1. JULIE C. SANFORD
16606 Ta ft Street, Spring La ke, MI • (616) 638-0518 •jul i es a nford@cha rter.net
www.juliesanforddesigns.com
Jewelry Maker, Metals Instructor, Writer, Consultant
EDUCATION
THE REVERE ACADEMY OF JEWELRY ARTS, San Francisco, CA, 2011
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY/KENDALL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Grand Rapids, MI, 2001
CHICA GO INSTITUTE OF ARTS AT OXBOW, Saugatuck, MI, 1999
WESTERN MICHIGA N UNIVERSITY- BACHELOR OF ARTS, ART EDUCATION
SUMMA CUM LAUDE, 1998, Jewelry Lab Assistant, Assistant to the Professor of Art Education
KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-ASSOCIA TE OF ARTS, 1997
KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS 1986-1992
EMPLOYMENT
OWNER, INSTRUCTOR-STUDIO JSD, GRAND HAVEN, MI, 2007-present
PROFESSIONAL STUDIO ARTIST, JEWELRY MAKER, 1988-PRESENT
FACULTY, BEAD & BUTTON SHOW, MILWAUKEE, 2010-present
FACULTY, BEAD FEST ATLANTA, PHILADELPHIA and BEAD FEST WIRE 2007-present
ART TEACHER-PUBLIC SCHOOL, HOLLAND, MI, 1999-2003
FACULTY-KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS, JEWELRY DEPARTMENT, 1998-1999
ART CAMP LEADER-OXBOW SUMMER PROGRAM, CHICAGO INSTITUTE OF ARTS , 1999
SENIOR ASSOCIATE-SIEGEL JEWELERS, KALAMAZOO, MI, 1985-2000
GALLERIES AND SHOWS
CURRENT REPRESENTATION
C2C GALLERY- Grand Haven, Michigan
MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART- Muskegon, Michigan
ZYAD GALLERY- Calumet, Michigan
PAMELA TRIPP GALLERY-Baldwin, Michigan
INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SHOWS
METALMORPHOSIS-U of M Friends of Art Gallery Show 2013
MICHIGAN SILVERSMITHS GUILD-Jewelry+Objects Show- 2007, 2009, 2011
MUSKEGON MUSEUM OF ART-2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 Regional Show
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE-TRUE INDIVIDUALITY-Adornment for the Hand 2010
GALLERY UPTOWN- Les Créateurs 17 - 17 Artistes Exceptional, Sept. 2009
ED GRAY MISKWABIK GALLERY-Let’s Rock, 4 Artists-Calumet, Michigan 2009
WEST MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF ART AND ACADEMICS-Guest Artist 2008
WEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL COMPETITION-Lowell Area Arts Council, Feb. 2007
THE TERRACE INN- Petoskey Michigan, Resident Artist 2005, 2006
FEATURED ARTIST First Fridays Gallery Walk, Grand Haven Michigan, June 2006
FEATURED ARTIST Firefly Studio and Gallery Open House, Holland, July 2004
FEATURED ARTIST Kalamazoo Arts Council Gallery Hop Tour, Kingscott Gallery
HOLLAND ARTS COUNCIL GALLERY- Helen Schreiber Foundation Show
KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS- “Hands On” Exhibit of KIA faculty
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2. AWARDS
ART JEWELRY MAGAZINE, Subscribers Gallery featured Artist, August 2013
ART JEWELRY MAGAZINE, Design Challenge Winner, July 2013
LARK BOOKS, RIO GRANDE, Grand Prize Winner, Jewelry Design Challenge 2011
KALAMAZOO INSTITUTE OF ARTS-KIA Art Fair 3rd Place Overall 2010
METAL CLAY ARTISTS MAGAZINE Finalist 2010 Design Challenge
GRAND HAVEN AREA ARTS COUNCIL Art on Riverfront-Jurors Choice 2007, 2009
BEST OF MICHIGAN ARTIST BOOK First Place Jewelry 2006
KALAMAZOO MAYFAIR ART SHOW Best of Show Award 2004
ALLEGAN FINE ART SHOW Purchase Award 2004
WMU Art Star Award in Jewelry/Metalsmithing 1997-1998
WMU STUDENT VISUAL ART SHOW/COMPETITION Merit Award
MICHIGAN JEWELERS ASSOCIATION DESIGN COMPETITION First Place 1990
PUBLICATIONS
THE CRAFT REPORT Feature Article May 2012
LAPIDARY JOURNAL JEWELRY ARTIST Trends Feature Sept, 2011
METAL STYLE BOOK Karen Dougherty, Interweave Press 2011, Feature Project BEST OF WORLD
JEWELRY ARTISTS, Kennedy Publishing 2011
METAL CLAY ARTIST MAGAZINE Featured contest finalist July 2010
JUST JEWELRY New Art Review-2010 Featured Artist
LAKE SUPERIOR MAGAZINE Let’s Rock in Calumet July 2009
GRAND HAVEN TRIBUNE Feature Article, Front Page 2008
NORTH OTTAWA WEEKLY Feature Article, Front Page 2007
BEST OF AMERICA JEWELRY ARTISTS Featured Artist 2007
BEST OF MICHIGAN ARTISTS BOOK Featured Artist 2006
DESIGNER JEWELRY SHOWCASE Silver 2005, 2006, 2008
THE CRAFTS REPORT Regional Showcase 2005, 2006, 2007
THE GRAND RAPIDS PRESS Feature Article, Full Page 2003
MEMBERSHIPS
MICHIGAN SILVERSMITHS GUILD, Vice President
SNAG-THE SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICAN GOLDSMITHS , R2S Mentor
THE AMERICAN CRAFTS COUNCIL
METALSMITHS UNITE 2.0, Group Administrator
ON THE WEB
Artist Website http://www.juliesanforddesigns.com/
Studio JSD Website http://www.studiojsd.com/
Facebook Artist Page https://www.facebook.com/JulieSanfordDesigns
Facebook Studio Page https://www.facebook.com/StudioJS D
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