Enamel Guild

“Celebrating innovation and tradition in the art of contemporary enameling”

hosted by Lireille – Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry and Art

September 6 – October 16, 2010

The Northern California Enamel Guild (NCEG) Juried Enamel Exhibitions offers the opportunity to see the most contemporary and innovative enamel art that is being created. The exhibition includes functional and non-functional, two-dimensional and three-dimensional works that illustrate the wide scope of artwork created by the enameling process.

Jurors

Marianne Hunter

Marianne has been an Enamelist since 1967, and has shown and exhibited her work throughout the United States at crafts fairs and juried exhibitions. She is a current member of the Enamelist Society Board of Trustees.

Ana Lopez

Ana is the Assistant Professor of Metalsmithing /Jewelry as well as the History of Crafts at the University of North Texas. She is author of Metalworking Through History: An Encyclopedia (2009, Greenwood Press). She coordinated the Enamelist Society’s 
2005 Fusion exhibition in Columbus, Ohio. She has exhibited nationally and internationally.

Gretchen Keyworth

Gretchen is the Fuller Craft Museum’s Director Emeritus and Chief Curator. In 2008, under her direction, the Museum originated the exhibition, Edge of the Sublime, Enamels by Jamie Bennett. Keyworth co-founded Signature Galleries and Grohe Glass Gallery and has also served as director or advisor for several prominent craft shows, including Crafts at the Castle, CraftBoston, and Fine Furnishings, Providence. Prior to her appointment at the Museum, she served as Director of Cultural Promotions for the City of Boston’s Office of Cultural Affairs.  

Participating Artists:

Amanda Outcalt, Amy Roper Lyons, Ana Mercedes Carvallo, Andrew Kuebeck, Anna Tai, Arthur Hash, Barbara Louise Bowling, Christina Lemon, Christophe Mirande, Cynthia Miller, Daria Salus, Delia DeLapp, Dianne Reilly, Elena Estay Hernandez, Emily Christine, Felicia Szorad, Flying Flux, Heejin Hwang, Jan Harrell , Jan Smith, Jennifer Wells, Jessica Calderwood, Jessica Turrell, Judy Stone, June Jasen, Koranna Spurgeon, Lauren Matsumoto, Marcela McLean, Margarita Popova, Mariah Tuttle, Marie Maretska, Marissa Saneholtz, Molly Strader, Peggy Foy, Sally Aplin,Sarah Perkins, Sean Scully, Sujin Lim, Wimalin Pantawangoon, Yolanda Sucre,