2017 Version
EDUCATION:
California State University, Long Beach, Bachelor of Fine Arts
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Founder/Owner, TDM Studio, designer jewelry, established 1983
Free-lance jewelry designer and manufacturer, 1979-1983
Jewelry designer, Deary Ears, Inc., 1977-1979
Jewelry technician, Abart Jewelry Manufacturing Co., 1973-1975
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2017
“Gladys Cooperative Winter Exhibition,” Artist Coop Gallery, Long Beach CA
2016
“Annual Jewelry Show,” Freehand, Los Angeles CA
2014
“Long Beach Summer III,” Stone Rose Gallery, Long Beach CA
2012
“Annual Jewelry Show,” Freehand, Los Angeles CA
2011
“The Subtle Set,” Facere Gallery, Seattle WA “Reunion,” Utopia, Long Beach CA
2010
“Juju Magic,” Facere Gallery, Seattle WA
“Unwearable,” Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles CA “Celebrating 70, 70 Years By 70 Artists.” Facere Gallery, Seattle WA “The Plastic Show,” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco CA
2009
“Herinner-ring / Remember-ring,” Galerie Cebra, Dusseldorf, Germany
“Herinner-ring / Remember-ring,” The National Crafts Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
2008
“The Pendant Show,” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
“Herinner-ring / Remember-ring,” Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands
2007
“Heart of the Matter,” Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
“The Earring Show,” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco CA
“250 Earrings,” Facere Gallery, Seattle WA
“First Tuesday,” Portfolio, Long Beach CA
2006
“Uncommon Metal,” Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, La Jolla, CA
“The Necklace Show,” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
“200 Rings,” Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
“100 Brooches,” Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Color,” Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ
2005
“Multiple Palettes/ Varied Visions: 30 Jewelers Explore Color,” White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, OR
“100 Brooches,” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA; East Carolina University School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC; Bellagio Gallery, Ashville, NC
“200 Rings,” Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ; Gallery M, Cleveland, OH; Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
“Anti-War Medals,” Hipotesi Gallery, Barcelona, Spain; The Barents Spectacle, Kirkenes, Norway
2004
“Verveelding van Verlangen,” Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands
“Touch: Jewelry Annual #23,” Freehand, Los Angeles, CA
“Heaven and Earth: A Dialogue,” Objects of Desire Gallery, Louisville, KY
“Anti-War Medals,” Electrum Gallery, London, England; Festspillene Nord-Norge, Harslad; Nordnorsk Kunstnersentrum, Svolvaer, Norway; Tromso Kunstformening, Tromso, Norway
2003
“Charmed Lives,” Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Anti-War Medals,” Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA
2002
“Material Explorations: Wearable Objects of Non-Traditional Materials,” Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute Gallery, Utica, NY
Ornaments Now,” Netherlands Textile Museum, Tilburg, The Netherlands
“Southern California Studio Jewelry,” Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2001
“Zierat: International Contemporary Jewelry Invitational,” Hand Workshop Art Center, Richmond, VA; Kestner Museum, Hannover, Germany; Galerie Cebra, Dusseldorf, Germany; Galerie Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, The Netherlands
“Well Armed,” Objects of Desire Gallery, Louisville, KY
2000
“Zierat: Intermnational Contemporary Jewelry Invitational,” Southwest School of Art & Craft, San Antonio, TX
“20th Annual Jewelry Show,” Freehand, Los Angeles, CA
1999
“ Illumination,” Craft and Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
“Organic Matters,” Sculpture to Wear, Santa Monica, CA
“Colour: A Vivid Expression,” Sculpture to Wear, Santa Monica, CA
“California Contemporary Craft,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
1998
“Toys & Gadgets,” The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
“Full Spectrum – color/jewelry,” OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1997
“The Shoe Show,” Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
“From Beyond…,” A. R. K. Gallery, Long Beach, CA
“Metals, Etc.,” Lubbock Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX
1996
“Small Wonders II,” Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
“3 Generations: Jewelry Invitational,” Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
“The May Show,” Freehand Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Karen McCreary: Collection,” Portfolio, Long Beach, CA
1995
“Small Wonders,” Brand Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
“Wearable Expressions: The Personal Art,” Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
“Art By Design,” San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
“Metals – Form in Chaos,” Northern Kentucky University Art Gallery, Highland Heights, KY
1994
“Crafts National 28,” Zollar Gallery, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
“Beyond the Great Threshold,” Galleria San Fedele, Milan, IT/Castello San Giorgio, Orzinnovi, IT
“Brooch: The Subject,” Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ
Juried Craft Fairs
American Craft Council Craft Fairs: Baltimore, MD; Chicago, IL; Columbus, OH; San Francisco, CA; Springfield, MA; St. Paul, MN
Contemporary Crafts Market: Santa Monica, CA; San Francisco, CA
Crafts at the Castle: Boston, MA
Long Beach Museum of Art Artist Market: Long Beach
CA Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show: Philadelphia PA
Rosen Buyers Market of American Crafts: Philadelphia, PA; Boston, M;, Miami, F; Anaheim, CA Scottsdale Art Festival: Scottsdale, AZ
Smithsonian Craft Show: Washington, DC
St Louis Art Fair: St. Louis, MO
Tempe Festival of the Arts: Tempe, AZ
Selected Publications
21th Century Jewelry, Matrhe Le Van, Lark Books, 2011
500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2009
The Art of Jewelry: Plastic and Resin, Debra Adelson, Lark Books, 2008
500 Pendants and Lockets, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2008
500 Earrings, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2007
500 Necklaces, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2006
Ornament, Vol. 29 No. 3, 2006, “Karen McCreary, Galaxy of Light,” Pat Worrell
500 Bracelets, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2005
American Jewelry Manufacturer, June 2005, Design Alternatives, Suzanne Wade
500 Brooches, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2005
1000 Rings, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, 2004
Modern Silver Magazine Online, Oct-Nov 2002, “Karen McCreary: Space, Light, Refection”, Patrick Kapty
Metalsmith, Vol 16 No 4, 1996, Exhibition In Print
1995 Metal Arts Source Book, CD-ROM, Bob Mitchell, Bob Mitchell Productions, 1995
L’art dans la mode, Wignal Museum/Gallery, Rancho Cucamonga, 1991