• REVERE ACADEMY OF JEWELRY ARTS (San Francisco, CA) 2006
Jewelry Technician Diploma,
Studied Jewelry Design, Casting, Construction and Stone Setting Under:
Alan Revere
Vasken Tanielian
Ronda Coryell
Catherine Hylands
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO (Albuquerque, NM) 2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studios Arts, With An Emphasis In Small Metal Casting And Construction
Studied Metals Under:
Constance DeJong
Susan B.Stern
• IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY [Idyllwild, CA) 1998, 1999
Recipient of two summer program scholarships to study Jewelry Design and Construction
Studied Under:
Anthony Chavez
Kirsten Muenster
• FINE ARTS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS / F.A.C.T. [Santa Fe, NM] 1990-1999
Studied various art styles and mediums in numerous classes, workshops and summer programs that used a six-part teaching methodology: art historical context, language and literacy, demonstration, hands-on art making, positive feedback/critique, and public exhibition.
Studied Under:
Juliet Myers
Rosanne Kadis
•Torch Fire Enameling with Deborah Lozier
•Rivets and Screws with Julia Turner
•Mokume Gane with Jim Binnion
•Pierced Plique-a-Jour with Diane Almeyda
•Knitting and Crocheting in Metal with Arline M. Fisch
•Clasps, Fasteners and Findings with John Cogswell
•Forging Sensual Curves with John Cogswell
•Dental Techniques for Jewelers with Harold O’ Conner
•F.A.C.T’s 20th birthday alumni group exhibition, March 19, 2010, Warehouse 21 Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Featured in: ”Art=Choice=Identity”, Tumbleweeds, The Quarterly Newspaper For Santa Fe Families, Spring 2010: Volume 15 Number 4 page 24
• University of New Mexico Dean’s List
• Revere Academy’s Jewelry Technician Intensive -Design Award Winner
•UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO (Albuquerque, NM) 2004
Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis on Printmaking and Drawing
With additional focus on Painting, Small Metal Casting,
And Sculpture.
Studied Under:
Lydia Madrid
Vera Sprunt
Constance DeJong
•Art Masters Academy with Lou Maestas 1995
Intensive Painting and Drawing art classes with focus on detail and realism
•I Still Heart LA, Monkey House Toys and Gallery, June 2011, Los Angeles, CA
•No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed, Monkey House Toys and Gallery, December 2009, Los Angeles, CA
•Custom Buka Duck Show, Monkey House Toys and Gallery, August 2009,
Los Angeles, CA
•Lost:Albuquerque:AShort Graffiti Narrative, Harwood Art Center, March 2008, Albuquerque, NM
•Long Beach Art Walk, University by the Sea: Long Beach Art Walk, 2007,
Long Beach, CA
•Group Show, NFIA/C1D Gallery 2007, Long Beach, CA
•UNM Print Sales, 2001 – 2003, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
•R & B Winning, May 2002, Albuquerque, NM
•Studio Broadway, March 2002, Albuquerque, NM
•Bareiss Gallery, July 2001, Taos, NM
• University of New Mexico Dean’s List, Graduated with Honors