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Sarah Perkins

Sarah Perkins - Artist Statement/Resume

Résumé

Education

1992 M.F.A. at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
1979 B.A. with double major in German and Art with metals emphasis at San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Teaching

Currently Professor teaching jewelry/metals and design at Southwest Missouri State University

Numerous workshop teaching experiences, including: Penland School of Crafts; San Diego State University; Graduate Institute for Applied Arts, Taiwan; 92nd Street Y; California College of Arts and Crafts; Arrowmont School of Crafts; University of Illinois; University of Kansas; and Seattle Metal Arts Guild.

Collections

Decorative Arts Collection, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY.
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
Arrowmont School of Crafts 50th Anniversary Traveling Collection.
Collection of Mark and Sharon Bloome, Seattle, WA.
Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IN.
Collection of Ronald Abramson, Washington, DC.

Selected Awards

2004 Honorable Mention at "International Juried Show," NJ Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ.
  Awards 'Juror's Award at "Materials: Hard and Soft", Denton, TX.
  Honorable Mention at "Small Works 2004" MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD.
2000 Award of Excellence at "Metal Marvels", Arts Center, St Petersburg, FL.
1997 First Place at "USA Craft Today 97", Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT.
1993 Award of Excellence at the "Smithsonian Craft Show"

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2004, 2002 Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
2001 Arkansas Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AR.
1998 Pittsburg State University Gallery, Pittsburg, KS.
1997 Firehouse Art Center, Norman, OK.
  Leeds Gallery, Earlham College, Richmond, IN.

Selected Exhibitions

2005 "The Art of Gold," traveling show sponsored by Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG).
  "In Print - In Person," enamel show at Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH.
  "Artist's Choice," Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY.
2004 "Korean & American Metalsmithing Exhibition," Kepco Plaza Gallery, Seoul, Korea.
  "National Metal Arts Invitational: Vessels and Jewelry," Montgomery College, Rockville MD.
  "Rich and Sumptuous: Impressions of India," Studio Fusion, London, England.

Selected Publications

Teapots: Makers and Collectors by Dona Meilach, 2005.
The Art of Enameling by Linda Darty, pub. Lark Books, 2004.
"A Fulfilling Absence:Enamelware of Sarah Perkins" by Glen Brown, Metalsmith, 2003.
Included in the digital "Contemporary Vitreous Enamel Archive," British Craft Council.
Included in The Art of Fine Enameling by Karen Cohen, pub. Sterling Pub. 2002.
"Sarah Perkins - Nature's Masquerade" by Glen Brown, Ornament, 2000 .
American Craft Vol. 58, No. 1. Illustration page 62, 1998.
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Show#

Title

Dates

2005-3

The Art of Enameling

8/5/2005 – 9/16/2005

Sarah Perkins, <I>Regal</I> container, 2004, Copper, sterling, enamel, 18k,22k and 24k golds. Sarah Perkins, <I>Pear</I> container, 2004, Copper, enamel, silver. Sarah Perkins, <I>B & G Brooch #2</I>, 2005, Silver, enamel. Sarah Perkins, <I>B & G Brooch #3</I>, 2005, Silver, enamel. Sarah Perkins, <I>B & G Brooch #5</I>, 2005, silver, enamel.

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