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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.

Education

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

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

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

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

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.