Deb Karash
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Education
Master of Arts, Northern Illinois University
Bachelor of Arts, Northern Illinois University
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Experience
2004 to present - workshop instructor
2003 to present - juror for retail art and craft shows
1995 to present - engaged in full time studio work, selling to galleries and in retail art fairs.
1985 to 1995 - part time studio jeweler
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.925 + Ingenuity = Art Jewelry, 2005, Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Multiple Palettes /Varied Vision,2005, White Lotus Gallery, Eugene, OR
Botanical Jewelry, 2003, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Botanicals, 2003, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Flora, 2003, Rockford Art Museum
Solo Show, 2002, Third Ward Jewelry, Milwaukee, WI
Group Exhibition, 2000, Farnsworth House Museum, Plano, IL
Significant Gift, 2000, Factory Studios, Rockford, IL
Significant Gift, 1999, Factory Studios, Rockford, IL
Souvenirs of the 20th Century, 1999, Kortman Gallery, Rockford, IL
With Love, one person exhibition, 1998, Kortman Gallery, Rockford, IL
Metalliferous, 1997, NIU Art Museum, Gallery in Chicago, Chicago, IL
Original Jewelry by Deb Karash, 1997, Atelje' Galleri, Geneva, IL
Metalliferous, 1996, NIU Art Museum, Altgeld Gallery, DeKalb, IL
Words, Like Stones, one person exhibition, 1995, Kortman Gallery, Rockford, IL
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Retail Shows
American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL
American Craft Council, Baltimore MD, and San Francisco, CA
Craft Boston, Boston, MA
Milwaukee Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI
Cherry Creek Art Festival, Denver, CO
St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
The Plaza Art Festival, Kansas City, KS
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Awards
2005 Best of Jewelry, Lakefront Festival of the Arts
2004 Best of Jewelry, Old Town Art Fair
2003 St. Louis Art Fair, second place jewelry
2003 Kansas City Plaza Art Fair, third place 3D
2002 St. Louis Art Fair, first place jewelry
2002 Port Clinton Art Festival, award of merit
2001 Brookside Art Fair, best of jewelry
2001 Laumeier Contemporary Art Fair, award of excellence
2001 Old Town Art Fair, second place, 3D
2001 Fountain Square Art Festival, award of merit jewelry
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Public Works
Rockford YWCA, Rockford, IL
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Publications
Penland Book of Jewelry published by Lark Books
Lapidary Journal, March 2001, August 2004
Collectable Silver Jewelry by Fred Rezazadah
Ornament Magazine, Summer 2001
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Current Gallery Representation
Allie Coosh, Dallas, TX
Bellagio Gallery, Asheville, NC
Chameleon, Newbury Port, MA
Elements, Des Moines, IA
Gallery Wear, Frederick, MD
Lacoste Gallery, Concord, MA
Motto, Cambridge, MA
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Philip David, West Hartford, CT
The Dancing Sheep, Cleveland, OH
R. Grey Gallery, Boise, ID
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