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MATT WILLIG
Designer/Jeweler/Metalsmith
EDUCATION
Miami-Dade College - Fine Arts Degree - Miami, FL- 1976
WORKSHOPS
Design for Survival: Thomas Mann - Penland School of Crafts, NC
Hollow Shell Forming: Hiekki Seppa - Florida Soc. Goldsmiths - Wildacres, NC
Design Vocabulary: Bob Ebendorf - Gulfcoast Art Museum, FL
Fold Forming: Charles Lewton-Brian - Florida International Univ. - Miami, FL
Die-Forming: Bob Pfluelb - Florida Soc. Goldsmiths - Wildacres, NC
WORK EXPERIENCE
Matt Willig Designs - Jewelry Designer/ Craftsperson since 1994- Celo, NC
1983-1994 - Miami, FL
Head Jewelry Designer - Jacmar Jewelers - 1986 - 1989 - Miami, FL
Shop Manager and Jeweler: OM Jewelry - 1976 - 1986 - Miami, FL
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Penland School of Crafts
Southern Highlands Craft Guild
Toe River Arts Council
Florida Society of Goldsmiths
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Merit Award - Fall Celebration of the Arts 2011 - Toe River Arts Council, NC
Fall Celebration of the Arts - 1997- 2011 - Toe River Arts Council, NC
Toe River Studio Tours - 1995-2011 - Toe River Arts Council, NC
Classic Crafts, Piedmont Arts - Winter 2009 - Martinsville, VA
Delicate Beauty, Penland Gallery - Summer 2009 - Penland, NC
Green Hill Center for NC Art - Winter Show 2007 - Greensboro, NC
Ornamental Indulgences - 2006 - TRAC Gallery, Burnsville, NC
Fall Celebration of the Arts - 2006 - Merit Award, Toe River Arts Council, NC
33rd Annual Competition - Fayetteville Museum of Art - 2005 - Fayetteville, NC
ACC SE Spotlight Show - 2004 - Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC
Featured Artist - 1999 - Hand in Hand Gallery - Flat Rock, NC
Spotlight '97 - ACC/Piedmont Craft - Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
Crosscurrents - Southern Highlands Craft Guild - 1997 - Asheville, NC
Members Exhibition - Folk Art Center 1997 - Asheville, NC
Fall Mask Show - Blue Spiral - Asheville, NC
Body Adornment: Art to Wear Jewelry - Coral Gables, FL
Mask Media Show - Netsky Gallery, Miami, FL
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Lapidary Journal - March 2000 - Vol. 53, No. 12, pgs. 3 & 28
WNC Magazine- June 2010- Vol 4, No 4 - Featured Artist Page - Matt Willig
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Crimson Laurel Gallery
Bakersville, NC
Design Gallery
Burnsville, NC
Guild Craft
Asheville, NC
Miya Gallery
Weaverville, NC
Penland Gallery
Penland, NC
TRAC Gallery
Burnsville, NC
TRAC Center
Spruce Pine, NC