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| EDUCATION | |
| 1971-Present |
An Extraordinary Life, Planet Earth. |
| 1996 |
Rhode Island School of Design, (RISD), Providence, RI.
B.F.A., Jewelry and Metalsmithing |
| 1994-1995 |
The Pont-Aven School of Art, Pont-Aven, France. Summer Sessions |
| 1994 |
Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy. Summer Session |
July 1993-
Sept. 1992 |
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.
Special Student and Continuing Education |
June 1992-
Sept. 1990 |
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA. Foundation Courses. |
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| AFFILIATIONS | |
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The American Craft Council |
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The Society of North American Goldsmiths |
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| EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2010 |
Materials: Hard & Soft, Center for the Visual Arts (Greater Denton Arts Council) Denton, TX |
| 2009 |
"CRAFTFORMS 2009", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Curated by Bruce W. Pepich, Executive Director and Curator of Collections for the Racine Art Museum, as well as the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts in Racine.
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| 2009 |
Santa Barbara Premiere Art Showcase, Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2008-2004 |
Blade Show, Atlanta, GA |
| 2008 |
New West Coast Design, Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2007 |
"Modern Art Knives: Beyond the Samurai Sword", The National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN.
| 2007 |
"Modern Art Knives: Beyond the Samurai Sword: Preview", Held in conjunction with The Society of North American Golsmiths conference, in Memphis, TN. |
| 2006 |
"CRAFTFORMS 2006", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Curated by Gretchen G. Keyworth, Director and Chief Curator of the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
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| 2006 |
"CRAFTFORMS Invitational: then and Now", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA.
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| 2006 |
"MARTINI SQUARED", Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA. Curated by Thomas Mann.
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| 2006 |
"Parameters of Preciousness", Gahlberg Gallery, McAninch Arts Center, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL. Curated by Kathleen Kamal.
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| 2005 |
"CRAFTFORMS 2005", Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA. Curated by David Revere McFadden: Chief Curator: The Museum of Arts + Design, NYC
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| 2005 |
"METALSMITH Magazines': Exhibition in Print", Flatware: Function + Fantasy, SOFA (Sculptural Objects Functional Art), Chicago, IL. Curated by Rosanne Raab & Boris Bally.
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| 2005 |
"Made in America", Metal Arts Invitational Exhibition, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Curated by Leonard Urso & Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez.
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| 2005 |
"Dimensions", San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. Curated by Kevin Wallace.
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| 2005 |
"CALIFORNIA ART METAL NOW: An Exhibition of Contemporary
California Jewelry and Metal Art", Blue Room Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Shana Astrachan, Suzanne Baizerman, Susan Cummins, & Paul Mahder.
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| 2005 |
"THE INFLUENCE of ROCK & ROLL", The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum, Cleveland, OH. Curated by Boris Bally & Wendi Thumudo.
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| 2004 |
"Plaza Cutlery Custom Knife Show", Evening of The Cutlery Arts. Huntington Beach, CA |
| 2004 |
"Hammer & Hand: Contemporary American Metal", Grand Rapids, MI. Curated by Anna Fariello. |
| 2004 |
DragonCon, Atlanta, GA |
| 2004 |
"Knives as Art", Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX. |
| 2004 |
The Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, FL.
John presented a lecture entitled: "The Art Knife: The Passion,
The Quest, The Controversy" |
| 2005-1997 |
East Coast Custom Knife Show, NY, NY. |
| 2003 & 1997 |
New York Custom Knife Show, NY, NY. |
| 2003-2001 |
Knifemakers Guild Show, Orlando, FL. |
| 2002 |
"Exhibition In Print", Metalsmith Magazine's Annual Juried Showcase |
| 2002 |
"Innovative Tools For Personal Use", The Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, CO. Curated by Anne Larson Hollerbach, Kiff Slemmons, Charles Crowley, & Edward S. Cooke. |
| 2002 & 1997 |
South Florida International Knife Show, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. |
| 2002 |
Oregon Knife Show, Eugene, Oregon |
| 2001 |
Program 12: June, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2000-1998 |
Paris International Knife Show, Paris, France |
| 2000-1999 |
Knifemakers Guild Show, New Orleans, LA |
| 2000-1998 |
Blade Show, Atlanta, GA |
| 1999-1998 | Contemporary Metalworks Expo, Seattle, WA |
| 1999-1998 | Blade Show West, Costa Mesa, CA |
| 1999 | BAKCA, San Francisco, CA |
| 1998 |
"MISSION PROVIDENCE", Providence, RI. |
| 1998 |
"Impressions Of Brittany", French
Embassy, Washington D.C. |
| 1998 |
Cambridge Art Association National
Prize Show, Lowell Street Gallery, Cambridge, MA. Curated by Malcolm Rogers. |
| 1998 |
9-Volt Robot, Two-Pi Skatepark, West Warwick, RI |
| 1998 |
Art Knife Show, Orlando, FL. |
| 1997 |
The National Pen Show, Somerset, NJ. |
| 1997 |
"Big E" Gun and Knife Show, Springfield, MA. |
| 1997 |
California Custom Knife Show, Costa Mesa, CA. |
| 1997 |
Northeast Custom Knife Show, East Windsor, CT. |
| 1996 |
Recent Works, Native Gallery, Providence RI. |
| 1996 |
Jewelry and Metals Senior Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. |
| 1996 |
Impressions of Brittany II, French Library and Cultural Center, Boston, MA. |
| 1995 & 1993 |
Jewelry and Metals Biennial, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. |
| 1995 |
The Pont-Aven School of Art: Faculty and Student Exhibition
List Arts Center, Brown University, Providence, RI. |
| 1995 |
The Pont-Aven School of Art: Faculty and Student Exhibition
Salle Meunuir, Hotel De Ville, Pont-Aven, France. |
| 1994 |
Open Salon Show, Sarah Doyle Gallery, Providence RI. |
| 1994 |
Out of Department Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. |
| 1994 |
Impressions of Brittany, French Library and Cultural Center, Boston, MA. |
| 1994 |
The Pont-Aven School of Art: Faculty and Student Exhibition
Salle Gauguin, Hotel De Ville, Pont-Aven, France. |
| 1992 |
Jewelry Show, Montana Merchantile, Santa Monica, CA. |
| 1991 |
Sculpture Show, Anderson Hall, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA. |
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All Work Designed, Executed, and ©1996-2009 by John Lewis Jensen, unless otherwise credited. All Rights Reserved. |