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Flowering, Minima, Philadelphia, PA
1. Wisteria, 2004, hand silk-screened fabric pigment on taffeta
2. Red, 2004, hand silk-screened fabric pigment on silk
3. Coral Bloom and Flowing Water, installation view, 2004, hand silk-screened fabric      pigment on satin

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Flourish, Asterix Gallery, Cleveland, OH
1. Tear, 2003
2. Fireplace, 2003

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Making Pictures...Seeing Things, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
3. Ballet Barre, 2002
4. Ikebana, sculpture installation, 2002
5. Stream, installation view with both mirrors, 2002
5. Chandelier, installation, 2002

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Climbing Mountains, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
7. Installation view
8. Pink Sky, 2003, hand silk-screened fabric pigment on
     paperbacked cotton sateen
9. Installation view of Mountain Range (foreground) and
     Of a Tear (background), 2003
10. Cherry Blossom Ikebana, 2003, paper clay porcelain,
        silk-screened porcelain, underglaze, silk, stoneware,
        spray enamel
11. Mountain Range, 2003, silk-screened underglazes on
       porcelain, wood stands

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Sunrise...Sunset, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
12. Bedroom, 2001
13. Hallway, 2001
14. Sitting Area, 2001
15. Bathroom, 2001
16. Changing Area, 2001
17. Kitchen with Flamingo Orchids, 2001

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Petals from the Same Flower, Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA
18. Installation view, 2001
19. Spring Mantlepiece, 2001
20. Moonlight, 2001
21. Sunlight, 2001

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Reflecting Pond, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
22. Installation view, 2001
23. Installation view, 2001
24. Rising Up From Water, 2001
25. Detail of Sunami Wave, 2001
26. Photograph, 2001, announcement card

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27. Golden Vision, 1999, stoneware, gold leaf, rug, paint, coffee table, Xerox
28. Golden Vision, detail, 1999, stoneware, gold leaf, rug, paint, coffee table, Xerox

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Contact Information
e-mail: candy@candycoated.org
www.candycoated.org
Please contact artist for purchases, commissions, etc.

Artist Statement
My mother had an all-consuming passion that drove her to amass a vast collection of antiques and decorative objects. Her massive inventory literally filled the home in which we lived. The walls were lined with glass and mirror cabinets filled with examples of early American cut glass, European porcelains, and other worldly goods. These cabinets housed, protected, and categorically displayed the examples of her obsession and desire. My exposure every day for 17 years to the cabinets provided me with a heightened visual vocabulary for understanding pattern, style, and design, as well as arrangements of form and surface.

My mother's urge to collect and to decorate the domestic environment with those collections is the driving force behind the sculpture that I make. My work investigates the environments and places created by and for collections, and represents my personal interest in the decorative arts, ornamentation, the history of design, and finally, organization of interior space. I have become aware of not only the subtle relationships among the decorative, design, and the fine arts, but also the potential for combining these genres.

Education
2002
The London Consortium at the Tate Modern, London, England

1995-1997
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
MFA, Ceramics

1994-1995
Newcomb School of Art, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
MFA Candidate

1993
Kent State University, Kent, OH
BFA in Ceramics, Minors in Jewelry/Metals, Drawing, Anthropology, French Literature, and Philosophy

Awards
Leeway Window of Opportunity Award, 2004
Pew Fellowship in the Arts Sculpture/Installation 2002
Distinguished Alumni Award, Tyler School of Art,
Temple University
Fleisher Challenge Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial
Edna Andrade Grant for Emerging Artists,
The Leeway Foundation
Bruce Silvernell Outstanding Achievement Award,
Tyler School of Art
Nathan Margolis Award in Ceramics, Tyler School of Art
Project Completion Grant, Temple University

Professional Experience
2005
Artist in Residency, European Keramic Work Centre, Denbosch, Netherlands

2004
Artist Residency, Arts/Industry Program, John Michael Kohler Arts Center,
Sheboygan, WI

Photo Stylist, with Adam Wallacavage

2003-2004
Floral Designer, Willow Fine Flowers and Events Decorator, Philadelphia, PA

Art Department, Viva La Bam Television Series, MTV Productions

2003
Juror, Print Ten, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Juror, Pink, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Founder/Creative Director of CandyCoated: contemporary magazine of the decorative arts, based in Philadelphia, PA

Portfolio Artist, The Philadelphia Print Collaborative, Philadelphia, PA

1998-2003
Resident Artist, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2000-2002
Master Printer/Artist Project Coordinator, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA

2001
Resident Artist, The Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA

Advisory Board Member, Asterix Gallery, Cleveland, OH

1998-1999
Apprentice Coordinator, College/Post-Graduate Program, The Fabric Workshop and Museum

1998
Special Exhibition Installation/Art Handling, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA

1997
Reception/Assistant to Education Coordinator, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

Postgraduate Apprentice, The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching and Related Experience
1997-present
Instructor, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2004
Artist in Residence, Art Futures Program, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

Visiting Artist/Lecturer Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Visiting Lecturer, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

2003
Visiting Artist, European Keramic Werk Center, Denbosch, Netherlands

2002
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA

2000
Visiting Lecturer, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

1999
Lecturer, Fabric Printing and Design, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Visiting Artist, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Instructor, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

1996-1997
Adjunct Faculty, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Commissions, Clients, Collections
Linda Lee Alter, The Leeway Foundation
Digital Imagery
The Fabric Workshop and Museum
Melissa Franklin, Pew Fellowships in the Arts
The Free Library of Philadelphia
Green Point Bank, New York
Bam Margera
Mason Gross School of Art, Rutgers University
Newcomb School of Art, Tulane University
Dr. Ruth Perlmutter
The Philadelphia Print Collaborative
The Reinvestment Fund, Philadelphia
The Rosenbach Museum and Library
Space 1026
Solutions for Progress
Marion Bolton Stroud
Tyler School of Art, Temple University

Selected Exhibitions

Solo

2003
Flourish, Asterix Gallery, Cleveland, OH

Climbing Mountains, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

2001
Reflecting Pond, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Sunrise...Sunset, permanent exhibition in residency at Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA

1999
Gold Cabinets, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

Group

2004
Flourishing, Minima, Philadelphia, PA

Music for Plants: LURE, SeventhreeSplit Gallery, Chicago, IL

Several Steps Removed, Fleisher Art Memorial Center for Printmaking with The Big Nothing, Philadelphia, PA

New Prints, Summer 2004, International Print Center, New York, NY

Vanity and Industry, Hicks Art Center Gallery, Bucks County College, Newton, PA

2003
NOT TEAPOTS, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Las Vegas, NV
Curator: Mark Burns

Print Ten, University of Pennsylvania Fine Arts Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

New Prints 2003, International Print Center New York, NY

Out of the Box, Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design,
Philadelphia, PA

Music for Plants, LURE- Lighting for Urban Rooftop Environments, SevenThreeSplit Gallery, Chicago, IL

Three of Cups, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

9.07.03, part of InFiltration, InLiquid's Unfiltered Fringe, 5-Spot, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Gabriel Martinez

2002
Download, LURE- Lighting for Urban Rooftop Environments, Fleisher Art Memorial Chapel, Philadelphia, PA

Portfolio, project of the Philadelphia Print Collaborative, The Print Center,
Philadelphia, PA

Making Pictures...Seeing Things, from Three Rooms, Alverthorpe Manor, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
Curator: Julie Courtney

Get Out, LURE-Lighting for Urban Rooftop Environments, Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

A Gathering of Peers; Bob Winoker, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational

LURE-Lighting for Urban Rooftop Environments, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Organizer: Aaron Igler and Nadia Hironaka

2001
Softcell, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Kevin Melchionne

Petals from the Same Flower, in collaboration with Martha MacDonald for Bang! Contemporary Artists Collide with Collections, The Rosenbach Museum and Library, Philadelphia, PA
Curators: Janet Kaplan and Bill Adair

Two Views of the Cup, The Vermont Clay Studio, VT
Curators: Linda Cordell and Hide Saddohara

2000
Studio Visit; Philadelphia Artists at Work, Art in City Hall, Philadelphia Office of Art and Culture, Philadelphia, PA and Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA
Curators: Warren Angle, Leah Douglas, Susan Rosenberg, and Virgil Marti

Decorate Seriously, Borowsky Gallery, The Gershman Y, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Janet Samuel

Island/Oasis/Mirage: Fleisher Challenge Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA

1999
The Fine Art of Sculpture and Three-Dimensional Craft; Celebrating the Leeway Foundation Grant Recipients, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA

Landscape Show, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Organizer: Paul Swenbeck

Objects and Souvenirs, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Leah Douglas

Clay on the Fringe, The Clay Studio Annex, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Matt Courtney

Summer Camping, 1621 Pine Street/Project Space, Philadelphia, PA
Curator: Dean Daderko