Recent SNAG Exhibitions
“And How! Celebrating
Art and Soul in Contemporary Metalwork”
The Gallery at the Airport, Eugene, Oregon
November 12, 2007 through
February 29, 2008
A juried exhibition of work by SNAG members in the Pacific
Northwest.
Featured were outstanding works by artists from the Pacific
Northwest selected by curator Christine L. Sundt,
SNAG member and Eugene jewelry artist, and Dena Brown, Director
of The Gallery at the
Airport. 
Over
thirty artists from Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and
British Columbia presented works in a variety of materials and
formats along with the tools that were used to make their
stunning creations.
Click here for the "And How! Celebrating Art and Soul in Contemporary Metalwork" virtual exhibition.
From fine and precious metals to funky and fun, from miniature to imposing, the pieces on display illustrated the variety of skills and the range of talent and originality of these artists.
Artists featured: Mandy Allen, Brendalyn Avender, Harriete Estel Berman, Yuyen Chang, Anna Clark, Lin Cook, Kathleen Faulkner, Kathleen Frazer, Angela Gleason, Hannah Goldrich, Catherine Grisez, Jane L. Guerber, Lee Rumsey Haga , Trudee Hill, Holly Yashi, Toshiyuki Kawai, Suzanne Linquist, Theresa Lovering-Brown, Julia Lowther, Alvi Lufiani, Javi Olivares, Emiko Oye, W. L. Parrish, Kris Patzlaff, Nancy Piccioni, Rebecca A. Scheer, Anika Smulovitz, Kate Speranza, Brooke Stone, Christine L. Sundt, Deborah Taube, Anna Tucker, Ryan Tuss, Ruth von Büren, Lynda Watson, Dennis Werst, and Charles Kent Wiggins.
press
release
Top images: Left: Toshiyuki Kawai, Mokume Snail,
2005; Right: Javi Olivares,
Eclipse Bracelet,
2006
"Framing the Art of Jewelry," SOFA Chicago
November 2-4, 2007
Works from the 2007 Metalsmith Exhibition in Print
issue, guest curated by Ellen Lupton, curator at the Cooper
Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Under the concept of "framing", the chosen works explore some
of the functions of jewelry -- to collect, connect, protect,
and display. Ellen Lupton looks at jewelry as frames for
parts of the body as well as for precious or curious
things. How artists store and display their work is also
examined. A majority of the work featured in the Metalsmith Exhibition in Print
were included in the exhibition at SOFA.
Next + Now: SNAG Annual Student Show (2007)
Juried by Sarah Perkins, Sherry Simms, and Rick Smith, "Next + Now" featured the work of students from across North America. Held at the Metal Museum in Memphis, TN during the SNAG conference.
The Art of Gold (2003-2006)
The highly acclaimed exhibition, “The Art of Gold”
ended a successful three-year tour on January 6, 2006. The
exhibition opened in January 2003 at the Crocker Art Museum in
Sacramento, CA. From there it traveled to the University of
Richmond Museums in Richmond, VA; to the Spencer Museum of Art
in Lawrence, KS; to The Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock,
AR; to The Mint Museum of Craft + Design in Charlotte, NC; to
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries in College
Station, TX; to The Anchorage Museum of History and Art in
Anchorage, AK; to The Perspective Gallery in Blacksburg, VA; to
The Midland Center for the Arts in Midland, MI; and finally to
the Joe & Emily Lowe Art Gallery in Syracuse, NY.
“The Art of Gold” was curated by Michael Monroe,
former director and curator of the Renwick Gallery of the
Smithsonian Institution. The exhibition was composed of 79
objects, primarily jewelry and including hollowware, vessels,
small sculptures and other non-jewelry items. The tour was
coordinated and managed entirely by ExhibitsUSA, a division of
the Mid-America Arts Alliance.
The exhibition catalog was made possible through the
generosity of a group of individuals, foundations and
organizations: The Art Jewelry Forum, The Webb Roven
Foundation, Anne and Ronald Abramson, The Richard and Kate
Witkin Fund, Daphne Farago, Beth Pollack, Barbara Waldman and
Dennis Winger, Louis and Sandra Grotta, Samuel and Eleanor
Rosenfeld, Flora Book, and The Society of North American
Goldsmiths. Michael Monroe and Bruce Metcalf wrote the catalog
essays. (Above image: John
Iversen, Sycamore Maple Leaf, 2002)
Flatware: Fantasy + Function (2005)
In October 2005, the work from the 2005 Exhibition in Print,
“Flatware: Fantasy + Function,” curated by Boris
Bally and Rosanne Raab, exhibited at SOFA Chicago (Sculpture,
Objects and Functional Art). Forty-two artists’ work was
featured in this edition of the Exhibition in Print. Copies of
the 2005 Exhibition in Print can be purchased from the SNAG
Business Office for $7.50 plus shipping and handling.
Contemporary Enamel (2003)
In October 2003, the work from the 2003 Exhibition in Print,
“Contemporary Enamel,” curated by Gretchen Goss and
Maria Phillips, exhibited at SOFA Chicago. The work of 48
artists was featured in this edition of the Exhibition in
Print, with two essays, one by the curators and the second by
Toni Greenbaum.
Innovative Tools (2001-2002)
SNAG and
3M, Inc. joined resources to produce this competition and
exhibition in 2001-2002. The exhibition was one of the
highlights of SNAG’s 2002 conference in Denver, opening
at the Center for Visual Arts of Metropolitan State College.
Kiff Slemmons, Charles Crowley, and Edward S. Cooke, Jr. juried
the slides of 180 entrants reflecting nearly 450 objects.
Ninety pieces were chosen for the exhibition. Mary Lee Hu,
Harold O’Connor and 3M’s Ron Wenaas judged the
exhibition in Denver and awarded cash prizes. The catalog was
coordinated by Anne Hollerbach and published by SNAG. Suzanne
Ramljak and Edward S. Cooke, Jr. wrote the catalog essays, and
Anne Hollerbach wrote the Afterword.
Exhibition in Print 2000 (juried)
In October 2000, the work from the juried Exhibition in Print
exhibited at SOFA Chicago. The three jurors, Ramona Solberg,
Rachelle Thiewes and Tom Herman, chose the work of 41 artists,
showcasing jewelry, hollowware, sculptural pieces, and vessels.
The essay was by art and cultural critic Lucy Lippard.
American Revelations: New Jewellery by Members of the Society of North American Goldsmiths (1996-1998)
This exhibition, jointly produced by SNAG and the Shipley Gallery, Gateshead, England, opened at the Shipley Gallery in March 1996. It was the inaugural event of the professional conference, “Jewellers Exchange ’96—The International Dimension.” The exhibit then toured three other venues in northern England, stopping at the Birmingham School of Jewellery and Silversmithing; the James Hockey Gallery; Surrey Institute of Art, Farnham; and the Cleveland Craft Centre in Middlesbrough. It then moved to the United States, where it opened at the National Ornamental Metal Museum in Memphis, TN, and moved to its final venue, the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA.
