Curriculum Vitae

Selections

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1999   “Dream of Butterflies”, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, ON
1997   “Awakenings”, JoAnne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, (and 1986)
1997   “Enid Kaplan: New Works”, Gayle Willson Gallery, South Hampton, NY
1995   “Suspensi Spiritus”, Miller Gallery, New York City
1995   “L’Esprit Suspendu”, Galerie Suk-Kwan, Montreal
1994   “Suspensi Spiritus”, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia
1990   “Dissiper les Frontieres”, Galerie Jocelyne Gobeil, Montreal
1989   “On Safari”, Enigma Gallery, New York City
1989   “Enid Kaplan: New Work”, Mobilia Gallery, Boston
1988   “Resonant Aliens”, Sculpture to Wear Gallery, Los Angeles
1986   Galeria Oficina, Sao Paolo, Brasil
1982   Aaron Faber Gallery, New York City
 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
     
2000   “Attitude & Action: American Figurative Jewelry”, Birmingham,
Dublin, UK
1997-9   SOFA, Chicago and New York, with Miller Gallery
1997   “Vinyl Revisited”, Alaska State Museum, Juneau
1995-7   “Bijoux du Canadienes”, Galerie Aurus, Paris
1996   “Celebration”, Ontario Arts Council, Canadian and US tour
1994   “The Telling of Stories: Jewelry & Fiber”, Society of Arts
and Crafts, Boston
1988   “American Figurative Jewelry”, V & V Galerie, Vienna, Austria
1987   “The Figure in Jewelry”, V. O. Galerie, Washington, D.C.
1987   “The Object as Art”, Sotheby Park Bernet Gallery, NYC
1985   “The Barbara Rockefeller Collection”, Annotole-Orient Gallery, London
1983   “Art to Wear”, American Crafts Museum, NYC
1983   Helen Drutt Gallery; Philadelphia
 
THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
     
1989   “A Tour of the City”, by Joe Frank, Theatre Anima, Montreal
1987   “Resident Aliens”, by Jordan Deitcher, Washington Square Theater, NYC
1984   “King Lear”, Scenic design, Raven Production, Park Royal Theatre, NYC
1983   “Under Milk Wood”, Scenic design, Irish Arts Center, NYC
 
AWARDS /GRANTS
     
1998   Juror’s Award, City of Mesa, AZ, “Myths, Metaphors & Icons” Exhibition
1998   Best Jewelry Award, Toronto Out-of-Doors Art Exhibition
1992   Muzium Nasional di Indonesia, Jakarta, To research tribal art and ritual
1989   National Endowment for the Arts, Mid-Atlantic Arts Fellowship
1987   Metro Art Award, NYC
1885   Travel Grant from AeroPeru, for research on Peruvian metalwork
1984   Artist-in-Residence Grant, Artpark, NY
1978   First Prize, DeBeer’s “Diamonds Tommorrow Design Competition”
 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
     
1998-9   Part-time Faculty, Dept. of Design Arts, Concordia University, Montreal.
1995-97
89-91
  Department Head / Instructor, Centre Saidye Bronfman, Montreal. Created Provincial CEGEP Program in Metalwork / Jewelry.
1996   Visiting Artist, Nova Scotia College of Art, Halifax, NS
1987-93   Adjunct Metals Professor, Parsons School of Design, NYC
1986-88   Adjunct Metals Professor, New York University
1986   Metals Instructor, NY Vocational School. Initiated program for ex-convicts
1982-86   Faculty Member, The 92nd Street “Y”, NYC
1984 – 2001   Workshop Instructor, Peter’s Valley, NJ; Sawtooth Center for Arts, NC; Touchstone Center, PA; Glassell School at the Houston Museum of Art; Brookfield Craft Center, CT; South West Craft Center, TX; Arrowmont School of Crafts, TN; Escola de Joalheria, Sao Paolo, Brazil; Penland School of Crafts, NC
 
LECTURES / PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
     
1999   “Craftscapes”, TV interview in artist’s studio, Canadian Life Channel
1999   “Droit de Parole” with Claire Lamarche, Montreal Channel 10 Interview
1998   “Amulets and Power Objects”, Ontario College of Art
1997   “Big Medicine: Art, Life and the Call of the Wild”, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Albuquerque, NM
1997   “Borneo and Beyond”, Scottsdale Arts Center, AZ
1996   “Amulets and Talismans”, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax
1994   “The Artist as Shaman”, Lecturer, American Craft Museum, NYC
1994   “Crafts & Healing”, National Public Radio Interview with Richard Schiffman
1993   Lecturer, Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
1992   Lecturer, Houston Museum of Art, Houston
1988   Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle
1987   “Figurative Jewelry in the US”, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.