli Ugolini, Florence, Italy
Romancing the Stone, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Portland Arts Festival, Portland, Oregon
Art in the Pearl, Portland, Oregon
Creative Metal Arts Guild, Portland, Oregon
Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Sun Valley Festival of the Arts, Ketchum, Idaho
Edmonds Arts Festival, Edmonds, Washington
Publications and Media Appearances
500 Earrings, Lark Press
500 Wedding Rings, Lark Press
The Pearl Book
Los Altos Town Crier
Oregon Art Beat, OPB Television
Couture International Jeweler
Bridal Guide Magazine
Jewelers Circular Keystone
National Jeweler Magazine
Business Journal
Modern Jeweler
AM 860 Radio, Oregon
FM 89.7 Radio, Portland, Oregon
WXII 12 Television, North Carolina
Jewelry Connoisseur
Luxury International
Niche Magazine
World Gold Council’s Couture Catalog
The Oregonian
Lapidary Journal
AJM Magazine
Women’s Journal
Dish Magazine
Arabian Horse World
Rose Arts Magazine
Oregon Focus Magazine
Diamond Rapaport
Basel Magazine
Flair Magazine
Professional Jeweler Magazine
Instore Magazine
Herald Tribune, Portland
Rj Magazine, London