(814)734-4723 SAMENDOLARA@edinboro.edu
EDUCATION
1988 Master of Fine Arts, Jewelry Design/Metalsmithing, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
1985 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jewelry Design/Metalsmithing and Painting - Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)
2011 President, Society of North American Goldsmiths
1991 - Present Edinboro University, Edinboro, Pennsylvania,Professor, Jewelry/Metals.
HONORS AND AWARDS (SELECTED)
2005 3rd Prize Jewelry, Best of PA, Best of Artists Book Series, Kennedy Promotions Canaan, CT
1994 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Fellowship.
1993 Merit Award, ANTICIPATION '93, Navy Pier Exhibition Hall, Chicago, IL
____-Juror's Award of Recognition, EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK, Arrowmont.
____-School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
1990 Juror's Award of Recognition, VEHICLES FOR NEW FORMS, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts,
____-Gatlinburg, TN
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2011 JEWELRY + OBJECTS, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, National, Juried
2011 CoOPERATIVE TABLEWARE, Fancy Gallery, Seattle, WA, National
2010 CONTAIN; VESSELS AND THE ART of CONTAINMENT, Luke and Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA, National
2006 PRINTS AND METALS, Florida Community College, Jacksonville, FL
2005 EXPLORING THE BEAD, Yaw Gallery, SOFA Chicago, National
____-SCULPTURAL CONCERNS, CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN METALWORKING, Fort Wayne Museum of Art,
____-Fort Wayne, IN,Traveling, National
1992 CREATIVE FORCES, Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, Harrisburg, PA, Regional
____-CRAFTS NATIONAL 26, Zoller Gallery, Penn State Un
1991 WICHITA NATIONAL, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. National
____-CRAFTS NATIONAL 25, Zoller Gallery, Penn State University, University, Park, PA, National
____-THE DINING EXPERIENCE/A CRAFT EXPRESSION, Luckenbach Mill Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, N
1990 METALS NOW, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA, National
____-SIGNS OF PERSONALITY, Prediger, Schwabisch Gmund,Federal Republic of Germany International, Traveling
____-SILVER: NEW FORMS AND EXPRESSIONS II, Fortunoff New York, NY National, Traveling
____-VEHICLES FOR NEW FORMS, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, National
1988 MID-STATES CRAFT EXHIBITION, Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences, Evansville, IN, Regional
1987 CONTEMPORARY METALS III, Downey Museum, Downey, CA, National HOLLOWARE '87
1986 CONTEMPORARY METALS II, Downey Museum, Downey, CA, National
____-JEWELRY FOR THE HEAD AND HAIR, Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Pforzheim, West Germany, International
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2012 (Upcoming) THE ART OF INFLUENCE, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC, National, Invitational
____-LEGACY, SNAG PRESIDENTS 1969-PRESENT, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ, National, Invitational
2011 TORCH SONG, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
2009 FORMS IN METAL, Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College, El Cajon, California, Invitational.
2008 …OF LINEAGE AND LEAGACY, Hall Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design,
____-Savannah, GA, National, Invitational
____-THE PIONEERS OF ART JEWELLERY, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan, Juried, International, Traveling.
2007 INTERNATIONAL CRAFT TREND FAIR 2007; 1000 CUPS, COEX Atlantic Hall of Korea World Trade Center,
____-Seoul, Korea, Invitational, International
____-METALSMITHS LINKING, Hiko Mizuno Jewelry College, Tokyo, Japan, Invitational, International
2006 NATURE/CULTURE: ARTISTS RESPOND TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT, Society for Contemporary Craft,
-____Pittsburgh, PA, Invitational, National, Traveling
2005 THE PILLBOX, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI, National
____-RINGS, Cannon Gallery of Art and Design, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, National, Invitational
____-EDUCATORS/EDUCATED: JEWELRY AND METALS
____-NATIONAL METAL ART INVITATIONAL, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, National, Invitational
____-IN OUR OWN BACKYARD, Lancaster Museum of Art, Regional, Traveling
2003 THE ART OF GOLD, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA, National, Juried, Traveling
____-HAMMERED AND FORGED, Fine Arts Museum, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, National, Invitational
____-EXTREME METAL. The Mary Brogan Musem of Art and Science, Tallahassee, FL. National, Invitational.
____-CONTACT. Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland.
2002 JEWELRY IN PAINTING, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, International
2001 THE RING, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA,
1999 BEACONS FOR THE FUTURE, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO, National
1998 BENCHMARKERS: WOMEN IN METALS, National Ornamental Metal Museum, National, Traveling
____-COMMON BONDS, Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA, Regional
____-RAISED FROM TRADITION, Sea first Gallery, Seattle, WA, National
1997 INDIANA UNIVERSITY: PAST AND PRESENT, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA, National
1996 ONE FOR THE HEART, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA, National
____-25 AT 25, Society of Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, Pa, International
1995 THE COMMEMORATIVE CUP, The Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY, Natl,Traveling
____-THREE CONTEMPORARY METALSMITHS: INTIMATE TRADITIONS, The Carnegie Museum of Art,
____-THE WHITE HOUSE COLLECTION OF AMERICAN CRAFTS, The Smithsonian Institution's
____-National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., National.
____-THE ART OF THE BROOCH, Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR and Edith Lambert Gallery,
____-Sante Fe, NM, National.
____-MAKERS AND SHAKERS, Mario Villa Gallery, New Orleans, LA., National, Traveling.
1994 GOLD AND SILVER 1994: JEWELRY AND OBJECTS, The American Craft Museum, New York, NY, National
1993 POETIC OBJECTS, Images Friedman Gallery, Premier Exhibition, Louisville, KY, National.
____-Memphis, TN, National, Traveling
____-INTERNATIONAL JEWELRY TOKYO EXPO, Tokyo, Japan, International
1991 AGRESSION, Museum fur Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, Germany, International, Traveling
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2010 SEEKING/HOLDING, Bausch and Lomb World Headquarters, Rochester, NY (2 Person)
2009 SEEKING WISDOM, Weyers-Sampson Gallery, Thiel College, Greenville, PA (2 Person)
2000 PRECIOUS BOTANICALS, Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA, solo
____-FEATURED ARTIST, Society of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
1997 INTIMATE CONNECTION, Ohio
1996 SMALL CRAFT WARNING, Gallery 500, Elkins Park, PA
1994 RECENT WORK, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
1993 A STUDY OF NATURE, John J. McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown, OH
1988 MASTER OF FINE ARTS THESIS EXHIBITION, Special Exhibitions Gallery, Fine Arts Museums,
____-Indiana University, Bloom
PUBLICATION AND LECTURES (SELECTED)
2011 Snyder, Jeffery B., Art Jewelry Today 3, Schiffer Publishing.
____- LeVan, Martha, 21st Century Jewelry, Lark Books
2008 Adelson, Debra, The Art of Plastic and Resin Jewelry. Lark Books
2007 LeVan, Martha, 500 Wedding Rings, Lark Books
____-Lecture on personal artwork. Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, Hawaii
____-Lecture on personal artwork, Hiko Mizuno Jewelry College, Tokyo, Japan
____-Lecture on personal artwork, Japanese Jeweler’s Design Association, Tokyo, Japan
____-Kingsley, Susan, Hydraulic Press Die-Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths 4th edition,
____-20 Ton Press Fenster, Fred, 500 Vessels, Lark Books
2006 SOFA Chicago, “Hollowware: Inspired by Natural Elements.”
2005 Lecture on artwork and Edinboro University student work at the Jewelry Institute of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan
2004 Ebendorf, Robert, 1000 Rings, Lark Books
____-Raiteri, Linda, "The Commemorative Cup", Metalsmith, Volume 16, Number 5
____-Chain Gang, American Craft, August/September 1996
____-State of the Arts, "By Design", The Muncie Star, Muncie, IN
____-THE COMMEMORATIVE CUP, Exhibition Announcement, Aaron Faber Gallery,
1995 Monroe, Michael W. The White House Craft Collection of American Crafts. Abrams.
____-McGrath, Jinks. The Encyclopedia of Jewelry Making Techniques. Quarto P
____-Gallery. American Craft. June/July 1995.
____-"The Carnegie Exhibits, Three Metalsmiths." Antiques and the Arts Weekly.
____-Liebenson, Bess, "Craft Taking a Well-Deserved Place in the Art Mainstream. The New York Times,
____-New York, NY.
____-Bernard, Bernstein, "The Contemporary Metalsmith", Metalsmith, Winter 1995
1994 Artist Statement. Ornament. Winter Issue, 1994
____-Sozanski, Edward J., "Metalworking has Its Day at Craft Museum and So Does the Bauhaus"
____-The Philadelphia Inquirer.
1993 Massing, Dana, "Edinboro Professor's Work Featured in White House Craft Exhibition." Erie Daily Times, Erie, PA
____-ARTISANS IN SILVER Announcement. Color Photo.
____-Kingsley, Susan, Hydraulic Press Forming for Jewelers and Metalsmiths. 20 Ton Press
1992 LaPlantz, David and Shereen, Jewelry/Metalwork Survey #2, A Way of Communicating. Shereen LaPlantz
____-BORNE WITH A SILVER SPOON, A SALUTE TO THE AMERICAN METALSMITH, Postcard Book,
____-Rosanne Raab Associates (Design by William Mark
____-PORTFOLIO, American Craft, October/November 1992
____-Wolk, Michael, Designing for the Table; Decorative and Functional Products, Rizzoli
____-Louie, Elaine, "Whimsy in Sterling", New York Times, New York, NY
____-Scheurer, Elizabeth, EXPRESSIONS; JEWELRY IN THE 1990's, Dialogue Magazine, November/December 1991
____-AGRESSION, Catalogue, Museum fur Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt, Germany
____-LaPlantz, David, JEWELRY/METALWORK SURVEY 1991, Visions, Concepts, Communication, Shereen LaPlantz
____-Koplos, Janet, "Silver: New Forms and Expressions II", Metalsmith, Spring
1990 METALS INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION, Poster, Montana State University, Bozeman, MN
____-SILVER: NEW FORMS AND EXPRESSIONS II, Catalogue, Fortunoff, New York, NY
1988 Novin, Carolyn, "Contemporary Metals II, Metalsmith, Winter 1988
1987 HOLLOWARE '87, Catalogue, SUNY College at Brockport, NY
____-THE BEST DESIGN WORKS, International Annual
COLLECTIONS
2010 Kamm Teapot Foundation, Sparta, North Carolina
2009 University of North Dakota, Eugene E. Myers Collections
2005 Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England (Seymour Rabinovitch Collection)
2000 Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.
____-The Erie Art Museum, Erie, PA
1996 B. Seymour Rabinovitch, British and American Silver Servers
1995 The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
1994 The Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio
1993 The White House Crafts Collection, Washington D.C.
CURATOR AND JUROR OF EXHIBITIONS
2010 Juror for Festival of the Arts, State College, PA
2005 Co-Juror with Cappy Counard and Carol Kumata for RESOURCES, a national exhibition at the
____-Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
2004 Co-Curator with Liz Axford for "REDEFINING QUILTS", a national quilt invitational, Bruce Gallery of Art,
____-Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
2002 Juror (one of five) for THE THREE RIVERS ART FESTIVAL, Pittsburgh, PA
2001 Co-Juror with Cappy Counard for MARKED BY MEDIA, a national metals invitational, Bruce Gallery of Art,
____-Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
1996 MOVING METAL, curator for internationsl metals invitational, Bruce Gallery of Art, Edinboro University.
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL
2011 Scotland and Ireland. Two week trip to travel throughout each country.
2010 Costa Rica Two-Week trip to travel throughout the country to view the rainforest.
2009 Traveled throughout Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Denmark to view contemporary and historic artworks.
2008 Costa Rica – Two--week trip to travel throughout the country to view rainforest.
2005 Japan. Toured museums, gardens and temples in Tokyo and Kyoto.
2007 Hawaii and Japan – One month trip to examine natural life and gardens in preparation for sabbatical in the spring 2008.
2004 Florence, Italy - A two week trip to Florence and Rome to teach a class for Edinboro University.
2002 Florence, Italy - A two week trip to teach a class for Edinboro University. Visited numerous museums,
____-churches and archeological sites.
1998 Hawaii - A two week trip to the island of Kauai to research plant life for artwork made during sabbatical.
1996 Morocco - A two week trip to Rabat, Casablanca and Marrakech to teach a class
____-for Edinboro University. Visited numerous historical sites and artisan workshops.
1995 Hawaii - A two week landscape and flora.
1994 England and Ireland - Three week trip to visit museums, archaeological sites and hike through national forests.
1993 Washington D.C. - To attend a reception at the White House with Bill and Hillary Clinton
____-who honored the artists who contributed to the first permanent White House Craft Collection.
____-Ecuador - Traveled for two weeks through the country to visit several cities and a archaeological sites.
1990 Italy - Four week trip to attend CLASSICAL JEWELRY STUDIO WORKSHOP, and travel through the country
____-visiting churches, museums and archaeological sites.
1985 Luxembourg, West Germany, France, England, Belgium and Italy - Six
OTHER Traveled extensively throughout Denmark, Italy and England. Have visited Sweden, Finland and Russia
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
1986 - Present Society of North American Goldsmiths
1988 - Present American Craft Council
1990 - Present Society of American Silversmiths (Juried Member)
1992 - 2000 Meadville Council on the Arts
1992 - 2002 Northwestern Pennsylvania Artists Association (Juried member)
