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Artist: Boris Bally, Bowls,
Bowls
Artist: Boris Bally, Penta Trays,
Penta Trays
Exhibition: Boris Bally
Artist: Boris Bally, "Leaf Bling Ring",
"Leaf Bling Ring"
Exhibition: 200 RINGS
Artist: Boris Bally, Transit Table,
Transit Table
Exhibition: Boris Bally
Artist: Boris Bally, Brooches,
Brooches
Artist: Boris Bally, "Scrap Leaves: B Wear:,
"Scrap Leaves: B Wear:
Exhibition: THE NECKLACE SHOW
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Boris Bally

Boris Bally

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

USA

EDUCATION

BFA, Metals, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, 1984

Foundation and Metals Program, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, 1982

Intensive Goldsmith Apprenticeship, Alexander Schaffner Goldschmied, Basel, Switzerland, 1980

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Boris Bally: Metalsmith, Atrium Gallery, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, 2005

New Work: Boris Bally, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2005

Boris Bally & John Garrett, Focus Exhibition, Art Space, Jackson Hole, WY, 2005

Boris Bally: Urban Enamels, Fuller Museum of Crafts, Theatre Foyer Gallery, Brockton, MA, 2004

Boris Bally, De-Sign: An Exploration of the Available, Kendall College of Art & Design, Grand Rapids, MI, 2004

Urban Enamels: Soul-Stirring Works by Boris Bally, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2002

Introducing: Boris Bally, Contemporary Metal Artist, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, 1999

Signage: A Solo Show, Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA, Oct 1996

Bally/Darway, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 1995

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Boris Bally, New Work, Velvet da Vinci, 2010

Glasswear, Toledo Museum of Art, OH, touring internationally through 2009

Metalsmiths Linking: Cross Cultural Exchange, curated by Jim Bové, Hiko Mizuno College, Tokyo, Japan, 2007

100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci, traveling 2005 through 2006

200 Rings, Velvet da Vinci, traveling 2004 through 2006

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

Objects For Use: Handmade By Design, with Catalog, curated Paul J. Smith, American Craft Museum, 2004

Aluminum by Design: Jewelry to Jets, curated by Sarah Nichols, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004

Innovative Tools for Personal Use, Center for Visual Arts, Metro State College of Denver, traveling 2002

Sheen of Silver, Weight of Air, Curated by Lloyd Herman, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR, 2000

SOFA Chicago, Thomas Mann Gallery, 1996 through 1999

American Metalanguage I, Barbican Centre, London, England, 1998

On the Edge: Postmodern and Beyond, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City, 1998

Trashformations: Recycled Materials in American Art & Design, with Catalog, curated by Lloyd Herman, 1997

Hello Again! curated by Susan Subtle, with Catalog, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, 1997

Recycle, Reuse, Recreate, with Catalog, curated by Dorothy Spencer, touring Africa, 1994 through 1996

11th Silbertriennale, International Competition, Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany, 1995

Schmuckszehne '93, Handwerkmesse, curated by Susan Grant Lewin, Munich, Germany, 1993

Contemporary Metalsmithing: American Masters, Donald Brecker Gallery, Miami Beach, FL, 1995

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Juror, The Influence of Rock, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, to concide with SNAG Conference, Cleveland, OH, 2005

Curator, and Rosanne Raab, Exhibition in Print 2005: 'Flatware: Function + Fantasy', Metalsmith Magazine, 2005

Juror for State Fellowship Grants in Crafts, Massachusetts Council on the Arts, 2001

Jury Panel, Society of Arts and Crafts, Artist Awards 2000, 1999

Curoator, and Bobby Hansson, Beacons for the Future, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St Louis, MO, 1999

Juror for State Fellowship Grants, Wyoming Council on the Arts, Jackson, WY, Lecture, 1998

Jury Panel, 50th Anniversary Touring Exhibition, Metal Arts Guild, Toronto, Canada, 1996

TEACHING

Lecturer, Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Washington DC, 2005

Presentation, "Momenta: Various Perspectives on Achieving Success," Society of North American Goldsmiths, slide presentation at the Westin St. Francis Hotel, Annual Conference, San Francisco, 2003

Slide Presentation: "Humanufacturing," Craft Boston, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, 2002

Apprentice Master/Mentor, The Met School, Providence, RI, 2000 through 2002

Workshop Instructor, "Artful Eating Utensils," Penland School of Crafts, 2001

Presentation: "Humanufacturing," Society of North American Goldsmiths, Boston, 2000

Workshop Instructor, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine, 1994 and 1999

Workshop Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, 1998

Invited Speaker, Industrial Design Society of America, Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., 1997

Artist-in-Residence and Workshop Instructor, for John Cogswell, 92nd Street YMCA, New York, 1997

Adjunct Jewelry Instructor, University of Akron, 1995

Jewelry Instructor, Lecturer, Pittsburgh Center For the Arts, 1990 through 1995

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Design; Artist/lecturer in Dept. of Art, Carnegie Mellon University, 1989 through 1993

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

500 Wedding Rings, Lark Books, 2008

Modern Jewlelry from Modular Parts, 2007

Design Language, Tim McCreight, Published by Brynmorgen Press, 2006

500 Necklaces, Juried by Marjorie Schick, Lark books, 2006

500 Brooches, Juried by Marjorie Simon, Lark Books, 2005

Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print, 2004

What Is Design?, George H. Marcus, 'Being Responsible,' page101; 104-105, 2003

Monthly Design; Design House, Sustainable Design Frontier, Portfolio: 'Boris Bally,' by Roel Jung, 2003

Art Jewelry Today, Donna Z. Meilach, Schiffer Publishing, 2002

Color on Metal: 50 Exceptional Works from Jewelers and Metal Artists, by Tim McCreight & Nicole Bsullak, Guild Publishing, distributed by Northlight Press, p 90-01, 100-101, 2001

Beautiful Things; Original Art from the Artists of Guild.com, Toni Sikes, Michael Monroe, G. Adamson, 2000

Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print: Metalsmith Sculpture, curated by Christine Clark & Jane Kyle, 1999

Metalsmith, Exhibition in Print, curated by Lane Coulter & Barb Jordan, 1998

The Crafts Report, Cover, Transcending Garbage: Boris Bally, by Noelle Backer, pages 18-21, 1997

Metalsmith, Cover, "Boris Bally: Expecting the Unexpected," Bruce Pepich, pages 22-29, 1996

American Craft, Cover, "NO-2 Bowls", April 1995

The Wall Street Journal, "In Old Street Signs, This Sculptor Sees Art," by Barbara Jepson, 1994

GRANTS AND AWARDS

Individual Achievement Award for Visual Arts, The Arts & Business Council of Rhode Island, 2006

Fellowship in Design Grant Award, Rhode Island Council on the Arts, 2002

Excellence in Jewelry & Metals Award, Honorable Mention, Society of North American Goldsmiths, 2001

Award Nominee, 2001 Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial, 2001

'Best of the Web' Award, Forbes Magazine, 2000

Fellowship in Design, Grant Award, Rhode Island Council on the Arts, 1999

Second Place Award, International Design Resource Awards and Exhibition, Seattle, WA,1997

Felissimo Design Award, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, 1996

Second Place Award, Art of the State: Pennsylvania '96, State Museum of Pennsylvania, 1996

Grant Award, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Fellowship in Crafts, 1993

COLLECTIONS

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

National Museum of American Art, The Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Brooklyn Museum, New York

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh

American Crafts Museum, New York

Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine

Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburgh

Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte

Woodturning Center, Philadelphia

Indiana Univ Art Museum, Bloomington

Goldschmiedgesellschaft, Torsten Bröhan, Hanau, Germany

Cleveland University Hospitals, Rainbow Babies Hospital Wing, Lobby, Cleveland

Architecture and Design Charter High School, Design Triennial Instalation, Philadelphia

Herman Miller Headquarters, Boston

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Society of North American Goldsmiths, Board Member 1995 through 1998, member since 1984

American Crafts Council, Professional Member, member since 1984





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