EDUCATION
MASTER OF FINE ARTS, Studio Art
New York University, New York, NY
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN APPLIED SCIENCE, Art and Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, concentration: Sculpture
Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ
2017- Present ADJUNCT FACULTY, Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY
Teaching Studio Art Courses
- Art/Fashion and Design
- Textile Art and Design
- Interior Space and Design
- Color Theory/Two-Dimensional Design
- Fashion in Photography
- Fundamentals of Jewelry Design
Involved with the implementation of new classes in the Department of Studio Art and creating each syllabus and curriculum as well as the revision of curriculum for current classes. Present lectures about elements and principles of design related to each subject, demos of the tools and materials used in each subject.
2001- Present INSTRUCTOR, L. E. Bethune Studio, New York, NY
Teaching private jewelry design classes in my studio from beginning to advanced jewelry techniques to a diverse range of students. Lessons in rendering by drawing or 3D CAD software and metal fabrication such as soldering, sawing, setting.
1998- 2000 TEACHING ASSISTANT, New York University, New York, NY
New Student Seminar in Sculpture with Professor Itty Neuhaus- Assisting in the woodshop with beginning to advanced students.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001- Present JEWELRY DESIGNER/ BUSINESS OWNER, L.E. BETHUNE, New York, NY
Freelance jewelry designer for personal clients and established designers. Assist with design and technical direction of seasonal lines, work in production with various metals embellished with precious stones, painting miniature portraits in vitreous enamel on 18k gold, experience in wax carving, casting, soldering/welding, stone setting, stringing. Design and implement marketing directives for several different lines sold in national and international galleries and high-end retail stores such as Dover Street Market London and NY. Select clients: Vass Laducer, Lisa Jenks, Erica Molinari.
COMPUTER GRAPHIC SKILLS- Experience with Microsoft Office programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Experience with Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Lightroom. SketchUp.
SELECTED EXHIBTIONS
2023 Threads of Fabric, Walkill River Art Center, Montgomery, NY
2022 Well Behaved, Plaxall Gallery, Culture Lab, LIC, NY
Self Portrait, Wallkill River Art Gallery, Montgomery, NY
2018 Art in Sixes, Delaware Valley Art Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY
2015 Accessorize and Design, Designer Exhibitions, Staunton, VA
2014 Caldwell University Alumni Exhibition, Vincent Visceglia Art Center, Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ
2013 Paper Rooms, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Lexington, VA (solo exhibition)
2011 Watch me go by, On View: 305 Van Brunt, Brooklyn, NY (solo exhibition)
2008 Vilas Studios, South Acworth, NH
2004 The Weight of Space, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts, Loveladies, NJ
Glass/ Metal/ Paper, Garnerville, NY
2002 Portraits, 12th Street Studios, Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2001 Emerging Artists Unusual Exhibition, HEREArt, New York, NY
Empty Clothes, 12th Street Studios, Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2000 Caldwell University Alumni Exhibition, Vincent Visceglia Art Center, Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ
MFA Thesis Show: Paper Doll, 80 Washington Square Galleries, New York, NY
1999 Mise-en-scene, Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY
Sake, ES Vandam Gallery, New York, NY
The Jack Goodman Awards, The Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Coat Room Retrospective, Performance in the coatroom at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (solo performance)
1997 Illusion Reality, Nix Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Machine Culture II, Contex Hall, New York, NY
1995 Clothing/ The Self, Vincent Visceglia Art Center, Caldwell University, NJ
1994 Success Stories, Vincent Visceglia Art Center, Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ
LECTURES
2014 Visiting Artist- Guest Lecture in Art, Fashion and Installation, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
2013 Artist’s Talk- Paper Rooms, Nelson Fine Arts Gallery, Lexington, VA
2006 Artist’s Talk- Mise-en-scene, New York University, New York, NY
2000 Visiting Artist- Guest lecture in sculpture, Caldwell University, Caldwell, NJ
AWARDS
1999 Jack Goodman Award for Art and Technology, New York University, New York, NY
1994 Recipient of the Departmental Award in Fine Arts from Caldwell University