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April Higashi
VELVET DA VINCI SHOWS100 Brooches -- Brooches by U.S. and international artists based on the book, 500 Brooches April Higashi and Michael Gard -- Jewelry by April Higashi and sculpture by Michael Gard CHESS -- Contemporary Chessmen by International Makers COLLECT -- The New Art Fair in London for Contemporary Objects Fifth International Juried Enamel Exhibition -- Presented by the Northern California Enamel Guild Fifty Years in the Making -- The Bay Area Metal Arts Guild 1951-2001 Mobilemania -- Mobile Exhibition Rock, Paper, Scissors -- 10th Anniversary Exhibition Summer Exhibtion -- Group Show Inspired by Summer Sweden + USA -- Touring group show from Sweden and the US Tiaras Will Be Worn -- Contemporary Tiaras by International Artists West Meets West -- New Jewlery and Metalwork from Bluecoat Gallery, Liverpool, U.K. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEUSA EDUCATIONUniversity of San Francisco in conjunction with The Academy of Art, San Francisco, B.F.A., Textile Design Self Taught in Metal SELECTED EXHIBITIONSPhiladelphia Museum Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2008 Suites Exhibition, Aaron Faber Gallery, NY, NY, 2008 SOFA NY:, Represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, NY, NY, 2008 Bay Area Jewelry, Sam Shaw, North Harbor, ME, 2008 Holiday Jewelry Salon, I. Wolk Galleries, St. Helena, CA, 2007 Holiday Show, Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2007 Earring Show, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA, 2007 SOFA CHICAGO, Represented by Patina Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2007 From Minimal to Bling, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA, 2007 The Earring Show, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA, 2007 NECKpiece, Signature Shop & Gallery, Atlanta, GA, 2007 Earring Show, Facere, Seattle, WA, 2007 Shades of Green, Aaron Faber Gallery, NYC, NY, 2007 Philadelphia Museum Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2006 SOFA NY, The Works Gallery, NYC, NY, 2006 Art of Enameling, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, 2006 Bracelets, Aaron Faber Gallery, NYC, NY, 2006 100 Necklaces, Velvet Da Vinci, San Francisco, CA, 2006 100 Brooches, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 2006 The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2005 The Art of Enamel, Taboo Gallery, San Diego, CA, 2005 In Print / In Person, Thomas Riley Gallery, Cleveland, OH, 2005 Summer, Aaron Faber Gallery, NYC, NY, 2005 100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA East Carolina University School of Art and Design Bellagio Gallery, Ashville, North Carolina, 2005 Design Reconsidered, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2005 Collect, Victorian Albert Museum, Velvet da Vinci, London, England, 2004 5th Year Anniversary Show, Sculpture to Wear, LA, CA, 2004 Focus on Enamels, Part II, Aaron Faber Gallery, NYC, NY, 2004 SOFA, Aaron Faber Gallery, NYC, NY, 2004 Brilliant! Masters of Fired Enamels, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA, 2003 Asian Roots, Western Soil, Visual Poetry in Metal, NJAHS, San Francisco, CA, 2003 SNAG, The Oakland Museum Collectors Gallery, Oakland, CA, 2003 CHESS, Velvet da Vinci, The Vennel Gallery, Irvine, Scotland, The Gallery, Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire, Wales, 2003, The Crafts Council Shop, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Thomas Mann I/O Gallery, 2004 Northern California Enamel Guild 5th International Enamel Exhibition, Velvet da Vinci, 2000 Salon, Place Pigalle, San Francisco, 2000 Ring Masters, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD and Stone Harbor, NJ, 2000 Sweden + USA, Group Exhibition, Galleri Metallum, Stockholm, Sweden, 2000 Sweden + USA, Group Exhibition, Velvet da Vinci, 1999 Site Specific, The Oakland Museum Collectors' Gallery, Oakland, CA, 1999 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEMichael Martin Foundation, Board member, San Francisco, CA, 2006 Metal Arts Guild, 1996 to present American Crafts Council, 1995 to present Society of North American Goldsmiths, 1995 to present TEACHINGPalo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA, Painting with Enamel, 2003 California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, 1999-2000 Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, San Francisco, 1997-1999 College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, 1999 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS500 Necklaces, Lark Books, 2006 San Francisco Magazine, March 2006, Making Waves, 2006 Brooches, Lark Books, 2005 500 Bracelets, Lark Books, 2005 The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration; Edited by Linda Darty, 2004 Lapidary Journal, February Issue, Learning the Business, 2004 Metalsmith, Curated Exhibition in Print, Contemporary Enamel, Vol. 23, 2003 Top |
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