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Education
1983 University of Wisconsin, Madison, MFA – Art Metals
1974, BA, Art/Ethnomusicology
Positions Teaching College and University
1984 to Present
Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, Adjunct Instructor – Jewelry and Small Metals
Instruction in all levels and topics and jewelry and metalsmithing including beginning and advanced jewelry/metalsmithing, stone setting, press-forming, chasing and repoussé, torch-fired enamels.
2000 to Present
Monterey Peninsula College, Aptos, CA, Adjunct Instructor – Jewelry and Small Metals
Average of one credit class a year
1989 to 1994
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Assistant Professor – Head of Jewelry and Metals Program
Full time tenure track position: established BA, BFA and MFA Programs. Developed visiting artists program for the
Department of Fine and Applied Arts.
Positions Teaching Workshops and Noncredit Classes
2009
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine
2008 & 2009
Richmond Cultural Center, technique classes for the Creative Jewellers Guild of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
1991-2008
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA, Instructor – Jewelry and Small Metals.
Master classes in chasing and repoussé
2007
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2006 & 2007
Maker Workshops, El Sobrante, CA
2002 & 2005
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2003 & 2005
California College of the Arts (formerly CCAC), Oakland, CA
2003
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
2002
Glassell School of Art, Houston, TX
University of Texas at El Paso, TX
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Speaking Engagements
2009
14th Northwest Jewelry and Metals Symposium, Seattle, WA
Presentation/lecture on contemporary and historical chasing and repoussé around the world
2006
Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, Lecture on artwork
2002
Northwest Metals Symposium, Seattle, WA, Lecture on artwork and technique
Yuma Symposium of Art, Lecture on artwork and technique
1990
Society of North American Goldsmiths, Lecture on making an instructional video
Professional Projects
2006-2009
Writing textbook with technical information and photo gallery of internationally renowned metalsmiths to be published by Brynmorgen Press – publication August 2009
2005-2007
Development of sculptures and stories based on historically correct fictional women invented by Corwin. This project involved learning to use unfamiliar media such as clay, glazes, paint and Japanese fabric techniques. Exhibition in 2007.
1994
Co-Chair - Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference and Meeting, Hilton Hotel, Portland, OR. Approximately 450 attended three days of meetings, lectures, demonstrations, events, exhibitions. Organized pre-conference workshops witheight presenting artists and an exhibition of their work at the Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene.
Grants/Awards
2008
GAP grant from Artist Trust of Seattle, WA. The Grants for Artists. Program provides support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. Received grant support for process photography for book (see Published below).
Commissions
2003
Commissioned to make a sterling silver fish or cake server (called a “slice”) by Benton Seymour Rabinovitch of Seattle, WA
Selected Exhibitions
2009
“Metal Magic, Chasing and Repoussé,” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery,Seattle, WA
Haystack Mountain School of Craft Instructor’s exhibition, Deer Isle, ME
2008
Invitational, Edmonds Community College Gallery, Edmonds, WA
2007
“inside/out” - two-person sculpture exhibition at Cabrillo College Gallery, CA
2006
“Hammering Out a Legacy at the UW-Madison,” Invitational, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, WI
2005
“100 Brooches” Invitational, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, traveling to East Carolina University School of Art and Design; Bellagio Gallery, Asheville, NC; Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
Instructor’s Exhibition, Penland Gallery at Penland School of Crafts, NC
“Cocktails at Five” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
Contemporary Servers at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England 2004 James Renwick Alliance Benefit auction - Invitational, MD
Group Show, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Elements of Five,” Invitational, Sculpture to Wear: International Contemporary Art Jewelry, Santa Monica, CA
Group Show, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003
“The Mardi Gras Show,” Museo Gallery, Langley, WA
“Not for the Faint of Heart,” Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Charmed,” Gail Brown curator and presented at Facèré Gallery, Seattle, WA
“bigLITTLE,” Oakland City Center juried exhibition in conjunction with 2003
SNAG Conference, San Francisco, CA
“Slice of Silver,” Winnipeg Art Museum, Canada
Schreiber Museum of Art, Ashland. OR, exhibition of commissioned servers
Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA, exhibiting Pratt Jewelry Instructors work
2002
“Crafts National 36,” (juried by Kenneth Trapp, Curator-in-Charge, Renwick Gallery), Central PA Festival of the Arts,State College, PA
“Display Use Only,” juried, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA
“All That Blooms and Grows,” national juried exhibition, Phoenix Center for the Arts, Phoenix, AZ, juror’s choice award
“Craft Forms 2002,” national juried exhibition (juror: Lloyd E. Herman), Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
“Yuma Presenters Exhibition,” Yuma Symposium of Art, Yuma, AZ
“Penland Instructor’s Exhibition,” Invitational, Penland School of Crafts, NC
2001
“Pound for Pound,” two-person exhibition at Facèré Gallery Seattle, WA
“Jewel,” Invitational, Spokane Falls College Gallery, Spokane, WA, catalogue
“Telling Tales: Contemporary Narrative Teapots,” curated by Gail M. Brown,
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO, poster
2000
“Tiaras Will Be Worn,” Invitational, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, traveling to Shaw Gallery, ME, 2001
“Heaven on Earth VIII,” Invitational, Goldman Art gallery, Rockville, MD
“Under the Influence,” Invitational, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA exhibition of metalwork with ethnographic influences
“Exhibition in Print at SOFA,” exhibition of actual pieces accepte, Metalsmith magazine, issue listed next, SOFA, Chicago, IL
“Exhibition in Print,” international juried exhibition in print in Metalsmith, August edition of the magazine
“Refined II,” invitational, Stephen F. Austin State U. Gallery, Nacogdoches, TX
“Boston Tea Party,” Invitational Mobilia Gallery, Boston, MA
1999
“A Glimmer of Right” 2-person exhibition, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle,WA
“Selected Artists from Pratt Fine Arts Center,” invitational, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA
“Encore!” invitational, Facèré Gallery, Seattle, WA
“The Teapot Redefined Part II,” invitational, Mobilia Gallery at SOFA, Chicago,IL
“Magic and Ritual: Hanukkiah’s Through Contemporary Eyes,” invitational, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY
1998 “Containment,” Southern Illinois University Art Museum Edwardsville, IL
“The Functional Vase Project:1998,” Yaw Gallery at SOFA (NYC, April and Chicago, October) and Yaw Gallery Birmingham, MI (May) – catalogue
“Gendered Memory: Adornment Uncontained,” invitational, the Cardinal Stritch University Art Gallery, Milwaukee, WI, video in production
“Seattle Metals Guild Exhibition,” Convention Center, Seattle, WA
1997
“Metals, Etc.” Fine Arts Center, Lubbock, TX (catalog, people’s choice)
“Light Hearted,” Invitational, Facèré Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996
“Revelations,” SNAG juried traveling exhibition, Shipley Gallery UK and selected venues in the United States, (catalog)
“Celebrate! Celebrate Color,” Invitational, Facèré Gallery Seattle, WA
“Fire Arts Show,” Invitational, Anderson-Glover Gallery, Kirkland, WA
“North American Metal Arts Invitational”, Montgomery College Gallery,Rockville, MD – video
“As Good As…” Invitational, Facèré Gallery, Seattle, WA
“Chain Gang” Invitational, Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA and Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (traveling)
Collections
State University of New Mexico Art Gallery at Las Cruces Gallery permanent collection
Tacoma Art Museum permanent collection
Silver fish server commissioned by Benton Seymour Rabinovitch for his collection of contemporary servers now part of the permanent collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Private collections throughout the US
Affiliations
2009 Member, committee for 14th Northwest Jewelry/Metals Symposium, Seattle
2008 Member, Board of Directors - Northwest Designer Craftsmen, Seattle, WA
1984-present Member, Society of North American Goldsmiths, American Craft Council. Seattle Metals Guild
1998-2006 Member, Board of Directors of Yuma Symposium of Art and Program Committee Member
2004 Member, Teacher’s Advisory Committee, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1993-2001 Member and former Chair, Phinney Center Gallery Committee, Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
1996-1999 Appointed member and chair, Editorial Advisory Committee, Metalsmith (magazine of the Society of North American Goldsmiths)
1992-1996 Elected to Board of Directors, SNAG
1994 Conference co-chair for SNAG Annual Conference, Portland, OR
Published
Chasing and Repoussé, Processes Modern and Ancient, by Nancy M?gan Corwin, Published by Brynmorgen Press, Maine – coming out August, 2009. Two hundred page book on process with gallery images.
Metalsmith, Winter – 2000, article on work of David Gignac, pages 32-29
Metalsmith, Spring – 1998, “Observations: Charlotte Meyer,” page 26
Metalsmith, Spring – 1996, “Observations: Andrew Cooperman,” page 30
SNAG Newsletter, April – 1991, “How To Make An Instructional Video”
Bibliography
500 Metal Vessels, by Lark Books - a Division of Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. New York. © 2007 by Lark Books
Postcard from Penland: DVD produced in 2006 and distributed to inform the public about the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina
Contemporary Silver: Part II, by Seymour Rabinovitch and Helen Clifford, St. Martin’s Press, New York. © 2005 by Benton Seymour Rabinovitch
Art Jewelry Today, by Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Pub. Ltd. © 2003 by Dona Z. Meilach,
Jewish Transcipt, “Metalsmith incorporates growth, life and experimentation into her work,” by Jessica David, Transcript Reporter, February 9, 2001, Seattle, WA, page 27
Metalsmith, “Exhibition in Print-2000,” volume 20, number 4, page 24. National juried exhibition in print with artist’s statements and Cover article by Lucy R. Lippard
Metalsmith, “Nancy Megan Corwin, text by Michael Channing, Spring 2000, Volume 20, number 2, pages 28 to 33
Chasing: Ancient Metalworking Technique with Modern Application, by Marcia Lewis, second edition, 2000, LarMar Productions, page 60-61
Jewelry: Fundamental of Metalsmithing, edited by Tim McCreight, 1997, published by Hand Made Press, page 27
Gallery Affiliation
Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
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