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EDUCATION

    1990
  • Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, Metals. M.F.A.
  • Studied with Brent Kington and Richard Mawdsley
    1983
  • Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa. History. B.A.
    1984-1985
  • Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina, Metals Core Student

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Workshop, NE Chapter, Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Deland, FL, 2010
  • Winter Workshops, NE Chapter, Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Daytona Beach, FL, 2010
  • Manatee Art Center, Bradenton, FL, 2008-present
  • Arizona Designer Craftsmen, Tucson, AZ, 2008
  • Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ, 2008
  • Metalwerx, Waltham, MA, 2007, 2008
  • Workshop, American Craft Council - Southeast Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, 2007
  • Jewelry, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, 2005, 2008-2010
  • Workshop, North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths, Pittsboro, NC, 2005
  • Adjunct Professor, Eckerd College Experienced Learners, St. Petersburg, FL, 1999-02
  • Workshop, Florida Craftsmen 48th Craft Conference, Ft. Myers, FL, 2001
  • Workshop, NW Chapter, Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Tallahassee, FL, 2001, 02, 04, 05 & 06
  • Workshop, Florida Society of Goldsmiths, Wildacres, Little Switzerland, NC, 2001, 2009
  • Metals, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, 1987, 92-93, 95-96, 98, 99, 01, 02, 07, 10
  • Jewelry, The Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 1999 - Present
  • Jewelry, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC, 1997, 99, 01, 05, 06, 07-10
  • Jewelry, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL, 1993-1998
  • Artist in Residence, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL, 1990-92

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

    2008
  • "Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft and Traditional Art", Southern Arts Federation, Atlanta, GA. Travelling.* www.traditioninnovation.org
  • "Necklust and the Choclatier", Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
    2007
  • 2006 Visual Art Fellowship Exhibition", Lighthouse Center for the Visual Arts, Tequesta, FL. Travelling.*
    2006
  • Florida Craftsmen, Lighthouse Center for the Visual Arts, Tequesta, FL.*
  • Jewelry Invitational, LeMoyne Center for the Visual Arts, Tallahassee, FL*
    2005
  • One of a Kind: Tom McCarthy, Marlene Rose & Barbara Watler, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL.*
    2004
  • Rings, Gallery of Art and Design, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC*
  • Tom McCarthy: The Art of Adornment, Florida Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL*
    2003
  • 50th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Deland Museum of Art, Deland, FL
    2002
  • Introducing Tom McCarthy, Ariodante Gallery, New Orleans, LA*
  • 2 Hands/2 Minds/1 Object: Artist's Collaborations, Penland Gallery, NC*
    1999
  • Alida to Zack, 28 years of Penland's Core Program, Penland Gallery, NC*
  • NON-function, Objects of Contemplation, Penland Gallery. Penland, NC*
    1998-2003
  • CraftMobile, Art Made by Hand, Travelling Exhibit Pinellas County Schools, FL*
    1997
  • La Petite V, Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR
  • Southeast Fine Craft Biennial II, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL*
  • Undercurrent/Overview, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL*
  • 44th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Schmidt Center Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
    1996
  • Adornment, The Jeweler's Art, Penland gallery, Penland, NC*
    1995
  • Spotlight 95, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Screenplays, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL*
    1994
  • Subject: The Brooch, Tempe Arts Center, Tempe, AZ, travelling
  • * indicates an invitational

INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTIONS

  • Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, NC
  • Florida Craftsmen Inc., St. Petersburg, FL
  • Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL

PUBLICATIONS

    2005
  • Author, "Re-imagining Technique", Penland Book of Jewelry, Marthe Le Van, Ed., Asheville, NC: Lark Books.
  • Metalsmith Magazine, Review of Rings, winter, vol. 25 p 52.
    2004
  • 1000 Rings, Marthe Le Van, Ed., Asheville, NC: Lark Books
  • St. Petersburg Times, Lennie Bennett "Humble Beginnings", June 13, E8
  • St. Petersburg Times, Lennie Bennett, "Artful Adornments", March 18, W 36-37
    1999
  • Lapidary Journal, "Banking on the Arts" , May, pp. 274 - 275

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Board of Trustees, The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, 1999 - 2002
  • Gallery Standards Committee. Florida Craftsmen, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, 1997 - 2005
  • Exhibitions Committee, Florida Craftsmen Inc., St. Petersburg, FL , 1997 - 2002
  • City of St. Petersburg Public Art Commission, Project Committee, 1995
  • Guest Panelist for Florida Handmade exhibition, Orlando City Hall, 1993
  • Grant Advisory Panel, Pinellas County Arts Council, Clearwater, FL, 1991,93,94
  • Workshop leader for Pinellas County Public School Art Teachers, 1990-91

GRANTS

  • State of Florida, Individual Artist's Fellowship, 2006
  • Pinellas County Arts Council, Artist Resource Grant, 1992, 97, 03

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

  • Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Penland Gallery, Penland, NC

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