Education:

MFA  Metal
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
May 2003

BA with concentration in studio art
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH 
May 1996

 

Exhibitions:

2014

Beyond the Face of Substance
Exhibit A
Corning, NY
June 7 – July 12, 2014
link

The Earring Show 2
Velvet da Vinci Gallery
San Francisco, CA
May 21 – June 29, 2014
link

Duplicata: International Earrings Exhibition
Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
April 4 – May 4, 2014
link

 

2013

Craft Forms 2013
Wayne Art Center
Wayne, PA
December 26, 2013 - January 25, 2014
link

CraftBoston Holiday
Hynes Convention Center
Boston, MA
December 6 - 8, 2013
link

Sieraad
Westergasfabriek
Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 7-10, 2013
link

Cuff Links Show
Alloy Gallery
Newport, RI
July 11 - September 13, 2013
link

Smithsonian Craft Show
National Building Museum
Washington, DC
April 25 - 28, 2013
link

 

2012

Beyond Borders: Experimentation and Innovation in Enameling
Northern California Enamel Guild
The Richmond Art Center
Richmond, CA
September 15 - November 9, 2012
link

Figurative Jewelry
Shaw Jewelry Gallery
Northeast Harbor, ME
July 19 - August 1, 2012
link

Gifts of Art
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, MI
June 18 - August 13, 2012
link

Earrings Galore
Heidi Lowe Gallery
Rehoboth, DE
June 9 - August 1, 2012

Bloom
Alloy Gallery
Newport, RI
June 15 - July 14, 2012

CraftBoston Spring
Boston, MA
March 23 - 25, 2012
link

American Craft Council Show
Atlanta, GA
March 9 -11, 2012
link

American Craft Council Show
Baltimore, MD
February 22 - 26, 2012
link

 

2011

Sparkle Plenty: Organism
Quirk Gallery
Richmond, VA
November 3 - December 24, 2011

Mathematic Purity
Shaw Jewelry
Northeast Harbor, ME
August 18 - September 14, 2011
link

24 Jewelers = 24 Chains
Blue Heron Gallery
Deer Isle, ME
July 2 - 15, 2011

Art by Attrition
Kobo Gallery at Higo
Seattle, WA
May 16 - June 25, 2011

Ring A Day
Punch Gallery
Seattle, WA
May 5 - 29, 2011
link

Gemolicious Bling Bling
Vespermann-Cooper Gallery
Atlanta, GA
April 16 - May 31, 2011

CoOperation Tableware
Fancy Gallery
Seattle, WA
April 11 - May 31, 2011
link

Recontextualizing the Found Object
Martha Gault Art Gallery
Slippery Rock University
Slippery Rock, PA
March 21 - April 8, 2011

CraftBoston Spring
Boston, MA
March 24 - 27, 2011
link

American Craft Council Show
Baltimore, MD
February 22 - 27, 2011
link

 

2010

Ornament Show
Silver Blue & Gold
Laguna Beach, CA
December 2010

Fine Craft Show
The Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, NY
November 5 - 7, 2010

The Plastic Show
Velvet da Vinci Gallery
San Francisco, CA
October 1 - 31, 2010
link

Hard Brilliance: Diverse Approaches in Contemporary Enameling
Pratt Fine Arts Center
Seattle, WA
February 4 - 26, 2010

 

2009

Salt City Craft Market
Syracuse, NY
October 24, 2009

Artist of the Month
Decordova Museum Store
Lincoln, MA
June, 2009

Art Bars 2009
Ithaca Fine Chocolates
Ithaca, NY
see my Art Bar card

 

2008

Artistry 2008
Holiday Sale of Fine Craft & Art
Guilford Art Center
Guilford, CT
October 20, 2008 - January 11, 2009

The Art of Jewelry
A is for Artists Gallery
Bainbridge Island, WA
September 1 - 30, 2008

 

2006

Craft Forms 2006
Wayne Art Center
Wayne, PA
December 2, 2006 - January 24, 2007

Multiples
The Jewelry Gallery
Rehoboth Beach, DE
November, 2006 - January, 2007

Holiday Sale
Gallery M.I.M.
Baltimore, MD
November 24 - December 23, 2006

2006 Holiday Café
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
November 30 - December 22, 2006

Holiday Ornaments
The Society of Arts and Crafts Shop
Boston, MA
November - December 2006

24th Annual Designer Holiday Craft Show
Fifth Avenue Art Gallery
Melbourne, FL
November 3 - December 31, 2006

“New Wave” The 2nd International Enamel Biennial
Chardin Art Gallery
Tbilisi, Georgia
October 7 - 17, 2006

Craft Art Western New York 2006
Burchfield-Penney Arts Center
Buffalo, NY
September 16, 2006 - January 7, 2007

On Fire! Contemporary Enameling
Gallery M.I.M.
Baltimore, MD
September 8 - October 21, 2006

By Invitation Only
Artisan Gallery at Woman Made
Chicago, IL
September 1 - November 9, 2006

Gerald Mead and Emily Watson: two-person show
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
May 19 - June 24, 2006

100 Brooches
Pacini Lubel Gallery
Seattle, WA
January 20 - February 28, 2006

 

2005

2005 Holiday Café
171 Cedar Arts Center
Corning, NY
December 9 - 22, 2005

100 Brooches
Bellagio Gallery
Asheville, NC
October 1 - December 31, 2005

100 Brooches
East Carolina University School of Art and Design
Greenville, NC
August 15 - September 10, 2005

100 Brooches
Velvet da Vinci Gallery
San Francisco, CA
June 1 - July 17, 2005
link

Craft USA ’05 National Craft Triennial
Silvermine Guild Arts Center
New Canaan, CT
October 16 - November 18, 2005

SOFA Chicago 2005
represented by Snyderman Works Gallery
Chicacgo, IL
October 28 - 30, 2005

Experimental Jewelry
The Jewelry Studio
Rehoboth Beach, DE
July 2 - August 20, 2005

Enamel: Beyond the Object
SPACES Gallery
Cleveland, OH
June 24 - August 5, 2005

In Print/In Person: A Continuing Examination of Contemporary Enamel
The Thomas Riley Gallery
Woodmere, OH
June 24 - July 21, 2005

Resources: Steel, Rubber, Coal and Salt
Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland, OH
June 11 - August 21, 2005

Projekt 30: June Exhibition
www.Projekt30.com
June 9 - July 31, 2005
link

Artisan Gallery: Works in Clay (and Metal & Jewelry)
Woman Made Gallery
Chicago, IL
May 20 - June 16, 2005

Sacred Icons: A Collective Vision of Symbolic and Ritual Objects
Artisans Center of Virginia
Waynesboro, VA
May 19 - June 29, 2005

Artisan Gallery: Inauguration
Woman Made Gallery
Chicago, IL
April 8 - May 12, 2005

 

2004 and earlier

National Enamelist Guild Show Juried Exhibition: Vitreous Enamel
Rockville Arts Place
Gaithersburg, MD
August 1 - August 28, 2004

Jewelry with Purpose:  “jewelry that transcends wearable art”
online exhibition at  <<http://www.postpicasso.com/artontheline>>
March 1 - May 3, 2004

M~Urge
Gallery M, opening exhibition four person show
Cleveland, OH
September 19 - October 19, 2003

 

Publications

New Earrings: 500+ Designs from Around the World, ed. By Nicolas Estrada, Thames and Hudson, 2013

New Rings: 500+ Designs from Around the World, ed. By Nicolas Estrada, Thames and
Hudson, 2011

Ring a Day: 700 Photos from a 365 Day Jewelry Challenge, Lark Books, 2011

Vogue Gioiello, “Jewellery Face to Facebook” by Alba Cappellieri, n.105, May/June 2010

500 Plastic Jewelry Designs: A Groundbreaking Survey of A Modern Material,  Lark Books,  2009

500 Enameled Objects: A Celebration of Color on Metal, Lark Books, 2009

Best of America: Jewelry Artists and Artisans, Kennedy Publishing, 2007

Contemporary Enameling: Art And Techniques, Schiffer Books,  2007

500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body,  New York: Lark Books, 2005

Metalsmith,  Exhibition in Print 2004, Volume 24 no.4

 

Awards and Grants

2006 Career Advancement Mini-Grant (Strategic Opportunity Stipend)
New York Foundation for the Arts

2001-2002 Graduate Student Research and Creative Projects Awards 
State University of New York at New Paltz