Resume
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EDUCATION:
1977-79
M.F.A., Metalsmithing: Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Department Chairman: Richard Thomas
1974-77 BA 1976: Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Department Chairman: David LaPlantz
1971-74
AA Liberal Arts, 1974, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA
CURRENT POSITION:
1981-present
Professor, Head of Metalsmithing Department
Tennessee Technological University, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2012
Celebration of Craft Screening Committee Nashville, TN
2010
Invited to be one of Ten American Metalsmith’s to visit China and to meet with the faculty members and China’s artists working in metal
Co-Instructor for the Art Tour of Korea
2009
Invited to visit the Damasteel Factory in Sweden
2008
“Art and Culture of Japan” Tour coordinator and instructor, Japan
2004
Coordinator – Demonstration program for the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in conjunction with The Masters of their craft: Highlights from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Celebration of fine Craft Screening Committee, Nashville and Chattanooga, TN
2003
Guest lecturer for the Colorado Organization of Metal Artist, Solida, CO
2002
Celebration of Fine Craft Screening Committee, Nashville and Chattanooga, TN
2001
Judge Celebration of Fine Craft Chattanooga, TN
Curator “Fresh Metals” Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
2000
Judge Tennessee Crafts Fair, Nashville, TN
1999
Visiting Artist University of Central England, School of Jewelry, Birmingham, England
Lecture “The Blacksmith as Artist Innovator”, SNAG ’96 Capital Assets, Conference, Washington, DC
Juror “Tennessee Craft Fair”, Nashville, TN
1995
Juror “Society of North American Goldsmiths/NEA, Minority Student Fellowship”
1994
Juror “Tennessee Craft Fair”, Nashville, TN
“Guest Artist” Vessel Demonstration and Lecture on Personal Work, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
1991
Guest Artist, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1990
Guest Artist, Nova Scotia College of Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Curator “Metals Expressions II”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN & National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
Guest Artist, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
1988
Fulbright Teaching Exchange, South Devon College of Art and Technology, Torque, United Kingdom
1986
The Korean-American Metal Arts Workshop, Demonstration and Lecture, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea
Guest Curator of “Japanese Metalsmithing Traditions”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
1985
Curator of “Metals Expressions 1985”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1984
Resident Artist; ART PARK, Work consisted of forged steel sculpture, Lewiston, NY
1980- 81
Studio Manager, Instructor in Metalsmithing
Chairman of first auction at Appalachian Center for Crafts
1980
Administrative Assistant, Colorado Mountain College, Minturn, CO
1979
Metalsmithing Instructor, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Appalachian Center for Craft, Gallery Gates with the help of the students at the Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Tree of Life Sculpture with the help of the students at the Appalachian Center for Craft Cookeville, TN
Georgia Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia
Jim Wallace, Director of the National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
Arvada Art Center, Arvada, CO
Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
Wood Partners, Alta Lake Development, Nashville, TN
Tramel Crow Residential, Wind Chase Development, Nashville, TN
Wood Partners, Nashville, TN
Morgan Keegan, Dallas, TX
Cancer Research Center, Memphis, TN
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, TN
Edward H. Merrin of Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, NY
Arrowmont School of Art Museum, Gatlinburg, TN
Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Tennessee Technological University/Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
SHOWS/AWARDS:
2012
“Metal Element of Seoul” Art Metal Element of Korea / Japan / Taiwan / USA, Gallery Space Duru, Seoul Korea
2011
“Art of Ornament: From Weapons to Wearable Art” Liloveve Gallery Brooklyn, NY
“TTU Faculty Exhibition” Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, TTU, Cookeville. TN
“Imagine by Hand” Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
2010
“Extreme Tea” Houston Center for Contemperary Crafts, Houston, TX
2009
Joe Humble Hammer Award for service to the Appalachian Area Chapter of Blacksmiths
“Fire on the Mountain” Spruce Pine, NC
“Atlanta Jewelry Exhibition” Atlanta, GA
One Person Exhibition, Steven Spicer Gallery, Cookeville, TN
2008
“Animale’s” A Bevy of Animal inspired Sculpture to Wear, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Angels Among Us, Exhibition to benefit Grace House of Memphis, Memphis, TN
Contributed to the creation of an Art Book created by Dolph Smith now in the collection of Jim Wallace
“Spirit” Sculpture installed at the Arvada Art Center, Arvada, CO
“The Ring Show Then and Now” Georgia Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
“The Ring Show Then and Now”, Savannah College of Art, Savannah, GA
“The Ring Show Then and Now”, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2007
“Tennessee Masterworks Exhibition”, Tennessee Art Center at Madison, TN
“The Ring Show Then & Now”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“The Art Knife”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
Nominated for Niche Magazine’s second annual Arts Educator of the year Award
2006
“NICHE Awards” Finalist, the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft
Market of American Craft, Finalist in the Metal Hollowware Category
Nominated “NICHE Magazine’s” first-ever Educator of the Year Award, the Philadelphia Buyers Market of American Craft
“Repair Days Master Smiths Exhibition”, National Metals Ornamental Museum, Memphis, TN
“The Art of Metal” Paulette Myers, Curator, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, IL
“Appalachian Center for Crafts” Exhibition, Folk Art Center Ashville, NC
“Summer Faculty Exhibition”, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
“Ring in the New Year”, Grove Arcade, Arts and Heritage Gallery, Ashville, NC
2005
“Tennessee Masterworks Exhibition 2005”, Madison Art Center, Madison, TN
“Hammer-in Presenters Past Present, and Future”
Center Galleries, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
“Made in America; Metal Arts Invitational Exhibition”, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
“Exhibition of Faculty Work from the Appalachian center for Craft”, Belmont University’s Leu Art Gallery, Nashville, TN
“Pill Box Exhibition”, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
“Summer Workshop Exhibition”, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
Traveling Exhibition “200 Rings”: Velvet da Vince, San Francisco, CA, Gallery M, Cleveland, OH, Sam Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, MA
“Best of Tennessee Craft Biennial”, Tennessee State Museum Nashville, TN
2004
“200 Rings”: Sam Shaw Gallery, Northwest Harbor, Maine, Gallery M, Cleveland, Oh, Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Velvet da Vinci San Francisco, CA
“Rings”, North Carolina University Raleigh, NC
“Metal/Southeast”, William King Regional Art Center Abingdon, VA
“Summer Faculty Exhibition”, Appalachian Center for Craft
TPAC Benefit Exhibition, Tennessee Performing Arts Center Nashville, TN
2003
EDL& Associates, Atlanta, GA
Culture Clash, Salida, CO
Kathy Albers Gallery, Memphis, TN
Faculty Show, Joan Derryberry Art Gallery, Tennessee Tech University Cookeville, TN
TPAC Benefit Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Madison Art Center, Madison, TN
Recipient of the Alma Ikerman Award for Service to the field of Metals Education
2002
“For The Feast”, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
“Masterworks 2002”, Madison Art Center, Madison, TN
“Display Use Only”, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland WA
“Summer Faculty Exhibition”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Contemporary Metalwork and Jewelry from Six Countries”, Craft Space Mokkumto, Seoul, Korea
“Best of Tennessee Crafts”, Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN
“Appalachian Center for Crafts Faculty Show”, Tennessee Arts Commission Gallery, Nashville, TN
2001
“Best of Tennessee Juried Art Competition”, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN- Purchase award
ACC SOUTH EAST “SPOTLIGHT” Arrowmont’s Sandra J. Blain Galleries, Gatlinburg, TN
“Objects for use: Handmade by Design”, American Crafts Museum, New York, NY
“Fresh Metals” Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Blade Slices Silk”, Humboldt State University Alumni Invitational, Arcata, CA
“Summer Faculty Show at the Appalachian Center for Crafts”, Smithville, TN
“Summer Faculty Show at the Sally D. Francisco Gallery at Peters Valley”, Peters Valley, NJ
“SNAG Links Project” SNAG Conference Richmond, Virginia
2000
“Rare to Well Done: Culinary Craft”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“With Hammer in Hand”, Ben Wearly Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
“TACA’s Biennial Exhibition 2000” traveling exhibition, Starting at the Carol Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN,
Albers Gallery, Memphis, TN
1999
“ARTstravaganza” National Juried Exhibition, Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN, One of five top award winners
“Beacons for the 21st Century”, Nancy Sachs Gallery Saint Louis, MO
“The Knife Fork and Spoon: Serving Pieces 1999”
Introduced at SOFA NYC, sponsored by Yaw Gallery Birmingham, MI
“Juxtaposition”, Albers Gallery Memphis, TN
1998
“Fragments of the Past”, One Man Show Appalachian Center for Crafts Smithville, TN
“Tell me a Story – Appalachian Crafts”
The Ohio Craft Museum Columbus, OH
“Raised from Tradition: Hollowware Past and Present”, Seafirst Gallery Seattle, WA
“1998 TACA Biennial Exhibition-the Best of Tennessee Crafts”, The Parthenon Nashville, TN then traveled for one year
“Knock on Wood, a Mokume Invitational”, National Ornamental Metal Museum Memphis, TN
“Functional Vase Project” sponsored by YAW Gallery Birmingham Michigan, Presented at “SOFA” New York then traveling for one year
ALBERS Fine Art Gallery Memphis, TN
1997
“SOFA” Chicago, IL, Represented by Albers Fine Arts Memphis, TN
“Jewelry Invitational”, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
“Artists of a Different Caliber” Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA traveling exhibition for two years
River Gallery Chattanooga, TN
“Faculty Exhibition” TTU Appalachian Center for Crafts Smithville, TN
ALBERS Fine Art Gallery Memphis, TN
1996
“Functional Metal” Virginia Brier Gallery, San Francisco, CA
One Man Show: Albers Fine Arts Gallery, Memphis, TN
“National Invitational Metal Arts Exhibition: The Heritage of Diversity”, Montgomery College Art Gallery, Rockville, MD
“Chain Gang Show” Target Gallery-Torpedo Factory Alexandria, VA, Joanne Rapp Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
“Jewelers Exchange ’96 Exhibition”, University of Northumbria at Newcastle, England, UK
“Art in the Airport” TTU Art Faculty Exhibition, Nashville, TN
Tennessee Tech University Faculty Exhibition, Cookeville, TN
“hand.eye.ttu@apsu” TTU Faculty Show, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN
1995
“ART TOYS playing for Keeps”, ALBERS Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
“A Show of Hands”, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville TN
“The Autumn Bacchanal” Cookeville, TN
“Metals – Form From Chaos”, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
1994
“Ten Years Ten Artists”, Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
“A Show of Hands”, Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN
“Tennessee Technological University Art Faculty Exhibition”, TTU, Cookeville, TN
“Honorable Mentors”, The Arts Center Woodbury, TN
“Poetics of Time” Two-Person Installation with Dawn Nakanishi, University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Bennett Gallery, Knoxville, TN
1993
“Miniatures ‘93”, Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
“Arts at the Airport, Middle Tennessee Craft Artists”, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
“Tennessee Craft Artist Showcase”, Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
1992
“The American Art Knife”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“TTU Faculty Exhibition”, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
“Metallic Influences”, Design Center, Little Rock, AR
“Repair Days Master Smith Reunion Exhibition”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“Breadth of Metal”, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VI
Solo Exhibition, Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
Concepts Gallery, Carmel, CA
1991
“Faculty Show”, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
“A Winter Market ‘91”, Anniston Museum of Natural History, Anniston, AL
“Copper III”, Old Pueblo Museum, Tucson, AZ
“Gilding the Lily”
Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
“12th Yuma Symposium Exhibition”
Yuma Art Center, Yuma, AZ
Concepts Gallery, Carmel, CA
“Studio Art ‘91”, Metro Arts Downtown Gallery, Nashville, TN
1990
“Heavy Metal & Jolly Jewels”, Ego Essentials Gallery Mequon, WI
“A Decade of Crafts”, Christies East, Benefit for American Craft Museum, New York, NY
“Faculty Show”, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
“Beyond the Blade” – One-man Show, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
1989
Concepts Gallery, Carmel, CA
“Faculty Show”, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
“Functional Crafts”, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC
“New Art Forms: a survey of contemporary artwork in fiber, clay, glass, metal and wood”,
Summer Lights, Nashville, TN
“Fire and Iron: Forged Metals”, California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, CA
“Tennessee Metals”, Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, TN
1988
“Aha Hana Lima”, Focus Gallery of Contemporary Work, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
“The American Connection: Major American Metalsmiths”, Currents Gallery, Bowling Green. OH
“Brookfield Craft Center Members Show”, Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, CT
“Texas and Tennessee”, The Crescent Gallery, Dallas, TX
1987
“National Invitational Exhibition of Metalsmithing”, Kipp Gallery, Indiana, PA
“Quiet Screams from the Primal Forest”, Faculty Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Collectible Knives”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“Tennessee Knives”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Southern Silver”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“Summer Lights ‘87”, Nashville, TN
“Conversations Illinois”, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
1986
“Contemporary Metals Exhibition”, Signature Shop, Atlanta, GA
“American Bladesmiths”, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
“3 Person Exhibition”, Designer Collections, Nashville, TN
“Japanese Metalsmithing Traditions”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“Tennessee: State of the Arts”, Arrowmont Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN
“A Decade of American Blacksmithing”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“Maryland Crafts Council National Biennial Exhibition”, Baltimore, MD
1985
“1985 BCC Members Exhibition”, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
“Scents and Nonscents”, Signature Gallery, Boston, MA
“Craft Concepts ‘85”, Jewish Community Center, Margate, NJ
“Saddle Up”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
1984
“One-Man Show”, San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA
“Faculty Show”, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN
“Appalachian Center for Crafts Faculty and Student Exhibition”
Carol Hooberman Gallery, Birmingham, MI
“Celebration of American Crafts”, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
“Knives for the Mythical Hunt”, Balene Inc. Gallery, Houston, TX
1984
“The Blacksmith as Artist”, Constitution Hall Park, Huntsville, AL
“Currents ‘84”, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
“The Cutting Edge: The Knifemaker’s Art”, Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, NY
“Birmingham Knife Show”, Birmingham, AL
1983
“Craft Concepts ‘83”, Jewish Community Center, Margate, NJ
“The Great TV Auction”, Channel 22, Cookeville, TN, Award of Excellence
“Celebration of American Crafts”, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
“National Crafts Exhibition II”, Galveston Arts Gallery, Galveston, TX
“Super Summer ‘83”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Looking Back and Looking Forward: The Allure of Metals”, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
“The Eating Experience: Handcrafted Utensils for the Table”, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
1982
“Spotlight ’82: Southeastern Crafts”, Arrowmont Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN
“Mokume-Gane in Maine: National Invitational Exhibit”, Handcrafters Gallery, Portland, ME
“Faculty Exhibition from the Appalachian Center for Crafts”, Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
“Currents ‘82”, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
“National Crafts Exhibition”, Galveston Arts Gallery, Galveston, TX
“Damascus: The Magic Steel”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
1981
“Crafts for Elegant 80’s”, Carry-Windsor Gallery, Richmond, VA
“Artrageous”, Carol Hooberman Gallery, Birmingham, MI
“The Cutting Edge”, Traveling exhibition sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Commission
“Primary Art II”, Artistic Sass Inc, Hilton Head Island, SC
“Studio Managers Exhibition”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1980
“The State of Metals, National Metals Invitational”, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
“An Exhibition of Recent Metalwork’s”, Two-Man Show at Iowa State Memorial Union Gallery, Ames, IA
1979
“Masks”, Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR
“Multi-Colored Gold’s”, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
“National Metals Invitational”, Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
“Cranbrook Academy of Art Summer Show”, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Master of Fine Arts Exhibition”, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
“Cranbrook Academy of Art Spring Show”, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1978
“The Enchanted Object”, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI, Award – Honorable Mention
“Michigan Silversmiths Guild Show”, Detroit, MI
“Future Encounters”, Claire Pearones, Birmingham, MI
“Sterling Silver Design Competition”, Lever House, New York, NY
1977
“Selections 1977”, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
“Humboldt State Student Art Exhibition”, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, Award – Honorable Mention
“First National Ring Competition”, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Award – Third Place
“Knife and Edged Tool Show”
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
1976
“Arizona National”, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, AR
“Down to Earth Show”, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA
“Faculty and Assistant Work”, Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, TN
“Statements in Sterling”, Lever House, New York, NY
“Student Metals Exhibit”, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
1975
“California State Fair – Fine Arts Division”, Sacramento, CA, Award – Honorable Mention
“Summer Exhibit”, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
American Crafts Council
Society of North American Goldsmiths, Distinguished Member
Artist Blacksmiths Association of North America
Appalachian Area Chapter of ABANA
GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS:
2010 Travel Grant to help fund VIP Tour of China
2010 Travel Grant to help fund workshop in Peru, Awarded by TTU
2009 Joan Derryberry Faculty Development Endowment Award, TTU
2009 Travel Grant sponsoring research and workshop in Europe, Awarded by TTU
2008 Tennessee Artist Craftsman’s Grant
2001 Appalachian Area Chapter of A.B.A.N.A. Joe Humble Scholarship, granted for service to the field
1998 Faculty Leave TTU, granted to pursue my own work and to research relationships between the jewelry industry and educational programs
1988 Fulbright Teaching Exchange, Torquay, United Kingdom
1979 Research Grant, Cranbrook Academy of Art
1978 Travel Grant, Cranbrook Academy of Art. Used to visit London to study Silversmithing
1976 Assistant Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, TN
WORKSHOPS TAUGHT
2011
“Mokume-Gane” Dartmouth College Hanover New NH
2010
“Bladesmithing” Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
“Specialty Jewelry Techniques”, Lima, Peru sponsored by Partners for Fair Trade and Bridge of Hope
2009
“Damascus Steel”, Romania
“Bladesmithing and Damascus steel” Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN
2008
“Mokume-Gane and Damascus Steel”, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
“Mokume-Gane”, California College of Art, Oakland, CA
“Forging on the River”, Demonstrator Mokume-Gane, Memphis, TN
2007
“Tools for the Jeweler Metalsmith” MAKER Loma Mar, CA
2006
“Weathervanes” MAKER Loma Mar, CA
2005
“Bladesmithing and Damascus steel”, Appalachian Center for Craft
“Mokume-Gane”, California College of Art Oakland, Ca
“The Art of the Folding Knife”, Oregon College of art and Craft Portland, OR
“Weathervanes”, MAKER Loma Mar, CA
2004
“Mokume-Gane”, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
“Mokume-Gane”, Mendocino Art Center Mendocino, CA
“The Art of the Hand Made Knife”, California College of the Arts Oakland, CA
“Damascus Steel Bladesmithing”, Appalachian Center for Craft Smithville, TN
2003
MAKER Workshop, Guest Artist, Loma Mar, CA
“Mokume-Gane”, Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA
“Bladesmithing and Damascus Steel”, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
“Mokume-Gane”, Good Dirt Workshops Athens, GA
2002
“Mokume-Gane”, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, IL
“Damascus Bladesmithing”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Blacksmithing “, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
“Maker 2002, Mokume-Gane”, Loma Mar, CA
“Projects and Problems in Steel and Light Metals”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
2001
“Mokume-Gane “, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Quick Vessels”, Peters Valley Craft Center, Peters Valley, NJ
“M.A.K.R. 2001 Mokume-Gane, and Forging Silver”, Loma Mar, CA
2000
“Damascus Bladesmithing”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Damascus Bladesmithing”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Quick Vessels” M.A.K.R. 2000, Loma Mar, CA
1999
“Hammer-in ‘99” Demonstration of Damascus steel, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
“Quick Vessels” Metal Arts Camp, Loma Mar, CA
“Damascus Steel”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1998
“Pocket Knives”, Peters Valley Craft Center Layton, NJ
“Bladesmithing & Damascus Steel” Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Quick Vessels Workshop” Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
1997
“Quick Vessels Workshop” Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Chasing and Repousse Workshop”, DaSilva School of Metalsmithing, Pinol, CA
“Mokume-Gane”, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
1996
“Knife Making Workshop”, DaSilva School of Metalsmithing, Pinol, CA
“Quick Vessels Workshop”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
“Damascus Steel Workshop” School of Jewelry, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham, England, UK
“Damascus Steel Workshop”, Surrey Institute, Farnham, England, UK
1995
Forging Demonstration, Metal Arts Guild, Oakland, CA.
“Quick Vessels”, Arapaho Community College Littleton, CO
“Quick Vessels”, Appalachian Center for Crafts Smithville, TN
1994
“Chasing and Repousse Workshop”, DaSilva School of Metalsmithing, California
“Quick Vessels”, Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA
“Bladesmithing Demonstration”, California Blacksmithing Association, Crocket, CA
Demonstration Forge Welding Hatchets, and Spoon Forging, Appalachian Area Chapter of A.B.A.N.A., Smithville, TN
1993
“Quick Vessels”, Richmond Art Center Richmond, VA
“Casting”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1992
“Bladesmithing”, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
“Knife Making”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1991
“Knife Making”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
Guest Artist – Bladesmithing, Yuma Symposium, Yuma, AZ
“Knife Making”, Lecture on Personal Work, California College of Arts and Crafts Oakland, CA
1990
“Knife Making”, Alabama Designer Craftsmen, Birmingham, AL
“Blade-Forging”, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
“Knife Making”, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
1989
“Damascus Steel”, Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
1988
“Bladesmithing and Damascus Steel”, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
“Knifemaking”, Aha Hana Lima, Hawaii Craftsmen, Honolulu, HI
“Mokume-Gane”, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Guest Lecturer for “Korean Metalsmithing Techniques”
Workshop, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1987
“Mokume-Gane” Florida Goldsmiths Society, Wild Acres, NC
Guest Lecturer, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1986
“The Construction of Folding Knives”, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
“The Construction of Folding Knives”, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
Guest Lecturer, Evergreen Valley State University, San Jose, CA
1984
Guest Artist-Demonstration of Mokume-Gane, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1983
Lecture and Demonstration on Blade Forging, East Tennessee Art Education Association Conference, Arrowmont School of Art, Gatlinburg, TN
“Knife making”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1982
Lecture on Personal Work, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
“The Construction of Folding Knives”, Worcester Craft Center, Worcester, MA
Guest Lecturer, Boston University, Boston, MA
1981
“Knife making”, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1980
“The Construction of Folding Knives”, Summervail Workshops, Minturn, CO
Guest Lecturer-Alternative Jewelry Techniques, Colorado Art Educators Association Conference, Colorado Mountain College, Minturn, CO
PUBLICATIONS:
500 knives, Published by Lark Books, published in 2009
500 Metal Vessels, Published by Lark Books, published in 2007, page 241
500 Wedding Rings, Published by Lark Books, published in 2007 page 385
Modern Art Knives: Beyond the Samurai Sword, CD catalogue published by The National Ornamental Metal Museum
The Ring Show Then and Now, CD catalogue from the exhibition, 2007
Explore Monthly, “Professor Bob Coogan Creates First WCTE Logo Interpretation” 2007
Tech Times Feature Article, “Coogan designs pin to benefit cancer research” 2006
DIY Channel Episode 252 Segment on Damascus Bladesmithing, Aired on December 14, 2004
1000 Rings edited by Bob Ebendorf, Published by Lark Books pages 115, 147, 184
Creating Traditions, Expanding Horizons: A History of Tennessee Arts
Carroll Van West editor Publication date 2004. My work or I am mentioned in articles on pages 195,197-98, 210,211. The article I wrote on the “National Ornamental Metal Museum” appears on page 196,
The Craft of Silversmithing by Alex Austin, Pages 139, 152
OBJECTS FOR USE: HAND MADE by DESIGN edited by Paul Smith, Publication fall 2001
On the Cutting Edge; Herald Citizen Cookeville, TN May 7, 2000, Article on my work, page 1
Mokume Gane, a Comprehensive Study, By Steve Midgett, publication date 2000; Photos on pages 46, 52, 94,110,111
Article that I wrote on Forge Fired Mokume-Gane, on pages 63-70
The World Gallery, on line Gallery of metal work 1999, www.theworldgallery.com
Off the Beaten Path, Channel 5 News Television, Interviewed by Clifton Hunt, October 1993
Coffee Break, WPLN public radio, Interviewed by Rebecca Bains, October 1993
Ideas, Images, Imagemakers, Jewelry/Metalwork Survey #3, Edited by David and Shereen LaPlantz 1993 photos page 55
A Way of Communicating, Jewelry/Metalwork Survey #2
Technical Article on the Construction of Folding Knives
Edited by David and Shereen LaPlantz 1992 pages 172-176
METALSMITH, summer 1992 Review of Solo Exhibition at Albers Fine Art Gallery, page 45
Jewelry/Metalwork 1991 Survey David LaPlantz, Photographs page 88
Knives ’91 Ken Warner, Photograph page 149
Knives ’89 Ken Warner, Photographs pages 88, 136
ANVIL’S RING, Photograph Summer 1988
Knives ’87 Ken Warner, Photographs pages 73, 79, 81
THE DESIGN MAGAZINE (Korean Publication), August, 1986
Korean-American Metal Arts Workshop, pages 72-75, Part of paper on Damascus published
Knives ’86 Ken Warner, Photographs pages 50-51
The Korean-American Metal Arts Workshop
Technical paper on Damascus Steel
Interviewed for Korean television Seoul, Korea
Custom Knifemaking, by Tim McCreight, Photographs pages 145, 147, and 164
METALSMITH, fall 1984
Review “The Cutting Edge: The Knifemaker’s Art”
Exhibition at the Edward H. Merrin Gallery, NY
CRAFT RANGE, September/October, 1984, “Converging on Center Hill”
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL, September 1983, Photograph in article “Celebrating Crafts”, pages 90-93
AMERICAN CRAFT, February/March 1983, Mentioned in article “Spotlight ’82 Southeast Crafts”, pages 40-43
American Crafts, A Sourcebook for the Home Katherine Pearson, 1983 Photographs
AMERICAN CRAFT, June/July, 1981, Photograph in article on the “Cutting Edge” show, pages 16-17
ANVIL’S RING, 1981 Article on “Cutting Edge” Photograph