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EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Jewelry and Metals. The University of Georgia-Athens.
Graduated May 2010

Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Jewelry and Metals.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Graduated December 2006

Related Course Work:
The University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy.
Metals and Italian Language. Summer 2006
SACI. Studio Arts Center International. Florence, Italy. Spring 2004
Fugi Art Studio. Jewelry and Metals. Florence, Italy. Spring 2004

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lecturer: Art Foundations / Jewelry and Metalsmithing
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. August 2012 - Present

Fountainhead Fellow: Jewelry and Metals, Craft and Material Studies Department
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia. August 2011 - May 2012

Lecturer: Beginning Jewelry and Advance Jewelry and Metals.
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California. January - May 2011

Adjunct Instructor: Intermediate Jewelry and Metals: Casting and Intro to Jewelry and Metals
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. August - December 2010

Adjunct Instructor: Enameling.
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. June - July 2010

Instructor of Record: Intro to Jewelry and Metals.
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. January - April 2009. January - April 2010

Instructor of Record: Three Dimensional Design.
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. August - Dec 2008. August - Dec 2010

Instructor: Beginning & Advanced Enameling.
Med-O-Lark Art Camp. Washington, Maine. June - August 2008

Adjunct Instructor: Enameling Techniques.
Arts & Craft Center. University of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Febuary 2007

Director / Instructor: Art Camp.
Hands on Art Studio.Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin. Summer 2007

TEACHING PRACTICUM AND WORKSHOPS GIVEN

Instructor: Summer Workshops in Jewelry and Metalsmithing.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Summer 2012

Teaching Assistant: Teaching Practicum with Mary Pearse. Casting.
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georiga. Fall Semester 2008

Instructor: Boy Scout Workshop.
Instruct & assist boy scouts in basic metalsmithing techniques.
The University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. August 2007, 2008, 2009.

Instructor: Experimental Enamels.
Summer Workshop. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. July 28–29, 2007.

Teaching Assistant: Instructor: Mary Pearse. UWM Summer Workshops
Chain Making. Summer Workshops in Jewelry and Metals. Awarded TA University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. July 2005

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Panelist, Educator Dialogue 2012 SNAG Conference
Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference. 
Pheonix, Arizona, 2012

Assistant to the Art Graduate Advisor
Peck School of the Arts. Art and Design Department.
Univerisity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 2012 - Present.

Exhibition Assistant / Organizer
The First Annual Juried Student Exhibition
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia October 23 – November 10, 2009.

Exhibition Assistant 
The Ring Show: Putting the Band Back Together
The University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia. January 2008 – April 2008.

Student Jewelry Club President.
Phi Beata Heata.
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. August 2007 - Present

Volunteer: Freshman Portfolio Review.
Lamar Dodd School of Art. Assist in the organization and transporation of portfolios for review by committee.
University of Georgia, Athens. Fall Semesters 2007-2009. Spring Semesters 2008-2010

Assistant to Myra Mimlitsch-Grey.
John Micheal Kohler Arts Center. Artist in residency.
Kohler, Wisconsin. Spring 2007

Secretary.
OBJECT: Student Organization for Makers.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 2005 - December 2006.

Gallery Assistant.
Barrow & Juarez Gallery. Marshall Building. 3rd Ward.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. September 2006 - December 2006

JURIED EXHIBITIONS

JAWAchic: Jewelry and Wearable Art Chicago. Exhibition and Art Sale
Zhou B Art Center. 1029 W 35th Street
Chicago, Illinois. October 19th - 21st, 2012 (scheduled)

Continuum 2012: Art and Design Alumni Exhibition
University of Milwaukee - Wisconsin. Peck School of the Arts. Department of Art & Design. 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. August 11th - September 14th, 2012 (scheduled) 

Multiples: Annual Group Show.
Heidi Lowe Gallery. 328 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE. November 12th, 2010 - January 31st, 2011

Celebrate the Arts 2010 Material World: Art Meets the Runway
Hotel Indigo/Mercury Art Works.
Athens, GA. April 9th, 2010

First Annual Juried Student Exhibition. Lamar Dodd School of Art.
Juried by Julian Cox. Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art Atlanta, GA.
University of Georgia, Athens. October 23nd- November 10th, 2009

Crafting Romance
ATHICA. Athens Institute for Contemporary Art Athens, Georgia April 10 - May 31, 2009

Decorative Resurgence
Rowan University. Glassboro, New Jersey April 20 - May 28, 2009 Snag Conference.
Philidephia, Pennsylvania May 20 - May 23, 2009

Earrings Show Heidi Lowe Gallery
328 Rehoboth Avenue Rehoboth Beach, Deleware
Summer 2009

Cresting: Student Juried Student Digital Image Show
Society of North American Goldsmiths 2008 Conference Savannah, Georgia March 2008

FUSION Student Exhibition Enamelist Society Exhibition Cultural Arts Center.
Columbus, Ohio August 19 - September 30, 2007

Metals!05 Third Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Mary L. Nohl Galleries. University of Milwaukee. May 2005

Metals!07 Fifth Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Mary L. Nohl Galleries. University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin May 2007

Marriage, Home & Family
Union Art Gallery. University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Febuary 2006

Metals!06 Fourth Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Mary L. Nohl Galleries. University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin May 2006

Multiples: The Art of Repetition
Heidi Lowe Gallery. 328 Rehoboth Avenue Rehoboth Beach, DE.
December 2006

32nd Annual Juried Show
Union Art Gallery. University of Milwaukee. May 2005 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Material Studies Fountainhead Fellows Exhibition
Craft and Material Studies Department - Virginia Commonwealth University
Page Bond Gallery, Richmond, Virginia   May 18th - June 16th, 2012 

Ear Candy
Alloy Gallery, Newport, Rhode Island.
December 2nd - December 30th, 2011

La Noche del Broche
Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, Texas
December 2nd - January 5th, 2011

Four Play
Fab Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
October 19th - November 10th, 2011

Earrings Galore, Seattle
Heidi Lowe Pop-Up Gallery, Seattle, WA.
May 27th - 29th, 2011 

Staple Art Show
GOODS 1112 Pike Street, Seattle, WA. 
May 27th, 2011

 

20_3_20
East Carolina University, Metals Symposium: Material Topics, Greenville, North Carolina
January 14th - 21st, 2011

Hello, I'm New Here.
The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
May 4th - May 11th, 2010

MFA 2010 Exhibtion.
Lamar Dodd School of Art. Gallery 101, 307, Orbit Galleries University of Georgia, Athens 
March 15th- April 7th, 2010. 

100/100/100. 100 Artist, 100 peices of Art, all under $100
Showspace 354. Hungerford Building, 1115 East Main Street Rochester, New York November 2008

Inaugural Lamar Dodd School of Art Opening
The University of Georgia, Athens August 2008

First Year MFA Students Show
Clayton Street Gallery 351 East Clayton Street. Athens, Georgia Lamar Dodd School of Art.
The University of Georgia Oct 9 - 29, 2007

BFA Bachelor of Fine Art Invitational Exhibition 2006-2007
Inova/ Art Center. University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 2007

Crossing Over 2006 Scholorship Show
Union Art Gallery. University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin May 2006

La Mostra Student Exhibition
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Cortona, Italy Summer 2006
Athens, Georgia January 2007

Saint John’s On The Lake
Uihlein Peters Gallery. 1840 N. Prospect Ave Milwaukee, Wisconsin Fall 2005

Chai Point Sculpture and Jewelry Show
1400 N Prospect Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2005

BFA Student Exhibition Juried Show
Inova Gallery 3. University of Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2005

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Imperfections
Lamar Dodd School of Art. The University of Georgia Athens, Georgia January 22 - 29. 2009

BFA Senior Thesis Show Exhibition
La Merenda. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. May 12. 2007

COLLABORATIONS

Something that was not Grey // Part 1
Paris Collective: http"//pariscollective.fr, Paris France, June 21st. 2012

AWARDS AND HONORS

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.
The University of Georgia, Athens Spring 2010

Graduate School Dean’s Award.
The Graduate School University of Georgia, Athens Spring 2010

Willson Center Graduate Student Research and Performance Grant.
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Lamar Dodd School of Art. University of Georgia, Athens Fall 2009

MFA Assistantship Award/Stipend.
Lamar Dodd School of Art. The University of Georgia, Athens. August 2007 - 2008. August 2008 - 2009. August 2009 - 2010

Stipend Award.
The University of Georgia Studies Abroad. Cortona, Italy 2006

Frederick R. Layton BFA Award.
Peck Schools of the Arts. University of Milwaukee. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2005

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

SNAG. Society of North American Goldsmiths

Annual Conference. Pheonix, Arizona. 2012

ECU Metals Symposium: Material Topics

East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. 2012

Jessica Calderwood. Painting with Enamels. Virginia Commonwealth University. 2012

Kim Cridler. Steel Soldering. Virginia Commonwealth University. 2011

SNAG. Society of North American Goldsmiths

Annual Conference. Seattle, Washington. 2011

Yuma Art Symposium 

Annual Conference. Yuma, Arizona. 2011

Andrew Crawford. Forging. University of Georgia. 2010

Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina. 

Radical Jewelry Makeover Workshop with Susie Ganch and Christina Miller. June 21 - July 3. 2009

Iris Eichenberg. Workshop. The University of Georgia. 2009

James Thurman. Laminated Paper. The University of Georgia. 2008

Catherine Clark Gilbertson. Chasing. University of Milwaukee. 2006

Heidi Lowe. Glass Bead Making. University of Milwaukee . 2006

Anya Kivarkis. Felting Demo. University of Milwaukee. 2005

Todd Powell. Engraving and Stone Setting Demo. University of Milwaukee. 2005

Donald Friedlick. Pinback Construction. University of Milwaukee. 2005

Maria Phillips. Torch Firing Enamels. University of Milwaukee . 2005

John Cogswell. Box and Hinge Construction. University of Milwaukee. 2005

SNAG. Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference.

Chicago, Illonios. 2006

SNAG. Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference.

Savannah, Georgia. 2008

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The Enamelist Society Student Member.

May 2009 - Present

SNAG. Society of North American Goldsmiths Student Member. August 2005- Present

Student Advisory Commitee. The University of Georgia.

Lamar Dodd School of Art Commitee Member. August 2008 - Present

Trans-Lamar. MFA Graduate Student Organization. The University of Georgia Secretary. August 2008 - May 2010

Phi Beata Heata. Jewelry & Metals. Student Association. The University of Georgia Student Member & President. August 2007- May 2010

SELECTED CITATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Brian Hiselberger, "Not Yo Mama's Oil Painting" Flagpole, Athens, Georgia, April 1. 2010

Rebecca Brantley, “Crafting Romance at ATHICA” Athens Banner-Harold, Athens, Georgia, May 7. 2009

Rebecca Brantley and Nathanael Roesch, “Crafting Romance” ATHICA Cataloge, Athens, Georgia, April 10. 2009

The Enamelist Society, “Fusion” Enamelist Society Exhibitions Cataloge, Columbus Ohio, 2007

500 Necklaces. Lark Books 2006

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Natalie Jereminjenko, "Custom Rubber Appendages and Pearls" 2010

GALLERIES

Quirk Gallery "Quirk Represents" 

311 West Broad Street

Richmond, Virginia

2011- Present

Heidi Lowe Gallery

328 Rehoboth Avenue

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

2006 - 2012

Revised: August 2012