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EDUCATION:
California State University, Long Beach, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1977
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Founder/Owner, TDM Studio, designer jewelry, 1983 to present
Free-lance jewelry designer and manufacturer, 1979-1983
Jewelry designer, Deary Ears, Inc., 1977-1979
Jewelry technician, Abart Jewelry Manufacturing Co., 1973-1975
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
| 2004 | "Verbeelding van Verlangen," Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands |
| "200 Rings," Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA |
| "Touch: Jewelry Annual #23," Freehand, Los Angeles, CA |
| "Heaven and Earth: A Dialogue," Objects of Desire Gallery, Louisville, KY |
| 2003 | "Charmed Lives," Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| "Anti-War Metals," Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2002 | "Material Explorations: Wearable Objects of Non-Traditional Materials," Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute Gallery, Utica, NY |
| "Southern California Studio Jewelry," Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA |
| "Ornaments Now," Netherlands Textile Museum, Tilburg, The Netherlands |
| 2001 | "Zierat: International Contemporary Jewelry Invitational," Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA, Kestner Museum, Hannover, Germany, Galerie Cebra, Dusseldorf, Germany, and Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands |
| "Well Armed," Objects of Desire Gallery, Louisville, KY |
| 2000 | "Zierat: International Contemporary Jewelry Invitational," Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX |
| "20th Annual Jewelry Show," Freehand, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1999 | "California Contemporary Craft" Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach,CA |
| "Illumination," Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco CA |
| "Organic Matters," Sculpture to Wear, Santa Monica, CA |
| "Colour: A Vivid Expression," Sculpture to Wear, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1998 | "Toys and Gadgets," Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA |
| "Full Spectrum - color/jewelry," OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 1997 | "The Shoe Show," Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA |
| "From Beyond...," A. R. K. Gallery, Long Beach, CA |
| "Metals, Etc.," Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX |
| 1996 | "Small Wonders II," Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA |
| "3 Generations: Jewelry Invitational," Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA |
| "The May Show," Freehand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1995 | "Small Wonders," Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA |
| "Wearable Expressions: The Personal Art," Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA |
| "Art By Design," San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA |
| "Metals - Form in Chaos," Northern Kentucky University Art Gallery, Highland Heights, KY |
| 1994 | "Crafts National 28," Zollar Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
| "Beyond the Great Threshold," Galleria San Fedele, Milan, IT/Castello San Giorgio, Orzinnovi, IT |
| "Brooch: The Subject," Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ |
| 1993 | "The Fine Art of American Craft," Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, CA |
| "Drawings, Touching the Core," Momentum Gallery, Spokane, WA |
| "Crafts National 27," Zollar Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA |
| 1992 | "Exploration of Ideas," Patricia Correia Gallery, Venice, CA |
| "From Straw to Gold," Fisher Gallery, Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon, CT |
| 1991 | "L'art dans la mode," Wignall Museum/Gallery, Rancho Cucamonga, CA |
| 1990 | "Exhibit A," Vague Absurdity Gallery, Long Beach, CA |
| 1989 | "Luminaries," FHP Hippodrome Gallery, Long Beach, CA |
| "Neon and Electric Sculptures," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1988 | "SNAG '88," Joan Michelin Gallery, New York, NY |
| "Focus: Long Beach," System M, Long Beach, CA |
| "Avant Garde Jewelry USA," The Joan Michlin Gallery, New York, NY |
| "Karen McCreary-Sculpture," Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier,CA |
| 1987 | "Schmuck in Bewegung - Bewegung in Schmuck," Deutsches Goldschmidthaus Hanau, Hanau, Germany |
| "Devious Devices," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| "The Artist/Collector: Works by Southern California Artists," Metro Gallery, San Diego, CA |
| 1986 | "New Jewelry: Forms and Functions," El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA |
| 1985 | "#5 Annual Juried Show," Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA |
| 1984 | "Whimsy," Elaine Potter Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| "Installation Sculpture," Mount St. Mary's College Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| "California Jewelry, ‘84," California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, CA |
| "Blendo," Wild Blue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| "The May Show," Free Hand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
JURIED CRAFT FAIRS:
American Craft Council Craft Fairs, Baltimore MD, Chicago IL, Columbus OH, San Francisco CA |
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia PA |
Crafts at the Castle, Boston MA |
Saint Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis, MO |
Rosen Buyers Market of American Crafts, Philadelphia PA, Boston MA, Miami FL, Anaheim CA |
Contemporary Crafts Market, Santa Monica CA |
Long Beach Museum of Art Artist Market, Long Beach CA |
Scottsdale Arts Festival, Scottsdale AZ |
PUBLICATIONS:
Patrick Kapty, “Karen McCreary: Space, Light, Reflection,” Modern Silver Magazine Online, Vol 3 Issue 3, Oct-Nov 2002 |
1996 Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith, Vol. 16 No. 4, 1996 |
1995 Metal Arts Source Book, CD-ROM, Bob Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Productions, 1995 |
L'art dans la mode, Wignal Museum/Gallery, Rancho Cucamonga, 1991 |
Shirle Gottlieb, "Creative Spirits Haunt the Neighborhood," Press Telegram, part D, page 1, Friday, April 26, 1985 |
Suzanne Muchnic, "Gorilla Family Puts Its Heavy Tread on Exhibit at Barnsdall Art Gallery," |
The Los Angeles Times, part V, page 1, Monday, December 26, 1983 |
Silvia S. J. Kennedy, "Electronic Jewelry," Ornament, Vol. 7 No. 1, 1983 |
Betty Ann Brown, "Dirverse Concerns," Artweek, Vol. 14 No. 15, April 16, 1983 |
Southern California Women's Caucus for Art Third Juried Exhibition, Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, 1983 |
Jeff Kelley, "California Crafts XIII: Sensuous Materials," Artweek, Vol. 14 No. 15, April 16, 1983 |
California Crafts XIII, Creative Crafts League of Sacramento, 1983 |
Electronic Jewelry, California State University, San Bernardino, 1983 |
Robert K. Liu, "The Western Edge: Designer and Production Crafts," Ornament, Vol. 6 No.1, 1982 |
Metalsmith 1981, Society of North American Goldsmiths, 1981 |
Hallie Katz, "The Western Edge," Metalsmith, Vol. 1 No. 2, Winter 1981 |
The Western Edge: Designer and Production Crafts, Southern California Designer-Craftsmen, 1980 |
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