Education:
2012 M.F.A., Metalsmithing, Edinboro University of PA, Edinboro, PA.
2009 B.F.A., Metalsmithing/Photography, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Teaching Experience:
2014-Present, Instructor, Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO
2012-2014, Instructor, Outreach Program, Houston, TX
2010-2012, Instructor, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Experience:
2021-2024, Registrar, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO.
2022-2023, Instructor, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC.
2018-Present, Visiting Artist, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO.
2017, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2016, Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2015, Arist-In-Residence, Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO.
2015, Pentaculum Artist-In-Residence, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.
2014, Genius Admin/Scheduler, Apple Inc. St Louis, MO.
2014, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2013, Assistant. Tallinn, Estonia with Tanel Veenre
2012, Artist-In-Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Houston, TX.
2012, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts. Penland, NC.
Exhibitions:
2025 BEASTIES. Dransfield Jewelers, Richmond, VA. Juried.
QUEERPHORIA VOL 4. ECU Symposium, Greenville, NC. Juried.
2024 IN FOCUS. Queer Metalsmiths and SNAG. Virtual.
QUEERPHORIA VOL 3. The Silver Fern, Cookeville, TN. Juried.
2023 WE ARE HERE. Metal Museum, Memphis, TN. Juried.
WEAR: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY. Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
2022 QUEERPHORIA. Queer Metalsmiths. Juried.
A LONG TIME. Iridian Gallery, Richmond, VA. Duo show with Andy Lowrie.
METALS 2022. Wayne State Galleries, Detroit, MI.
2021 STICKS AND STONES & BROKEN BONES. Pistachios, Chicago, IL.
2020 WEAR: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY. Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
MAD FOR HOOPS. Gallery 2052, Chicago, IL. Juried.
WARE/WEAR. Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC. Juried.
PLACEMENT. NYCJW, New York, NY.
2019 BLING. Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC.
ART OF TRAVEL. Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, MO.
HIDDEN TREASURES. Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. Juried by Donald Friedlich.
PATRON OF THE ARTS: PAULETTE MYERS. Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL.
2018 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION. Craft Alliance, STL.
2017 MAKERS PAST AND PRESENT. Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, MO.
ADORNED SPACES. SNAG, New Orleans, LA.
2016 HOT DOG!. Ornament and Object, Chicago, IL. Juried by Maia Leppo.
EARRINGS 3. Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA.
2015 ASSEMBLE: Contemporary Jewelry Collection. Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
ENCOMPASS. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
#THISISABROOCH: Photo Booth and Exhibition. SNAG conference, Boston, MA.
MAPPED: A Survey of Contemporary Jewelry and Metalwork. HCC Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX. Invited by Demitra
Thomloudis.
2014 CRAFT TEXAS. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Juried by Carol Sauvion, Piero Fenci and
Clint Willour. Juried regional exhibition.
REFINED VIII: MAKER’S CHOICE. The Cole Arts Center at the Old Opera House, Nacogdoches, TX. Juried by Cindi Strauss.
Juried international exhibition. Honorable Mention.
2013 SUP BROOCH. One Wall Gallery. Online Juried Exhibition.
IN PROCESS. Nazareth College, Rochester, NY. Invited by Lynn Duggan.
IN RESIDENCE. Artist Hall, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.
COATED. The Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Juried by Stephanie Voegele and Christina Rinaldi.
KEEP IT IN THE CAN. Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Invited by Laura Wood.
REMINISCENTIAL. Artist Hall, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.
SHOW YOUR METAL. 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX. Juried by Anna Walker.
TONGUE IN CHEEK. Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC. Juried by Jillian Moore.
MONOCHROME NOIR. Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA. Juried by Michael Dale Bernard and
Tara Locklear. Invitational international exhibition.
2012 BEHIND THE BROOCH. Crafthaus. Juried by Lorena Angulo.
THE BODY ADORNED. Society of North American Goldsmiths. Juried by Gail M. Brown. Juried
online exhibition.
RE-COLLECTIONS. Edinboro University of PA. Solo thesis exhibition.
CU|29 EXHIBITION. Mesa Contemporary Arts, Phoenix, AZ. Juried by David Huang. Juried
international exhibition.
SMALL METALS IN THE STEEL CITY. Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Invitational
national exhibition.
REFINED VII: INSPIRATION. The Cole Arts Center at the Old Opera House, Nacogdoches, TX. Juried
by Jennifer Crupi. Juried international exhibition.
2010 CONTAIN: Vessels and the Art of Containment. Luke & Eloy Gallery. Juried by Brigitte Martin. Juried
Exhibition.
Grants
2024 Artist Support Grant. Regional Arts Council. St Louis.
Permanent Collections
2022 The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.
Publications of Personal Artwork
2024 NEW EARRINGS. Nicolas Estrada.
2020 NEW BRACELETS. Nicolas Estrada.
2018 NEW BROOCHES. Nicolas Estrada.
2014 ON BODY AND SOUL: CONTEMPORARY ARMOR TO AMULETS. Suzanne Ramljak.
BEHIND THE BROOCH. Lorena Angulo. Invitational.
2012 SHOWCASE 500 RINGS. Marthe Le Van. Lark Books.
2012 M.F.A., Metalsmithing, Edinboro University of PA, Edinboro, PA.
2009 B.F.A., Metalsmithing/Photography, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Teaching Experience:
2014-Present, Instructor, Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO
2012-2014, Instructor, Outreach Program, Houston, TX
2010-2012, Instructor, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Experience:
2021-2024, Registrar, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO.
2022-2023, Instructor, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC.
2018-Present, Visiting Artist, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO.
2017, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2016, Instructor, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2015, Arist-In-Residence, Craft Alliance, St Louis, MO.
2015, Pentaculum Artist-In-Residence, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts.
2014, Genius Admin/Scheduler, Apple Inc. St Louis, MO.
2014, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.
2013, Assistant. Tallinn, Estonia with Tanel Veenre
2012, Artist-In-Residence, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Houston, TX.
2012, Studio Assistant, Penland School of Crafts. Penland, NC.
Exhibitions:
2025 BEASTIES. Dransfield Jewelers, Richmond, VA. Juried.
QUEERPHORIA VOL 4. ECU Symposium, Greenville, NC. Juried.
2024 IN FOCUS. Queer Metalsmiths and SNAG. Virtual.
QUEERPHORIA VOL 3. The Silver Fern, Cookeville, TN. Juried.
2023 WE ARE HERE. Metal Museum, Memphis, TN. Juried.
WEAR: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY. Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
2022 QUEERPHORIA. Queer Metalsmiths. Juried.
A LONG TIME. Iridian Gallery, Richmond, VA. Duo show with Andy Lowrie.
METALS 2022. Wayne State Galleries, Detroit, MI.
2021 STICKS AND STONES & BROKEN BONES. Pistachios, Chicago, IL.
2020 WEAR: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY. Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
MAD FOR HOOPS. Gallery 2052, Chicago, IL. Juried.
WARE/WEAR. Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC. Juried.
PLACEMENT. NYCJW, New York, NY.
2019 BLING. Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC.
ART OF TRAVEL. Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, MO.
HIDDEN TREASURES. Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. Juried by Donald Friedlich.
PATRON OF THE ARTS: PAULETTE MYERS. Edwardsville Art Center, Edwardsville, IL.
2018 ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION. Craft Alliance, STL.
2017 MAKERS PAST AND PRESENT. Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, MO.
ADORNED SPACES. SNAG, New Orleans, LA.
2016 HOT DOG!. Ornament and Object, Chicago, IL. Juried by Maia Leppo.
EARRINGS 3. Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA.
2015 ASSEMBLE: Contemporary Jewelry Collection. Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
ENCOMPASS. Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL.
#THISISABROOCH: Photo Booth and Exhibition. SNAG conference, Boston, MA.
MAPPED: A Survey of Contemporary Jewelry and Metalwork. HCC Central Art Gallery, Houston, TX. Invited by Demitra
Thomloudis.
2014 CRAFT TEXAS. Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Juried by Carol Sauvion, Piero Fenci and
Clint Willour. Juried regional exhibition.
REFINED VIII: MAKER’S CHOICE. The Cole Arts Center at the Old Opera House, Nacogdoches, TX. Juried by Cindi Strauss.
Juried international exhibition. Honorable Mention.
2013 SUP BROOCH. One Wall Gallery. Online Juried Exhibition.
IN PROCESS. Nazareth College, Rochester, NY. Invited by Lynn Duggan.
IN RESIDENCE. Artist Hall, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.
COATED. The Studio, Brooklyn, NY. Juried by Stephanie Voegele and Christina Rinaldi.
KEEP IT IN THE CAN. Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX. Invited by Laura Wood.
REMINISCENTIAL. Artist Hall, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.
SHOW YOUR METAL. 18 Hands Gallery, Houston, TX. Juried by Anna Walker.
TONGUE IN CHEEK. Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC. Juried by Jillian Moore.
MONOCHROME NOIR. Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA. Juried by Michael Dale Bernard and
Tara Locklear. Invitational international exhibition.
2012 BEHIND THE BROOCH. Crafthaus. Juried by Lorena Angulo.
THE BODY ADORNED. Society of North American Goldsmiths. Juried by Gail M. Brown. Juried
online exhibition.
RE-COLLECTIONS. Edinboro University of PA. Solo thesis exhibition.
CU|29 EXHIBITION. Mesa Contemporary Arts, Phoenix, AZ. Juried by David Huang. Juried
international exhibition.
SMALL METALS IN THE STEEL CITY. Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA. Invitational
national exhibition.
REFINED VII: INSPIRATION. The Cole Arts Center at the Old Opera House, Nacogdoches, TX. Juried
by Jennifer Crupi. Juried international exhibition.
2010 CONTAIN: Vessels and the Art of Containment. Luke & Eloy Gallery. Juried by Brigitte Martin. Juried
Exhibition.
Grants
2024 Artist Support Grant. Regional Arts Council. St Louis.
Permanent Collections
2022 The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC.
Publications of Personal Artwork
2024 NEW EARRINGS. Nicolas Estrada.
2020 NEW BRACELETS. Nicolas Estrada.
2018 NEW BROOCHES. Nicolas Estrada.
2014 ON BODY AND SOUL: CONTEMPORARY ARMOR TO AMULETS. Suzanne Ramljak.
BEHIND THE BROOCH. Lorena Angulo. Invitational.
2012 SHOWCASE 500 RINGS. Marthe Le Van. Lark Books.