Education
1981
MFA, Master of Fine Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Jewelry Design & Metalsmithing: Focus on Ancient/ Traditional Metalsmithing
1976
BA, Bachelor of Arts, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Double major: Jewelry & Ceramics;
Minor: Industrial Photography
Professional Experience
2005- 2011
Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA
Program Coordinator Jewelry/Metal Arts- 3D Design/Sculpture; Art Appreciation
1988 - 2005
City College of San Francisco, Phelan Campus, San Francisco, CA
Instructor, Jewelry/Metal Arts, part time
1988 - 2004
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA Adjunct Professor, Jewelry/Metal Arts, Interim Director of Student Life Offices
1982 &1983
Kook Min University, Seoul, South Korea
Jewelry/Metalsmithing Full-time Visiting Professor
1981-1982
Bondi Metal Works, Oakland, CA
Prototype and pattern development, smithing
Awards, Grants & Recognition
2012
Commendation
International Pearl Design Competition,
Cultured Pearl Association of America
2006
Caroline Stupell Award
Shaping the Future of Craft Leadership Conference through American Craft Council, 1 of 70 Invited to participate, Houston, TX 2003
International Juror, $74K awarded
Chongju International Craft Biennial ‘03 , Chongju, South Korea
1 of 5 jurors from Norway, Sweden, Japan, Switzerland, USA,
Winner, Miscellaneous Category
Inaugural Annual Jewelry Awards,
Lapidary Journal
2000
Artists in Residence, Lake Emma, Saskatchewan Arts Council, Canada
Collaboration with artists of various media.
1997
Winning Design
Veterans’ Memorial Contest, City of Antioch’s
Silva’s Memorials, Vallejo, CA.
1996
Bene Award, 1996-97 Visual Arts Awards, Modern Liturgy Magazine, Top award given, Seasonal/Occasional Category
Award of Merit, California Works Fine Arts
Exhibition California Expo, Sacramento, CA
1994
Award of Merit, California Works Fine Arts Exhibition California Expo,
Sacramento, CA
Honorable Mention, Visual Arts Awards Modern Liturgy Magazine
1987
Certificate of Excellence,
National Metal Arts Exhibition, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
1985
William Spratling Silver Trophy
Inaugural Award of Trophy
First Foreign Artist Selected to Exhibit in National Silver Fair 48th National Silver Fair, Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico
1983
First Foreign Artist Ever Selected
Republic of Korea Grand National Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, Seoul, South Korea
Artist in Residence, Grant from Ohio Arts Council Artist in Education
Program Fremont Public School System, Fremont, OH
1980
Travel scholarship, American Schools of Oriental Research, Zion Research
Foundation to research Mediterranean metalwork and participate in an archeological dig at Caesarea Maritima, Israel.
4th Place Prize, Statements in Sterling, Lever House, New York, NY
1979
Research grants,
Ford Foundation for the Visual Arts through Indiana University,
Fall, Pre Colombian Metalwork research Spring, Etruscan Metalwork Research
Fellowship
Ford Foundation for the Visual Arts through Indiana University
Tuition and materials for MFA
Selected Exhibitions
2013
Traditional By Conception, Modern By Design: An Exhibition of Contemporary Judaica Temple Emanu-El, San Francisco, CA
Reflection: 100 Years of Jewelry/Metal Arts at California College of the Arts, Tacoah Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA
2012
Metal Speaks: Art of the Narrative, Crafts Alliance, St. Louis, MO
The Teapot Redefined, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2011
Signs of Life, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
Crossover: Symbiosis of Craft Design and Environment, Taipei World Design Expo -
International Craft Design Exhibition , STF Creative & Cultural Park, Taipei City, Taiwan
2010
Teapot Redefined Invitational, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Pathways: Exhibition of Jewelry/Metal Arts Educators of the San Francisco Bay Region,
Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA
2009
Talking Hands: Spectrum of Contemporary Metal Works Seoul National University Museum, Seoul, Korea
Re-Make/Re-model National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN
2008
Content: Contemporary Jewelry Design & Metalsmithing, Landmark Gallery, School of Art Building, TTU, Lubbock, TX
2007
Containment, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Metal Works North, Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA
2006
METALisims: Signature Works in Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Center for Visual Art, Metropolitan State College of Denver, CO
East Coast Meets West Coast Invitational, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2005
Spice Box Exhibition, Invitational, The Jewish Museum San Francisco, CA
Made in America: Metal Arts Invitational Exhibition, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
Chess, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Traveling exhibition organized by Velvet da Vinci; San Francisco, CA
2004
SOFA New York, The Basket, Yaw Gallery, The Armory, New York, NY
2003
SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery,
The Armory, New York, NY
2002
Tiaras, Invitational, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK
2000
Attitude & Action! North American Figurative Jewelry Crafts Alliance Gallery, St.Louis,MO
The Atrium Gallery, University of Central England, Birmingham, England, UK
Dublin, Ireland
Tiaras Must Be Worn, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
1999
Chongju International Craft Biennial ‘99, Chongju, Korea
1997
Judaica Today
National Ornamental Metals Museum, Knoxville, TN
1995
Light Interpretations: A Hanukkah Menorah Invitational
The Jewish Museum San Francisco
1989
Seoul Metalsmiths Biennial, Tokyo, Japan
1988
‘88 American/Korean Contemporary Metalcraft Exhibition
Walkerhill Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
1985
Society of Seoul Metalsmiths
2nd Exhibition, Lotte Gallery, Seoul, Korea
1983
Society of Seoul Metalsmiths,
Lotte Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Metals Invitational,
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Private & Public Collections
2004 Basket Private collection
2003 Teapot Private collection
2002 Tiara
Victoria & Albert Museum,
London, UK
Teapot Private collection
1997 Veteran’s Memorial
City of Antioch, CA
1995 Binnacles
Council Chambers, City Hall,
Oakland, CA
1994 Chalice
Virgilia, Madeira, Portugal
1993 Chalice
Church of Sao Bras,Companario, Madeira, Portugal
1987 Sculpture
Modern Art Museum Seoul,
South Korea
1986 Sculpture
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, TN
1985 Play Structure
Atkinson Elementary,
Fremont, OH
1981 Bowl
Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
Exhibitions Curated and Installed (Selected)
2010
Pathways: San Francisco Bay Area Regional Jewelry/ Metal Arts Educators
EVC Art Gallery, Evergreen Valley College,
San Jose Curator, installation
2004
Epicenter CCA, Co-Curator
Oliver Art Center, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
1998
Raised From Tradition: Hollowware Past and Present, Guest Co-Curator
45 artists, sponsored by 1997 Society of North American Goldsmiths
Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA
1991
California Pioneers: Blacksmithing Demonstrations/ Children’s Gallery tours
Junior Center of Art and Science Oakland, CA Curator, installation
1988
Olympian Effort: Korean Metalsmiths Today, Manager, School of Art Gallery
Bowling Green State University; February 1988 Co-curator, installation
Olympian Effort: Korean Metalsmiths Today
Sun Gallery, Hayward, California, June- August 1988
1985
National Metal Invitational Exhibition,
Co-curator, installation
McFall Fine Arts Gallery, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
1983
Jack da Silva and the Students of Kook Min University, Curator, installation
American Embassy Overview of personal and student work, Seoul, Korea
Workshops Organized
2010
Curtis Arima, Marilyn da Silva, Color on Metal Demonstration & Workshop
Metal Arts Association of Silicon Valley, Evergreen Valley College,
Aug. 2010
Deb Lozier Demonstration, Metal Arts Association of Silicon Valley,
Evergreen Valley College, April 17
1999-2008
MAKER: Metal Arts worKshop & Educational Retreat,
Founder/Funder/Organizer
Series of hands on workshops & symposia
Assembled 5-7 internationally renowned artists invited to offer topics each year
YMCA Camp Loma Mar, CA
1988
Korean Metals Workshop,
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Korean Metals Exhibition and Workshop, Jewelry/Metal Arts Program
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
1983
Seoul National University, Three-day workshop
Sponsored by Korean National Craft Society