Resume
Chris Ramsay



CHRIS RAMSAY                                                        


CONTACT INFORMATION:
   
   
Email: c.ramsay@sbcglobal.net
         Work: Oklahoma State University Art Department
                     phone:  405/744-6016

EDUCATION:
                   
1986        Master of Fine Arts, Metals and Jewelry Design,
           Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
           Major Professor: Leslie Leupp.
1983        Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metals and Jewelry Design, K-12 Teaching Degree
           University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI.
           Major Professors: Gene and Hiroko Pijanowski.

TEACHING POSITIONS:  

2002-        Professor, Oklahoma State University (OSU) Art Department
present                Stillwater, OK.  Metalsmithing and 3D Design courses.
2008          Instructor, University of Georgia, Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy.
1995-2002  Associate Professor, OSU Art Department, Stillwater, OK.  
           Metalsmithing and 3D Design courses.
1999         Visiting Assistant Professor, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
           Beginning and Advanced Metals and Jewelry courses.
           Leave of absence from OSU, Fall, 1999.
1990-1995 Assistant Professor, OSU Art Department, Stillwater, OK.
            Metalsmithing and 3D Design courses.
1989-1990 Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue University Creative Arts Department,
             West Lafayette, IN.  Metalsmithing and 3D Foundation.
1988-1989  Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Illinois School of Art and Design,
             Champaign-Urbana, IL.  Metalsmithing and Foundation Drawing courses.
1987-1988  Instructor, LaGuna Gloria Museum Art School, Austin, TX.
             Developed and taught jewelry making program for adults.
1987          Visiting Instructor, University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI.
            Metals and Jewelry Design. Workshops in photoetching and anodized aluminum.
1986-1987 Visiting Assistant Professor, OSU Art Department, Stillwater, OK.
             Beginning and Advanced Metalworking and Jewelry Design, Foundation
             Drawing and 2D Design courses.
1984-1986 Teaching Assistantship, Texas Tech University Art Department, Lubbock, TX.
             Beginning and Advanced Drawing courses.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS:    

2007        Sabbatical, Ann Arbor, MI., Penland, NC., New York, NY., Chicago, IL. Los Angeles, CA.
      Witt Fellowship, University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI.
2006        Artist-in-Residence, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME.
2003        Oklahoma Visual Arts Award of Excellence, Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition.
2002        Wise-Diggs-Berry OSU College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching
           Award,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
1998        Sabbatical, Pietrasanta, Italy and Wicklow Co., Ireland and Portland, ME.
      Dean's 1+1 Grant, OSU, Stillwater, OK.
1994        Artist-in-Residence, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR.  
      Artist Recognition Award, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK.
1993        Mid-America Arts Alliance/National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Crafts.
1993-1991  Dean's Incentive Grants, OSU, Stillwater, OK.

EXHIBITIONS:     

2008     American Art Jewelry, curated, The Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
   Lineage and Legacy, curated by Gail Brown, Savannah College of Art, Savannah, GA.
   Contemporary Crafts, curated,  JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK.
   EdgeArtNow, Juried, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK. Jurors Award.
   
University of Michigan Alumni Exhibition, Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
2007      Artist-in-Residence Collection, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME.
   University of Michigan Alumni Exhibition, Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.      
1990-2007       OSU Faculty Exhibition
, Gardiner Art Gallery, Stillwater, OK.       
2006        Penland Summer Faculty Exhibition
, Penland Gallery, NC.
   Object Lessons: Collecting, Display and Art Practice, Four-person show,
           I-Space Gallery, Chicago, IL.
2005        Edges of Grace: Provocative, Uncommon Craft, Invitational,
           Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA.
   METALisms, Invitational, Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO.
   VisionMakers, Juried, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK.
2004        OVAC Visual Arts Award Exhibition, TAC Gallery, Tulsa, Ok.
   Visionmakers, Juried, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK.
   Seven-State Biennial, juried traveling show, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton, OK.
   Stone/s: A Piece of Rock For a Specific Function, Juried, Society for Midwest Metalsmiths
           Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
   Ross McKnight Honorary Plaque, commissioned by OSU Foundation, Stillwater, OK.
2003        Seven-State Biennial, juried, University Sciences/Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK.
   Penland Faculty Show, Penland School of Crafts Gallery, Penland, NC.
   
Colorful Memories- A Show of Emotion, Invitational, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT.
   Extreme Metal: Contemporary Metalsmithing, Invitational, Brogan Museum, Tallahassee, FL.
2002        Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA), Group show, Sherry Leedy Gallery
            Representation, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL.
   Moment to Moment, one-person show, Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
   
Steel City: Contemporary Metalsmithing, invitational, Arts Center, Pueblo, CO.
   
Five Metalsmiths, Interurban Gallery, Norman, OK.
   
Chris Ramsay, Ken Little and Takashi Takahara,Ball State University Art Gallery, Muncie, IN.
   
Yuma Symposium Faculty Exhibition, Yuma, AZ.
2001        Southern Living Magazine Commission, Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL.
   
Past and Present, two-person show, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, OK.
   
Color on Metal, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD and Stone Harbor, NJ.
   
Oklahoma City Art Museum, benefit, Leadership Square, Oklahoma City, OK.
   
Haystack Faculty Exhibition, Deer Isle, ME.
2000        Exhibition in Motion, Invitational, Performing Arts Center, Cambridge, MA.
   Refined 2000, Invitational, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
   
Contemporary Metalsmiths, four-person show, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR.
1999        Beacons for the 21st Century, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
   
Metalmorphosis, Invitational, Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, CO.
   The Summer Show, Invitational, Sherry Leedy Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
   
San Diego State University Faculty Exhibition, San Diego, CA.
   
OSU Arts and Science Gala, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa, OK.
1998        Three-Person Show, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, OK.
   
Raised From Tradition, Invitational, Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA.
   4D, Four-Person Show, Penn State University, State College, PA.
1997        Moving Metal, Invitational, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA.
   Mentor/Mentee, Invitational, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.
1996        The American Craft Collectors, Invitational, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
   The Philbrook Museum of Art, Silent Auction, Tulsa, OK.
   Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths Group Show, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK.
   Arrowmont Summer Faculty Exhibition, Invitational, Arrowmont School of Arts and
           Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
   Chain Gang, Thematic Invitational, The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA.
   North American Metal Arts Invitational Exhibition: Heritage and Diversitv,
           Invitational, Montgomery College Art Department, Rockville, MD.
   VisionMakers, Juried Regional, Kirkpatrick Center, Oklahoma City, OK. and
           Price Tower, Bartlesville, OK.  Juror: Ruth DeYoung Kohler.  Merit Award.
   Issues and Intent: Contemporarv American Metalwork, Invitational,
           Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA.
   Sculptural Concerns: Contemporarv American Metalworking, Invitational,
          California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.
1995        Cvcle of Life, One-Person Show, Leedy-Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
   Summer Exhibition, Group Show, Leedy-Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
   Romantic Visions: Chris Ramsay, One-Person Show, Oklahoma City Art Museum,
           Oklahoma City, OK.
   Modern Metals: Objects of Contemplation, Invitational, University of Texas, E1 Paso
           Museum, El Paso, TX.
   Sculptural Concerns: Contemporarv American Metalworking, Invitational:
           Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL.Grand Rapids Museum of Art, Grand Rapids, MI.
1994        Found Object Exhibition, Juried, Art of Craft Gallery, Denver, CO.
   Artist-in-Residence Exhibition, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR.
   Summer Exhibition, Group Show, Leedy-Voulkos Gallery, Kansas City, MO.
   Sculptural Concerns: Contemporary American Metalworking, Invitational:
           American Craft Museum, New York City, NY.
           Spencer Museum, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
   VisionMakers, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK.
            Juror: Matthew Kangas.
   Sculpture by Metalsmiths, Invitational, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR.
   
Metalsmith Invitational Exhibition, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI.
1993        Objects in Clay, Fiber, Glass and Metal, Invitational, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
   
Crafts as Art in Oklahoma, Invitational, Bartlesville Museum, Bartlesville, OK.
   
Mixed Media '93, Juried, Individual Artists of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
   
Contemporarv Metal: Form and Narrative, Invitational: Krannert Art Museum, University of         
           Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL. and  I-Space Gallery, Chicago, IL.
   
Sculptural Concerns: Contemporarv American Metalworking, Invitational:
           Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN. Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH.
   Vessels, Invitational, Lane Community College, Eugene, OR.
1992        Relativities, Texas Tech University, Invitational, Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX.
   
Ramsay, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN.
   
Nature's Circle, One-Person Show, Laredo Junior College, Laredo, TX.
   
Recvcled, Juried, Artspace, Oklahoma City, OK.
1991        Artworks 1, Oklahoma City Arts Commission Public Art Project, Finalist.
   Copper 3, Old Pueblo Museum, Tucson, AZ.  Jurors: Eleanor Moty, David
           Pimentel, Robert Cardinale.  Merit Award.
   VisionMakers, Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK.  Juror: John Perreault.
   Two-Person Show, New Harmony Gallery, New Harmony, IN.
   Greater Midwest International VI, Juried, Central Missouri State, Warrensburg, MO.
   Materials Hard and Soft, North Texas State University Gallery, Denton, TX.  Juror: Mary Lee Hu.
   Metamorphosis of a Butterflv, Invitational, Penn State University Gallery,
           State College, PA.  Travelling exhibition.
1990        Regional Craft Biennial, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR.
           Juror: William Daley.  Museum Purchase Award.
   Wichita National, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS.  Juror: Jane Kessler.
1989        42nd Annual Mid States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences.
           Evansville, IN. Juror: Richard Muhlberger. Robert Cooke and
           Rossanna Enlow Memorial Purchase Award.
   Two-Person Show, Beelke Gallery, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
   Two-Person Show, Gallery Nine, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
   Universitv of Illinois Art Facultv Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL.
   Invitational Metals Exhibition, Davis Gallery, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID.
   Conversations Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL.
   United States Metal, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.  Two-year
           travelling exhibit.  Juror: Helen Shirk.
1988        Curator's Choice, Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX.  Juror: Patterson Sims.
   Exhibit A- Austin, Visual Arts Association, Dougherty Art Center, Austin, TX.  Artist's Choice Award.
1987        Dimensions '87: Lenexa's National 3D Art Show, Lenexa Gallery, Lenexa, KS.
   2nd Texas Sculpture Symposium, TSS Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
   Tallahassee National II, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.
   Greater Midwest International Exhibition II, Central Missouri State, Warrensburg, MO.
   Pasadena/Long Beach Citv College National Metals Invitational, Pasadena City
          College of Art Gallery and Long Beach Art Department Gallery, CA.
1986        Wichita National, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, KS.  Juror: Helen Drutt English.
   Excellence '86, Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, TX.  Juror: Dave Hickey.
   Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
1985        Crafts: National, SUCB, Buffalo, NY.  Juror: John Paul Smith and Mary Jane Jacob.
   Diversitv '85, D-Art Center, Dallas, TX. Jurors: Tony Alterman and Hiram Butler.
   Contemporary Metals USA, Downey Museum of Art Downey, CA.  Juror: Linda Watson Abbot.
   Texas Designer Craftsman, Texas Tech Museum of Art, Lubbock, TX.
   8th Annual Exhibit, Midland College, Midland, TX.
   Texas Sculpture Svmposium, Arts District Theatre, Dallas, TX.
1984        Neely Tompkins Gallery, Yuma, AZ.
   Midland College Juried Exhibition, Midland, TX.
   Second International Ornament Jewelry Competition, Honorable Mention.
   Show Off, University of Houston, Lawndale Annex, Houston, TX.
   Lubbock Fine Art Center, Lubbock, TX.
1983        Ann Arbor Craftsman's Fair, Ann Arbor, MI.
   Bachelor of Fine Arts Shows, Rackham and Slusser Galleries, Ann Arbor, MI.
1982        Metalsmithing: The Michigan Influence, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI.
   Ann Arbor Public School Art Teachers Exhibition, Invitational, Ann Arbor, MI.
   Weathervanes. and Whirligigs, Kentuck Center, Northport, AL.  Juror: Robert Bishop.
   Michigan Ceramics: 1982, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI.  Juror: Bill Daily.
1981        Metals II, University of Michigan School of Art. Ann Arbor. MI.
   President's Exhibition, University of Michigan President's Office.
1980        Michigan Metals, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI.  Juror: Richard Thomas.
1979        Ann Arbor Art Association Juried Exhibition,  Merit Award.


LECTURES and WORKSHOPS GIVEN:

2007        University of Michigan School of Art, Critiques, lecture and PNP workshop.  Ann Arbor, MI.
   Plymouth Arts Center, Plymouth, MI. PMC Workshop.
2006        Southwest School of Arts and Crafts, San Antonio, TX.  PMC workshop.
   Penland School of Arts and Crafts, Penland, NC. Two-week workshop.
   UMass-Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA. Graduate Critiques and Lecture.
   Missouri State University, Springfield, MO. Workshop and lecture.
   Metalsmithing Lecture, Gem and Mineral Society, Stillwater, OK.
2005        Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.  Invited as master metalsmith and lecture.
2004        Etruscan Metalsmithing Techniques, Mabee-Gerrer Museum, Shawnee, OK.
   Sangre Elementary School 5th Grade classes, Stillwater, OK.
2003        Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Two-week workshop.
   Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. Lecture.
   Multiarts Center, Stillwater, OK. OVAC Artist Survival Kit Workshop.
2002        University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.  Workshop and lecture.
   Yuma Symposium, Yuma, AZ.  Workshop and lecture.
   Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ. Lecture.
   Ball State University, Muncie, IN.  Workshop, critiques and lecture.      
2001        Kansas State University
, Manhattan, KS.  Workshop and lecture.
   Brenau University, Gainesville, GA. SNAG workshop and lecture.
   University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN. Workshop and lecture.
   Oklahoma Sculpture Society, Oklahoma City, OK. Photography lecture.
   Stillwater Gem and Mineral Club, Stillwater, OK. Wax working demonstration.
2000        Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Workshop and lecture.
   Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Oklahoma City, OK. Photography lecture.        
   Unitarian/Universalist Forum
, Stillwater, OK.  Lecture on my artwork.
1999        California Center for Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA.  Lecture and workshop.
   San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.  Workshop on etching.
   San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.  Lecture on my artwork.
   OSU Philosophy Department, Stillwater, OK.  Earth art lecture.
   Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths, Tulsa, OK.  Presentation.
1998        Maine College of Art, Portland, ME.  Lecture.
   Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland.  Lecture.
   University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program in Cortona, Italy.  Lecture.
   Oklahoma Fall Arts Institute, OSU, Stillwater, OK.  Lecture.
   Penn State University, State College, PA.  Photoetching and lecture.
   Millersville State University, Millersville, PA.  Photoetching and lecture.
   Independent Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK.  Lecture.
   Stillwater Gem and Mineral Society, Stillwater, OK.  Casting presentation.
   Oklahoma Arts Institute, OSU, Stillwater, OK.  Beginning jewelry course.
1997        San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.  Photoetching and lecture.
   Ball State University Art Department, Muncie, IN.  Photoetching and lecture.
   Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths, OSU, Stillwater, OK.  Photography workshop.
   Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA.  Lecture on my artwork.
1996        Kent State University/Blossom Summer Art Program, Kent, OH.  Workshop on nature.
   Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.  Workshop on photoetching.
   Texas Tech. University at Junction, Junction, TX.  Workshop on photoetching.
   Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.  Lecture.
   Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.  Workshop and lecture.
1995        Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR.  Workshop on photoetching.
   University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Lecture and workshop on photoetching.
   Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths, OSU, Stillwater, OK.  Photoetching.
   Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK. Lecture.        
   Texas Tech University at Junction
, Junction, TX. Two-week instructional workshop.     
1994        Maine College of Art
, Portland, ME. Lecture and workshop on photoetching.
   San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.  Lecture.
   Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR.  Lectures.
   Texas Tech University at Junction, Junction, TX.  Two-week instructional workshop.
   Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Portland, OR.  Lecture.
   Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.  Lecture.
   Oklahoma City Art Museum, Oklahoma City, OK.  Lecture.
   Texas Tech University Art Department, Lubbock, TX.  Lecture.
   University of Kansas School of Art, Lawrence, KS.  Lecture.
   Paul Rivet Fundacion, Cuenca, Ecuador. University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador. Lectures.
   University Central, Quito, Ecuador.  Lecture.
1992        Penn State University School of Visual Arts, State College, PA.  Lecture.
1989        Purdue University Department of Creative Arts, West Lafayette, IN.  Lecture.
1987        University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI.  Lecture.
1986        University of Michigan School of Art, Ann Arbor, MI.  Summer workshop.
   OSU Art Department, Stillwater, OK.  Lecture.
   Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths, Stillwater, OK.  Lecture.

CONTINUED EDUCATION:

2007        Collodion Wet Plate Photography- Creating Ferrotypes and Ambrptypes.
  
         Will Dunniway darkroom studio,  Corona, CA.
   Daguerrotype Workshop. Jerry Spagnoli, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
   Precious Metal Clay Workshop, second.  Rio Grande Corporation, Albuquerque, NM.
2006        Precious Metal Clay Workshop, first.  Rio Grande Corporation, Albuquerque, NM.
2005        Precious Metal Clay workshop. Tim McCreight, Greenville, NC.
   Deb Stoner eyewear making workshop.  Firehouse Art Center, OK.
   Woodturning course. Multi Arts Center, Stillwater, OK.
2003        Cabinetmaking Workshop.  Meridian Vo-Tech.  Stillwater, OK.
2001        Adobe Photoshop 6 course.  OSU, Stillwater, OK.
1998        Stonecarving course.  Pietrasanta Marble Carving School, Pietrasanta, Italy.
   Adobe Photoshop workshop.  OSU, Stillwater, OK.
1997        Gas and arc welding course.  Meridian Vo-Tech, Stillwater, OK.        
1996        Precious Metal Clay workshop
. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME.     
           One of ten metalsmiths selected for new product research, funded by Mitsubishi Co.        
1995        Woodturning workshop
.  Fine Woods and Tools, Oklahoma City, OK.
1988        Stonesetting workshop.  Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts San Francisco, CA.  

ART-RELATED ACTIVITIES:

2006        Juror, Edge Art, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK.
   Board Member, Chair of Grants and Awards Committee, Oklahoma Visual
           Arts Coalition (OVAC), Oklahoma City, OK.
   OSU Arts and Science Safety Committee, Stillwater Campus.
2005        Juror
, 2006 Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, OK.
   Board Member, Chair of Grants and Awards Committee, Oklahoma Visual
           Arts Coalition (OVAC), Oklahoma City, OK.
   OSU Arts and Science Safety Committee, Stillwater Campus.
   Board Member, Fine Arts Task Force, Stillwater Public Schools, OK.
2004        Board Member, Chair of Grants and Awards Committee, Oklahoma Visual
           Arts Coalition (OVAC), Oklahoma City, OK.
   Board Member, Oklahoma State University Arts and Science Faculty Council.
2003        Board Member, OSU Arts and Science Dean Search committee.
   Juror, Run for the Arts Festival, Stillwater, OK.
   Designer, SNAG PR poster emphasizing university metals’ students.
2001-2003       President, Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths
   Board Member, Chair of Grants and Awards Committee, Oklahoma Visual
           Arts Coalition (OVAC), Oklahoma City, OK.
   Board Member, Multi Arts Center and Run for the Arts, Stillwater, OK.
   Board Member, Oklahoma State University Arts and Science Faculty Council.
2002        Panel Member, Artist Survival Series, OVAC program. Oklahoma City, OK
   Juror, High School Art Exhibition, Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa, OK.
2000-2002       Co-editor, SNAG Notes, Metalsmith magazine.
2001        Guest Artist, SNAG High School Educational Program, Yale, OK.
   President-elect, Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths.
   Curator, Contemporary Metalsmiths Exhibition, OSU Gardiner Art Gallery.        
1997         Juror
, National Scholastic Art Exhibition, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK.
   Juror, Paris on the Paseo Exhibition, Oklahoma City, OK.
1996-1997        Secretary, Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths.
   Juror, Independent Artists of Oklahoma, Mixed Media, Oklahoma City, OK.
   Juror, Run for the Arts Festival, Stillwater, OK.
1995-1996        President, Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths.        
1994-1995        Gallery Director
, Gardiner Art Gallery, OSU, Stillwater, OK.
   Juror, Lachenmeyer Arts Center, Festival in the Park, Cushing, OK.
   Juror,Tulsa Public School District High School Art Show, Tulsa, OK.
1992-1993        Chairperson, Nomination and Election Committee, Society of North American Goldsmiths.
1992        Juror, State Arts Council Artist-in-Residence Artistic Review Panel.
   Juror, Tulsa Arts and Humanities Council Visual Arts Grant Award.
1990        Juror, State Arts Council Artist-in-Residence Artistic Review Panel.
1987-1988        Preparator, LaGuna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX.
   Chief Exhibit Preparator, Austin Children's Museum, Austin, TX.
   Carpenter, John Huke Fine Art Consultants, Austin, TX.
1983-1986        Graduate Assistant, Metals and Jewelry studio, Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX.
   Teaching Assistantship, Department of Art, Texas Tech University.
1984       Studio Manager, Metals Sand Jewelry and Enameling studios, Summer Vail Workshops, Minturn, CO.
1981-1983       Studio Assistant, University of Michigan, Metals and Jewelry studio.

PUBLICATIONS:

2007     500 Metal Vessels, juried by Fred Fenster, Lark Books. pp. 80, 163, 185.  Images of artwork.
 PMC Decade, author Tim McCreight, images of artwork pp. 18-20.
 Metalsmith, Vol. 27 No. 3, Metal  Clay on the Cusp , image and review of work.
2006     American Craft, Review of Exhibition, pp. 67-70. Photo of artwork.
2004     Penland Book of Handmade Books: Master Classes in Bookmaking Techniques,
         Lark Books, pp. 27 and 31.  Illustrations of artwork.
 Metalsmith, Spring, Western Perspectives. Authored article
2003      Metalsmith, Spring. Commission section, review and photo of work.
2002      OSU Magazine, Fall. Kaleidoscope Section, photo of work.
 Exhibition in Print, Fall.  Special juried edition of Metalsmith.
 American Craft, Aug./Sept., photo of artwork in gallery section.
 OVAC Cross Currents, winter, Review of Exhibition.
2001      Novel Objet VI, Design House Publications, Seoul, Korea.
 Metalsmith, Summer, Object Lessons, by Kathleen Browne. Work featured.
 Color on Metal, Authors McCreight and Bsullak. Work featured.
 Daily Oklahoman, Review by John Brandenburg.  October 16.
1999      Exhibition in Print, Fall.  Special curated edition of Metalsmith.        
 
Metalsmith, Winter.  Review.        
 
OSU Magazine, Winter.  Teaching for Oklahoma Arts Institute.
 OSU Today, Spring.  Teaching for Oklahoma Arts Institute.
1997     Ornament, Winter.  Teaching influence.
 Edinboro News, September 18.  Review.
 Stillwater News Press, November 3.
1996      Nouvel Objet, Design House Publication, Seoul, Korea.
 Exhibition in Print, Fall.  Special edition of Metalsmith. Rio Grande
        advertisement for Precious Metal Clay (PMC).
  Metalsmith, Summer, Rio Grande advertisement for PMC.
  Oklahoma Citv Downtowner, June 10.  Review.
  Oklahoma Gazette, June 6.  Juror's statement.
  OVAC Cross Currents, May/June.  VisionMakers review.
  Metalsmith, Winter.  Review.
  OSU Environmental Institute.  Brochure cover art.
  1996 Metal Arts Source Book, CD ROM.
1995       Ornament, Winter.  PMC workshop.
  Jeweler's Circular-Keystone, December.  PMC workshop.
  Grand Rapids Press, September 14.
  1995 Metal Arts Source Book, CD ROM, by Bob Mitchell.
  Kansas City Pitch Weekly, June 8.  Review of Exhibition at Leedy Voulkos Gallery.
  Daily Oklahoman, March 17.  Review of Exhibition at Oklahoma City Art Museum.
1994       Metalsmith, Fall.
  Exhibition in Print, Fall.  Special edition of Metalsmith.
  Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Fall.  Cover art for course listing.
  American Craft, April/May.  Portfolio section.
1993       OSU Arts and Sciences Reports, Annual Edition.
  Cross Currents, November/December.
  Cross Currents, May/June.
1992       American Craft, April/May.
  Metalsmith, Spring.
  Stillwater Newspress, June 5.
  Laredo Chronicle, March 16.
1990       Memphis Business Journal, July 16.
1988       Austin American Statesman, June 16.
1987       Cimarron Review, January.
1984       Ornament, September.
1981       School Arts, September.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:    
       
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)
College Art Association (CAA)
Independent Artist of Oklahoma (IAO)
Oklahoma Guild of Metalsmiths (OGM)
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC)

COLLECTIONS:

Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, ME.
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR.
Appalachian Center for Crafts, TN.
Sharon Blickensderfer, Fairway, KS.
Bob Bucker, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL.
Evansville Museum of Art and Sciences, Evansville, IN.
Ruth Ann Fate, Tulsa, OK.
First National Bank, Columbia, MO.
Ross McKnight, OSU Foundation
Judy and Burton Onofrio, Rochester, MN.
Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK.
Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital, University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH.
Southern Living Magazine, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Birmingham, AL.
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