Faculty Profiles

2024

• Scrumptious: Jewelry as Nourishment. Steuben Gallery at Pratt Institute, New York City Jewelry Week. November 18, 2024 - November 24, 2024 Artists: Group (International)
  Schedule:

  • Scrumptious: Jewelry as Nourishment. November 18, 2024 - November 24, 2024 New York City Jewelry Week, Steuben Gallery Pratt, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Scrumptious: Jewelry as Nourishment. December 18, 2024 - January 15, 2025 Online Exhibition, https://snagmetalsmith.org/exhibition/scrumptious/.
• The State of Democracy. John Waldron Arts Center. October 18, 2024 - November 18, 2024 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • The State of Democracy. John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, Indiana.
• Liscense To What?. Flex Space. September 23, 2024 - September 27, 2024 Artists: Group
• Synthesis: Digital Craft. The Floyd Center for the Arts. June 8, 2024 - August 3, 2024 Artists: Group (National)
• Portraits, Poses and Tableaux Vivants. Core New Space. July 12, 2024 - July 28, 2024 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Portraits, Poses and Tableaux Vivants. July 12, 2024 - July 28, 2024 Core New Space, Lakewood, CO.
• Bring On The Gems. SNAG Cathedral Square Center, Tucson, AZ. February 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 Artists: Group (International)
  Schedule:

  • Bring on The Gems. February 1, 2024 - February 3, 2024 SNAG Tuscon, Cathedral Square Center.
  • Bring on The Gems. February 1, 2024 - March 31, 2024 Online Exhibition, https://snagmetalsmith.org/exhibition/bring-on-the-gems-2024/.
• Piece of Me. HMVC Gallery New Yok. February 1, 2024 - February 28, 2024 Artists: Group (National)

2023

• Self Reflection. Private. 2023, Sterling Silver.
• Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX. 2013 - 2023
• ArtWorks in the Community - 2023. Walkers Gallery. March 31, 2023 - April 2023
• Hope is Resiliency. Virtual Catalogue. November 15, 2022 - January 15, 2023 (International)
  Schedule:

  • November 15, 2022 - January 15, 2023 Society Of North American Goldsmiths, https://snagmetalsmith.org/exhibition/hope-is-resiliency.

2022

• Hope is Resiliency. Metalsmith. Vol. 42. 2 - 3. Society of North American Goldsmiths. International. November 2022.
• Hope is Resiliency. New York City Jewelry Week. November 12, 2022 - November 17, 2022 (International)
  Schedule:

  • New York City Jewelry Week. Industry City Makers Guild, Brooklyn.
• School of Art & Design Faculty Exhibition. Texas State Galleries. January 2022 - February 2022

2021

• Amend_ 100 Jewelers - 100 Years. Davis Art Gallery. 2021 Artists: Group (International)
  Schedule:

  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Geneva, NY.
• Exhibition Catalogue. Confluence A Visual Discourse of US Academic Art Jewelers. Blurb. November 2021.
• 'Confluence: A Visual Discourse of US Academic Art Jewelers'. Slocumb Galleries. October 5, 2021 - October 29, 2021 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • East Tennessee State University, Johnston City, TN.
• Worn with Amend. Solarium Gallery. January 2021 - February 2021 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Worn with Amend. Solarium Gallery, Geneva, NY.
• Rightfully Ours. Amend-Secret Identities Project. Blurb. January 27, 2021.

2020

• 100-4-100 Faculty Exhibition and Auction. Texas State Galleries. 2020
• Amend: Jewelry Exploring Voting Rights. Secret Identity Projects. October 2, 2020 - November 22, 2020 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Amend: Jewelry Exploring Voting Rights. October 2, 2020 - November 22, 2020 Secret Identity Projects, www.instagram.com/secret.identity.projects/.
  • Amend: Jewelry Exploring Voting Rights. NYC Jewelry Week, https://nycjewelryweek.com/events/#amend-exhibition.
• Six Years Smitten. Form & Concept Gallery. July 26, 2019 - September 2020 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Six Years Smitten. July 26, 2019 - October 12, 2019 Form & Concept Gallery, Sante Fe, New Mexico.
  • Six Years Smitten. January 6, 2020 - January 24, 2020 Grey Gallery, Greenville, North Carolina.
  • Six Years Smitten Objects of Adornment. August 31, 2020 - September 18, 2020 Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, California.

2019

• Visiting Faculty Exhibition. Medows Gallery. October 14, 2019 - November 15, 2019 Artists: Group
• Cornucopia Exhibit in Motion. Equinox Gallery. August 24, 2019 Artists: Group (Regional)
• Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers Inivtational. August 2017 - August 6, 2019 Artists: Group (State)
  Schedule:

  • Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers. August 21, 2018 - September 14, 2018 Brookhaven College, Farmers Branch, Texas.
  • Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers. January 14, 2019 - February 15, 2019 Flickinger Fine Arts Center, Houston, Texas.
  • Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers. September 15, 2019 - December 8, 2019 Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
  • Not-So-Lone-Star Studios: A Gathering of Texas Makers. May 16, 2019 - August 6, 2019 Gerald Rubin Center for the Visual Arts, El Paso, Texas.
• Bracelet Invitational #10. Kathleen Sommers, San Antonio, Texas. December 6, 2018 - January 7, 2019 Artists: Group (Regional)

2018

• Ouroboro the Eternal Return. Equinox Gallery. October 7, 2018 - November 6, 2018 Artists: Group
• Cold Connections. Benedum Fine Arts Gallery. September 10, 2018 - October 5, 2018 Artists: Group (National)
• Smitten Forum. Jenkins Fine Arts Center. January 5, 2018 - January 25, 2018 Artists: Group (National)

2017

• Smitten Residency, Mendicino California. 2017.
• Smitten Forum; A Creative Gathering Of Makers. 25 - 30. Smitten. National. 2017.
• Bracelet 9th Annual Invitational. Kathleen SommersBracelet. December 7, 2017 - December 22, 2017 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • December 7, 2017 - December 22, 2017
• Love in the Time of Cholera Invitational. Equinox Gallery. October 2017 - November 2017 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • October 2017 - November 2017
• Faculty Biennial Exhibition. Texas State University Galleries I & II. February 20, 2017 - March 19, 2017
• Rojo Y Rosa Invitational. Equinox Gallery. January 2017 - February 2017 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • January 2017 - February 2017

2016

• North America Mokume-Gane Exhibit in Japan 300 years of tradition, innovation and influence. Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum. 2016 Artists: Group (International)
• North America Mokume-Gane Exhibit in Japan, 300 years of tradition, innovation and influence. Yamawaki Art college Gallery. 2016 Artists: Group (International)
• As the Heart Grows. Equinox Gallery. 2016 Artists: Group
• North America Mokume-Gane Exhibit in Japan 300 years of tradition, innovation and influence. Drawn to the Environment. 26 - 27. LASA (Liberal Arts and Science Academy) Student Publication heART of Texas. 2016.
• H21: Handouts from the 21st Century, Locket or Clasp. 2016.

2015

• 340>9>1. Puzzles, Riddles, and Enigmas Exhibition Catalogue and Online Catalogue. 26. 2015.
  • (Juried).
• Adorned Spaces OCHO. Society of North American Goldsmiths. January 1, 2015 Artists: Group (National)
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: Kelly and Jean Conroy.
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: Lindsay Mis.
• San Marcos, TX. Texas State University Gallery I & II. January 1, 2015 Artists: Group
• Waterford Mott Highschool Alumni Exhibition. January 1, 2015 Artists: Group (State)
  Schedule:

  • Waterford, MI.
  • (Invited).
• Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski & Selected Scholars. Gallery Okariya Ginza. January 1, 2015 Artists: Group (International)
  • (Invited).
• Puzzles, Riddles, and Enigmas. Slusser Gallery. January 1, 2015 Artists: Group (National)
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: MIcheal Stone-Richards.
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: Tom Berding.

2014

• Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth, DE. 2014
• Unintended Consequences. 18 - 18. 2014.
• Unintended Consequences. January 1, 2014 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: Rebbecca Ruth Hart.
• Then and Now. January 1, 2014
  Schedule:

  • Fuller Art Project Indiana State University, Bloomington, IN.
  • (Curated) Reviewed by: N. Jacquard.
• Resolutely Ambiguous. January 1, 2014 (National)
  Schedule:

  • Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN.
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: Masako Onodera.
• Corazon de Melon. January 1, 2014 Artists: Group (Regional)
  Schedule:

  • Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
  • (Invited) Reviewed by: Alejandro Sifuentes.
• Changing Hues: Color Embraced by Metalsmith Online Exhibtion. January 1, 2014 (International)
  • (Curated) Reviewed by: Beth Wicker.
• Earrings Galore. January 1, 2014 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth, DE.

2013

• San Antonio Current. October 2-8, 2013. 72. 2013.
• Southwest School of Art Gala. January 1, 2013 (Regional)
  Schedule:

  • Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX.
  • (Invited).
• Linear Progression. January 1, 2013
  Schedule:

  • Gallery II, Group Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
• Faculty Exhibition. January 1, 2013 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Gallery I & II, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
• The Bracelet 5. January 1, 2013 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • San Antonio, TX.
  • (Invited) Reviewed by: Kathleen Sommers.
• Global Proportions. January 1, 2013 Artists: Solo (Regional)
  Schedule:

  • Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
• Keep it in the Can. January 1, 2013 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
  • (Invited) Reviewed by: Alejandro Sifuentes.
• Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX. January 1, 2013

2012

• The Jewel Revolution. 2012
• The Jewel Revolution, Location of Gallery not specified. 2012
• Size Matters 9x9x9. Exhibition Catalogue and Online Catalogue. 16. 2012.
• Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX. 2008 - 2012
• Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX. 2008 - 2012
• Refined VII: Inspiration. January 1, 2012 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX.
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: Jenifer Crupi.
• Faculty Exhibition. January 1, 2012 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Gallery I & II, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
• 9x9x9 Size Matters. January 1, 2012 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Jewelry and Metal Art Invitational. January 1, 2012 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX.
  • (Invited) Reviewed by: Oliver Goldesberry.

2011

• Creating a Centennial Legacy. The UTEP Mace. 6. 2011.
  • Reviewed by: Beverly Penn.
• Things That Move. Exhibition Catalogue. 19. 2011.
• Jewelry and Metal Art Invitational. January 1, 2011 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX.
  • (Invited) Reviewed by: Oliver Goldesberry.
• La Noche Del Broche. January 1, 2011 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX.
  • (Invited) Reviewed by: Alejandro Sifuentes.
• Things That Move. January 1, 2011 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Faculty Exhibition. January 1, 2011 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Gallery I & II, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.

2010

• Asiabanpour, B., DesChamps-Benke, N., Wilson, T., Loerwald, M., & Gourgey, H. (2010). Bridging Engineering &Art: An Outreach Approach for Middle and High School Students. American Journal of Engineering Education (AJEE), 1.
• Faculty Exhibition. January 1, 2010 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Gallery I & II, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.
• eXtreme Tea. January 1, 2010 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX.
  • (Juried) Reviewed by: Tom Muir.
• Jewelry and Metal Art Invitational. January 1, 2010 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX.
  • (Invited) Reviewed by: Oliver Goldesberry.
• All School Exhibition. January 1, 2010 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Russell Hill Rogers Lecture Hall, Southwest School of Art, San Antonio, TX.

2009

• Jewelry and Metal Art Invitational. January 1, 2009 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX.
  • (Invited).
• Reclaim Reuse Renew. January 1, 2009 Artists: Group (National)
  Schedule:

  • Atrium Gallery, Ball State University, Muncie, IN.
  • (Juried).
• Ceremonial Mace. UTEP Ceremonial Mace (CAD design - finial and connectors with Beverly Penn). University Texas, El Paso. Higher Education. January 1, 2009.

2008

• Faculty Exhibition. January 1, 2008 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Gallery I & II, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.

2005

• In Triplicate. January 1, 2005
  Schedule:

  • Russell Hill Rogers Lecture Hall, San Antonio, TX.

2004

• Faculty Exhibition. January 1, 2004
  Schedule:

  • Gallery 2, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
• All School Exhibition. January 1, 2004
  Schedule:

  • , Russell Hill Rogers Gallery, Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, Texas.

2003

• Refined III. January 1, 2003 (National)
  Schedule:

  • Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX.
  • (Juried).

2000

• Museum of Art and Design (formerly American Craft Museum). 2000, Acquired: 2000.
• DesChamps-Benke, N. (2000). Augmenting Ancient Technologies with Computer Automation. In S. Midgett (Ed.), Mokume Gane A Comprehensive Study. Earthshine Press.
• Defining Craft 1: Collecting for the New Millennium. American Craft Museum. 131. New York, NY. 2000.
• Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2000. Metalsmith. 4. Vol. 20. 27. 2000.
• Mokume Gane A Comprehensive Study. Earthshine Press. Cover and p. 98. 2000.
  • Reviewed by: Steve Midgett.
• Metals 2000. January 1, 2000
  Schedule:

  • Warren Robbins Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
• "Personal Style" Group Exhibition. January 1, 2000 Artists: Group
  Schedule:

  • Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY.
• Defining Craft1. January 1, 2000
  Schedule:

  • American Craft Museum, New York, NY.
• Exhibition in Print. January 1, 2000
  Schedule:

  • SOFA, Chicago, IL.
• Gallery Exhibition. January 1, 2000
  Schedule:

  • Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY.
• Solo Show. January 1, 2000 Artists: Solo
  Schedule:

  • Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH.

1999

• DesChamps-Benke, N. (1999). Review of Micki Lippe’s New Works. Metalsmith, (Winter), 49.
• 1999 The Metalsmith‚'s Book of Boxes and Lockets. Hand Books Press. 2. 1999.
  • Reviewed by: Tim McCreight.
• Art School,ITD project brings computers into design of art works. The University Record. 8. Vol. 55. 9. October 25, 1999.
• Immedia 99. January 1, 1999
  Schedule:

  • Media Union Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
• The Implementation of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing for Jewelry Design and Metalwork. January 1, 1999 (National)
  Schedule:

  • Front Office Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
• American Design/Japanese Style: The Influence of Japan on American Studio Jewelry. January 1, 1999
  Schedule:

  • Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY.
• Gifts of Art. January 1, 1999
  Schedule:

  • Taubman Lobby Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Our Town. January 1, 1999
  Schedule:

  • The Community House, Birmingham, MI.
• Exhibition of Computer Aided Designed and Manufactured Jewelry. January 1, 1999
  Schedule:

  • Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO.
• Inaugural Exhibition. January 1, 1999
  Schedule:

  • Atys Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
• SOFA 1999 NYC: Sculpture Objects Functional Art. January 1, 1999
  Schedule:

  • Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, NY.

1998

• DesChamps-Benke, N. (1998). Review of Hiroko Sato-Pijanowski’s New Works. Metalsmith, (Winter), 46.
• Michigan Metalsmithing Juried Exhibition. January 1, 1998
  Schedule:

  • Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham, MI.
  • (Juried).
• Our Town. January 1, 1998
  Schedule:

  • The Community House, Birmingham, MI.

1997

• Postcard Graphics: The Best Advertising and Promotion Design. Rockport Publishers. 118. 1997.
• Materials Hard & Soft A National Contemporary Crafts Competition. January 1, 1997 (National)
  Schedule:

  • Greater Denton ARTS Council, Denton, TX.
• Faculty Show. January 1, 1997
  Schedule:

  • Adrian College, Adrian, MI.
• Generations 3. January 1, 1997
  Schedule:

  • Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

1996

• Reiford Gallery, Jewelry, Roswell, GA. 1996
• Fragments of Existence Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition. January 1, 1996
  Schedule:

  • University of Michigan Graduate Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.
• New Generations Student Exhibition in Ceramics and Metals. January 1, 1996
  Schedule:

  • Shaw-Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI.
• Faculty Show. January 1, 1996
  Schedule:

  • Dorothy Uber Bryan Fine Arts Center Gallery, Bowling Green, OH.

1994

• The Space Between-Graduate Students. January 1, 1994
  Schedule:

  • Jean Paul Slusser Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI.

1992

• Center for Creative Studies Viewbook. 13. 1992.
• CCS Senior Exhibition Jewelry and Sculpture. January 1, 1992
  Schedule:

  • The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI.

1991

• Jewelry/Metalwork Survey. Visions, Concepts, Communications. 37. 1991.
  • Reviewed by: David La Plantz.
• 1990 CCS Scholarship Winners Jewelry. January 1, 1991
  Schedule:

  • Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI.
• Steeping Matters Teapots and Tea Infusers. January 1, 1991
  Schedule:

  • Swidler Gallery, Royal Oak, MI.
• Metals in Motion Jewelry. January 1, 1991 Artists: 4
  Schedule:

  • Industry Club, Pontiac, MI.
• Center for Creative Studies Juried Exhibition Jewelry. January 1, 1991
  Schedule:

  • Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.
  • (Juried).

1990

• Center for Creative Studies, 1990-1992 Catalog. 59, 66. 1990.
• Center for Creative Studies Juried Exhibition Jewelry. January 1, 1990
  Schedule:

  • Center for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI.
  • (Juried).
• Juried Student Exhibition in Jewelry and Sculpture. January 1, 1990
  Schedule:

  • Eastern Michigan Silversmith Guild, Ypsilanti, MI.
  • (Juried).

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Beyond the Seat. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
• Self Reflection. Private Collection. Private. 2023 - Present.
• WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2022. Virtual Catalogue. January 2022 - Present
• Racine Art Museum Permanent Collection, Racine Art Museum. Museum. March 2016 - Present, Acquired: 2016.
• Museum of Art and Design (formerly American Craft Museum) Permanent Collection, Museum of Art and Design (formerly American Craft Museum) New York, NY. Museum. 2000 - Present, Acquired: 2000.