EDUCATION
Grand Valley State University Department of Art and Design | Allendale, MI 2014 - 2017
Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art with an emphasis in jewelry and metalsmithing | Cumulative GPA: 3.8
Lorenzo de Medici Institute, The Italian International Institute | Florence, Italy Jan. 2017 - May 2017
Gemology, Stone Setting, Jewelry Design, Italian Language for transfer
Grand Rapids Community College | Grand Rapids, MI 2011 - 2014 | MACRO Agreement for transfer
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Soldering, fabricating, cold connection, stone setting, jewelry repair, chase and reprousse, raising and forging, casting; centrifugal and vacuum, mold making, wax working, polishing, resin work, mokume gane, gemology, 3D modeling, Rhino Software, welding, photography, Photoshop, Lightroom
WORK EXPERIENCE
Lisa Lehmann Designs Bench Jeweler | Grand Haven, MI 2016 - 2019
Gary B. Wilson Lapidary Design Sales & Customer Service | Milwaukee, WI & Tucson, AZ 2016 - present
Studio JSD Gallery Coordinator | Grand Haven, MI 2017 - 2018
Julie Sanford Designs Bench Jeweler & Art Show Assistant | Grand Haven, MI 2016 - 2018
Studio JSD Intern | Grand Haven, MI 2016 - 2017
Jensen Jewelers Polisher | Hudsonville, MI 2015 - 2016
Samantha McIntosh Jewelry Production Assistant | Grand Rapids, MI 2015 -2016
Emily Moelker Photography Second Shooter | 2010 – 2014
CONSIGNMENT
Dime & Regal 656 Wealthy St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
LaFontsee Galleries 833 Lake Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Art Metals Studio 322 Main St, Racine, WI 53403
Gallery 2052 2052 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
The Smithery 1306 Grandview Ave, Columbus, OH 43212
EXTRA CURRICULAR
Winner of the 2019 Halstead Grant presented by Halstead Bead, Inc. | 2019
Published Artist in Jewelry and Metals Survey Vol.2 | 2019
Awarded as a Top Five Finalist for the 2018 Halstead Grant presented by Halstead Bead, Inc. | 2018
Alaina Clarke, Doing Business Class, Avenue for the Arts, Grand Rapids, MI | 2018
Robert L Jansen, CPA So Your Art Just Became a Business… Now What? Studio JSD | 2017
Designed and created the commemorative pins for the first Conference of U.S. Women Governors, Grand Rapids, MI | 2017
Bead and Button Show, Volunteer assistant teacher for Studio JSD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 2017
Studied Jewelry Design, Gemology, & Stone Setting abroad at Lorenzo de Medici Institute, The Italian International Institute, Florence Italy | 2017
Anne Havel Liquid Enamel Workshop, Grand Valley State University | 2016
Bead and Button Show, Volunteer assistant teacher for Studio JSD, Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 2016
SNAG Next, Volunteer Model for the Exhibition in Motion at the Renaissance Grand Ballroom, Asheville, North Carolina | 2016
SNAG Next, Volunteer Site Coordinator at the Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, Asheville, North Carolina | 2016
SNAG Next, Society of North American Goldsmiths Member and Conference Attendee, Asheville, North Carolina | 2016
Co-Chaired the Lake Michigan Artist’s Destash Bash, Studio JSD, Grand Haven, MI | 2016
ArtPrize 2015 Entry: Framing the Experience, Grand Valley State University by the Eberhard Center | 2015
Impact: Looking Back, Forging Forward, Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Member and Conference Attendee, Boston, MA | 2015
Gwynne Rukenbrod-Smith Workshop Best Practices for an Artist, Grand Valley State University | 2015
Grand Rapids Community College Armen Award, Excellence in Service Learning | First Place Team: Biology for Educators | 2014
EXHIBITIONS
Metals 2019: Sponsored by the Michigan Silversmiths Guild, Wayne State University of Detroit, MI | 2019
The 11th Edition of Art is in the Square, Selected by experts and professionals, Lorenzo de Medici Institute | 2017
4th Annual Student Juried Art Show: Padnos Art Gallery, Grand Valley State University | 2016
Art for Andy, Silent Art Auction for the Patient Assistance Fund at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services | 2015
Mass and Velocity: The SNAG Student Digital Presentation, Impact: Looking Back, Forging Forward, Boston, MA | 2015
Student Scholarship Day Exhibition: Mary Idema Pew Library Gallery | 2015
3rd Annual Student Juried Art Show: Padnos Art Gallery | 2015
Cut, Ground, Formed, and Fabricated: Mary Idema Pew Library Gallery | 2014