Exhibitions

• The Teapot Redefined, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA June & October 2012
  
• Forged,  Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA May – June 2012
• Craft Forms 2011, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA Dec 2011 – Jan 2012
  
• Handmade Holidays, Some Things Looming, Reading, PA December 2011
  
• Crafted, Studio B Gallery, Boyertown, PA 2011, 2012
  
• Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2011, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA 2011
• Adjacencies, Sharadin Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 2010
• Contain: Vessels and the Art of Containment, Luke & Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA 2010
• Community Art Exhibition (formerly the Open Art Awards), Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA 2010, 2011, 2012
• Open Art Awards, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA 2009, 2008, 2007
• Reflections in Metal, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA March & April 2009
• 5 x 5 (x 5), Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA December 2008 & January 2009
• Creative Kitchen, Radius Gallery, Harrisburg, PA November & December 2008
• Pin-Up:The Brooch, Radius Gallery, Harrisburg, PA July through August 2008
• Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths All Members’ Show, The Baum School of Art, Allentown, PA June through July 2008
• Composting Good and Evil: Redesign for Sanctimonious Sinners, online exhibition for Ethical Metalsmiths March 2008
• MetalWork 2008, Waverly Street Gallery, Bethesda, MD March 2008
• NeckLust and the Chocolatier, Florida Craftsmen Guild Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL March through April 2008
• Radical Jewelry Makeover, Candy Factory Gallery, Lancaster, PA November 2007
• Art of the State: Pennsylvania 2007, the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA June through September 2007
• Creative Crafts Council 2007 Exhibition, the Mansion at Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD May through July 2007
• Honoring the Soap Dish, Details Art & Design Gallery, Tucson, AZ January through February 2007
• MetalWork 2005, Target Gallery at Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA  December 2005 through January 2006
• Student Exhibition, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD April 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
• B.F.A. Exhibition, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA March 1998
• Tyler Senior Exhibition in Metals, Elkins Park, PA February 1998
• Emerging Artists Exhibition, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA January through February 1998

Craft Shows

• Delaware Art Museum’s Holiday House Tour—December 2011
• Alternatives Holiday Craft Show-December 2nd 2011, DCCA Wilmington, DE
• Lebanon Valley Art Studio Tour—November 2011
• PA Guild of Craftsmen:
  • Fall Craft Show—October 2009, 2010
  • Spring Art Walk—April 2010
  • Summer Show—July/August 2010, 2011, 2012
  • Holiday Show—November 2010, 2011, 2012
• Penrod—September 2009
• FlavorFest—May 2009
• Art on the Farm— November 2008, 2009
• Kipona PSECU Artfest— August 2008
• VisArts Fine Art Festival— May 2008
• Fairy Festival at Spoutwood Farm— May 2006
• New Hope Outdoor Art & Craft Festival — October 2005
• Jack’s Brat Home Show — December 2004, 2005, 2006
• Mt.Gretna Outdoor Art Show — August 2004

Awards and Other Recognition

• Gust won the Best Style award at the Crafted exhibition at Studio B in Boyertown, PA 2011
• Invited Fine Metals category awards juror at the 2011 Hempfield High School student art show
• Chapter Juried in the Lancaster Designer Craftsmen chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen
• Won the Juror’s Choice Award at the VisArts Fine Art Festival in Rockville, MD May 2008
• Necklaces “Pyrite Pentagon” and “Purple Wisdom” were featured in advertisements for Fire Mountain Gems in Art Jewelry and Bead Style magazines

Memberships

• Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen – Lancaster Designer Craftsmen Chapter   2007 – Present;  Board Member LDC Chapter 2010; Vice President LDC 2011-2012
• Society of North American Goldsmiths 1997 – 1999, 2002 – Present
• American Craft Council 2005 – Present
• Pennsylvania Society of Goldsmiths 2008 – 2009
• Washington Guild of Goldsmiths 2004 – 2008
• Craft Association of Tyler Students 1996 – 1998

Education

Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Major- Jewelry/Metals, Graduated June 1998- Magna cum Laude

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