Education

2002 MFA, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM Tyler School of Art, Temple University
2000 BFA, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM and Art Education with K-12 Teaching Certification, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
1998     Temple University, Rome Italy
   

Academic Experience

2008...  Associate Professor of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College
2007... Program Coordinator, Visual Art Studies, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College
2002-2008 Assistant Professor of Visual Arts, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona College
2002, 2004, 2006 Instructor, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Tyler Metals Summer Workshop England-Scotland
2001-2002

Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University

1999-2001 Instructor, Weekend Art Workshop Tyler School of Art, Temple University
 

Permanent/Private Collections

 

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
  Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM Collection, Philadelphia, PA
  Gail M. Brown, Philadelphia, PA
  Robert Jordan, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Gretchen Keyworth, MA
  Robin Kraft, IN
  Diane Meling, Altoona, PA
   

Exhibitions

2009  
  Next Iconoclasts, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland OR, Gail M. Brown, Curator
  Decorative Resurgance, Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ
 
Master of Fine Arts Alumni Exhibition 1969-2009, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia PA, Vickie Sedman,Curator
 
rEvolution: 100 Years of Teaching Jewelry and Metalsmithing at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA 
Sharon Church and Rod McCormick,Curators
 

Jewelry in Motion, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Gail M. Brown, Curator

  Neoteric Matter-New Studio Jewelry 2, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Daniella Kerner, Curator
  The Stimulus Project, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2008  
 

The Pendant Show, Celebrating 500 Pendants & Lockets by Lark Books, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco CA

 

Vested Interest, Invited group exhibition, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan WI, Lena Vigna, Curator

  Neoteric Matter-New Studio Jewelry, Long Beach Island Foundation for Arts & Sciences, Loveladies NJ, Daniella Kerner, Curator
 

Treasury of Digital Form, International invitational, Galerie Handwerk, Munich Germany

  CADlabORATION, Winthrop University Galleries, Rock Hill SC
  Girls Play Games, Facere Art Jewelry, Seattle WA, Gail Brown, Curator
  Slices Invitational, Travelling group exhibition University of Texas Pan American, Edinburg TX, International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen TX, Donna Sweigart, Curator
  Schmuck 2008, Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany, Birmingham, England, Lodz, Poland
2007  
  Art of the Martini 6, ZaRUBa & ZaRUBa Gallery, Frederick MD
  Anti War Medals Exhibition: Artists Respond to War, Thomas Mann Gallery, New Orleans LA
  Radius 250, Artspace@ Plant Zero, Richmond VA
 

Virtual/Tangible v2.0 A New Exhibition of digital works by Jewelers and Meta-smiths, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco CA

2006  
  Craft Forms 2006 12th Annual International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Craft, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
  Liberty and Security in a Post 9/11 World, Pool Art Center Gallery, Drury University, Springfield MO
 

Army Green Orchids, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco CA

  MicroMonumentals, Travelling exhibition, The Brush Gallery, Lowell MA, Intermont College VA
  Unfolding, Kendall Gallery, Kendall College of Art and Design, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids MI
 

Outside the Centers/On the Edge, Travelling exhibition, Sheridan Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown PA, Pennsylvanis College of Art and Design, Erie Art Museum, Bucknell University, Souther Alleghenies Museum of Art, PA

   
2005  
  Virtual/Tangible, Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland OH
 

Dialogue and Diversity: Faculty Exhibition, Palmer Museum, Penn State University, State College PA

  Alternative: Means/Materials, Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College, Providence RI, Sondra Sherman, Curator
 

Refined IV: Innovation, Stephen F. Austin State University Art Gallery, Nacogdoches TX

   
2004  
  As I Am, Jaffe Arts Center, Norfolk VA
  Synaesthesia, SIGGRAPH Art Gallery, Los Angeles CA
  The Third Annual CyberFashion Show, SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles CA
   
2003  
  Tangibles, Solo exhibition, McLanahan Gallery, Penn State Altoona, Altoona PA
  Technology in Art Exhibition, Olin Fine Art Center, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington PA
  Women in Art, Harlan Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg PA
  The Art Gallery at SIGGRAPH, San Diego CA
  The Second Annual CyberFashion Show, SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles CA
  46th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua NY   
   
2002  
  Digitally Propelled Ideas, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA
 

Recent MFA Exhibition, Antioch College, Yellow Springs OH

  Spring Collection, Third Street Gallery, Philadelphia PA
  Five Degrees in Cold Storage, 315 Arch Street Gallery, Philadelphia PA
  Hopscotch: Associative Leaps in the Construction of Narrative, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia PA
 

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Exhibited online via www.temple.edu/crafts

   
2000   
  Telesculpture 2000, PRISIM Lab, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ
  I/O Explorations- Computer Generated Jewelry, Tompkins Gallery, Allentown PA
   

Bibliography

 
 

Nancy Moyer, “Slice of Art,” The Monitor, Festiva Magazine, McAllen TX, April 25, 2008, 22F-23F.

  Elizabeth Shypertt and Mike Holmes, 500 Pendants and Lockets, Lark Books, A Division of Sterling Publishing,Spring 2008.
  Jeffrey B. Snyder, Art Jewelry Today 2, Schiffer Publishing, September 2008.
  Sharon Elaine Thompson, “Craft at a Crossroads, The New World of Handcrafted Jewelry”, Jewelry Arts & Lapidary Journal, December 2006, 30-36.
  Katherine Ingraham, Review of “Alternatives Materials/Means”, Metalsmith Magazine, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Winter 2006, 46.
  Deborah Krupenia, “Alternatives Materials/Means”, American Craft Magazine, American Craft Council, Dec 05/Jan 06, 41 and 43.
  Douglas Bucci and Matthew Hollern, “Influence of the Digital toward a New Medium”, Metalsmith Magazine, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Fall 2005, 38-39.
  Marthe Le Van, 500 Brooches Inspiring Adornments for the Body, Lark Books, A Division of Sterling Publishing, 2005,46.
  Bill Rodriguez, “Dazzling Designs, Small-scale wonders at RIC,” The Providence Phoenix, April 22, 2005, 20.
  University Relations, “Art Imitates Life,” Ivyleaf Magazine, Penn State Altoona, Spring 2004, 14-16.
   

Publications

 
 

Carrizzi, Phillip, and Rebecca Strzelec.  “Whither One of a Kind?”  In Virtual and Rapid Manufacturing: Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping (Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping), pages 771-776.  Edited by Paulo Jorge Bártolo et al.  London, England: Taylor and Francis, 2007.

  “Rapid Prototyping the Major Processes,” M.F.A Thesis Research Video, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, 2002.
   

Artist Residency                              

2005   
 

The Millay Colony for the Arts, 2005 Nancy Graves Fellow, Austerlitz NY

Lectures

2008  
  Visiting Artist, Goshen College, Goshen, IN
2007  
  Senior Guest Lecturer, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006  
 

Visiting Artist, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

  Visiting Artist, Kendall College of Art, Ferris State University, Grand Rapids MI
  Artist Talk, Sheridan Art Gallery, Kutztown University, Kutztown PA 
2004  
  Artist Talk, Synaesthesia SIGGRAPH 2004 Annual Conference, Los Angeles CA
2003  
  Gallery Talk, Technology in Art Exhibition, Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington, PA
2002  
  Gallery Talk, Antioch College, Yellow Springs OH
  Invited Speaker, CAD and Jewelry, St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley, Florissant MO
   

Conference Contribution

2009  
  SIGGRAPH 2009 Annual Conference, Conference Arts Director, New Orleans LA
2008  
 

SIGGRAPH 2008 Annual Conference, Conference Arts Director, Los Angeles CA

  Education Dialogue Co-Chair, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Annual Conference, Savannah GA
2007  
  3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, Leiria Portugal, Paper: “Whither One of a Kind” co-written with Phil Carrizzi
  SIGGRAPH 2007 Annual Conference, Studio Committee Chair, San Diego CA
2006  
  Strategic Alliances, Educators Dialogue, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Annual Conference, Chicago IL
  Women and Creativity Conference, Marquette University, Women’s Studies Program, Milwaukee WI, Paper: “The Shorthand Series”
2005  
  SIGGRAPH 2005 Annual Conference, Sub-committee, 3D Area/Guerilla Studio, Los Angeles CA
  American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, OR Paper: “Rapid Prototyping in an Electromechanical Engineering Technology Capstone Design Course” Co-written wit Dr. Andrew Vavreck
2004  
  Tri-State Sculptors Conference, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem NC Paper: “Hybrid Makers, the Role of Rapid Prototyping in Jewelry and Metalsmithing"
 

Challenging Craft Conference, Grays School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Scotland UK Paper: “Hybrid Makers, the Role of Rapid Prototyping in Jewelry and Metalsmithing”

  SIGGRAPH 2004 Annual Conference, Guerilla Studio Contributor, Los Angeles CA
2003  
  American Society for Microbiology Conference, St Georges University, Grenada Victoria British Columbia Canada Created 3-D models and images for “Biofilm Education: Getting Biofilms into the Undergraduate Curriculum,” Presentation by John Lennox, Penn State Altoona, and Joanna Rayner
  Issues Surrounding Women in the Arts Symposium, Seton Hill University, Greensburg PA
  Computer Technology: Recommendations for Integration into Curriculum Society of North American Goldsmiths Educators Dialogue, SNAG Annual Conference, San Francisco CA
  American Society of Aesthetics, Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia PA, Panel Topic: Aesthetics and Computer Aided Design   
2001

  SIGGRAPH Intersculpt 2001, Engine 27 Gallery, New York NY, Paper: Digital Craft and Presentation of M.F.A. Thesis Research: Rapid Prototyping the Major Processes
   

Grants/Awards

2008
“In Support of Schmuck, Munich Germany, Chancellor’s Development Fund, Penn State Altoona
“Three Bodies of Work for Girls Play Games,” Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona
2007
“Photo Documentation of Creative Work,” Penn State Altoona Chancellor’s Development Grant, Penn State Altoona
"Solo Exhibition Support,” Penn State Altoona Research and Development Grant, Penn State Altoona
2006
“Army Green Orchids,” Dean’s Development Fund, Penn State Altoona
2004
“Display Development for The Shorthand Series, Dean’s Development Fund, Penn State Altoona
“Non- Traditional Wearable Objects: A New Course in the Arts,” Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona
2003
“Organization and Creation of Photographic Reproductions of Art for Exhibition Submission, “Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona
“The Shorthand Series: Purchase of Cintiq’s Interactive Pen Display,” Dean’s Development Fund, Penn State Altoona
2002
Honorable Mention, Digitally Propelled Ideas, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA
“Investigating New Medical Adhesives toward the Creation of a Unique Series of Wearable Objects,” Research Development Grant, Penn State Altoona
“Purchase of MAGICS RP, STL Diagnostic Software,” Dean’s Development Fund, Penn State Altoona
Faculty Award in Metals/Jewelry/CAD-CAM, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
2001 
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
2000
Niche Student Award Finalist
Jane D. Bonelli Art Education Award, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Frei and Borel Student Award, Tyler School of Art, Temple University

Organizational Membership

2008-present Association for Computing Machinery
2001-present College Art Association
2000-present  Society of North American Goldsmiths