Bio

Originally from Upstate, NY, Amy Tavern received a BFA in Metal Design from the University of Washington in 2002. In addition to being a studio artist, Amy instructs beginning and specialized jewelry workshops. She has lectured at the Society of North American Goldsmiths conference on two occasions and has spoken at universities around the U.S. In the last two years she has had solo exhibitions at Beyond Fashion in Antwerp, Belgium and at Velvet da Vinci in San Francisco, CA. She has also exhibited in group shows at Sienna Gallery and Heidi Lowe Gallery, among others. In 2009 Amy received several emerging artist honors including being named an American Craft Council Searchlight Artist. Amy’s jewelry has been published in numerous books such as New Rings and 500 Silver Jewelry Designs and was featured on the cover of Metalsmith Magazine’s 2012 “Exhibition in Print.” Amy completed a three-year artist residency at the Penland School of Crafts in 2012 and just celebrated her tenth year in business. Her work can be found in galleries around the United States and abroad.

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Education

2000-02 University of Washington – BFA Metal Design, Post Baccalaureate
1992-96 State University of New York College at Fredonia – BA Arts Administration

Exhibitions

2013 Handcrafted 2013, First Place Award, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
2013 Off the Wall, Grey Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NV
2012 Observation/Translation (solo), Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium
2012 Heat Exchange, Shemer Arts Center, Scotsdale, AZ
2012 Transformations 8, Rapheal Prize Finalists Exhibition, Society for Contemporary Craft
2011 Fresh: Exhibition in Print, Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
2011 This is How I Remember It, (solo), Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
2011 SOFA Chicago with Aaron Faber Gallery
2011 In Line/In Metal, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2011 The Barns: Penland Resident Artist Show, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
2011 Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine
2010 SOFA Chicago with Sienna Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 METAL Inclinations2 (online), Society of Midwest Metalsmiths
2010 Sparkle Plenty 6, Quirk Represents, Richmond, VA
2010 Spectrum, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2010 Strassen Kunst, Artspace, Richmond, VA
2010 Fault Lines, Rare Device, San Fransisco, CA
2009 Sparkle Plenty 5, Quirk Represents, Richmond, VA
2009 The Barns: Penland Resident Artist Show, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
2009 Delicate Beauty, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
2009 The Stimulus Project, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2009 One and Only, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA

Publications

2012 30-Minute Bracelets, ed. Marthe Le Van, Lark Books
2011 Art Jewelry Today 3, by Jeffrey B. Schnyder, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
2011 Exhibition in Print, Metalsmith Magazine
2011 New Rings, ed. Nicolas Estrada, Promopress
2011 500 Silver Jewelry Designs, ed. Marthe Le Van, Lark Books
2011 Steel Wire Jewelry by Brenda Schweder, Lark Books
2010 30-Minute Necklaces, ed. Marthe Le Van, Lark Books
2010 Trachodon Magazine, Issue 1, Author of “Part of the Process”
2010 30-Minute Earrings, ed. Marthe Le Van, Lark Books
2009 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, ed. Marthe Le Van, Lark Books

Achievements

2013 First Place, Handcrafted 2013, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
2009-12 Resident Artist, Penland School of Crafts
2011 United States Artists Projects Grant
2010 4th Place Best-in-Show, Strassen Kunst, Artspace, Richmond, VA
2009 Emerging Artist, American Craft Exposition
2009 American Craft Council Searchlight Award

Teaching & Lecturing

2012 Lecturer-Handcrafted Entrepreneurship Symposium, VCU, Richmond, VA
2012 Spotlight Presenter, SNAG Conference, Phoenix, AZ
2012 Instructor-Beginning Jewelry, Penland School of Crafts
2012 Instructor-Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NV
2011 Visiting Artist, City College, San Francisco, CA
2011 Lecturer-Meet the Maker Lecture Series, University of North Carolina at Asheville
2011 Visiting Artist, University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC
2010 Visiting Artist, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
2010 Lecturer-Making a Living/Making a Life, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2010 Instructor-It’s the Little Things, Penland School of Crafts
2010 Lecturer-Making in the Real World, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2008 Professional Development Seminar Presenter, SNAG Conference, Savannah, GA