Education

2017-2019 MFA Metal, State University of New York at New Paltz, New York, US

2012-2016 BFA Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine, US

Exhibitions

2020 Quiet Temperament - Lido Knitting Mills X New York City Jewelry Week, Brooklyn, NY

Amend - Secret Identity Projects

Academics in Pandemic - EthicalMetalsmiths.com

The Figure of the Falling - Brooklyn Metal Works, New York (solo exhibition)

A Jewel Made in Greece - Zappeion Megaron, Athens, Greece

When Worn - Melton Gallery, University of Central Oklahoma

2019 Anonymous Brooklyn - Brooklyn Metal Works, New York

Marzee International Graduate Show - Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands

To Ask A Question: To Carry on Without an Answer - Dorsky Gallery for Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, New York

MFA Thesis Exhibition - Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, New York

Now: Press Play  - Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York (Glenn Adamson)

Meta-Formation: Experiments and Rituals - Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, Tennessee

2018 Denizen - Hotel Chelsea, New York, New York

Please Read Instructions Before Using - Graduate Gallery, New Paltz, New York

120 Degrees Intercollegiate Regional Exhibition - The Arts Center, Troy, New York

Raw / Refined - Society of North American Goldsmiths, Portland, Oregon

Fun House - Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York

commonSENSE - Slayer Gallery, slayergallery.com

2017 Nine Points of Departure - Sojourner Truth Library, New Paltz, New York

2016 80x80: Young Affiliates Art Exhibition - The Mint Museum Uptown, Charlotte, North Carolina

Texas National Competition & Exhibition - Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas

BFA Thesis Exhibition: Sensorium -  Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2015 Craft Forms - Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania

From Where I Stand - uBe Art Gallery, Berkeley, California

BFA Exhibition - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Form, Forge, Fabricate - University Museum, University of Southern Illinois Carbondale

Faceted: Aspects of Contemporary Jewelry - Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida

The Kinsey Institute Juried Exhibition - Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University

The Juried Exhibition-Art at the Center - Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland, Kansas

28th Annual Women’s Works Show - Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, Illinois

Starting Point - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2014 BFA Exhibition - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Geospective - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Nothing Major - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Teaching

2021 Adjunct Lecturer, Metal Forming - State University of New York at New Paltz

2020 Critic, Sophomore Metalsmithing - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

Adjunct Lecturer, Metal Forming / Processes+Experiments ll - State University of New York at New Paltz

Silversmithing Instructor - 92Y School of the Arts, New York, New York

2019 Guest Critic, Sophomore Metalsmithing - Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

Teaching Assistant - Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, New York

Teaching Assistant to Jamie Bennett - Penland School of Craft, North Carolina

2018 Instructor of Record, Introduction to Studio Art - State University of New York at New Paltz

Teaching Assistant to Myra Mimlitsch Gray - State University of New York at New Paltz

2017 Teaching Assistant, 3D: Form - State University of New York at New Paltz

2015 Instructor, Jewelry and Metalsmithing - Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida

Visiting Instructor, Adult Continuing Studies Course - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Teaching Assistant to Kyle Patnaude - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Professional and Studio

2020 Maine College of Art Holiday Sale Juror - Portland, Maine

Hollow Forming Workshop - Online Education Symposium, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland

2019 Artist in Residence - Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland

2018 Visiting Artist - The Williston Northampton School, Easthampton, Massachusetts

Exhibiting Artist Lecture - Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York

2016 Visiting Production and Fabrication Assistant - MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts

Gallery Assistant - Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, New York

2015 Studio Assistant to Kyle Patnaude -  Portland, Maine

Contributing Writer - JewelryUnder30.com

Metal Studio Monitor - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2014 Work Study: Gallery Assistant to Daniel Fuller - Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, Maine

Curator, Nothing Major - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine  

2013 Presenter on Student Internships, Artists at Work -  Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Work Study: Studio Technician Assistant to Cat Bates - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Assistant Bench Jeweler - Janice Grzyb, New York, New York

Studio Assistant - Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, New York

2012 Visual Display Intern - David Yurman, New York, New York

2011 Studio Intern - Giles & Brother, New York, New York

Recognition and Scholarships

2019 One for the Future - New York City Jewelry Week

2018 David ‘05 and Sara ‘10 Walton Metal Thesis Support Fund - State University of New York at New Paltz

Graduate Student Research and Creative Project Award Grant - State University of New York at New Paltz

BLOOOM Award Nominee - Warsteiner, Dusseldorf, Germany

Lenore Tawney Foundation Scholarship - Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine

Matriculated Student Scholarship - Peter’s Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

2016 Honorable Mention, The Chelsea International Fine Art Competition - Agora Gallery, New York, NY

Third Place, Texas National Competition and Exhibition - Stephan F. Austin University Galleries

2015 Windgate Fellowship Nominee

Juror’s Award, Craft Forms - Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania

First Place, Form Forge Fabricate - University Museum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Third Place, BFA Exhibition - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Matriculated College Student Scholarship - Peter’s Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

Windgate Partial Scholarship - Penland School of Craft, Penland, North Carolina

Student Work Exchange Scholarship - Society of North American Goldsmiths, Boston, MA

Student Spotlight, Metalsmithing and Jewelry Department - Maine College of Art, Portland, ME

2014      Matriculated College Student Scholarship - Peter’s Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

Honorable Mention, BFA Exhibition - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2013      Matriculated College Student Scholarship - Peter’s Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

2012 Maine College of Art Challenge Scholarship - Portland, Maine

Additional Education

2018 Copper Weathervanes, Jim Masterson - Peter’s Valley School of Crafts, Layton, New Jersey

Casting, MJ Tyson - Peter’s Valley School of Crafts, Layton, New Jersey

2016 In Depth, Masters Workshop with Helen Britton - Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, New York

2015 Volume and Form, Maegan Crowley - Peters Valley School of Crafts, Layton, New Jersey

Pewter: From Tavern Mugs to Teaspoons, Jeffrey Clancy - Penland School of Craft, Penland, NC

2014 Resin Jewellery, Daniela Boieri - Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence, Italy

Steel Wire Fabrication, Lynn Batchelder - Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

Hydraulic Press Workshop, Chris Irick - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2013 Metal Inlay, Seth Gould - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Netsuke Carving, Sergey Jivetin - Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, New York

Visiting Artist Demo, Hanna Hedman - Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, New York

Carved Wooden Jewelry, Sarah Martin - Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey

Publications

2021 Betsy Lewis: The Figure of the Falling, exhibition review by Sarah Darro - Metalsmith Magazine Vol. 41 No.1. 56,57.

2020 On Offer 46 - Art Jewelry Forum

On Offer 44 - Art Jewelry Forum

On Offer 42 - Art Jewelry Forum

2019 On Offer 35 - Art Jewelry Forum

Metalsmith Magazine Vol.39 No.2

Meta-Formation: Rituals and Experiments Exhibition Catalogue

2016 Maine Home + Design, May Issue

Professional Affiliations

Commence Jewelry

Society for North American Goldsmiths

*Forthcoming