Evelyn Markasky Resume |
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EDUCATION
Evelyn earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in sculpture Youngstown State University in 1978. She has continued her art education throughout her adult life by taking workshops led by award-winning enamel and metal artists such as Deborah Lozier, David’s Bigazzi, Meghan Corwin, Judy Stone, Sarah Loertscher, Kat Cole and Andrew Kubeck.
Style
Evelyn works in various metals and uses vitreous enamels sometimes for their colors, but mostly as a patina adding texture and an aged effect to her pieces. She adds and embeds many unusual things into her enamels like foils, salts, glass, steel wire, graphite... and finds ways to incorporate the images she has been obsessed with for many years. She uses these techniques with her metalworking skills to create artful jewelry and wall pieces.
Exhibitions
Alchemy 1, 2, and 3 - Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibits which highlights the best in contemporary enamels. Exhibitions at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA; Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA; League of Craftsman, Concord, NH; McGowan Gallery, Concord, NH; The Carnegie visual and Performing Arts Centovington, KY; Arrowmont School of Art & Crafts, TN; Knoxville, TN.
California Now Juried exhibition Showcases 85 contemporary and innovative works in California. 2015
Santa Cruz Cultural Council Open Studios Art Tour, California. 2002-2014.
Punch Gallery, Seattle, WA 13 rings on display as part of Ring A Day (RAD) Group show and tie-in to the annual SNAG conference 2011
NCEG Transformed by Fire, Oakland, CA 3 enamel pieces in juried exhibition celebrating innovation and tradition in the art of contemporary enameling at the Oakland Museum of. California Collectors Gallery 2008
California Now Juried exhibition Showcases 85 contemporary and innovative works in California. 2015
Santa Cruz Cultural Council Open Studios Art Tour, California. 2002-2014.
Punch Gallery, Seattle, WA 13 rings on display as part of Ring A Day (RAD) Group show and tie-in to the annual SNAG conference 2011
NCEG Transformed by Fire, Oakland, CA 3 enamel pieces in juried exhibition celebrating innovation and tradition in the art of contemporary enameling at the Oakland Museum of. California Collectors Gallery 2008
publications & Awards
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Coveted by Melanie Grant, Phaidon Press, 2020.
Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox by Mark Fenn, Schiffer Publishing, 2017. Behind the Brooch by Lorena Angulo, Schiffer Publishing, 2014. Foldforming at 30 by Rhoda Weber Mack and Sue Lacy, Iceforge Press. 2014 Showcase 500 art necklaces, Lark Books, 2013. Belle Armoir Jewelry Magazine, Spring 2013; Summer 2014; Fall 2014. Charles Lawton jBrain Foldforming Competition - Juror’s Choice Award 2012. Ring a Day, Lark Books, 2011. |
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Private collectors include:
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Kristin Erickson, CA
Dr. Candace West, CA Penny Senyak, OH Sue Faras, AZ Stacey Johnson TX Carol Lentz, WA Jane Cooper, CA Sandra Wiley, CA Christopher Grove, CA |
Joseph Young, MA
Shana Mattheis, MT Rachel Murawski, NY Amy Nelson, NY Phaidra Tsampas, MA Chiara Shengy, UK J. Cooper, NJ Barbara Romanowsky, LA Hannes Kirschbaumer, Austria Melanie Grant, UK |