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Naomi makes jewelry and collages utilizing vintage ephemera,
Italian maps, letters, photos, watch
parts, game pieces, found objects, furniture and other materials, repurposed
for a new life while honoring the past imprint of the object's history.
Each piece is unique, hand-made, and can be customized. Originally from the Chicago area, she has also resided in Madrid, Seattle, San Francisco, and lives and works in Florence, Italy since 2000 where she teaches university-level jewelry courses. She has degrees in painting, interior architecture, jewelry arts, and has exhibited and sold her work in the US and Europe. |
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EDUCATION: |
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| 2000 - 2004 | ART
STUDIO FUJI- Florence, Italy Metals: Jewelry Making |
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| 2000 | STUDIO
ARTS CENTER INTERNATIONAL - Florence, Italy Spring semester foreign studies program for credit (NASAD Accredited) |
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| 1998 - 2000 | CALIFORNIA
COLLEGE OF ARTS - San Francisco, CA Interior Architecture Degree: BFA with High Honors (FIDER and NASAD Accredited) |
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| 1997 | PRATT
ART CENTER - Seattle, Washington PHOTOGRAPHIC CENTER SCHOOL - Seattle, Washington Photography Workshops |
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| 1989 - 1993 | ILLINOIS
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY - Bloomington, Illinois School of Art: BFA Painting Major, Spanish Minor (3.4/4.0 GPA) *Four-year Alumni Talent Scholarship |
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| 1992 | INSTITUTE
OF EUROPEAN STUDIES - Madrid, Spain Spring semester Foreign Studies Program |
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| 1989 | SCHOOL
OF THE ART INSTITUTE - Chicago, Illinois COLUMBIA COLLEGE - Chicago, Illinois Early College Programs |
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: |
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| 2008 | SCATTI
DIVINI - Juried Group Photography Exhibition - Principato
di Monaco: Monte Carlo, France SACI FACULTY TRAVELING EXHIBITION 2006-2008 - SACI Gallery: Florence, Italy |
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| 2007 | SACI
FACULTY TRAVELING EXHIBITION 2006-2008 - L'Albero
Celeste Art Gallery, San Gimignano: Italy OLEOVAGANDO - Juried Group Photography Exhibition - Palazzo Medici Riccardi: Florence, Italy GIOVANE ARTE EUROPEA - Galleria La Pergola Arte: Florence, Italy LIJALENT 2007 - Artist Colony Group Exhibition: Maribor, Slovenia JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW - Appel & Frank: San Francisco, CA THE FUTURE IS IN OUR HANDS - Exhibition of SACI Alumni, Faculty, & Artists Council at the Sallander O'Reilly Galleries, NYC |
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| 2006 | SACI
FACULTY TRAVELING EXHIBITION 2006-2008: 9 US Universities: USA SCATTI DIVINI - Juried Group Photography Exhibition - Palazzo Medici Riccardi SCATTIDIVINI - Juried Group Photography Exhibition - Museo di San Francesco: Montefalco (Perugia), Italy ARTE DELLA LETTURA- 25° Premio Letterario Boccaccio, Palazzo Pretorio: Certaldo (FI), Italy SOLO SHOW - MODO: Florence, Italy 30th Anniversary Alumni Photography Exhibition - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy |
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| 2005 | RITROVATI/FOUND
AGAIN - SOLO EXHIBITION - Studio Art Centers International: Florence,
Italy JEWELRY TRUNK SHOW - Appel & Frank: San Francisco, CA JEWELRY EXHIBITION - Fuji Studios: Florence, Italy JEWELRY IN EXPOSITION – Galleria Zerotre: Orvieto, Italy |
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| 2004 | SOLO SHOW - 98rosso:
Florence, Italy SOLO SHOW - News Cafe: Florence, Italy |
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| 2003 | SACI
WOMEN IN THE ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION - Studio Art Centers International:
Florence, Italy GRADUATE RETROSPECTIVE - INTERIOR DESIGN - California College of Arts and Crafts: San Francisco, CA JEWELRY EXHIBITION - Fuji Studios: Florence, Italy |
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| 2002 | SOLO SHOW - Enoteca de'Giraldi:
Florence, Italy GROUP SHOW - KUZU, Toni & Guy: Florence, Italy PERSPECTIVES ON PERU - Mt. Mary College Faculty Art Show with Invited Artists: Milwaukee, WI REMNANTS/RIMANENZE (2 person exhibition) - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy STUDENT EXHIBITION - Fuji Studios: Florence, Italy SACI FACULTY EXHIBITION - United States Embassy Gallery: Florence, Italy |
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| 2001 | "CONTUSCANART"
KEN'S GALLERY EXHIBITION - United States Embassy Gallery: Florence, Italy PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE CATERINA DE'MEDICI UNICEF BENEFIT - Palagio di Parte Guelfa: Florence, Italy MOMENTOS, SOLO SHOW - Bar Nabucco: Florence, Italy CURRENT ARTISTS - Ken's Art Gallery: Florence, Italy SOJOURN/SOGGIORNO - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy |
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| 2000 | THESIS EXHIBITION - California
College of Arts and Crafts: San Francisco, CA STUDENT EXHIBITION - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy STUDENT EXHIBITION - Fuji Studios: Florence, Italy |
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| 1999 | FIDER EXHIBITION - California College of Arts and Crafts: San Francisco, CA | |
| 1998 | NEW PAINTINGS
- Alibi Room: Seattle, WA EMBELLISHMENTS - Found Objects: Seattle, WA TRAVEL JOURNAL PHOTOGRAPHS - Atlas: Seattle, WA PAINTINGS - Modelle's: Seattle, WA 4th ANNUAL PUSHPIN PHOTO EXHIBITION - FotoCircle Gallery: Seattle, WA |
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| 1997 | DOMUS DECAS - The Card
Cafe: Seattle, WA 3rd ANNUAL PUSHPIN PHOTO EXHIBITION - FotoCircle Gallery: Seattle, WA OPEN INVITATION SHOW - Photographic Center Gallery: Seattle, WA |
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| 1996 - 98 | PAINTINGS - Found Objects:
Seattle, WA |
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| 1995 | WOMEN IN LEAD GROUP SHOW
- Lead Gallery: Seattle, WA WROUGHT WORKS - The Whole Sky Gallery: Seattle, WA FOLIE A DEUX - Center on Contemporary Art: Seattle, WA LOVE FOR SALE - Lead Gallery: Seattle, WA |
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| 1994 | PAINTINGS - Found Objects:
Seattle, WA HOLIDAY STORE - Center on Contemporary Art: Seattle, WA NEW PAINTINGS - Cafe Voltaire: Chicago, IL |
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| 1993 | PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
- Cafe Voltaire: Chicago, IL 66th ANNUAL McLEAN COUNTY EXHIBITION - McLean Co. Arts Center: Bloomington, IL *First Place Photography Award BFA SENIOR ART EXHIBITION - IWU School of Art, Merwin Gallery: Bloomington, IL SMALL WORKS - Contemporary Arts Center: Arlington Heights, IL |
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| 1992 | 5th ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION
- IWU School of Art, Wakely Gallery: Bloomington, IL *President's Award 65th ANNUAL McLEAN COUNTY EXHIBITION - McLean Co. Arts Center: Bloomington, IL |
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| 1991 | 4th ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION
- IWU School of Art, Wakely Gallery: Bloomington, IL CAMPBELL HOUSE ART EXHIBITION - Campbell House Art Center: Geneva, IL ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 8TH ANNUAL WORKS ON PAPER - ECC: Elgin, IL BIG IDEAS, SMALL WORKS - Contemporary Arts Center: Arlington Heights, IL RECENT WORKS - Quadrant: Chicago, IL |
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| 1990 | 3rd ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION
- IWU School of Art, Wakely Gallery: Bloomington, IL *Art Coop Award 63rd ANNUAL McLEAN COUNTY EXHIBITION - McLean Co. Arts Center: Bloomington, IL |
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EXHIBITIONS CURATED: |
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| 2006 | SACI
FACULTY TRAVELING EXHIBITION 2006-2007 – 9 SACI Consortium Universities
in the USA 30th Anniversary Alumni Photography Exhibition - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy End of Term Student Exhibition - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy Photographs by Marcia Keegan - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy |
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| 2003 | 227th Anniversario dell'Indipendenza
Americana - The Consulate General of the USA, Firenze, Italy CONTIGUO - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy |
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| 2001 | SOJOURN/SOGGIORNO - Studio Art Centers International: Florence, Italy | |
| 1990 - Present | Installation of numerous
exhibitions in the IWU Wakely Gallery (Bloomington, IL), Linda Hodges Gallery
(Seattle, WA), SACI Gallery (Florence, Italy), and various solo exhibitions. |
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RESIDENCES : |
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| 2007 | The 9th Annual International Art Colony: Maribor, Slovenia | |
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| *California College of Arts President's Circle: 1998-2000 | ||
| *Board Member of the Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle: 1996-1998 | ||
| *IWU Dean's List and IWU Alumni Scholarship: 1989-1993 | ||
| *President's Award: 1992 Juried Student Art Exhibition | ||
| *Art Coop Award: 1990 Juried Student Art Exhibition | ||
| *Alpha Lambda Delta (Freshman Women's Honor Society): 1989 | ||
PUBLICATIONS: |
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| *Daily
Accessories Magazine No. 3, September 2009, High Publisher (Italy) *Oleovagano; Oil in Images Exhibition Catalog, by Demetria Verduci & Duccio Trassinelli, Carlo Cambi Editore, Florence; 2007, p. 62, 123 *La Pergola Arte Artisti 2007, Artist catalog, edited by Michael Musone with criticism by Prof. Federico Napoli; 2007 *Lijalent 2007, Exhibition catalog, by Mario Berdic; 2007 *Glance, California College of Arts magazine; Spring 2007 *Italian pieces on display as part of exchange, by Kaizaad Kotwal, The Columbus Dispatch; March 25, 2007 *Exhibit features Italian art and travel, by Nicole Sciotto, The Daily Collegian (PENN State University); March 1, 2007 *SACI faculty exhibit work, by Allison Alfonso, GoTricities.com; February 7, 2007 *Scattidivini: Wine in Images Exhibition Catalog, by Demetria Verduci & Duccio Trassinelli, Le Lettere, Florence; 2006, p. 152 *Scattidivini: 26/04/2006 De-vine photographs, earth and colours of our land. 108 photographs on wine, its ability to speak of itself and to us. The nectar of modern gods. Web video on www.florence.tv *SACI Newsletter: SACI & Italy, Then & Now; Fall 2006. No. 35 *SACI Newsletter: Alumni News; Spring 2005, No. 32 *Premio Celeste Catologo 2005: Galleria d'Arte L'Albero Celeste; Fall 2005 *Abroad View Magazine Kaleidoscope: ITALIAN ART: Get inspired: Naomi Muirhead creates innovative collages in Italy: Fall 2004 *SACI Newsletter: Alumni Sucess Stories; Fall 2004, No. 31 *METROPOLI, Firenze; Anno 11, n. 33; venerdí 20 settembre 2002, p.7 *Chicago Sun-Times, Weekend Plus (photo on cover, p. 47); February 23, 1996 *The Rocket: November 1995 *Cafe Voltaire Newsletter: 1994, 1993 *Chicago Reader (photo); January 15, 1993 *McLean County Community News; March 3-9, 1993 *Still (photo) - IWU Journal of the Arts; 1993 *IWU School of Art Brochure (photo); 1990 |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE: |
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| 2003 - present 2002 2000-2002 |
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STUDIO FUJI - Florence, Italy Instructor of Jewelry Making courses for university level students. ARTE SOTTO UN TETTO (ART UNDER ONE ROOF) - Florence, Italy - Instructor of Boutique & Furniture Design course for international university level students. STUDIO ART CENTERS INTERNATIONAL - Florence, Italy Teaching Assistant for Interior Design, Painting, Drawing, and Photography courses for university level American students. Taught Photography Workshop: Alternative Image Making and other classes. |
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OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE: |
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| 2006 - present 1998-2000 1994-1996 1994 1993 |
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GALLERY- Gallery Coordinator - Florence, Italy COCA - Board Member of the Center on Contemporary Art, - Seattle, WA LINDA HODGES GALLERY - Assistant Director - Seattle, WA SEATTLE ART MUSEUM – Intern - Seattle, WA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART - Intern: Public Relations - Chicago, IL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - Intern: Department of Education - New York, NY |
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| *Cafe Voltaire:
Chicago, IL *Central High School: Burlington, IL *Dr. Grey Vogelmann, D.D.S. Dental Office: Chicago, IL *Eastside Domestic Violence Program Auction (Donation): Bellevue, WA *IWU Foreign Language Dept.: Bloomington, IL *World Wide Travel: Chicago, IL *Enoteco dei Giraldi: Florence, Italy *Numerous Private Collections |
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