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New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

Working within the David Webb Archive to create an accessible database of original artwork and company information that will become a vital asset for the company, as well as researching the history of David Webb. Manage and create content for @davidwebbjewels on Instagram and Facebook.

Greater New York City Area

I write a decorative arts / jewelry column for The Daily Beast.

Greater New York City Area

Assisted customers directly with selecting their luxury, estate, and antique pieces of jewelry. Dealt with some contemporary jewelry artists, as well as building a knowledge base of collectable and rare costume jewelry from the past century. This location of Kentshire Galleries is a vendor location within Bergdorf Goodman in New York City.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Master's Fellow in the education department. Assisted in planning and executing the National Design Awards including the submissions, jury sessions, and Gala, as well as subsequently aiding in processes and planning for 2013.

New York City

I curate a selection of Instagram pictures for the World Gold Council's new initiative, LoveGold (www.lovegold.com) I featured new and exciting jewelry designers as well as antique and vintage pieces that inspired me. I traveled to boutique stores and museums in the NYC area to feature pieces that caught my eye, all the while creating text to accompany the pictures for LoveGold's Instagram audience.

Contemporary Jewelry Department

Assisted with the exhibition Multiple Exposures, as well as contacted artists, researched, and aided with general management of other upcoming exhibitions. Prepared visuals for a lecture on Paper Fashion and Jewelry to be given in Korea Curator Ursula Ilse-Neuman.

402 University Street, Seattle Wa

Worked closely with certified appraiser and jewelry historian Alexandria Rossoff and her staff to compile a comprehensive pre-appraisal catalog through extensive research of individual pieces. Managed the store's online presence in multiple forms while adding historical content pertaining to individual pieces. Photographed jewelry for the website, sales, and appraisal purposes.

University Of Washington Seattle

Co-curated and wrote accompanying wall text for an exhibition of Northwest artists Walter F. Isaacs, Boyer Gonzales and Raymond Hill. Aided in implementing a collections management strategy for the School of Art's collection. Installed, deinstalled and aided in programming upwards of 18 exhibitions a year.Partnered with Undergraduate Art History Society in creating opportunities to display student work. Photographed works for archival and catalogue purposes.

Seattle Wa

Worked between two departments under the Director of Contemporary Prints and the Director of Antique Prints. Handled and created museum quality storage for artworks. Organized and updated multiple client databases. Categorized and distributed exhibition announcements.

Sheridan Wyoming

Measured, photographed, handled and cataloged 400+ silver pieces, artworks, and decorative objects in the museum, a 1913 Senatorial mansion home now functioning as a museum preserving the Western lifestyle experienced by the John B. Kendrick family that inhabited it between 1913 and 1933. Created a comprehensive catalogue for the museum through condition reporting and researching each piece in the collection (200 entries in total).

History Of Decorative Arts And Design, Historical Jewelry

Parsons/ Cooper-Hewitt MA program in the History of Decorative Arts and Design. Awarded a Masters Fellowship within the department.

Art History, Decorative Arts, Senior

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Art History Society President and FounderUniversity Honors Program Mary Gates Scholarship.