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 EDUCATION

1979 - 1983 Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan

2007 - 2011 Jewelry I, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

2011- present Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL

AWARDS

2016 - Finalist, 2016 Saul Bell Design Awards, Hollowware, Albuquerque, NM

- Juror’s Choice 2016, 2016 annual Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition

2015 - 2015 NICHE Award finalist, Alternative materials, 2015 NICHE Awards, Baltimore, MD

- 2015 Juror Award, 28th Annual MATERIALS: HARD&SOFT, Denton, TX

2014 - Juror's Award Winner, 35th Annual Contemporary Crafts, MCA Museum, Mesa, AZ

2013 - 2013 NICHE Award winner, Silver in Professional Jewelry, Baltimore, MD

- Finalist, 2013 Saul Bell Design Awards, Silver/Argentium Silver, Albuquerque, NM

- 1st Place, 2013 annual Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition

- 2nd place, Racine Arts Council Juried Brooch Show, Racine, WI

2012 - Honorable Mention Award, 2012 “Explorations” Juried Show, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL

- 2nd Prize, Craft Forms 2012 “The 18th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft”, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

2011 - Honorable Mentions and Sponsors (In memory of Orva Vaupel; Ali O'Brien, donor), 31st Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists “Recent Works 2011”, the Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL

2010 - Steve Mendelson Memorial Award, 29th Annual CLC Student Art Competition, the Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL

- Merit Award, 2010 Skyway Juried Art Competition, Oakton Community College, Des Plains, IL

EXHIBITIONS

2016 - 44th Mid-State Craft Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science, Evansville, IN

- 2016 Saul Bell Design Awards, Albuquerque, NM

- 2016 annual Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition

2015 - 2015 NICHE Awards, Baltimore, MD

- 28th Annual MATERIALS: HARD&SOFT National Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition, the Patterson- Appleton Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX

2014 - 35thAnnual Contemporary Crafts exhibition, Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, Mesa, AZ

- 34st Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists “Recent Works 2014”, the Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL

2013 - 2013 NICHE Awards, Baltimore, MD

- 2013 Saul Bell Design Awards, Albuquerque, NM

- SNAG Contemporary Goldsmithing: Tradition and Excellence

- 2013 annual Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition

- Racine Arts Council Juried Brooch Show, Racine, WI

- 70th annual Salon Show by South Shore Arts, Munster, IN

- Choose Your Own Adventure: An Exhibition Without Borders, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

2012 - 2012 “Explorations” Juried Show, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL

- 2012 Craft Forms 2012 “The 18th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft”, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

2011 - 2011 Skyway Juried Art Competition, Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL

- 31st Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists “Recent Works 2011”, the Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL

2010 - 2010 Skyway Juried Art Competition, Oakton Community College, Des Plains, IL

- 29th The college of Lake County juried student exhibition, the Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL

- CMAG Member's Exhibition, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL

2009 - 2009 Skyway Juried Art Competition, Prairie State College, Chicago Height, IL

- 28th The college of Lake County juried student exhibition, the Robert T. Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL

- Solo show, Gallery Two in McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL

PUBLICATIONS

2017 - CAST: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity’s Most Transformational Process, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., page 324

- SNAG JAMS, Vol. 1, 2017, page 178

2016 - SAUL BELL DESIGN AWARD, Book of finalists, Rio Grande

- Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, November 2016, page 60

2015 - 28th Annual MATERIALS: HARD&SOFT, brochure

- NICHE, Winter 2015

2014 - 35th Annual Contemporary Crafts, MCA museum, brochure

- Foldforming at 30:, Iceforge Press, page 30 and 31

2013 - CONTEMPORARY GOLDSMITHING: TRADITION & EXCELLENCE, SNAG, Blurb, Page 46&47

- SAUL BELL DESIGN AWARD, Book of finalists, Rio Grande

- Art Jewelry, November 2013, page 5 and 42

- NICHE, Summer 2013, page 14

- NICHE, Spring 2013, page 8 and 53

2012 - CRAFTFORMS 2012, Wayne Art Center, brochure