Ana M. Lopez
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Education
| 1999 | MFA Metalsmithing, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
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| 1996 | BFA, Studio Art: Sculpture and Metalsmithing/Jewelry, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
| Magna Cum Laude |
Professional Experience
| 2000 - Present | Assistant professor of Art, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado |
| Metalsmithing, Sculpture, Drawing | |
| 1999-2000 | Artist-in-Residence, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee |
| Children's Community Class Instructor, Metalsmithing. Arrowmont School of Arts and | |
| Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee | |
| Adult Community Class Instructor, Metalsmithing. Arrowmont School of Arts and | |
| Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee | |
| 1998-2000 | Summer Faculty, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen Michigan |
Selected Exhibitions
| 2002 | Colorado Metalsmithing Association Exhibition |
| Improv Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Collins, Colorado | |
| Hybrids and Hardware (solo) | |
| Art & Design Gallery, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield Missouri (Postcard) | |
| Sculptural Attitudes | |
| Show of Hands Gallery, Denver, Colorado. | |
| Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal and Wood | |
| The Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, Iowa. | |
| 2001 | Metal Departures |
| The Society for Midwest Metalsmiths, Emerson and Rose Galleries, St. Louis Artist's | |
| Guild, St. Louis, Missouri. (Catalog) | |
| The Breath of Nature | |
| Cheongju International Craft Biennial, Cheongju City, Korea (Honorable Mention) | |
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| The First Ten Years: Arrowmont's Artist-in-Residence Program | |
| Sandra J. Blain Gallery, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee | |
| Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (Pamphlet) | |
| 2000 | Craftforms 2000 |
| Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania | |
| Exhibition in Print 2000 | |
| Metalsmith Magazine. SOFA Exposition, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Four Rooms | |
| Grovewood Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina | |
| Crosscurrents Arrowmont Artists in Residents | |
| Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee | |
| Force and Fire: Old Techniques/New Technologies | |
| Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, Massachusetts (Postcard Piece) | |
| 1999 | Pieces that Serve |
| YAW Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan | |
| SOFA Exposition, New York, New York | |
| J. Cotter Gallery, Vail Colorado | |
| Contemporary Metalsmiths 1999 | |
| Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, Vermont | |
| The Fine Art of Craft | |
| The Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland (Honorable Mention) |
Public Lectures
| 2002 | Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri |
| Hybrids and Hardware | |
| New Mexico Highlands University | |
| Recent Work | |
| Presenter, Colorado Metalsmithing Association meeting | |
| The Work of an Altered Body | |
| 2001 | Presenter, Art Resources of Southern Colorado Annual Conference |
| Biognostics: Haptic Knowledge and the Work of Ana M. Lopez | |
| 2000 | Guest Lecturer, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville, Tennessee, Current Work |
| 1999 | Faculty Lecturer, Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, Michigan, Tacit Knowledge |
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Workshops Given
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Professional Affiliations
| The Society of North American Goldsmiths |
| The Colorado Metalsmithing Association (board member) |
| The American Craft Council |
| The College Art Association |

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