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Pamela Argentieri

Pamela Argentieri - Artist Statement/Resume

Artist Statement

I see my current series of brooches like small canvases with images ranging from abstract shapes to forms in nature. I am working to blend the past and present by combining traditional enameling techniques with contemporary graphics.

Biographical Information

Pamela Argentieri was born in 1964, and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1987. Upon graduation she was awarded the top Gund Scholarship for international travel. Her work has been acquired for the permanent collection of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Craft Museum as well as the Ohio Craft Museum. She was commissioned with her husband to design and create the Global Champion of Freedom Award, presented to Pope John Paul II in 2001.

Résumé

Education

1987 Cleveland Institute of Art, Bachelor of Fine Art. Major: Jewelry and Silversmithing, Minor: Enameling
1985 Studio Arts Center International, Summer Program, Florence, Italy

Professional Experience

2004 Instructor, Cleveland Institute of Art, Summer Workshop Series, Image and Form: Exploration in Jewelry
2002-2004 Instructor, Cleveland Institute of Art, Continuing Education Program
1987-1990 Instructor, Cleveland Museum of Art, Young Peoples Art Classes
1982-1987 Teaching Assistant, Cleveland Museum of Art, Young Peoples Art Classes
1987 Instructor, Cleveland Institute of Art, Continuing Education Program
1987 Admissions Committee Member, Cleveland Institute of Art

Selected Collections

2001 Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Life Sketch Vases I, II, & III, Washington, DC
2000 Jack and Mary Ann Katzenmeyer, Gold Bird Earrings, Shaker Heights, OH
1999 Ohio Craft Museum, Green Leaf Brooch, Columbus, OH

Awards

2002 Bene Award, Saint Basil the Great Catholic Church Liturgical Vessels,
Ministry & Liturgy Magazine / February 2002
1999 Honorable Mention, Emerald Gardens Teapot, Celestial Seasonings: A Loose Interpretation III, Boulder, CO
  Purchase Award, Best of 1999, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
1998 Best of Show, 8th Anniversary Exhibition, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
1994 Juror’s Award, 5th Anniversary Exhibition, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
1988 Honorable Mention, Newman Religious Art Show, Hallinan Center, Cleveland, OH
1987 First Gund Traveling Scholarship, Agnes Gund Foundation, $4,500 International Travel, Cleveland Institute of Art
1986 Second Place Purchase Award, NOVA Materialization II Exhibition, Beachwood, OH
1984-1986 Horace Potter Metals Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art
1984 Tuition Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art
1982 Tuition Scholarship, Cleveland Institute of Art

Exhibitions

2005 The Art of Enamel, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
  “In Print / InPerson” A continued examination of contemporary enamel,
Thomas Riley Gallery, Woodmere, OH
  Collector’s Choice 2005, Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  Juror, 22nd Annual Art by the Falls, Chagrin Falls, OH
2004 Educators/Educated: Jewelry and Metals in Ohio, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2003 Square Up to Christmas, Studio Fusion, London England
  Pamela Argentieri: The Nature of Jewelry and Objects, solo exhibition,
Heights Arts Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  The 10th Annual International Exhibition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art,
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
  Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2003 – Contemporary Enamel
Metalsmith magazine / Volume 23, No.4
2003 On the Edge: The 9th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition, Olympia, WA
2002 Couples: Side by Side in the Studio, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
  Juror, Medina County Art in the Park, Medina, OH
2001 Juror, Hallinan Ursuline Religious Art Show, The Florence O’Donnell Wasmer Gallery, Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH
  Color and Reflection: International Enamels 2001, The Enamellist Society,
Gatlinburg, TN
2001 Craft Gallery, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences,
Loveladies, NJ
2000 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
  Five Cleveland Jewelers, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
  Best of 2000, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, OH
1999 Best of 1999, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, OH
1998 Ohio Crafts Invitational Show 28, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH
  Studio Metalwork and Art Furniture, River Gallery, Rocky River, OH
  8th Anniversary Exhibition, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
1997 Wearly Studio Gallery 3rd Anniversary Exhibition, Royal Oaks, MA
  Drawn Together: Cleveland Institute of Art Alumni Exhibition, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
  Art & Function II, Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences,
Loveladies, NJ
  Best of 1997, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, OH
  Intown Club Gallery Exhibition, Cleveland, OH
  American Craft Council 1997 ACC Craft Fair, Columbus, OH
1996 Contemporary Metals / 11 Northeast Ohio Artists, William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH
  The Ear Adornment Show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
  The Earths Bounty, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
  American Craft Council 1996 ACC Craft Fair, Columbus, OH
1995 Function Follows Form, 5th Anniversary Exhibition, The Sculpture Center,
Cleveland, OH
  Diamonds by Design, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
  American Craft Council 1995 ACC Craft Fair, Columbus, OH
1994 Silver and Gold, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
  Adornments: The Enamels Show, Mindscape Gallery, Evanston, IL
1993 Earl Pardon Invitational Award Exhibition, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
  Shoreby Club Jewelry Exhibition, Shoreby Club, Bratenahl, OH
1992 Best of 1992, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Ohio Crafts Museum, Columbus, OH
  Pattern, Pattern, Pattern, Gallery Mesa, Mesa, AZ
1989 Agnon Fine Art Exhibition, Agnon School, Beachwood, OH
1988 Agnon Fine Art Exhibition, Agnon School, Beachwood, OH
  The May Show, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  Ten Enamellists, Mather Gallery, Case Western Reserve University Gallery,
Cleveland, OH
  Newman Religious Art Show, Hallinan Center, Cleveland, OH
1984 NOVA Materialization II Art Exhibition, Beachwood, OH

Commissions

2003 Saint Basil the Great Catholic Church Children’s Memorial Garden Sculpture, Brecksville, OH. Collaboration with Matthew Hollern
  Saint Noel Church Liturgical Vessels, Willoughby Hills, OH. Collaboration with Matthew Hollern
2002 Saint Basil the Great Catholic Church Vigil Candle Holders, Brecksville, OH. Collaboration with Matthew Hollern
2001 The Global Champion of Freedom Award 2001, Presented to Pope John Paul II by the John Carroll University’s Students in Free Enterprise. Collaboration with Matthew Hollern
  Saint Basil the Great Catholic Church Liturgical Vessels, Brecksville, OH. Collaboration with Matthew Hollern
2000 Rowfant Club Candlestick, Cleveland, OH. Commissioned by William Busta
  Enamel Crests for Saint Mary Seminary, Cleveland, OH
1993 Community Fence, Design Concept Proposal. RTA Arts in Transit, West Boulevard Station, Cleveland, OH
1992 Wedges Touchier, Sculptural Light Fixture. Argentieri Associates Inc. Collaboration with Matthew Hollern
1988 Evangel Cover and Pair of Holy Water Fonts, Saint Francis Chapel. John Carroll University, University Heights, OH

Publications

2004 1000 Rings, Lark Books, Altamont Press, Inc.
2003 Metalsmith magazine, Exhibition in Print 2003
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Show#

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Dates

2005-3

The Art of Enameling

8/5/2005 – 9/16/2005

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Pamela Argentieri, <I>Blossom Ring IV</I>, 2003, Enamel, sterling & fine silver, 24k gold foil. Pamela Argentieri, <I>Blossom Ring II</I>, 2003, Enamel, sterling & fine silver. Pamela Argentieri, <I>Twin Brooches Red & Green</I>, 2003, Cloisonné enamel, sterling & fine silver, 24k gold foil. Pamela Argentieri, <I>Foglia II</I>, 2000, Cloisonné enamel, sterling & fine silver, 24k gold foil. Pamela Argentieri, Pendant, Sterling, enamel. Pamela Argentieri, <I>Fish Brooches I, II, III & IV</I>, 2005, Sterling, cloisonné enamel, sterling and fine silver, 24k gold.

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