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Education
1981: BFA in Silversmithing &
Jewelry Making, Maine College of Art, Portland
Professional
Experience
1984-present: Silver
conservation, restoration, and preservation, one-of-a-kind holloware
and flatware, and product development.
1983: Silver restoration,
mass-production of ecclesiastical holloware, and commission work at
Pilz, Ltd., Providence, RI
1981-1983: Designer, technical
illustrator, and sample maker at Gorham, Inc., Providence, RI
Professional
Affiliations
2009-present:
Member, Professional Restorers International
2009-present: Advisor,
International Institute of Modern Butlers
2009-present:
Moderator on silver care and restoration for Silver-Collector.com
1996-2007: Member/Advisory Board, Association
of Restorers
1994-1996: Board of Directors,
American Silver Museum, Meriden, CT
1989-present: Founder and
Executive Director of the Society of American Silversmiths, the
world's only professional organization solely devoted to the
preservation and promotion of contemporary silversmithing
Lectures
1998: Lecture and slide
presentation on "The Art, Craft, and Business of the 21st
Century Silversmith" at Society of North American Goldsmiths
Conference, Seattle, WA
1996: Lecture and slide
presentation on "The Art, Craft, and Business of the 21st
Century Silversmith" at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1993: Lecture and slide
presentation on the "Society of American Silversmiths" at
Rhode Island College, Providence
Exhibition
Record
1997-1999: Artisans in Silver:
Judaica Today, a traveling exhibition of the Society of American
Silversmiths, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN; Hebrew
Union College Skirball Museum, Cincinnati, OH; Yeshiva University
Museum, New York, NY; Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA;
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis; Mitchell Museum, Mt.
Vernon, IL
1995-1996: Artisans in Silver:
The Vase, a traveling exhibition of the Society of American
Silversmiths, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN; AR Arts
Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock; The Newark Museum, NJ
1994: The Contemporary
Silversmith, a traveling exhibition of the Society of American
Silversmiths, American Silver Museum, Meriden, CT
1993: Artisans in Silver 1993, a
traveling exhibition of the Society of American Silversmiths, Georgia
State University Art Gallery, Atlanta; National Ornamental Metal
Museum, Memphis, TN
1992: A Sterling Exhibition, a
traveling exhibition of the Society of American Silversmiths,
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN; Pritam & Eames,
East Hampton, NY
1983: First Baptist Church in
America, Providence, RI
1981: Maine College of Art Alumni
Show, Portland
Senior Show, Maine College of
Art, Portland
1980-1981: Revolving Jewelry
Exhibition, The Maine Reason For Jewelry, Portland
1980: National Sterling Silver
Design Competition, juried (sterling ring box-selected entry winner)
1978-1980: Student Show, Maine
College of Art, Portland; Shreve, Crump & Low Company, Boston, MA
Publications
American Craft Magazine
American Jewelry Manufacturer Magazine
Antique Homes
Journal of Antiques & Collectables
Christian Science Monitor Television
Metalsmith Magazine
Miami Herald
Silver Magazine
Style Magazine
The Magazine Antiques
Numerous national newspapers |
