Curriculum Vitae
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Education - Exhibitions - Honors and Awards - Publications - Gallery Affiliations - Related Experience
Workshops - Organizations - Professional Conferences Attended - Collections - Digital Proficiencies
EDUCATION - Back to the Top
2013
Towson University
Master of Fine Arts Candidate, Studio Art, concentration in metal/jewelry design
2009
State University of New York College at Buffalo (Buffalo State College)
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metal/Jewelry Design, Minor in Sculpture
Cumulative GPA: 3.58 / 4.0, Major GPA: 3.61 / 4.0, Dean's List: 4 Semesters
EXHIBITIONS - Back to the Top
2012
Design Museum, London, United Kingdom,
Unexpected Pleasures (international, invitational)
National Gallery Of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia,
Unexpected Pleasures (international, invitational)
2011
Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA,
NICHE Awards (international, juried)
Bellevue Arts Museum, Seattle, WA
Exhibition In Motion (in conjunction with the SNAG conference), (international, juried)
The Westin Seattle, Seattle, WA
State Of Flux (SNAG Student Exhibition) (international, juried)
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE,
Masters of the Visual Universe (national, juried)
Goodwyn Hall Gallery, Montgomery, AL,
AL, Multiplicity (Emerging Young Artist [EYA] member's exhibition)
Butler Library, Buffalo, NY
4th Annual Women's History Month Exhibition (featuring students, faculty and alumni)
2010
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
CraftForms 2010
Philadelphia Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
NICHE Awards (international, juried)
Anita P. Folmar Gallery, Montgomery, AL
Emerging Young Artists (EYA) National Juried Exhibition (national, juried)
Bambi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 Bambi Biennial (national, juried)
Anita P. Folmar Gallery, Montgomery, AL
Emerging Young Artists (EYA) Member's Exhibition (invitational)
SoftCanvas.com, Online Digital Exhibition
Open Show, (work also used in promotional images), (national, juried)
The Jung Center, Houston, TX
Extremities: Exploring the Margins of the Human Body (national, juried, in conjunction with SNAG)
Houston Center For Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Extreme Tea Exhibition (national, juried, in conjunction with SNAG)
Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD
3rd Annual Exhibition, (national, juried)
Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD
Social Change (national, juried)
Crafthaus (http://crafthaus.ning.com)
Kinetic Toys Online Exhibition (national, juried)
2009
Indigo Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Winter: 20 Artists – Small Works (invitational)
Indigo Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Creep: Metal and Fiber Work by Rachel Timmins
Elder Gallery, Lincoln, NE
The Art of Fine Craft (national, juried, in conjunction with Art of Fine Craft)
Upton Gallery, Buffalo State College, NY
Across The Visual Arts (invitational)
Center For Inquiry, Williamsville, NY
New Buffalo Artists (invitational)
Crafthaus (http://crafthaus.ning.com)
Birdhaus Online Exhibition (invitational, featured artist)
Walsh Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Lilliput: Little Art For Big People (national, juried)
Upton Gallery, Buffalo State College, NY
Across The Visual Arts (invitational)
Upton Gallery, Buffalo State College, NY
Annual Design Student Exhibition (juried) (also 2007-2008)
Nuit Blanche, Toronto, ON
Metal Arts Guild of Canada Head Office (contributing artist)
2008
Buffalo and Erie Botanical Gardens, Lackawanna, NY
Cross Pollination, (juried)
Upton Gallery, Buffalo State College, NY
Annual Fine Arts Student Exhibition (juried) (also 2007-2008)
2007
Gallery 464, Buffalo, NY
Black and White (juried)
HONORS AND AWARDS - Back to the Top
2011
NICHE Student Awards Finalist
Mad Cow Scholarship
Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts
2010
Dean's Award For Excellence In Design
Arts And Humanities at Buffalo State College
NICHE Student Awards Finalist
SNAG Student Scholarship
Student Research and Creativity Travel Grant
Buffalo, New York (Research Foundation at Buffalo State College) (also 2008)
2009
Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship
"Non Traditional Metal Forming Techniques" (Research Foundation at Buffalo State College)
Academic Excellence Award
(Honors Convocation at Buffalo State College)
Nominated to the Dean's Student Advisory Board
(Design Department at Buffalo State College)
2008
John Jauquet Award for Excellence in Craft
(Design Department at Buffalo State College)
2007
Hyatts' Award for Excellence in Sculpture
(Fine Arts Department at Buffalo State College)
PUBLICATIONS - Back to the Top
2012
Unexpected Pleasures
Rizzoli Publications
Art Buzz, Dunedin, PL
Mixed Media Sculpture category (juried)
2011
Humor In Craft
Juried by Brigitte Martin
500 Rings
Juried by Bruce Metcalf, Lark Books
500 Sterling Jewelry
Lark Books (April 2011)
500 Felt Objects
Lark Books (September 2011)
Art Buzz, Dunedin, FL
honorable mention in the Mixed Media Sculpture category (juried)
2010
Direct Art Magazine
Volume 17, single page spread
SNAG website homepage
Art Buzz, Dunedin, FL
2nd place in the Mixed Media Sculpture category (juried)
Art Jewelry Forum
What's She Building In There?
Art Jewelry Forum
Untangling SNAG, Jillian Moore
CraftMBA.com
Designing Sticky Products, Part 3, Megan Auman
Buyers Market of American Craft (BMAC)
February 2010 Buyers Guide listing NICHE Awards website listing
Bmezine.com
ModBlog interview, Jen Savage
Artisticthings.com
Rachel Is Metal – Er, Sort Of, G. Jessy
2009
Buffalo News (GUSTO)
Buffalo, NY
2008
Elm Leaves
(Buffalo State College), Buffalo, NY (juried)
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS - Back to the Top
Quick Gallery, Richmond, VA
Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.
Society Of Arts And Crafts, Boston, MA
Bambi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Burchdield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, NY
RELATED EXPERIENCE - Back to the Top
2011
Adjunct Faculty, Towson University
Teacher's Assistant (TA), Towson University
Teacher's Assistant (TA), Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts
Graduate Assistant, Studio Tech at Towson University
Presenter (workshop), BetaScape, Baltimore, MD, MUTATE 101
2010
Buyer's Market Of American Craft (wholesale), Baltimore, MD
Curator, Oddly Wearable, Crafthaus online exhibition (http://crafthaus.ning.com)
SNAG Conference Volunteer (also 2009)
2009
Metals Studio Assistant To The Applied Metals Class
Demonstrated techniques: the basic hinge, wax carving/working, investing, sprewing, weighing wax, casting, cleaning castings, stone setting [tube/prong], hydraulic dye forming and basic box fabrication (Buffalo State College)
Metals Studio Assistant To Two (2) Introduction To Jewelry Classes
Demonstrated techniques: sanding, polishing, soldering, roll printing, patinas, critique and grading (Buffalo State College)
Annual Student Sale, Upton Gallery (juried) (also 2007-2008)
Jewelry Studio Monitor at Buffalo State (also 2007-2008)
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED - Back to the Top
2011
Barbara Minor,,Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, Enameling
2010
Ruudt Peters, Ravenstein, NL, Move Now
Bruce Metcalf, Baltimore, MD, Wood Carving
Thomas Mann, California, PA, Design For Survuval
2009
Darlys Ewoldt, Buffalo, NY, Patination
2008
Tom Muir, Buffalo, NY, Mechanisms
ORGANIZATIONS - Back to the Top
2010
EYA Emerging Young Artists
Towson University Metals Club, Graduate Advisor, Towson, MD
Towson Arts Collective, Towson, MD
SIAM Students Involved in the Art of Metalsmithing, Buffalo State College, Buffalo, NY (Member since 2007)
2007
SNAG Society of North American Goldsmiths
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENED - Back to the Top
2011
SNAG Society Of North American Goldsmiths conference, Seattle, WA
2010
SNAG Society of North American Goldsmiths conference, Houston, TX
2009
SNAG Society of North American Goldsmiths conference, Philadelphia, PA
2008
SNAG Society of North American Goldsmiths conference, Savannah, GA
COLLECTIONS - Back to the Top
2011
Gerald Mead, Buffalo, NY
DIGITAL PROFICIENCIES - Back to the Top
Rhino CAD
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office