COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

USA

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1991-93

Bachelor of Arts, Government, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1986-90

Lund University, Sweden, 1988

ADDITIONAL STUDIES AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

"Forging Modernities: California Metals in Context" Conference, New York University at the Oakland Museum; Oakland, California, 2004

Modern Welding Processes, Laney College; Oakland, California, 2003

"Sterling Modernities" Conference, New York University; New York, New York, 2002

Intermediate Platinum Fabrication, Revere Academy; San Francisco, California, 1999

Pewter Fabrication with Fred Fenster, Interlochen Center for the Arts; Interlochen, Michigan, 1994

Niello with Phillip Fike, Wayne State University; Detroit, Michigan, 1993

Ancient Goldsmithing Techniques, Jewelry Arts Institute; New York, New York, 1992

Traditional Korean Metalworking, Professor Kang of Seoul National University, 1992

Metal Spinning with Lynne Hull, Cranbrook Academy of Art; Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1992

Ancient Jewelry and Archaeology-International Symposium, Indiana University Art Museum; Bloomington, IN, 1991

Asanté Casting with Max Frölich, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, Maine, 1991

Safety in the Arts, New Hampshire Department of Education, 1991

Cloisonné Enameling with Ursula Duba Pollak, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen; Hanover, New Hampshire, 1991

Advanced Jewelry Making with Donald Friedlich, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts; Deer Isle, Maine, 1989

Anti-Clastic Raising with Michael Good, League of New Hampshire Craftsmen; Hanover, New Hampshire, 1987

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Wearley Studio Gallery, Royal Oak, Michigan, 1997

Network Gallery, Pontiac, Michigan, 1997

“Artists’ Stuff”, Detroit Artists Market; Detroit, Michigan, 1995

“Fore Art II”, Detroit Artists Market; Detroit, Michigan, 1995

“Fore Art”, Detroit Artists Market; Detroit, Michigan, 1994

“Industria: Recent Works of New Modernism”, Michigan Design Center; Troy, Michigan, 1993

D.A.M. Scholarship Winners, Detroit Artists Market; Detroit, Michigan, 1993

“Conversations”, State University of New York at New Paltz, 1992

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Lecturer, California College of the Arts, Oakland, California, 2005-present

Instructor, The Crucible, Oakland, California, 1999-present

Founder and President, Svartvik Metalworks, Ltd., Established in Pontiac, Michigan, Relocated to Oakland, California in 1998

Instructor of Jewelry / Metal Arts (pre-College Program), California College of the Arts, Oakland, California, 2000-2001

Instructor of Metalsmithing, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen, Michigan, 1992-1997

Conservation Technician, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan, 1993-1994

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1992-1993

Donald Claflin Memorial Fellow, Claflin Jewelry Studio, Hopkins Center, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1990-1991

Student Teacher, Claflin Jewelry Studio, Hopkins Center, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1987-1990

TEACHING

VISITING ARTIST/GUEST CRITIC/LECTURER:

San Diego State University, San Diego, California, 2003

Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, California, 2003

San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California, 2003

Society of North American Goldsmiths, Presenter for Annual Conference (San Francisco), 2003

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 2001

Academy of Art College, San Francisco, California, 1999

The Crucible, Oakland, California, 1999

Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, 1997

University of Detroit, Mercy School of Architecture, Detroit, Michigan, 1995-97

University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1996

COLLECTIONS

Zimmermann Foundation, Darien, Connecticut

Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan

Detroit Zoo, Detroit, Michigan

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan