Linda's Resume

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1979 - "The Moon and I"; Sources of Design, Pittsfield MA

1981 - "Special Exhibit", The Potter’s Wheel, Williamstown MA

1982 - Atrium Gallery, Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Great Barrington MA

1986 - Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield MA

1990 - "Photography in Jewelry", Owen Patrick Gallery, Manayunk (Philadelphia) PA

1991 - Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield MA

1992 - Featured Artist, Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles CA

1992 - Featured Artist, Gayle Willson Gallery, Southampton NY

2006 - "The Unruly Art of Linda Kaye-Moses", Atrium Gallery, Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington MA

2008 - Wesleyan Potters, Middletown CT

2015 - "The Unruly Jewels of Linda Kaye-Moses", Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington MA

JURIED & INVITATIONAL GROUP EXHIBITS (abridged)

1998 - "Combined Visions", Obsidian Gallery, Tucson AZ

"Faculty Exhibition", Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN

"Metalsmithing in the New Millenium", Danforth Gallery, Portland ME

"La Petite VI", Alder Gallery, Eugene OR

"Scents & nonScents" (A National Multimedia Exhibition), Signature Gallery, Chestnut Hill MA

"Materials Hard and Soft", Center for the Visual Arts, Denton TX (Juror: Michael Monroe)

'Arrowmont National Juried Exhibition", Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN

"Playful Intent", Craft Alliance, Saint Louis MO (Curator: Richard Mawdsley)

"Faculty Exhibit", Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ

"Measure by Measure', Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT (Curator: Robert Dancik)

2000 - "Milestones", Sienna Gallery, Lenox MA

"Filtered Senses", Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT (Curator: Charles Lewton-Brain)

"Faculty Exhibition", Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN

"CraftForms 2000", Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA (Juror: Gail M. Brown)

2001 - "CraftForms 2001", Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA (Juror: Michael Monroe)

"Millenium Metal 2001", Artemis Gallery, Richmond VA, SNAG Conference Exhibition

"25 Years of Fine Craftsmanship"; Brookfield Craft Center Faculty 1976-2000, Brookfield CT

2002 - "Faculty Exhibition", Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN

"CraftForms 2002", Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA (Juror: Lloyd Herman)

2003 - "Anti-War Medals", Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco CA

2004 - "Anti-War Medals", Electrum Gallery, London, England

"50< >50": The Craft Continuum, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield CT

2005 - "Fine Contemporary Crafts", Artspace, North Carolina

"PMC; The New Alchemy", Fleury Gallery, Houston TX

"Faculty Exhibition", Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Spring, Gatlinburg TN

2006 - "Revolution/Evolution": Contemporary Work in Precious Metal Clay, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN

2007 - "Anti-War Medals", Gallery I/O, New Orleans LA

2008 - "Anti-War Medals", Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor ME

"Framing the Art of Jewelry"; SOFA, Chicago IL

"57-1", Purdue University Gallery, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN

2010 - "Cultural Messages"; Symbolism Through the Ages, Purdue Univ. Gallery, Purdue University, W. Lafayette IN

2011 - "24 Artists-24 Chains", Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle ME

2012 - "Formmeister: The Master of the Forms", MCLA Gallery 51, North Adams MA

2014 - "Changing Hues: Color Embraced by Metalsmiths Around the World", Ganoksin.com online exhibition

2015–2016 - "Alchemy 3", Enamelist Society, Montserrat College, Worcester Center for Crafts,

New Hampshire League of Craftsmen, McGowan Gallery

2016 - "Storytelling in Metal"; Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Morean Art Center, St Petersburg FL

2017 - "Wearable Expressions", Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes CA

2018 - "Under Fire 2", Krikorian Gallery, Worcester MA

2020 - “Makers and Mentors: The Art and Life of Snow Farm.”, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton,MA

2022 - "Superbly Sintered", Alliance of Metal Clay Arts Worldwide, PIttsburgh PA

2022-2023 "Alchemy 6", The Enamelist Society at:

Sandra Blain Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; University of Arkansas & The Ohio Craft Museum

2022 - "Cell Full/Filled", The Enamelist Society (Jerry Drown Wood Studio, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts)

2022 - "Faculty Exhibition", The Enamelist Society, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts

2024 - "Alchemy 7", The Enamelist Society, University of Arkansas, Little Rock AR

SELECTED JURIED FAIRS (abridged)

Guilford Handcrafts Exposition

Crafts on Park Avenue

Danforth Museum of Art Craft Festival

Ann Arbor State Street Art Fair

Berkshire Craft Fair

Smithsonian Craft Fair

ACC Craft Fair: Baltimore, West Springfield, Atlanta, San Francisco, Sarasota

Crafts at the Castle, Boston MA

The American Craft Festival at Lincoln Center NYC

Buyer’s Market of American Crafts

Morristown (NJ) Craftmarket

The Hand Workshop Craft and Design Show (VA)

Paradise City Arts Festival (MA)

Sausalito Arts Festival, CA

JUROR (abridged)

1988 - The Craft Fair at Rhinebeck

The Berkshire Craft Fair

The Guilford Handcraft Exposition

1990 - The Guilford Handcraft Exposition

1993 - The Guilford Handcraft Exposition

1995 - Massachusetts Jewelry Exhibition, Welles Gallery, Lenox MA

1997 - The Guilford Handcraft Exposition

1997 - Paradise City Arts Festival

2002 - Connecticut Commission on the Arts; Arts Fellowship Award Program

2009 - PMC Annual #3

2010 - Saul Bell Design Awards, Final Jury Panel

CURATOR

1984 - "All That Glitters", Berkshire Artisans, Pittsfield MA

2001 - "Millennial Metal; The Art of Precious Metal Clay", Bignell Gallery, Brookfield CT

2005 - "Re-Collected/Re-Invented; the Narrative Craft Object", Bignell Gallery, Brookfield CT

CONSULTANT

1980 - Conference: Artists Health Hazards, Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA, Consultant

1981 - Crafts Steering Committee, Artabout (Pittsfield Arts Festival), Pittsfield MA

1984 - Visual Arts Task Force, Focus on Women Conference, Pittsfield MA

1986 - Panelist, Marketing Your Crafts, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA

1986,1988 - Craft Consultant, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA

2006 - The Gift of Art, Pittsfield MA

AWARDS & COMPETITIONS

1983 - Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council Grant (Pittsfield MA)

1987 - Galleries Elect Exhibiting Artist

1988 - Artist’s Liaison Exhibiting Artist

1990 - Niche Award (Jewelry: Silver)

1991 - Massachusetts Arts Lottery Council Grant (Pittsfield MA)

1993 - Niche Award Finalist (Jewelry: Fine)

1993 - Craft Exhibitor Award, Guilford Handcraft Exposition, Guilford CT

1993 - Best in Show: Metals, Portland Craft Show, Portland ME (Juror: Jonathon Fairbanks)

1994 - Honorable Mention: “Scents and nonScents”, Signature Gallery, Chestnut Hill MA

1996 - Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant

1997 - Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant

1997 - Collaboration: 10 Beadmakers, 10 Jewelers; Society of Glass Beadmakers

1999 - Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant

1999 - Juror’s Award, “Materials; Hard and Soft”, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton TX (Juror: Michael Monroe)

2001 - Massachusetts Cultural Council Professional Development Grant

2005 - Finalist, Saul Bell Award Competition

2014 - Finalist, Saul Bell Award Competition

2014 - Enamelist Society Grant awarded for workshop expenses at Snow Farm; The New England Craft Program

2016 - Honorable Mention (Juror: Charles Lewton-Brain) ;

Storytelling in Metal; Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Morean Art Center, St Petersburg FL

2021 - Alchemy Competition, Advanced Category, Association of Metal Clay Artists Worldwide

2024 - Cultural Sector Recovery Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council

COMMISSIONS/COLLECTIONS

1976–present - Private Commissions and Collections

1986 - Yod (Pointer), Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield MA

1990 - Hill Country Paintbrush, Neckpiece Project, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA

1993 - Christmas Ornament, The White House, Washington DC

2004 - Yod (Pointer), Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield MA

PUBLICATIONS, PERIODICALS, Jewelry (abridged)

American Style

American Jewelry Manufacturer

Calyx; Journal of Art and Literature by Women

Craft Art International

Jeweler’s Circular Keystone

Lapidary Journal

Metal Clay Artist Magazine (2010)

Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2007

Metalsmith

Niche

Studio PMC

WRITING (abridged)

The Crafts Report

Lapidary Journal

Professional Stained Glass Artist Magazine

SNAG News

Art Jewelry

MJSA Journal

PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS (jewelry)

1991 - Jewelry/Metalwork Survey No.1

1992 - Who’s Who in American Crafts

1992 - Jewelry/Metalwork Survey No. 2

1993 - Jewelry/Metalwork Survey No. 3

1996 - In the Picture; Framing the Visual Arts, Oxford University Press, Australia

2003 - Art Jewelry Today, Schiffer Publishing

2003 - Creative Metal Clay Jewelry, Lark Books

2003 - Discovery; Fifty Years of Craft Experience at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts,

jewelry & essay; University of Maine Press

2005 - Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects, Lark Books

Tracking Trilobites; Adventures in Paleontology, University of Kentucky

Teapot Makers and Collectors, Schiffer Publishing

2006 - Making Metal Beads, Lark Publishing

2007 - PMC Decade, Brynmorgen Press

2007 - PMC Annual

New Directions in Metal Clay: 25 Creative Jewelry Projects, Lark Publishing

Making Connections (Author: Susan Lenart Kazmer)

2008 - Art JewelryToday II, Schiffer Publishing

2008 - PMC Annual

2009 - Design and Make; Mixed Medial Jewelry:Methods and Techniques,

(Author: Joanne Haywood), A & C Black Publishers

Amulets and Talismans, (Author: Robert Dancik), Northlight Publishers

Metal Clay Beads: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration, (Author: Barbara Becker Simon), Lark Books

2010 - PMC Annual

2011 - PMC Annual

2012 - PMC Annual

Metal Clay Fusion, Lark Books

Contemporary Metal Clay Rings, Brynmorgen Press

2011 - Art JewelryToday III, Schiffer Publishing

2016 - Art Jewelry Today IV, Schiffer Publishing

2017 - Narrative Jewelry; Tales From the Toolbox; Schiffer Publishing

2019 - The Art of Fine Enameling, Stackpole Books

PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS (Author)

2009 - Pure Silver Beads with Metal Clay; author (Creative Publishing International)

2011 - Roots, Stems and Branches; A Recollection; author

2016 - Craftspeople in Their Own Words; excerpt from Roots, Stems, and Branches; a Recollection;

Editors: David Bachrach and Valerie Hector

2018 - Strong Shoulders; Green Fire Press, nonfiction

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY & APPOINTMENTS

1991–1992 - Council Member, Pittsfield MA Arts Lottery Council (Massachusetts Cultural Council)

1982–1992 - Buyers Market of American Crafts, Advisory Board Member

1992–1998 - Council Member, Pittsfield MA Cultural Council (Massachusetts Cultural Council)

1994–2001 - Founder and Department Head, Jewelry/Metals Studio, Interlaken School of Art, Stockbridge MA

1994–2002 - Board Member, Celebrate Berkshire Women Artists, Inc.

1994–1997 - Board Member, Massachusetts Metals Guild

1999–2000 - Chair, Workshop Committee (“The Hand in Action”), Society of North American Goldsmith’s Conference

1995–2000 - Founder and Coordinator, SNAG LINKS COLLECTION Project, Society of North American Goldsmiths

2000–2001 - Board Member, Interlaken School of Art (Faculty Representative), Stockbridge MA

2002 - Presenter, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference:

The Work of Many Hands; The SNAG LINKS Collection 1996-2000

2005 - Society of North American Goldsmiths Workshop Grant Juror

2005 - Society of North American Goldsmiths NEA Grant Conference Evaluator

2005 - Presenter: Roots, Stems and Branches; A Recollection, “From Eye to Ear” Lecture,

Pittsfield Cultural Council Series, The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield MA

2015 - Convener, Society of North American Goldsmiths

MEMBERSHIP PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Society of North American Goldsmiths

Enamelist Society

Enamels Guild North East

Alliance for Metal Clay Arts Worldwide (AMCAW)

TEACHING (workshops)

1994–2002 - Interlaken School of Art, Stockbridge MA

1997–1999 - Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT

2001–2005 - Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT

1998 - Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore MA

1998, 2000, 2004 - North Bennet Street School, Boston MA

1999, 2000 - Guilford Handcrafts Center, Guilford CT

1999 - Metalsmithing in the New Millenium, (Guest Lecturer) Danforth Gallery, Augusta ME

1999 - Peter’s Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ

1999, 2000, 2002 Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN

2000 - Horizons Craft Study Program, Williamsburg MA

2000 - Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA; Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT

2001 - Massachusetts College of Art, Boston MA

2001, 2004–2015 - Snow Farm, Williamsburg MA;

2001, 2003, 2005, 2009 - Metalwerx, Woburn MA

2002 - Colin Forster Studio, Queenstown, New Zealand

2002 - Dorthe Christianson Studio, Wellington, New Zealand

2002 - The Bush Jewellery Studio, Auckland, New Zealand

2002 - Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino CA

2002, 2003 - Art Continuum, Cleveland OH

2004 - Metals Edge, Scottsdale AZ

2004 - Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton MA

2006, 2007, 2009 - IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Interlaken (Stockbridge) MA

2009 - Metalwerx, Waltham MA

2010 - Metalwerx, Waltham MA

2010 - Snow Farm, Williamsburg MA

2010 - IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Interlaken (Stockbridge) MA

2022 - The Enamelist Society Conference, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg TN

2023 - Berkshire Art Center, Stockbridge MA

EDUCATION

1963 - Bachelor of Arts, University of Vermont

1976 – Present: Workshops:

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts

Penland School of Crafts

Brookfield Craft Center

Worcester Center for Crafts

League of New Hampshire Craftsmen

North Country Studio Conference

1996 Precious Metal Clay™ Master Class

1999 Precious Metal Clay™ Certification

Touchstone Center for Crafts

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