Lisa Gralnick
Education
1980 Master of Fine Arts, State University of New York,New Paltz Major Professors: Kurt Matzdorf and Robert Ebendorf
1977 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Kent State University Major Professors: Mary Ann Scherr and James Someroski
Teaching Appointments
2007- present Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2004-2007 Associate Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001-2004 Assistant Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1991-01 Full-Time Faculty, Parsons School of Design, New York ( Chair of Metals /Jewelry Design Program)
1982-83 Visiting Assistant Professor, Head of Jewelry Department, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax
1980-81 Visiting Assistant Professor, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Grants, Awards, Fellowships, and Honors
2012 Kellett Mid-Career Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2012 Faculty Development Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2010 Wisconsin Arts Board Individual Artist Fellowship
2010 Graduate School Faculty Research Grant, University of Wisconsin- Madison
2009 Rotasa Foundation Grant to fund exhibition catalog at Bellevue Arts Museum
2009 Graduate School Faculty Research Grant, University of Wisconsin- Madison
2008 Smithsonian Archives of American Art, Oral Interview (available online)
2008 Graduate School Faculty Research Grant, University of Wisconsin- Madison
2007 Graduate School Faculty Research Grant, University of Wisconsin- Madison
2006 Graduate School Faculty Research Grant, University of Wisconsin- Madison
2005 Graduate School Faculty Research Grant, University of Wisconsin- Madison
2004 Vilas Associate Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2004 Eli Lilly Foundation Grant to fund exhibition at Ball State University
2004 Graduate School Research Grant, University of Wisconsin- Madison
2003 Graduate School Research Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001 Graduate School Research Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison grant
1999 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
1998 Peter Reed Foundation Grant
1995 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
1994 Oral Interview, Columbia University Archives of American Art, Avery Art and Architecture Library, New York
1993 Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant
1993 Summer Residency and Fellowship, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts
1992 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1991 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
1991 Award for Artistic Excellence, Mobil Corporation
1990 Empire State Crafts Alliance Artists' Grant
1988 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1987 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
Public Collections,
2012 Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2010 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
2009 Philadelphia Museum of Art
2008 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Donna Schneier Collection)
2006 Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
2006 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (seven works, Daphne Farago Collection)
2006 Rotasa Foundation, San Francisco
2005 Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
2004 Samuel Dorsky Museum, SUNY at New Paltz (gift of the artist)
2003 Houston Museum of Fine Arts (eight works, Helen Drutt Collection)
2002 Museum of Arts and Design, New York
2000 Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI (gift of Robert Ebendorf)
1997 Renwick Gallery, National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1996 Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY (three works, gift of Robert Ebendorf)
1995 Decorative Arts Museum, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK
1994 Boston Museum of Fine Arts
1991 American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1990 American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1989 Mizuno College of Jewellery, Tokyo, Japan
1988 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
1979 Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
Exhibitions: Solo and Small Group
2011 The Gold Standard, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (solo,catalog)
2010 Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA (solo, catalog)
2008 The Gold Standard, Ornamentum Gallery, NY (shown at SOFA Chicago)
2007 The Gold Standard, Parts I, II, and III, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University,
Oxford, Ohio
2006 Lisa Gralnick :Works in Gold, Huroung Lou Gallery, Philadelphia
2005 New Work: Lisa Gralnick, Pacini-Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA (solo)
2005 The Gold Standard, Ross Art Museum, Ohio Wesleyan University (solo)
2004 The Gold Standard, Ball State University Atrium Gallery, Muncie, IN (solo)
2002 Artspace, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan WI (with Prof. Fred Fenster and four graduate students)
2000 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA (solo)
1999 Beyond the Obvious: Rethinking Jewelry, San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum ( six artists, catalog, traveling )
1999 Jewelerswerk Galerie, Washington, D.C. (solo)
1997 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley CA (solo)
1998 M.C. Ginsberg Gallery, Iowa City,IA (with Bruce Metcalf and Donald Friedlich)
1996 Society of Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh (solo; brochure)
1995 Sheila Nussbaum Gallery, Millburn, New Jersey (with her Parsons students)
1994 Jewelerswerk Galerie, Washington, D.C. (solo)
1994 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley CA (solo
1993 Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts (four artists)
1992 State University of New York at New Paltz (six artists; catalog)
1991 Jewelerswerk Galerie, Washington, D.C. (solo)
1990 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley CA (solo)
1989 CDK Gallery (Garth Clark), New York, N.Y. (solo; catalog)
1988 Galerie RA, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo; catalog)
1987 VO Galerie, Washington, DC(solo)
1987 Sculpture to Wear, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
1987 Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton, NY(solo)
1986 Artwear, New York, NY(solo)Adorn
Exhibitions: International
2012 The Tool at Hand, Milwaukee Art Museum
2012 Schmuck, Mueum of Modern Art, Valencia, Spain
2011 Schmuck 2012, International Handwekmesse, Munich Geremany
2010 Ashutan, World Craft Council Conference, New Delhi, India
2007 Jewelry by Artists, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2007 Avant Garde Jewelry from the Helen Drutt Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
2005 Juxtapositions, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY at New Paltz
2002 Zero Karats, American Crafts Museum, New York (accompanying book)
2001 Markers in Metal, Samuel Dorsky Museum, SUNY at New Paltz, NY
1996 New Times, New Thinking: Jewellery in Europe and America, British Crafts Council Gallery, London, and traveling throughout Europe (accompanying book)
1993 Helen Williams Drutt Collection, Museum of Applied Arts, Helsinki, Finland
1992 Sieraden in het Palthe-Huis, Museum Het Palthe-Huis, Oldenzaal, Netherlands
1992 Design Visions: The Second Perth International Crafts Triennial,
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre, Perth, Australia (catalog)
1992 Schmuckszene '92, International Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany (catalog)
1991 Sperk, Umeleckoprumyslove Muzeum, Prague, Czechoslovakia (catalog)
1991 For the Tabletop, Galerie RA, Amsterdam (catalog)
1990 Body Art, international jewelry exhibition sponsored by Security Pacific Corporation and held at their corporate galleries in Los Angeles, (catalog)
1989 Craft Today USA, sponsored by American Craft Museum, European tour, (catalog)
1989 Ornamenta, international jewelry exhibition, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany (catalog)
1989 American Enamels: A View from the West, Aoki Metal Co., Tokyo, Japan
1982 Jewellery Redefined, British Crafts Museum, London (catalog)
Exhibitions: National
2009 Adornment and Excess, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, Ohio
2008 Form and Content , Landmark Arts, Texas Tech University, Lubbock (catalog)
2008 Women in Metal, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (catalog)
2006 Process and Promise: Art, Education, and Community at the 92nd St. Y, Weill Art Gallery, 92nd St Y, NYC (accompanying book)
2006 Recent Acquisitions, Racine Art Museum, WI
2006 RAM Tales :Women Jewelers, Racine Art Museum
2006 Metalsmiths and Mentors, Chazen Museum , University of Wisconsin-Madison (catalog)
2005 Jewelry from Europe and USA, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
2004 Treasures from the Vault, Museum of Art and Design, NY, NY
2003 Jewels and Gems, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
2003 Evocative Objects, Rhode Island College, Pawtucket, RI (catalog)
2003 The Art of Gold, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA (traveling, catalog)
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Syracuse University Art Gallery
2003 International Ring Exhibition, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center 03
2001 The Ring, Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, Wisconsin (traveling, catalog)
2000 Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, New York, NY (accompanying book)
2000 Marked by Media: Contemporary Jewelry, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
2000 A Closer Look: Contemporary Metalwork and Jewelry, Kean University, Union, NJ
1996 Signals: Late Twentieth Century American Jewelry, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (traveling )
1995 Contemporary Metalsmiths, Ball State University Museum of Art, Muncie, IN
1995 Objects Invitational, Decorative Arts Museum, Arkansas Arts Center (catalog)
1994 Individual Objects, Haynes Fine Arts Gallery, Montana State University, Bozeman,
1993 Contemporary Jewelry, 1964-1993, Arkansas Arts Center, Decorative Arts Museum
1992 More than One: Studio Production Now, American Craft Museum, New York (catalog)
1992 In the Vicinity, Johnstown Art Museum, Johnstown, PA
1992 Gold, Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
1990 Building a Permanent Collection: A Perspective on the 80's, American Craft Museum, New York
1990 Jewelries/Epiphanies, Artist Foundation Gallery, Boston (catalog)
1989 National Metals Invitational, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa (catalog)
1989 National Metals Invitational, University of Texas, El Paso
1988 The Stonington Enamelists, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio (catalog)
1987 Artquest, Art Institute of Boston and University of California, (catalog)
1986 The Wichita National, Wichita Art Center, Wichita, KS
1984 Emerging Artists, Artwear, New York
1981 Enamels '81, Venture Gallery, Lathrup Village, MI
1980 Flux, Fusion, Fireworks, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1980 Statements in Sterling, Lever House, NY (catalog)
Exhibitions: Other (selected)
2012 Compendium 2012, Chazen Museum, Univesity of Wisconsin-Madison
2010 Wisconsin Triennial, Madison Museum o0f Contemporary Art, WI
2010 Selected Visions: Arts Board Fellows, Watrous Gallery, Overture Center, Madison, WI
2008 Faculty Exhibition, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2006 Re-Pair, Chicago Cultural Center and Palo Alto Art Center
2003 UW Faculty Quadrennial, Elvehjem Museum, University of Wisconsin-Madison (catalog)
1991 Double Take, The YMCA of the City of New York
1989 Form and Function, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA
1988 Sculptural Jewelry, Wita Gardiner Gallery, San Diego, CA
1988 Inaugural Exhibition, CDK Gallery, New York, NY
1987 Masterworks, Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton, NY
1987 The Singular Brooch, Sculpture to Wear, Los Angeles
1986 Evolutions: Seven Artists, American House Gallery, Tenafly, NJ
1986 Sculptural, Functional, Wearable, Cusano Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1985 Sculpture to Wear, Smith-Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1981 May Show, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Publications: Single Authored by Gralnick
Gralnick, Lisa, Kurt Matzdorf (1922-2008), Metalsmith, 2009, Vol. 29. No.5 (peer-reviewed)
Gralnick, Lisa, Start with the Wound: The Work of Iris Eichenberg; Metalsmith, 2008, Vol. 28, No. 5, (peer-reviewed journal, pp. 34-43)
Gralnick, Lisa, Jewelers on Jewelry, Metalsmith, 2006, Vol. 26 No.5. p.20 (peer-reviewed journal)
Gralnick, Lisa, Making Sense; Proximity, The Sensory and Displacement, exhibition catalog essay, Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, 2005
Gralnick, Lisa, Botanica: Marjorie Simon; exhibition catalogue essay, , 2003, Objects of Desire Gallery, Louisville, KY
Gralnick, Lisa, , Thickening the Edge: Contemporary Hollowware in an Age of Pluralism, Metalsmith 2001, Vol. 21, no. 4 (peer-reviewed journal, pp. 8-13)
Gralnick, Lisa, Semblance of Measure: Jiwon Han,; exhibition catalogue essay, May 8-28, 1997, Ludmilla Baczysky Gallery, New York
Gralnick, Lisa, Otto Kunzli :The Great American Neckpiece, Art Aurea, Fall, 1990 (peer-reviewed journal, published in English and German)
Publications: Monographs on Lisa Gralnick
Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard. Atkinson, Nora, ed; Bellevue Arts Museum, WA, 2010, pp. 82 (Essays by Michael Monroe, Michael Jay McClure, Nora Atkinson and Tacey Rosolowski)
Lisa Gralnick. Galerie Ra, Amsterdam and CDK Gallery, New York, 1988( Essays by Henry P. Raleigh and Michael Dunas/Sarah Bodine)
Publications: Feature Articles on Lisa Gralnick
Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, Ornament, Updike, Robin; 2010, Vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 80 (pp. 44-49)
Artifacts of our Time: The Jewelry Art of Lisa Gralnick, Metalsmith Kuhn, Roger; 1992, Vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 64 (pp. 14-19)
Publications: Books in Which Lisa Gralnick’s Work is Included (pages cited)
Makers: A History of American Studio Craft. Kolplos, Janet and Metcalf, Bruce eds; The University of North Carolina Press, 2010, pp.. 529 (peps. 436-37)
Inspired Jewelry: From the Museum of Arts and Design. Ilse- Neuman, Ursula, Museum of Arts and Design and ACC Editions, UK, 2009, pp. 234 (pp. 13, 94-95)
Masters: Gold, Major Works by Leading Artists. Le Van, Marthe; Lark Books and Division of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc, New York, 2009, pp. 330 (pp. 248-255)
The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers 2008: Vol. I.. Lim, Andy, ed. Darling Publications, Cologne, 2009, pp. 1200 (pp. 747-748)
Shaping the Future of Craft: 2006 National Leadership Conference. Hampton, Monica, Lily Kane, ed; American Craft Council, New York, 2007, pp. 191 (pp. 119-125, 181)
Ornament as Art: Avant Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection, Strauss, Cindy; Museum of Fine Arts Houston and Arnoldsche Art Publishers, 2007, pp. 528 (pp. 20-21, 148-151, 371, 452-453, 457, 460, 476)
Process and Promise: Art, Education, and Community at the 92nd Street Y. Oliver, Retha, ed; 92nd Street Y, New York, 2006, pp. 160 (pp. 33, 49)
Metalsmiths and Mentors, Javid, Christine and Powell, Patricia, eds., Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2005, 125 pp. (pp.110-111)
Division of Sterling Publishing Co., New York, 2005, pp. 360 (pp. 12, 144)
Launching the Imagination: A Comprehensive Guide to Basic Design. Stewart, Mary; McGraw Hill, New York, 2002, (ch. 5, pp. 19)
Zero Karat: the Donna Schneier Gift to the American Craft Museum. Prue, Nancy, ed; American Craft Museum, New York, 2002, pps.155 (pp., 70-73, 143)
Women Designers In the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference. Kirkham, Pat, ed; Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2001, pp. 462 (pp. 396)
Jewelry in Europe and America: New Times, New Thinking. Turner, Ralph; Crafts Council of Great Britain and Thames and Hudson Inc, New York, 1996, pps.144 (pp.. 74, 95, 132)
Jewelry of Our Time: Art, Ornament, and Obsession. English, Helen W. Drutt, Peter Dormer; Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. New York, 1995, pp.. 352 (pp.. 17, 28, 71, 77, 101, 233, 302)
One of a Kind: American Jewelry Today. Lewin, Susan Grant; Harry N. Abrams, Inc, New York, 1994, pp. 224 (pp. 13, 106-108)
The Best in Contemporary Jewelry. Watkins, David; Watson-Guptill Publications, New York 1993, pp. 224 (pp. 68-69, 204)
Design Visions. Bell, Robert; Art Gallery of Western Australia, WA, 1992, pp. 179 (pp. 98, 164)
Ornamenta 1.Von Michael Erlhoff, ed; Munchen: Prestel, 1989, pp. 320 (pp. 112-113)
Craft Today USA. Smith, Paul J.; American Craft /Museum, New York, 1986, pp. 130 (pp. 125)
The New Jewelry: Trends and Traditions. Dormer, Peter, Ralph Turner; Thames and Hudson Inc, New York, 1985, pp. 192 (pp. 86)
Publications: Exhibition Reviews
Women of Metal, Metalsmith, Lewis, Frank, 2009, Vol. 29, No.3, p. 61
Lisa Gralnick: The Gold Standard, Metalsmith, Adams, Ellen A., 2008, Vol.28, No.3, p.43
The Art of Gold, Metalsmith, Simon, Marjorie, 2003, Vol.23 No.3, pp. 39-45
Marked by Media, LaRoche, Lynda, Metalsmith, 2001, Vol.21, No.2, pp. 48
American Craft, Beyond the Obvious: Rethinking Jewelry. Santiago, Chiori; American Craft , 2000, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 106-107
Signals: Late Twentieth Century American Jewelry, Mensing, Margo, Metalsmith 1998, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 16-23
The Body as the Ultimate Medium of Worldly Exchange, Cranbrook Art Museum, Mannisto, Glen, American Craft, 1997, Vol. 57, No. 2, pp. 52-55
Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith, Jocz, Daniel, curator; 1995, peps. 56 (pp. 36-37)
Lisa Gralnick: Jewelerswerk Galerie, American Craft, Tamulevich, Susan; Dec. 1994, pp. 68-69
Multiples: A Generous Proposition, American Craft, Busch, Akiko; Dec. 1993, pp. 30, 34
Jewelry, American Style, DiNoto, Andrea, American Craft, 1989, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 46-53
Lisa Gralnick: CDK Gallery, New York, Metalsmith, Slosburg-Ackerman, Jill , 1989, vol. 9, no. 4
Lisa Gralnick: VO Galerie , Metalsmith, Ward, Nicholas;, Fall 1987, Vol.7 No.4, pp. 5)
Balance: Eva Eisler, Paul Opocensky, Lisa Spiros and Lisa Gralnick, Artwear Gallery, New York,
Ornament, 1987, Vol 10, No. 4, pp. 50-5
Publications: Exhibition Catalogs
Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH, 2010
Women of Metal, Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2008
Art, Art Department Faculty Exhibition, Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008
Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art, Ornamentum Gallery, 2008
Re:Pair and Imperfection, Kiff Slemmons, Chicago Cultural Center, 2006
Evocative Objects, Bannister Gallery, Rhode Island College, 2003
The Art of Gold, Society of North American Goldsmiths and Exhibits USA, 2003
Quadrennial Exhibition, University of Wisconsin Department of Art, Elvehjem Museum, 2003
The Ring, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, 2001
Beyond the Obvious: Rethinking Jewelry, San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, 2000
Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Exposition. Navy Pier, Chicago, 2000
National Objects Invitational, The Arkansas Art Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, 1995
Celebrating American Craft: American Craft 1975-1995. The Danish Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen, 1997
Contemporary American, Canadian, and European Enamelists, Kent State University School of Art Gallery, OH, 1994
Sculptural Objects and Functional Art Exposition. Navy Pier, Chicago, 1994
1993 Awards Catalogue, The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, New York
More Than One: Contemporary Studio Production. American Craft Museum, New York, 1992
Schmuckszene ’92. Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Munich, 1992
Alumni Art ‘92. College Art Gallery, New Paltz, New York, 1992
The Banqueting Table, Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, 1991
Body Art. Security Pacific Corporation Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA, 1990
The Stonington Enamelists, 1969-1988. Kent State University Student Center Gallery, OH, 1988
Jewellery Redefined, British Crafts Centre, London, 1982
Lectures, Workshops, and Visiting Artist Appointments,
2011 Speaker, International Enamel Society Conference, Arrowmont School of Craft, TN
2011 Guest Artist and Critic, University of Illinois-Champaign-Urbana
2010 Visiting Artist, Stephen F. Austin State University, TX
2010 Lecture, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
2009 Visiting Artist, Peck School of the Arts, UW-Milwaukee
2007 Speaker, Seattle Metals Guild Annual Conference, Seattle
2008 Visiting Artist, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2008 Visiting Artist, Cranbrook Academy 0f Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2008 Visiting Artist, University of the Arts, Philadelphia
2007 Visiting Artist, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
2007 Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2006 Visiting Artist, State University of New York at New Paltz,, NY
2005 Visiting Artist, Ohio Wesleyan University
2005 Workshop, Idaho Metal Arts Guild
2005 Visiting Artist, San Diego State University, CA
2005 Artist in Residence (Lecture and week long Master Class), 92nd St Y, NYC
2005 Visiting Artist, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho
2004 Workshop, Michigan Silversmiths Guild, Detroit
2004 Guest Artist, State University of NY at New Paltz
2004 Visiting Artist, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
2003 Visiting Artist, Massachusetts, College of Art, Boston
2003 Visiting Artist, Maine College of Art, Portland
2002 Visiting Artist, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2002 Educators Forum, SNAG National Conference, Denver, CO (presenter)
2001 Guest Lecturer, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
2001 Visiting Artist, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
2001 Guest Lecturer, State University of New York at New Paltz, “Markers” Symposium
2001 One Week Workshop, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland,
2001 Three Week Workshop, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Maine
2001 Lecture and Workshop, Kean University, Kean, NJ
2001 Lecture, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
2000 Lecture, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland
1999 Lecture, “Beauty and the Theory of Relativity,” Society of North American Goldsmiths National Conference, St. Louis, MO
1996 Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina
1996 Presentation (with Parsons students), “Conversations ‘96”, SUNY at New Paltz
1995 Guest Artist and Exhibition Juror, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana
1995 Guest Artist, University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, New Bedford, MA
1994 Lecture, SOFA Exposition, Chicago, Illinois
1994, 87 Lecture, Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
1993 Lecture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
1993 Lecture, Pratt Institute, Industrial Design Department, Brooklyn, New York
1992 Lecture, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
1992 Guest Artist, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1992 Lecture, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
1991 Guest Artist, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY
1991 Guest Artist, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
1990 Lecture, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
1990 Lecture, New York University School of Art History
1988 Guest Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
1987 Lecture, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY