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Edna Madera
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EDUCATION
2004 MFA in Metalsmithing, Rochester Institute of Technology- School for American Crafts, Rochester, NY
2001 BFA in Metalsmithing, Southern Illinois University - School of Fine Art, Carbondale, IL
1996 College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL
1995 Eastfield Community College, Mesquite, TX
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2018 Scholarship, ELEVATIONLAB Growth Venture, Kansas City, MO
2010 Fellow, Artist INC Live Fall, Kansas City, MO
AWARDS
2018 Finalist, THENEXTNOW, New York, NY
2018 Award of Excellence, American Craft Show, Baltimore, MD
2004 Annual Alumni Scholarship, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2001 Richert-Ziebold Trust Award, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
INVITATIONS: WORKSHOPS | LECTURES | JUROR
2024 Presenter, Material Topics Symposium at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2022 Gold Fusing Workshop, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinbirg, TN
2021 Gold Fusing Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina
2019 Master Artist Workshop: Gold Fusing, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2019 Master Artist Lecture, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
2019 Juror, Art in the Park, Columbia, MO
JURIED ART SHOWS
2021 Fine Craft Show, Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY
2021 American Craft Council - Atlanta / Southeast Craft Week
2021 Brookside Art Annual
2021 American Craft Council - Baltimore Craft Week
2018 Saint Louis Art Fair, St Louis, MO
2018 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO
2018 American Craft Council Show, St Paul, MN
2018 American Craft Council Show, Atlanta, GA
2018 American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD
2017 Carolina Designer Craftsmen Guild - Carolina Artisan Craft Market
2014 Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
2008 Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2007 Rockbrook Art Fair, Omaha, NE
2007 Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival, Fort Worth, TX
2006 Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Presenter Exhibition - Material Topics Symposium, Wellington B. Gray Gallery at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2022
Instructor Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN https://www.arrowmont.org/instructor-exhibit-2022/
2021
AdornAxis - International Curated Jewelry Exhibition, NYC X Design
2018
Ware/Wear - Pocosin Arts Gallery - Columbia, NC
2017
Ornament and Object - Hot Dog! - Chicago, IL
2016
Society for North American Goldsmiths Invitational- American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD
2015
Society for North American Goldsmiths Invitational- American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD
2010
Rochester Institute of Technology Alumni Exhibition, Bevier Gallery, Rochester, NY
2004
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bevier Gallery, Rochester, NY
Emerging Artist Exhibition, Kunkook University. Seoul, Korea
Borderlands, Carnegie Art Center, North Tonawanda, NY
2003
A Night of Performance and Media, The Atomic Eggplant, Rochester, NY
Evolutionary Girls Club, COWN2 Cultural Center REX, Belgrade, Serbia
Media Shower Show, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Evolutionary Girls Club Visual Art Show, (traveling), Agetsuchi Furei Hall, Matsumoto Japan and Kanazawa City, Japan
Emerging Artists, Society for Contemporary Crafts, Pittsburgh, PA
2002
Amalgamate (Invitational), Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN.
Southern Illinois Metalsmith Society Metals Show (juried), SIU Museum, Carbondale, IL
2001
Rickert-Ziebold Trust Award (juried/award recipient), Vergette Gallery, Carbondale, IL
2000
Purchase Awards (juried/honorable mention), SIU Art Alley, Carbondale, IL
1999
Southern Illinois Metalsmith Society Metals Show (juried), SIU Museum, Carbondale, IL
1998
Installations at the Glove, Glove Factory, Carbondale, IL
In a Box (juried), SIU Museum, Carbondale, IL
MEDIA
2021 The Telegraph, Art is Back in Brookside - https://martincitytelegraph.com/2021/09/17/art-is-back-in-brookside/
2018 Higher Education Channel (HEC-TV) Meet the Artist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPE9UheqQt4&feature=youtu.be
2018 "Baltimore Show Awards of Excellence" - https://craftcouncil.org/post/2018-baltimore-show-awards-excellence
2018 "New Brooches: 400+ Designs in Contemporary Jewellery"- Nicolas Estrada; Promopress.
2018 "JAMS Jewelry and Metals Survey 2017" - Society for North American Goldsmiths.
2007 THE KANSAS CITY STAR - Spring Fashion 2007 “Round and Round”
2006 THE KANSAS CITY STAR MAGAZINE - December 10, 2006 “Simple Silver”
RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Visual Arts Faculty - Silversmithing, Pembroke Hill Upper School, Kansas City, MO - Spring 2021
Product Development Manager, Legacy Touch, Lee’s Summit, MO – July 2015-February 2018
Jewelry Designer + Product Development, Silpada Designs, Lenexa, KS - February 2010-September 2014
Bench Jeweler + Key Holder + Sales, The Polished Edge, Liberty, MO - May 2008-February 2010
Instructor + Studio Manager, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY - August 2002-May 2004
Shop Tech, Southern Illinois University - Metalsmithing Department, Carbondale, IL - August 2000-May 2001