Maria Camera-Smith is a metalsmith, enamelist, and instructor whose work focuses on nostalgia, identity, and body adornment. Her works are made with contemporary metalsmithing techniques, precious materials and enamel. Camera-Smith teaches at Pittsburgh-based art centers such as Contemporary Craft and Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media. She is a current Regional Artist-in-Residence at Contemporary Craft, and is a jeweler for Skelton Jewelry Design. Camera-Smith is one of three winners of the Preziosa Young 2023-2024 International Jewellery Design Competition in Florence, Italy. She was the 2021-2023 Artist in Residence in Jewelry & Metalsmithing at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach, FL. Camera-Smith earned her MFA in Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling from Kent State University, OH in 2021 and a BFA in Metalsmithing from Slippery Rock University, PA in 2015. Camera-Smith has also worked as an A level bench jeweler for Signet Jewelers. Her work has been exhibited internationally and is in private and public collections. Camera-Smith is a member of the Allegheny Metals Collective (AMC), The Enamelist Society (TES), and Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG).
EDUCATION
2019-2021
Master of Fine Arts, Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
2010-2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Metalsmithing
Bachelor of Science: Professional Studies, Anthropology
Minor in Art History. Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Magna Cum Laude.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024
Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media, Pittsburgh, PA. Classes taught include: Intro to Metals and Intermediate Jewelry & Metals. Workshops: Tube Setting Faceted Stones, Date Night: Silver Rings, Date Night: Fold-Formed Cuffs (forthcoming)
Instructor, Metals, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Classes taught include: Metals 1 Series, Metals 2 Series (forthcoming). Workshops taught include: Tube Setting Faceted Stones, Saw & Solder Champleve, Mini Metals, Fold-Formed Cuffs, Enameling Basics: Form & Color, Chasing & Repousse.
Visiting Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Organic Casting Workshop.
2021-2023
Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Classes taught: Introduction to Jewelry, Intermediate Techniques in Jewelry + Metalsmithing, Chasing and Repousse, Enameling Basics Intermediate Hammer Techniques, Introduction to Wax Carving and Casting, Intermediate/Advanced Wax Carving and Casting. Workshops taught include Enameling Basics, Fold-Forming, Ornament Stamping, Youth Pendant Stamping, Summer Art Experience in Jewelry/Metals for Teens, Couple’s Ring Making, Flush-Setting Faceted Stones, Silver Spoon Forging, and Moscow Mule Cups.
2020-2021
Instructor of Record, Introduction to Jewelry and Metals. Three semesters. Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2016
Teaching Assistant, Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle, PA. Taught Art portion of the After School S.T.E.A.M. Program at George Washington Middle School, New Castle, PA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024
Instructor, Metals/Jewelry, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Regional Artist-in-Residence, Metals Studio, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media, Pittsburgh, PA.
Visiting Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Organic Casting Workshop.
2023-Current
Jeweler for Samantha Skelton Jewelry Design, Pittsburgh, PA.
2021-2023
Artist in Residence in Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Residency includes teaching 8-week classes and workshops, studio maintenance, exhibition assistance, administrative support.
2022
Verdant Bodies: A Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition, Montgomery Hall, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Co-organized with Alicia Jane Boswell. YouTube/watch.
NewClub Golf Society commission; Pollinator Golf Championship Crown.
Spring Pentaculum, Invitational Residency, Enamels Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
Juror for Student Independent Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
2021
NewClub Golf Society commission; Female and Male Golf Tournament Championship Belts. YouTube/watch.
2019-2021
Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2016-2019
A Level Bench Jeweler for Signet Jewelers, at Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA.
2015, 2013
Slippery Rock University Badlands Working Group. Expedition to White River Badlands National Park, SD. for collaborative research.
2014-2015
Internship, SRU Art Archives, Slippery Rock, PA. Created a universal inventory, including photographing, cataloging, handling, organization of art/objects.
2013-2015
Gallery Assistant, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock, PA. Install/uninstall shows, basic gallery maintenance.
2011-2015
Martha Gault Art Society member, President 2013-2015.
Martha Gault Art Gallery Club member, Public Relations Manager 2014-2015.
PUBLICATIONS
2024
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition Catalog, Print and digital: view here.
2023
Metalsmith Magazine, Still Processing Exhibition, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 2.
Alchemy 6: The Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition Catalog, p. 29.
2022
art&culture magazine, Winter 2022
2021
Commission for NewClub Golf Society; Female and Male Golf Tournament
Championship Belts. YouTube/watch.
2020
Fuse News, Enameling at Kent State, Vol 18, No 2. The Enamelist Society
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2024
Regional Artist-in-Residence, Metals Studio, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Winner, Preziosa Young 2023-2024 International Jewellery Design Competition, Florence Jewellery Week Exhibition, Mostra Internazionale dell'Artgianato (MIDA): International Handicrafts Exhibition, Florence, Italy. Preziosa Young 2023 Exhibition, Archivio Negroni, Milan, Italy. Preziosa Young 2023 Exhibition, Roma Jewelry Week, Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy. Preziosa Young 2023 Exhibition, Oratorio San Rocco, Padua, Italy.
2021-2023
Artist in Residence in Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2022
Conference Scholarship, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Providence, RI.
Spring Pentaculum, Invitational Residency, Enamels Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
2019-2021
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition. International Jewellery Design Competition, Oratorio San Rocco, Padua, Italy. (forthcoming)
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition. International Jewellery Design Competition, Roma Jewelry Week, Mercati di Traiano, Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy. (forthcoming)
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition. International Jewellery Design Competition, Archivio Negroni, Milan, Italy.
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 International Jewellery Design Competition, Winner, Florence Jewellery Week Exhibition, International Handicrafts Exhibition (MIDA), Florence, Italy.
Amplify: An Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, ECU Symposium, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, NC.
2023
Amplify: An Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, New York City Jewelry Week, Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
Still Processing, Society of North American Goldsmiths Exhibition, New York City Jewelry Week, Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
Memento Mori, Night Shift Studio Exhibition, Bok Building Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
New & Now: Emerging Artist Exhibition 2023, Ohio Craft Museum, Invitational. Columbus, OH.
Matter of Form, International Jewelry Exhibition by AdornAxis. NYCxDesign Festival, Virtual Exhibition.
BIJOUX! Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition & Sale, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL.
Artists-in-Residence Exhibition: Where/Wear. Greenfield Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Matter of Form, International Jewelry Exhibition by AdornAxis, East Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Armory Faculty Show, Montgomery and Greenfield Galleries, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2022
Environ: An Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, New York City Jewelry Week, Industry City in Brooklyn, NY.
WTF! 10 Years, Slushbox Gallery, Ink & Pistons in West Palm Beach, FL.
Verdant Bodies: A Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition, Montgomery Hall, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
New & Now, East Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Wearables & Whatchamacallits, The Silver Fern, Fiddlehead Gallery, Cookeville, TN.
Alchemy 6: The Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN; University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR; Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
Adorned Spaces: Structured Observation, Solo Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Providence, RI.
Adorned Spaces: Everything Considered, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Providence, RI.
WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Exhibition Ed. 2, Society of North American Goldsmiths Online Exhibition.
The Earring Show, CCBC Gallery, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
2nd SRU Art Alumni Exhibition, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Artists-in-Residence Exhibition: How to Survive in the Woods. Greenfield & East Galleries, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Armory Faculty Show, East Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Small Works Exhibition, Malone Art Gallery, Malone University, Canton, OH.
2021
Hotter N Hell National Collegiate Art Exhibition, Orville Hanchey Gallery, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA.
Cities of Steel, Cities of Rust, Collaborative Exhibition. BJC Gallery, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition: (Ware)withal, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Student Annual Art Show, KSU Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH.
SNAG Conference Student Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Online Exhibition. YouTube/watch.
WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Online Exhibition.
2020
Academics in Pandemic, Ethical Metalsmiths Online Exhibition, www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org.
Collective Home, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Show, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Home: A Virtual Exhibition, Juror: Jennifer Wiegel. Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Student Annual Art Show, CVA Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
micro/MACRO: Intercollegiate Jewelry/Metals Exhibition, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IL; Missouri State University, Springfield, MO; Ball State University, Muncie, IN; Earlham College, Richmond, IN; University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI.
2019
Brooching Identity and Gender, Ton Pottery, Pittsburgh, PA.
Adorned Spaces: Amalgam of Rings, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Chicago, IL.
STRAND, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Exhibition, The Annex Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
2018
Adorned Spaces: Explorations and Process: Makers of the Allegheny Metals Collective, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Portland, OR.
Slippery Rock University Art Alumni Exhibition, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2017
Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.
Badlands Working Group: Convergence in Landscape, Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle, PA.
2016
Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Associated Artists of Butler County 2016 Invitational, AABC Art Center, Butler, PA.
Collective Independence, SRU Faculty + Alumni Show, Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Keystone Collegiate Show, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA. Award: Third Place.
Refined IX: A Bracelet, a Brooch, and a Teapot Walk into a Bar, Stephen F. Austin State University Art Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition: Introspection, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Badlands Working Group: Convergence in the Landscape, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Grove City ArtWorks Collegiate Small Work Exhibition, Wendell August Forge Art Gallery, Grove City ArtWorks, Grove City, PA.
Slippery Rock University Student Juried Exhibition, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA. Award: First Place.
Efflorescence, Associated Artists of Butler County Art Center, Butler, PA.
ARTIST LECTURES + WORKSHOPS
2024
Tube Setting Faceted Stones, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Chasing & Repousse, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Enameling Basics: Color & Form, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Organic Casting, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Fold-Formed Cuffs, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Saw & Solder Champlevé, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
2023
Powder Coating 101, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2022
Flush-Setting Faceted Stones, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer-It-Out: Silver Spork, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Family Saturdays: Family Art, Jewelry Making. Cultural Council of the Palm Beaches, Lake Worth, FL.
Chasing the Small Things: Small Scale Chasing and Repousse, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer It Out: Moscow Mule Cups, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer It Out: Silver Spoon with a Valentine, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2021
Chasing Form: Basics of Chasing & Repousse, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer It Out: Fold-Formed Cuffs, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Enameling Basics: Color, Form Texture, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Maria Camera-Smith: Work & Influences, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2020
Carving a 3 Stone Ring, Workshop for Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2016
Convergence in the Landscape: Art & Geology Collaborations. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2014
Artistic Renditions of the Badlands. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Combining Media: Photography and Metal. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2013
Felting Through History. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Artistic Renditions of the Badlands: Presentation of Student Research. Symposium on the Environment, McKelvey Campus Center, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA.
Artistic Renditions of the Badlands: Presentation of Student Research. Regional Science Consortium. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie, PA.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Allegheny Metals Collective
The Enamelist Society
2019-2021
Master of Fine Arts, Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling. Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
2010-2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Metalsmithing
Bachelor of Science: Professional Studies, Anthropology
Minor in Art History. Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Magna Cum Laude.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2024
Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media, Pittsburgh, PA. Classes taught include: Intro to Metals and Intermediate Jewelry & Metals. Workshops: Tube Setting Faceted Stones, Date Night: Silver Rings, Date Night: Fold-Formed Cuffs (forthcoming)
Instructor, Metals, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Classes taught include: Metals 1 Series, Metals 2 Series (forthcoming). Workshops taught include: Tube Setting Faceted Stones, Saw & Solder Champleve, Mini Metals, Fold-Formed Cuffs, Enameling Basics: Form & Color, Chasing & Repousse.
Visiting Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Organic Casting Workshop.
2021-2023
Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Classes taught: Introduction to Jewelry, Intermediate Techniques in Jewelry + Metalsmithing, Chasing and Repousse, Enameling Basics Intermediate Hammer Techniques, Introduction to Wax Carving and Casting, Intermediate/Advanced Wax Carving and Casting. Workshops taught include Enameling Basics, Fold-Forming, Ornament Stamping, Youth Pendant Stamping, Summer Art Experience in Jewelry/Metals for Teens, Couple’s Ring Making, Flush-Setting Faceted Stones, Silver Spoon Forging, and Moscow Mule Cups.
2020-2021
Instructor of Record, Introduction to Jewelry and Metals. Three semesters. Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2016
Teaching Assistant, Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle, PA. Taught Art portion of the After School S.T.E.A.M. Program at George Washington Middle School, New Castle, PA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024
Instructor, Metals/Jewelry, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Regional Artist-in-Residence, Metals Studio, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Pittsburgh Center for Arts & Media, Pittsburgh, PA.
Visiting Instructor, Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Organic Casting Workshop.
2023-Current
Jeweler for Samantha Skelton Jewelry Design, Pittsburgh, PA.
2021-2023
Artist in Residence in Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Residency includes teaching 8-week classes and workshops, studio maintenance, exhibition assistance, administrative support.
2022
Verdant Bodies: A Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition, Montgomery Hall, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL. Co-organized with Alicia Jane Boswell. YouTube/watch.
NewClub Golf Society commission; Pollinator Golf Championship Crown.
Spring Pentaculum, Invitational Residency, Enamels Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
Juror for Student Independent Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH.
2021
NewClub Golf Society commission; Female and Male Golf Tournament Championship Belts. YouTube/watch.
2019-2021
Graduate Teaching Assistantship in Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2016-2019
A Level Bench Jeweler for Signet Jewelers, at Jared the Galleria of Jewelry, McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA.
2015, 2013
Slippery Rock University Badlands Working Group. Expedition to White River Badlands National Park, SD. for collaborative research.
2014-2015
Internship, SRU Art Archives, Slippery Rock, PA. Created a universal inventory, including photographing, cataloging, handling, organization of art/objects.
2013-2015
Gallery Assistant, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock, PA. Install/uninstall shows, basic gallery maintenance.
2011-2015
Martha Gault Art Society member, President 2013-2015.
Martha Gault Art Gallery Club member, Public Relations Manager 2014-2015.
PUBLICATIONS
2024
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition Catalog, Print and digital: view here.
2023
Metalsmith Magazine, Still Processing Exhibition, Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 2.
Alchemy 6: The Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition Catalog, p. 29.
2022
art&culture magazine, Winter 2022
2021
Commission for NewClub Golf Society; Female and Male Golf Tournament
Championship Belts. YouTube/watch.
2020
Fuse News, Enameling at Kent State, Vol 18, No 2. The Enamelist Society
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2024
Regional Artist-in-Residence, Metals Studio, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Winner, Preziosa Young 2023-2024 International Jewellery Design Competition, Florence Jewellery Week Exhibition, Mostra Internazionale dell'Artgianato (MIDA): International Handicrafts Exhibition, Florence, Italy. Preziosa Young 2023 Exhibition, Archivio Negroni, Milan, Italy. Preziosa Young 2023 Exhibition, Roma Jewelry Week, Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy. Preziosa Young 2023 Exhibition, Oratorio San Rocco, Padua, Italy.
2021-2023
Artist in Residence in Jewelry & Metals, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2022
Conference Scholarship, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Providence, RI.
Spring Pentaculum, Invitational Residency, Enamels Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN.
2019-2021
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition. International Jewellery Design Competition, Oratorio San Rocco, Padua, Italy. (forthcoming)
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition. International Jewellery Design Competition, Roma Jewelry Week, Mercati di Traiano, Museo dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy. (forthcoming)
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 Exhibition. International Jewellery Design Competition, Archivio Negroni, Milan, Italy.
Preziosa Young 2023-2024 International Jewellery Design Competition, Winner, Florence Jewellery Week Exhibition, International Handicrafts Exhibition (MIDA), Florence, Italy.
Amplify: An Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, ECU Symposium, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, NC.
2023
Amplify: An Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, New York City Jewelry Week, Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
Still Processing, Society of North American Goldsmiths Exhibition, New York City Jewelry Week, Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
Memento Mori, Night Shift Studio Exhibition, Bok Building Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
New & Now: Emerging Artist Exhibition 2023, Ohio Craft Museum, Invitational. Columbus, OH.
Matter of Form, International Jewelry Exhibition by AdornAxis. NYCxDesign Festival, Virtual Exhibition.
BIJOUX! Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition & Sale, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL.
Artists-in-Residence Exhibition: Where/Wear. Greenfield Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Matter of Form, International Jewelry Exhibition by AdornAxis, East Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Armory Faculty Show, Montgomery and Greenfield Galleries, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2022
Environ: An Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, New York City Jewelry Week, Industry City in Brooklyn, NY.
WTF! 10 Years, Slushbox Gallery, Ink & Pistons in West Palm Beach, FL.
Verdant Bodies: A Contemporary Art Jewelry Exhibition, Montgomery Hall, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
New & Now, East Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Wearables & Whatchamacallits, The Silver Fern, Fiddlehead Gallery, Cookeville, TN.
Alchemy 6: The Enamelist Society Juried Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN; University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR; Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH.
Adorned Spaces: Structured Observation, Solo Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Providence, RI.
Adorned Spaces: Everything Considered, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Providence, RI.
WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Exhibition Ed. 2, Society of North American Goldsmiths Online Exhibition.
The Earring Show, CCBC Gallery, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
2nd SRU Art Alumni Exhibition, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Artists-in-Residence Exhibition: How to Survive in the Woods. Greenfield & East Galleries, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Armory Faculty Show, East Gallery, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Small Works Exhibition, Malone Art Gallery, Malone University, Canton, OH.
2021
Hotter N Hell National Collegiate Art Exhibition, Orville Hanchey Gallery, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA.
Cities of Steel, Cities of Rust, Collaborative Exhibition. BJC Gallery, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD.
Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition: (Ware)withal, Center for Visual Arts Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Student Annual Art Show, KSU Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH.
SNAG Conference Student Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Online Exhibition. YouTube/watch.
WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Online Exhibition.
2020
Academics in Pandemic, Ethical Metalsmiths Online Exhibition, www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org.
Collective Home, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Show, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Home: A Virtual Exhibition, Juror: Jennifer Wiegel. Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Student Annual Art Show, CVA Gallery, Center for Visual Arts, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
micro/MACRO: Intercollegiate Jewelry/Metals Exhibition, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IL; Missouri State University, Springfield, MO; Ball State University, Muncie, IN; Earlham College, Richmond, IN; University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI.
2019
Brooching Identity and Gender, Ton Pottery, Pittsburgh, PA.
Adorned Spaces: Amalgam of Rings, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Exhibition, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Chicago, IL.
STRAND, Allegheny Metals Collective Group Exhibition, The Annex Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
2018
Adorned Spaces: Explorations and Process: Makers of the Allegheny Metals Collective, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Portland, OR.
Slippery Rock University Art Alumni Exhibition, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2017
Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA.
Badlands Working Group: Convergence in Landscape, Hoyt Center for the Arts, New Castle, PA.
2016
Allegheny Metals Collective Exhibition, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Associated Artists of Butler County 2016 Invitational, AABC Art Center, Butler, PA.
Collective Independence, SRU Faculty + Alumni Show, Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA.
The Keystone Collegiate Show, Brockway Center for Arts and Technology, Brockway, PA. Award: Third Place.
Refined IX: A Bracelet, a Brooch, and a Teapot Walk into a Bar, Stephen F. Austin State University Art Gallery, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
2015
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition: Introspection, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Badlands Working Group: Convergence in the Landscape, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Grove City ArtWorks Collegiate Small Work Exhibition, Wendell August Forge Art Gallery, Grove City ArtWorks, Grove City, PA.
Slippery Rock University Student Juried Exhibition, Martha Gault Art Gallery, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA. Award: First Place.
Efflorescence, Associated Artists of Butler County Art Center, Butler, PA.
ARTIST LECTURES + WORKSHOPS
2024
Tube Setting Faceted Stones, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Chasing & Repousse, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Enameling Basics: Color & Form, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Organic Casting, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Fold-Formed Cuffs, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
Saw & Solder Champlevé, Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA.
2023
Powder Coating 101, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2022
Flush-Setting Faceted Stones, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer-It-Out: Silver Spork, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Family Saturdays: Family Art, Jewelry Making. Cultural Council of the Palm Beaches, Lake Worth, FL.
Chasing the Small Things: Small Scale Chasing and Repousse, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer It Out: Moscow Mule Cups, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer It Out: Silver Spoon with a Valentine, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
2021
Chasing Form: Basics of Chasing & Repousse, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Hammer It Out: Fold-Formed Cuffs, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Enameling Basics: Color, Form Texture, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.
Maria Camera-Smith: Work & Influences, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
2020
Carving a 3 Stone Ring, Workshop for Jewelry, Metals, and Enameling Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH
2016
Convergence in the Landscape: Art & Geology Collaborations. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2014
Artistic Renditions of the Badlands. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Combining Media: Photography and Metal. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
2013
Felting Through History. SRU Student Research Symposium, Robert M. Smith Student Center, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA.
Artistic Renditions of the Badlands: Presentation of Student Research. Symposium on the Environment, McKelvey Campus Center, Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA.
Artistic Renditions of the Badlands: Presentation of Student Research. Regional Science Consortium. Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Erie, PA.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Allegheny Metals Collective
The Enamelist Society