the work and research of artist jennifer lee hallsey
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Jennifer Lee Hallsey
Education
2015-present
MASTER OF FINE ARTS (MFA) CANDIDATE, JEWELRY
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
SAvannah, Georgia
GPA: 4.0
2015
MASTER OF ART (MA), JEWELRY AND OBJECTS
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Savannah, Georgia
GPA: 4.0
2005 – 2006
College of the Atlantic
Bar Harbor, Maine
Focus: philosophy, ecology
2005
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (BFA), GRADUATION CUM LAUDE
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
Savannah, Georgia
Major: Painting, Minor: Art History
Summer 2002
Savannah College of Art and Design: Lacoste abroad program
Lacoste, France
Other Education & Events
2016
February 17 – Keynote: Carrie Mae Weems, SCAD deFINE Art, Trustees Theater, Savannah, Georgia
2015
November – 39th Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show (With SCAD); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 23 – Design workshop: Artist and designer Mia Hebib; SCAD Fahm Hall
October 13 – Workshop demo given: Basic Enameling. SCAD Fahm Hall
September 24 – American Craft Council Making Meaning in the Marketplace Symposium: “Post Digital Craft”, with Dena Molnar and Courtney Starrett; SCAD Museum of Art Auditorium
September 19 – Lecture: Roger Mark Walton, What color was Peter Paul Rubens’ daughter Clara Serena’s hair?; Alexander Hall Auditorium
June – August – Teacher’s Assistant Internship with Prof. Sarah Paula Hoffman: Drawing 100, Savannah College of Art and Design
– demo: contour line
– demo: blind and modified blind contour
– demo: one- and two-point perspective
May 20 – 24 – Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference, Boston, MA
– Keynote: Ruudt Peters, “2mm Squared”
– Presentation: Liesbeth den Besten, “Private Passion and Cultural Heritage – a Paradox”
– Presentation & Discussion: Mia Leppo, Jessica Tolbert and Anne Fiala, “Conversations about learning: Field Notes”
– Individual Portfolio Review: Hoss Haley
– Individual Portfolio Review: Laura Wood
– Discussion: Liesbeth den Besten, Face 2 Face
– Discussion: Joyce Scott, Face 2 Face
– Demo: Kate Wolf for Rio Grande, lathe wax techniques
– Demo: Betty Helen Longhi and Cynthia Eid, anticlastic and synclastic forming
2014
November – 38th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Contemporary Craft Show (with SCAD), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 3 – Workshop: Artist and designer Mia Hebib; SCAD Fahm Hall
October 2 – Lecture: Artist and designer Mia Hebib; SCAD Fahm Hall
January 24 – Lecture: Michael Fink, SCAD Dean of the School of Fashion; Scad Fahm Hall
2013
November 1 – Portfolio Critique: Suzanne Ramljak; SCAD Fahm Hall
October 31 – Lecture: SUZANNE RAMLJAK, “For Love and Money: On Contemporary and Commercial Jewelry”; SCAD Student Center
September 26 – American Craft Council Making Meaning in the Marketplace Symposium, “Creative Communities”, with Matt Olson, Megan Auman, Kate Bordine, and Rebecca Burgess; SCAD Student Center
2007
AmericasMart Gift Show, Atlanta, Georgia; assistant to jewelry maker; Atlanta, Georgia
2006
January – Northeastern Biological Graduate Student Conference (organizer)
College of the Atlantic; Bar Harbor, Maine
2002
Summer – Savannah College of Art and Design: Lacoste abroad program
Related Experience
SEPTEMBER 2014 – PRESENT
GRADUATE MENTOR – SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; Savannah Georgia
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE WORKING WITH A STUDENT EACH TERM ON TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS, IDEATION PROCESSES, CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER SKILL-SETS INDIVIDUAL TO THAT STUDENT.
JULY – AUGUST 2014
SUMMER SEMINARS INSTRUCTOR – SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; Savannah, Georgia
Summer Seminar instructor for three sessions in metals and jewelry. Techniques taught are basic bench skills such as sawing, fold forming, and some enameling. Each session culminated in a group exhibition involving all departments. Sessions are one week in length and students range in age from 14-18.
JUNE 2014
SUMMER SEMINARS INSTRUCTOR – SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN; Savannah; Georgia
Summer Seminar instructor for one session (two courses) in metals and jewelry. Techniques taught are basic bench skills such as sawing and fold forming. Each session culminated in a group exhibition involving all departments. Sessions are one week in length and students range in age from 14-18.
2007 – 2013
ARTIST & OWNER – LEE OHIO DESIGNS; SAVANNAH, GEORGIA & OCEAN SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI
– Lee Ohio Designs was founded in August of 2007 after successfully receiving a federally-funded small business loan geared towards women and minority entrepreneurs.
– Along with production of work, a brand identity was built. Within the business a web presence was developed utilizing social media applications and platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Instagram, and Etsy.
– The work produced has been carried in galleries and boutiques both nationally and internationally.
2005 – 2006
COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC – TEACHER’S ASSISTANT; BAR HARBOR, MAINE
– TEACHER’S ASSISTANT TO SEVERAL CLASSES WHILE A GRADUATE STUDENT AT COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC INCLUDING AN INTRODUCTORY ART CLASS AS WELL AS ART HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY CLASSES.
– RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED LEADING CLASS DISCUSSIONS, PARTICIPATING IN CRITIQUE, AND ORGANIZING PROJECTS. THE WORK ALSO EXTENDED TO TASKS SUCH AS PHOTOCOPYING, GENERAL ORGANIZATION, AND TRANSPORTATION.
2004 – 2007
STUDIO ASSISTANT; SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
Studio assistant to production jewelry designer and maker. Responsibilities included production work, designing new work within certain collections, office/studio organization, and attendance as an assistant to craft shows and trade events.
March 2016 – “American Vices” Juried exhibition by ArtRise Savannah. Non-fiction Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
2016
February – April – 2016 Materials: Hard & Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas
February 28 – “Splendor” Southern Jewelry Travelers Association (SJTA) 2016 Atlanta Jewelry Show, Atlanta, Georgia; Second place, ring category, “A Conversation in 18k”, 2015, Juror: Judie Raiford
2015
December – “The Gift You Never Wanted” Juried Exhibition by ArtRise Savannah. Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah, Georgia
November – 39th Annual PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART CONTEMPORARY CRAFT SHOW; PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
August – “Rustic bridal jewelry for the Southern wedding”, Mississippi Weddings Magazine, by Kara Martinez Bachman
2011
November – George Ohr Gala & Silent Auction at the Beau Rivage to benefit the George-Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi
November 1 – “Best of Show winners named in Ohr Gala,” Gulfport-Biloxi Sun Herald
October 25 – WLOX-TV “The Four O’Clock Show”
April – “Made in Mississippi”, South Mississippi Living, by Lynn Lofton
February 10 – shopSCAD Blog, by Amy Zurcher
2010
November – “On Coral Preservation” by Jennifer Hallsey, The Storque
October – SCAD-Lacoste Gala, Paris, France
September – The shopSCAD Catalog
August – “Shop Local, shopSCAD” by Amy Zurcher, The Storque
June – Southern Living Magazine
2008
October – November – The South Magazine
Awards
2016 Southern Jewelry Travelers Association (SJTA) 2016 Atlanta Jewelry Show, Atlanta, Georgia; Second place, ring category, “A Conversation in 18k”, 2015, Juror: Judie Raiford
2016 Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference Student Scholarship
2015 Savannah College of Art and Design Graduate Honors Scholarship
2015 Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference Student Scholarship
2013-2015 4.0 GPA as MA candidate
2014 Nancy N. Lewis Endowed Scholarship
2013 Savannah College of Art and Design SCAD Honors Scholarship
2005 Savannah College of Art and Design cum laude graduate
2001 Marian Edna Effing Scholarship from Savannah College of Art and Design
2001 Beryl C. Dow Scholarship
2001 Geneva Mae Smith Trust Fund Scholarship
2001 Thelma B. Foster Trust Fund
2000 Vincent A. Hartgen Award
Volunteer & Charity
2015
Society of North American Goldsmiths 44th Annual Conference; Conference Volunteer
– Education Resource Hall
– Badge Checker
– Adorned Spaces Exhibition, Boston Park Plaza Hotel
– Vendor room
– Momentum, annual juried student exhibition, Boston Park Plaza Hotel
SCAD-Jewelry Trunk Show; Volunteer
2014
SCAD-Jewelry Trunk Show; Volunteer
SCAD Scholarship silent auction; Donation of work
Sulfur Studios, Savannah, Georgia; Sponsor
2012
The Lord is My Help Food Kitchen with Mrs. Peggy Butera, Ocean Springs, Mississippi; food preparer volunteer
SCAD-Seen Gala silent auction, Atlanta, Georgia; Donation of work
2011
SCAD-Seen Gala silent auction, Atlanta, Georgia; Donation of work
Ohr-Okeefe Museum Gala, Biloxi, Mississippi; Donation of work
2010
SCAD-Lacoste Gala silent auction, Paris, France; Donation of work
2003
“Garden of Light” United Way of the Coastal Empire Mural, with Savannah College of Art and Design and project leader Steve Knudsen; muralist
2007-present
I am a proud supporter of organizations dedicated to the prevention of cruelty to animals and the protection of wildlife. I have donated a portion of my revenue as an artist to local, national, and international organizations with these types of missions.
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