Society of North American Goldsmiths: Artists Designers Jewelers Metalsmiths  

SNAG Board of Directors

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SNAG Board in Houston, 2009

Nanz Aalund.jpgNanz Aalund
262.434.0787, P.O. Box 943, Bellingham, WA 98227
Jewelry designer
Recipient, two Platinum Guild International Awards
Recipient, two DeBeers Diamond's Today Awards
Former Associate Editor, Art Jewelry magazine
Former President, Seattle Metals Guild

 

 

 
Amendolara.jpgSue Amendolara, President-Elect
814.734.4723, 12530 Cedar Drive, Edinboro, PA 16412
Professor, Jewelry/Metals, Edinboro University
Studio metalsmith
American Craft Council
Society of American Silversmiths (juried member)

 

 

Eliana_Arenas.jpgEliana Arenas
915.727.0990, 609 Lamar Avenue #2, Charlotte, NC 28204
Studio metalsmith
Resident Artist, McColl Center for Visual Arts
Visiting Artist/lecturer, various schools
North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths
Michigan Silversmiths Guild

 

 

sn_harlan_butt.jpgHarlan Butt, President
940.382.4154, 2375 Wood Hollow Rd., Denton, TX 76208
Regents Professor, University of North Texas, College of Visual Arts +
Design
American Craft Council Fellow
Past-President, The Enamelist Society

 

 

 
 

Caroline Gore.jpgCaroline Gore
269.598.4972, Western Michigan University, Frostic School of Art, 1903 W. Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Studio metalsmith and educator
Assistant Professor, Art, Metals/Jewelry, Western Michigan University
Visiting Artist/Lecturer, various schools
American Craft Council
Michigan Silversmiths Guild
Board member, Friends of the Richmond Center (faculty representative)
Faculty sponsor, Metals Guild at Western Michigan University 


Anne Mondro.jpgAnne Mondro
734.332.0636, 2104 Pauline Blvd., #306, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Assistant Professor, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan
Visiting artist/lecturer, various schools
Recipient, Ann Arbor Commission on Art in Public Places Golden
Paintbrush Award
College Art Association
Michigan Silversmith Guild




James Obermeier.jpgJamie Obermeier
815.761.0487, 206 South Craig Place, Lombard, IL 60148
Assistant Professor and Head of Metals, Northern Illinois University School of Art
Studio metalsmith
Society of American Silversmiths (juried member)
American Crafts Council
Chicago Metal Arts Guild
International Sculpture Center
Furniture Society
Artist-Blacksmiths Association of North America (ABANA)
College Art Association
 

John Rais.jpgJohn Rais
570.228.1029, 1063 Mohawk Trail, Shelburne, MA 01370
Studio blacksmith
Member, Artist Blacksmith Association of North America (ABANA)
Resident Artist/Instructor, Applied Design, Department of Sculpture, Purchase College, State University of New York (SUNY)

 

Marlene Richey.jpgMarlene Richey
617.477.9398, 13 Anson St., Boston, MA 02130
Wholesale and retail jewelry industry, expert on marketing and running a jewelry business
Former membership director, Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America
“Profiting by Design,” published by MJSA summer 2008
Portland Arts and Cultural Alliance
Maine Craft Association
Jewelers of America – Maine
Jewelers Resource Bureau
Contemporary Design Group
Art Business Institute
Buyers Market of American Craft
Women's Jewelry Association


Anika Smulovitz.jpgAnika Smulovitz, Secretary
208.284.5474, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr, Boise, ID 83725
Associate Professor, Art Department, Metals, Boise State University
Workshop Instructor, and Visiting Artist/Lecturer, various locations
Idaho Metal Arts Guild (IMAG), Past President (2006 – 2008), President (2004 - 2006)
College Art Association
American Craft Council
International Sculpture Center
Society of American Silversmiths
Northwest Design Craftsmen (juried in)
Seattle Metals Guild   
 

Stewart Thomson.jpgStewart Thomson, Treasurer
Flagstaff, AZ
Studio jeweler/metalsmith
Society of Arts and Crafts Advisory Board

 

 

 

 

 See history of the board at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_North_American_Goldsmiths