EDUCATION
2000 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, Washington
Steel fabrication

1999 South Seattle Community College, Seattle Washington
Steel fabrication

1992-1996 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
B.F.A. Jewelry and Light Metals

1994 University of Georgia, Cortona, Italy
Study Abroad, Art History and Fine Arts

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 Constructing Deconstruction, William Traver Gallery
Seattle, Washington

2001 The Black Box Series, William Traver Gallery
Seattle, Washington

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006-2007 Material and Space, An Exhibition of Contemporary Metalwork
traveling exhibition
    4/7 - 4/28/06 Missouri State University Art and Design Gallery, Springfield, Missouri
    6/11 - 8/28/06 Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
    9/17 - 10//29/06 Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
    11/16 - 1/27/07 Kentucky School of Craft Gallery, Hindman, Kentucky

2006 These Snap Right Off, Emerson Gallery
St. Louis, Missouri

2006 All That Glitters, Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art
Providence, Rhode Island

2006 Building Allegory, William Traver Gallery
Tacoma, Washington

2005 Holiday Exhibition, Taboo Studio
San Diego, California

2004 Six in the City – Pratt (juried) Faculty Show, Solomon Fine Art
Seattle, Washington

2003 New Works in Metal, William Traver Gallery
Seattle, Washington

2002 Steel City, Contemporary America in Metal, Sangre de Cristo Art Center
Pueblo, Colorado

2002 Northwest Documta I, Salem Art Association
Salem, Oregon

2000 Two person show, Phinney Center Gallery
Seattle, Washington

2000 & 2002 SOFA (Sculptural Object, Functional Art), New York and Chicago
Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan

2000 New Metal, Emerging Views, Contemporary Crafts Gallery
Portland, Oregon

1999 Letter Openers, 20th Century International Arts Fair, New York, New York
Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan

1999 Pieces That Serve, SOFA, New York, New York
Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan

1996 Group Show, Gallery Marzee
Nijmegen, Holland

1996 Jewelry and Light Metals Senior Show, Woods Gerry Gallery
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

1995 Vessels, Sarah Doyle Gallery
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island

1995 Student Exhibition
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

1994 Mostra
Cortona, Italy

1994 & 1996 Jewelry and Light Metals Biennial, Woods Gerry Gallery
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

AWARDS and HONORS
2003 Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship
Seattle, Washington

2003 Artist Trust, EDGE career development grant
Seattle, Washington

2000 Poncho Artist-in-Residence, Pratt Fine Art Center
Seattle, Washington

2000 Artist Trust Gap Grant
Seattle, Washington

1998 SAS Student Silversmiths Competition, Honorable Mention
Society of American Silversmiths

1995 Royal Marcher Scholarship
Rhode Island

BIBLIOGRAPHY
2004(spring) Metalsmith Magazine, volume 24, number 2
‘New Works in Metal” review by Matthew Kangas

2002(spring) Metalsmith Magazine, volume 22, number 2
“Catherine Grisez: The Black Box Series” review by Matthew Kangas

2001 Metalsmith Magazine, volume 21, number 4
Exhibition in Print; Contemporary Holloware

2000(April) American Craft Magazine
“New Metal, Emerging Views”

COLLECTIONS
Portable Works Collection, City of Seattle Arts Commission
Seattle, Washingtion

Etta’s Restaurant
Seattle, Washington

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2006 Lecture: Slide presentation about my work
Seattle Metals Guild winter lecture series, Seattle, Washington

2000-2006 Teaching: Holloware
Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, Washington

2002 Lecture: Slide presentation about my work
SMG Jewelry and Metals Symposium, Seattle, Washington

2001 Teaching: Beginning Jewelry
Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, Washington

2000 Teaching: Beginning Jewelry
Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, Washington

1999-2000 Studio Assistant: Formed and fabricated silver and gold jewelry
Micki Lippi, Seattle, Washington

1995-1996 Studio Assistant: Formed and fabricated metal sculptures from drawings and models
Louis Mueller, Providence, Rhode Island

GALLERY REPRESENTATION
2001-2006 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington

2000-2005 Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan



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