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MATT WILLIG
Designer/Jeweler/Metalsmith
EDUCATION
Miami-Dade Community College - Associate of Fine Arts Degree - Miami, FL
WORKSHOPS
Design for Survival: Thomas Mann - Penland School of Crafts, NC
Hollow Shell Forming: Hiekki Seppa - Florida Soc. Goldsmiths - Wildacres, NC
Design Vocabulary: Bob Ebendorf - Gulfcoast Art Museum, FL
Fold Forming: Charles Lewton-Brian - Florida International Univ. - Miami, FL
Die-Forming: Bob Pfluelb - Florida Soc Goldsmiths - Wildarcres, NC
WORK EXPERIENCE
Owner: MW Design - Jewelry Design and Manufacturer - 14 yrs - Celo, NC / 9 yrs - Miami, FL
Head Jewelry Designer - Jacmar Jewelers - 3 yrs - Miami, FL
Shop Manager and Jeweler: OM Jewelry - 10 yrs - Miami, FL
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Penland School of Crafts
Southern Highlands Craft Guild
Toe River Arts Council
Florida Society of Goldsmiths
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Green Hill Center for NC Art - Winter Show 2007 - Greensboro, NC
Fall Celebration of the Arts - 2007 - Toe River Arts Council, NC
Ornamental Indulgences - 2006 - TRAC Gallery, Burnsville, NC
Fall Celebration of the Arts - 2006 - Merit Award, Toe River Arts Council, NC
33rd Annual Competition - Fayetteville Museum of Art - 2005 – Fayetteville, NC
ACC SE Spotlight Show - 2004 - Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
Fall Celebration of the Arts - 2004 to 1997 - Toe River Arts Council, NC
Featured Artist - 1999 - Hand in Hand Gallery - Flat Rock, NC
Spotlight '97 - ACC/Piedmont Craft - Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
Crosscurrents - So Highlands Craft Guild - 1997 - Asheville, NC
Members Exhibition - Folk Art Center 1997 - Asheville, NC
Fall Mask Show - Blue Spiral - Asheville, NC
Body Adornment: Art to Wear Jewelry - Coral Gables, FL
Mask Media Show - Netsky Gallery, Miami, FL
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Lapidary Journal - March 2000 - Vol. 53, No. 12, pgs. 3 & 28
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Allanstand Craft Shop - Folk Art Center
Asheville, NC
Arrowcraft
Gatlinburg, NC
Bellagio
Asheville, NC
B Hock Jewelers
Miami, FL
Cameron’s
Chapel Hill, NC
Design Gallery
Burnsville, NC
Hand in Hand Gallery
Flat Rock, NC
Horizon Gallery
Durham, NC
New Morning Gallery
Asheville, NC
Penland Gallery
Penland, NC
TRAC Gallery
Burnsville, NC
TRAC Center
Spruce Pine, NC
Twisted Laurel Gallery
Bakersville, NC
Urban Artifacts
Houston, TX