(480) 861-8850
2004 Summer Penland, School of Art, North Carolina. Studies with Daniel Clayman.
2002 Spring The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, New York. Studies with
Lucartha Kohler.
2002 Summer Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, WA
2002 Summer Red Deer College, Canada. Studies with Irene Frolic and Mitchell Gaudet.
1983 – 1985. Arizona State University. Graduate Study in Art Metal, Body Adornment and Sculpture.
1982 – 1983. University of Wisconsin, Madison. Graduate School in Art Metal, Body Adornment and Sculpture.
1980 – 1981. University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Graduate School in Primitive Art, African Art History and Teaching Assistant-ship.
1979 – 1980. California State University, Northridge. Graduate School in African Art History and Museum Curator-ship.
1974 – 1978. U.C.L.A., B.A. in Ancient Art History.
Adam Blaue Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Kuivato Glass Gallery, Arizona
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pismo Gallery, Aspen, Denver, Vail, Colorado
Dane Gallery, Nantucket, Massachusetts
The Bender Gallery, Ashville, N. Carolina
Tom Riley Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio
Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, Florida
Habatat Gallery, Detroit, Michigan
Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
Judy Youens Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Marshall Arts Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Sculpture to Wear, Beverly Hills, CA
Cotter Gallery, Vail, CO Maxine’s Artisan’s Jewelry Gallery, San Francisco, CA Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery, Chicago, IL Signature Gallery, Mass Twist Gallery, Portland, OR Objects Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Bluefish Collection, Soho, NY Origins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (40 Other Galleries Upon Request.) Cafesjian Center for the Arts Museum, Yerevan, Armenia Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ Cafe Terracotta Restaurant, Scottsdale, AZ and Beverly Hills, CA
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Gerard Cafesjian Foundation - Yerevan, Armenia
Schnitzer Foundation
Schomer Collection
Whoppi Goldberg
Robin Williams
CHER
Joan Baez
Michelle Pfeiffer
John Lithgow
SOFA Chicago, Adam Blaue Gallery, Chicago - 2016
Featured Auction Artist, 16th Annual Glass Auction & Gala, National Liberty Museum - 2015
Renwick / Smithsonian Tour, Lecture/Studio Exhibition - 2015
Arts Circle 5 / Arts and Beyond Series, Group Lecture / Exhibition - 2015
International Glass Prize Exhibition, Glazenhuis Glass Museum, Lommel, Belgium
April - October 2015
Arizona Glass Alliance "Glass Garden Wall Installation" Sky Harbor Phoenix Airport, AZ (Terminal 3 / Level 1) - Nov 22, 2014 - May 31st, 2015
Glazenhuis Glass Museum "Bodytalk"Lommel, Belgium - Oct 11, 2014 - Mar 15, 2015
SOFA Chicago, Represented by PISMO Gallery, Chicago, IL - www.sofaexpo.com - 2014
Galactic Glass Garden Wall Installation, PISMO Gallery, Denver, CO - Jun 2014
Art Palm Beach, Represented by Pismo Gallery, Palm Beach, FL - Jan 23 - 27, 2014
Studio Exhibition and Lecture, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art and Arizona Glass Alliance - Jan / Feb 2014
Liberty Museum (Glass) - Sep 26 - 29, 2013
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Body Talk, Ebeltoft, Denmark - Apr 5 - Sep 28, 2013
Wheaton Glass Weekend, Represented by Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery
Jun 7 - 9, 2013
Art Palm Beach, Represented by Tom Riley Galleries, Palm Beach, FL
Jan 25 - 28, 2013
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery (Happy Birthday Studio Glass is 50)
Pittsburgh, PA - Oct 5, 2012
SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Represented by Adamar Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
www.sofaexpo.com - 2012
Dane Gallery, Nantucket, MA - summer 2012
Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Teapots / 6th Invitational, Pittsburgh, PA - Apr 13 - Jun 2, 2012
Arts Circle 5 / Arts and Beyond Series, Group Lecture / Exhibition - 2011 - 2012 season
Art Palm Beach, Represented by Adamar Fine Arts, Palm Beach, FL
Jan 19 - 23, 2012
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass -------------- ARTIST OF THE MONTH - Jan 2011
SOFA Chicago, "Group Show", Represented by Adamar Fine Arts, Chicago, IL
Nov 3-6, 2011
Adamar Fine Arts Gallery, "Group Show", Miami, FL - winter 2010 / 2011
Hodgell Gallery, "Solo Exhibition", Sarasota, FL - Feb 9 - 28, 2011
Art Palm Beach, "Group Show", Represented by Adamar Fine Arts, Palm Beach, FL - Jan 20 - 24, 2011
MIA / Miami International Art Fair, "Group Show", Represented by Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, FL - Jan 13 - 17, 2011
SOFA / Chicago, Navy Pier, "Group Show", Represented by Adamar Fine Arts, Chicago, IL - Nov 3 - 6, 2010
Judy Youens Gallery, "Feminine Essence", Santa Fe, NM - Apr 24 - May 30, 2009
Cattle Track Gallery, "Behold The Brilliance", Scottsdale, AZ - spring 2009
34th Annual International Glass Invitational, Habatat Gallery, Detroit, MI - 2006
Featured Artist, Marshall Arts Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - summer / fall 2001
Featured Artist, Invitational, Pleasures of the Palettes, Casa Org., Phoenix, AZ - 2001
Solo Exhibition, Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - Apr 12 - May 10, 2001
A New Look at the West, Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - Sep / Oct 2000
Featured Artist, “In The Garden”, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ - Jun 7 - Sep 17, 2000
Featured Artist, Origins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - Mar 1998
Featured Artist, Opera Fashion Show, Madame Butterfly, Origins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - 1998
Solo Exhibition, “Wearable Talismans”, Objects Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - 1998
Featured Artist, Gallery and Catalogue, Blue Fish Collection, Soho, NY - 1997
Solo Exhibition, ‘Everyday Sacred’, Objects Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - Mar 1997
Invitational, Objects Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - 1996
Saks Fifth Avenue, Featured Metal Artist, Phoenix, AZ - 1995
Invitational, “Every object tells a story”, Arizona University Art Museum - June 1994
Invitational, Twist Gallery, Portland, OR - May 1994,
Solo Exhibition, “The Borgata”, Heads Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - Nov 1994
One Woman Painting Exhibition, Art and Soul Gallery, San Francisco, CA - Nov 1993 & Apr 1994
“The Borgata” Painting Exhibitions at Cafe Terracotta, Scottsdale, AZ - 1992, 93, 94, 95
Featured Artist, Maxine’s Artisan’s Jewelry Gallery, San Francisco, CA - Oct – Dec 1992
Contemporary American Jewelry Invitational, Banaker Gallery, San Francisco, CA - Nov 20 – Dec 24, 1992
Featured Artist, Mt. Sinai show, Sylvia Ullman Gallery, Cleveland, OH - Oct 18, 1992
Solo Painting and Wearable Art Exhibition, Stetter Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ - Apr 23 – May 14, 1992
Scottsdale Festival for the Arts, Jurors Award - 1995, 1994, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987, 1986
Featured Artist, The Faivus Collection, Los Angeles, CA - Jun / Jul 1991
‘The Brooch’, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Apr 2 – May 15, 1991
‘No Coyotes Here’, Arizona Designer Craftsman, Arizona State University - Mar 5 – Apr 7, 1991
Ritual & Primitive Origins’, Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University - Feb 6 – Mar 10, 1991
Jewelry Invitational, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ - Feb 9 – Mar 2, 1991
Fine Art for Fine Causes Exhibition, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ - Jan 4, 1991
Peace Symbol Invitational, Oneta Gallery, West Hartford, CT - Oct – Dec 1990
‘Amulets & Talismans: Contemporary Artifacts’, Craftsman’s Gallery, Scarsdale, NY - Sep 15 – Oct 15, 1990
New Artforms for Martha Schneider Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL - Sep 1990
Solo Exhibition, Art Options, Los Angeles, CA - Jun 1990
Featured Artist, Simply Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - May 31, 1990
Featured Artist, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID - May 15, 1990
Featured Artist, Arizona Designer Craftsman at Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix, AZ - Apr – Jun 1990
Featured Artist, Contemporary South West Galleries, La Jolla, CA - Dec 2, 1989
Scottsdale Center for the Arts – Artists Tour, Scottsdale, AZ - Nov 9, 1989
Featured Artist, Langman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Nov 1 – 30, 1989
Exposition New Artforms, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL - Sep 22 – 24, 1989
Jewelry Today Competition, Joan Michlin Collection, New York, NY - Jun 9 – Jul 8, 1989
‘In Place of Ivory - In Praise of Elephants’, Flying Shuttle Gallery, Seattle, WA - Jul 6 – Sep 5, 1989
Featured Artist, Elaine Potter Gallery, San Francisco, CA - May 24 – Jul 2, 1989
Featured Artist, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - May 1 – 31, 1989
Tucson Museum of Art, ‘Hispanic Jewelry Traditions in the Southwest’ - Feb 17 – Jun 4, 1989
Arizona Featured Artist, J. Duffey Jewelers, Scottsdale, AZ - 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987
Ancient Inspirations, Carlyn Gallery, New York, NY - Sep 15 – Oct 31, 1988
‘Desert Spirits’: Contemporary Southwest Craft, Artisan Gallery, Northampton, MA - Sep 3 - Oct 15, 1988
National Invitational, Flying Shuttle Gallery, Seattle, WA - Jul 7 – Aug 31, 1988
‘Earth and Sky’, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID - July 8 – Aug 10, 1988
Spotlight 88’, Southeast / Southwest Crafts, University of Alabama Moody Gallery of Art - Jun 2 – Jul 1, 1988
Featured Artist, Santa Fe East, Santa Fe, NM - May 20 – Jun 29, 1988
Featured Artist, Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO - May 5 – Jun 11, 1988
Multi-Media Invitational, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Apr 16 – May 25, 1988
Featured Artist, New Stone Age Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Feb 1 – 14, 1988
Jewelry Invitational, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA - Nov 23 – Jan 9, 1987 – 88
Jewelry Invitational, Carlyn Gallery, New York, NY - Nov 17 – Dec 31, 1987
Featured Artist, Carlyn Gallery, New York, NY - Jun / Jul 1987
Jewelry Invitational, Gallery 500, Elkins Park, PA - Apr 24 – May 9, 1987
‘Body Adornment’ Invitational, Smithsonian Museum, Renwich Gallery Museum Shop, Washington DC - Apr 9 – May 27, 1987
Solo Exhibition, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA - Jan 7 – Feb 12, 1987
Solo Exhibition, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA - Jan 2 – 31, 1987
Space: New Form, New Function, Invitational, Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, TN - Oct 25, 1986 – Jan 24, 1987
Solo Exhibition, Artifacts Gallery, Houston, TX - Oct 15 – Nov 6, 1986
Arizona Metal Invitational, Flagstaff, AZ - Aug 10 – Sept 24, 1986
Openings, The Way of the Shaman’, Multicultural Arts and Humanities Gallery, San Diego, CA - Oct 16 – Nov 30, 1985
Glass Art: 112 Contemporary Artists by B. Purchia and E. Ashley Rooney, Schiffer Publishing 2016, p.36-37
Sofa Catalogue 2016, Chicago, Featured Artist for Adam Blaue Gallery
National Liberty Museum Auction / Gala Catalogue 2016
Contemporary Glass Art, Schiffer Publishing 2015
Urban Glass Quarterly, Spring 2014
Florida Design, Winter and Spring 2013
The Urban Glass Art Quarterly (magazine) Summer 2013
34th Annual Pilchuck Auction Catalogue 2012
The Urban Glass Art Quarterly (magazine) Fall 2012
Pittsburgh Tribune Newspaper, December 9, 2012, pg. F7
Art Buzz Books - First Place in 3D Glass, January 2013 Collection, pg. 99 / 100
Best of World-Wide Glass Artists (volume 2) pg. 92, Kennedy Publishing
Glass Art Magazine, May / June 2012 (Translating Ancient Art into Glass Sculpture)
Glashaus (International Magazine for Studio Glass), "Invoking the Spirit", Germany - 1 / 2012
Art Palm Beach Catalogue 201 2
Art Palm Beach Catalogue 2011
Sculptural Objects Functional Art (S.O.F.A) - Chicago Catalogue 2011
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, Newsletter, Fall 2010
Sculptural Objects Functional Art (S.O.F.A) - Chicago Catalogue 2010
The Urban Glass Art Quarterly (magazine) #120 Fall 2010
Arizona Republic, January 2009
The Urban Glass Art Quarterly (magazine) #111 Summer 2008
Art News Magazine, January 2001
Phoenix Home and Garden, April 2001, January 2001
Artbook Arizona, Spring / Summer 2001
Beautiful Things, Artists of Guild.com, 2000
Arizona Women, December 2000
Jewelry, Fundamentals of Metal-Smithing, Tim McCreight, 1997
Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, March 1989, September 1989, March 1990, May 1992
American Craft Magazine, December 1988, January 1989
Ornament Magazine, Winter 1988, Spring 1988, Summer 1989, Autumn 1989, Winter 1990 (Feature Article)
Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 1989
Arizona Republic Newspaper, March 1988, April 1989
New Mexico Magazine, May 1990
Metropolis Magazine, March 1991
Jewelry/Metalwork 1991 Survey: Visions, Concepts, Communications, David La Plantz, Text, California, 1991