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born
1960
/italy
influences&places
lived in rome/italy until age 13; grew up in munich/germany; traveled troughout europe, some north africa and the us; started making jewelry at age 14 and selling it at concerts, fleamarkets and street fairs, gathering the very first learnings and teachings...

education
bfa sculpture/experimental media 1997

california college of arts and crafts (now cca) oakland, california
professional training
since 2001      studio in santa fe, new mexico

1996-2001       studio in oakland, california
1989                 bench assistant jeweler sandra enterline, san francisco, california
1984-86          studio in rome, italy
1982-84          apprenticeship with master goldsmiths vincenzo quattrocchi and gianna usai, rome, italy

selected exhibitions
2006             
flight of fancy
/quail run club, santa fe, new mexico
martini squared/gallery I/O, new orleans, louisiana
2005              
2005 originals
/museum of fine arts, santa fe, new mexico
ARTaccesorize/society of arts and crafts, boston, massachusetts
black&gold/imec, albuquerque, new mexico
2004
5th anniversary show
/sculpture to wear gallery, santa monica, california
jewelry & champagne/guilford handcraft center, guilford, connecticut
west goes east/sofa, new york, new york & yaw gallery, birmingham, michigan
here i am/obsidian gallery, tucson, arizona
2002
the perfect gift
/gallerymateria, scottsdale, arizona
we are all ear/martina & company, providence, rhode island
elements of modernism/eidos gallery, santa fe, new mexico
2001
in/form x function
/eidos gallery, santa fe, new mexico
craft forms 2001/wayne art center, wayne, pennsylvania
scene/unseen/runnels gallery, eastern new mexico university, portales, new mexico
ring show invitational/bayfront gallery, pensacola, florida
publications
2004
west goes east (show catalog)
/yaw gallery, birmingham, mi and sofa, new york, ny
2002
craft forms 2001 (show catalog)
/wayne art center, wayne, pa
2001
scene/unseen (show catalog)
/eastern new mexico university, portales, nm


one of a kind
limited edition
small production

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