VELVET DA VINCI SHOWS

100 Brooches -- Brooches by U.S. and international artists based on the book, 500 Brooches

100% Proof -- A Second Generation of the Distillation of New Work in Jewellery and Silversmithing from Scotland

200 RINGS -- Rings from 200 International Artists

ANTI-WAR MEDALS -- Artists Respond to the War

Anti-War Medals: -- Artists Respond to the War 2003-2007

CHESS -- Contemporary Chessmen by International Makers

Fifth International Juried Enamel Exhibition -- Presented by the Northern California Enamel Guild

Fifty Years in the Making -- The Bay Area Metal Arts Guild 1951-2001

Mirror-Mirror -- An exhibition in homage to Suzy Solidor (1900-1983)

Mobilemania -- Mobile Exhibition

Mobiles 2 -- An exhibition of kinetic art

ORNAMETAL -- Our annual Christmas ornament exhibition, together with Thomas Mann Gallery

Rock, Paper, Scissors -- 10th Anniversary Exhibition

Summer Exhibtion -- Group Show Inspired by Summer

Sweden + USA -- Touring group show from Sweden and the US

The De Patta Project -- New jewelry made with old stones acquired from the estate of Margaret De Patta (1903-1964)

THE NECKLACE SHOW

The Pendant Show -- Celebrating 500 Pendants and Lockets by Lark Books

Tiaras Will Be Worn -- Contemporary Tiaras by International Artists

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

USA

EDUCATION

San Francisco State University, Jewelry, 1984-1986

California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, California, Metals and Design, 1982-1984

University of Alaska, Fairbanks, BA in Geography, 1977

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

The Martini Show, Group show, Altered Space Gallery, Venice California, 2006

100 Brooches, Group Exhibition, Velvet da Vinci, 2005, traveling through 2006

HERE I AM, Group show, Obsidian Gallery, Tuscon ,Arizona 2004

ANTI-WAR MEDALS, Artists Respond to the War, Velvet da Vinci, 2003, traveling through 2005

CHESS, Velvet da Vinci, The Vennel Gallery, Irvine, Scotland, The Gallery, Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire, Wales, 2003, The Crafts Council Shop, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Thomas Mann I/O Gallery, 2004

Fifty Years in the Making: The Bay Area Metal Arts Guild 1951-2001, group show, Velvet da Vinci, 2002

Paper, Rock Scissors, group show, Velvet da Vinci, 2001

Tiaras Will Be Worn, traveling group show, Velvet da Vinci, Sam Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, Maine, Gallery I/O, New Orleans, 2000-2001

Sweden + USA, Group Exhibition, Galleri Metallum, Stockholm, Sweden, 2000

Sweden + USA, Group Exhibition, Velvet da Vinci, 1999

Summer Group Show, Velvet da Vinci, 1999

Mike Holmes/Heidi Nahser, Velvet da Vinci, 1999

Mobiles, Group Show, Velvet da Vinci, 1998

Ten Years, S.F. State Alumni Exhibition, Pacifica, California, 1998

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Velvet da Vinci, co-owner 1991 to present. San Francisco gallery devoted to contemporary jewelry and metals.

Curator of over 40 exhibitions of contemporary metalsmithing.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

500 BROOCHES, published by Lark Books 2005

500 NECKLACES, published by Lark Books 2006

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Velvet da Vinci, co-owner 1991 to present. San Francisco gallery devoted to contemporary jewelry and metals.

Curator of over 60 exhibitions of contemporary metalsmithing including:

Group Exhibitions:

· Arctic 5, jewelry from Northern Norway

· 100% Proof, jewelry and silversmithing from Scotland, international touring show

· Tiaras Will Be Worn, touring show

· Sweden + USA, Contemporary Jewelry and Metalwork

· Britain Now, New Jewelry and Metalwork

· CCAC Alumni Show

· Metal Arts Guild Members' Exhibition

One and Two-Person Exhibitions:

Deborah Lozier, Heidi Nahser, Masato Inoue, David Jones, Jocelyn Chateauvert, Sean Divine, Jennifer Gardner, Steven Smith, Adam Clark, Mark Poulin, Catherine Hylands, Vidas Enck, Michael Gard, April Higashi, Diane Komater, Tom Hill, Katy Hackney