Leslie Shershow is a jeweler and metalsmith based in Houston, Texas. She received her BFA from Massachusetts College of Art in 2006. Currently, she is an artist-in-residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Her work has been featured on Cool Hunting and Elle Magazine.
- e: leslie.shershow@gmail.com
- t: (617) 571-1120
Education |
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| 2001-2006 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA. Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Major: Fine Arts 3d / Metals |
| 2004 | Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy. Study Abroad Program. |
Honors & Awards |
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| 2011-12 | Residency at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. Houston, TX. September-February. |
| 2006 | Lillian Bardfield Award, courtesy of Mobilia Gallery. Cambridge, MA. |
| 2005 | Foundation Auction Award, Massachusetts Collage of Art and Design. Boston, MA. |
| 2005 | All School Show Honorable Mention, Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Boston, MA. |
Exhibitions |
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| 2011-12 | Multiples Exhibition 2011, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE. November-January. |
| 2010-11 | Annual Jewelry and Metal Arts Invitational, Goldesberry Gallery, Houston, TX. December-January. |
| 2010-11 | The Hideout, Garfo Arts Center, Salk Lake City, UT. November-January. |
| 2010 | Jewels, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA. September. |
| 2010 | Linked, Michele Mercaldo Contemporary Jewelry Gallery, Boston, MA. June-August. |
| 2010 | Extreme Beauty, Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX. February-March. |
| 2010 | Transmutations: Material Reborn, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX. January-March. |
| Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA. May. | |
| Gallery Loupe, Montclair, NJ. June. | |
| Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA. October. | |
| 2009 | Stimulus, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA. June-July. |
| 2009 | Oh Nancy: Homecoming Stories, Gallery Diet, Miami FL. June-August. |
| 2009 | Decorative Resurgence, Rowan University Art Gallery, Glassboro, NJ. April-May. |
| 2008 | Glory, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA. November-December. |
| 2008 | Triple Threat, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA. July y-August. |
| 2007 | Word of Mouth, Gallery Diet, Bridge Art Fair, Miami, FL. December. |
| 2006 | C-308, Mechele Mercaldo Contemporary Jewelry Gallery, Boston, MA. June. |
| 2006 | Thoughts Materialized, SNAG Juried Student Exhibition, Mars Gallery, Chicago, IL. May-June. |
Work Experience |
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| 2010, 2011 | Instructor for ‘Alternative Material Jewelry’. School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. January-May, June. |
| 2009 | Instructor for ‘Jewelry in the style of Alexander Calder’. Metalwerx, Waltham, MA. July. |
| 2008 | Guest Teacher for sculptor, Taylor Davis. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. October. |
| 2007-11 | Studio Tech in the metalshop at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Boston, MA. |
| 2006-11 | Metalsmithing Instructor for children and adults at the Brookline Arts Center. Brookline, MA. |
| 2006 | Studio Assistant for metals artist, Heather White. Boston, MA. |
Bibliography |
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| 2009 | 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs. Lark Books, pages 283 & 394. |
| 2009 | Antler Magazine. Issue 2, page 42. antlermag.com |
| 2009 | ELLE, ‘Oh Pioneers’. March 2009, Number 283, page 182. |