In my current body of work I seek to examine how jewelry functions as an image, a means to construct desire and the consequence of transfer from image to object and back to image. Found images are appropriated from a variety of sources, including magazines and jewelry catalogues then printed on thin sheets of metal resembling the historical tin-type. This game of skill requires that the player complete the image by getting the jewels in the impressions. These pieces are similar to the games children once received as party favors and to game bagatelle.

Mary Hallam Pearse, USA.

Education
2004 M.F.A. Metal, State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York.
1999 B.F.A. Crafts (Jewelry/Metals), Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Summa Cum Laude. 

Awards/Grants: 
2011 UGARF Junior Faculty Research Grant in the Humanities and Arts. $6,795. Capturing Images: In the Palm of your Hand. Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia
200 UGARF Junior Faculty Research Grant in the Humanities and Arts. Capturing Images on Metal. The University of Georgia, Wilson Center for Humanities and Arts. Athens, GA.
2003 Graduate Student Research Creative Project Award. SUNY New Platz.
2001 Individual Artist Fellowship. The Ohio Arts Council.

Selected Exhibitions:
2013 Coated. The Studio. Brooklyn, New York | Let’s Talk About Love Baby. Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (IMOCA). Indianapolis, Indiana. (CURATOR: CHIDO JOHNSON) (TRAVELING) | Let’s Talk About Love Baby. Printed Matter. New York, New York (CURATOR: CHIDO JOHNSON) (TRAVELING) | 2013 Penland Benefit Auction. Penland, North Carolina. | Bob Pin INCONJUNCTION WITH Keep it in the Can. Equinox Gallery. San Antonio, Texas | Multiple Exposures: Jewelry & Photography. Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York (CURATOR: URSULA IISE- NEUMAN) (FORTHCOMING) | Woman Working Words. Facèré Gallery. Seattle, Washington
Wish. Hotel Indigo. Athens. Georgia
2012 Embodiment. Slusser Gallery. School of Art & Design, University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan (CURATORS: KATIE MACDONALD AND ANNE MONDRO) | Body Language: Contemporary Art Jewelry. Wayne Art Center. Wayne, Pennsylvania. (CURATOR: SUZANNE RAMLJAK) | PSA Jewelry and Metals Invitational. Clemens Fine Arts Center. West Kentucky Community & Technical College. Paducah, Kentucky | Figurative Jewelry. Shaw Contemporary Jewelry. Northeast Harbor, Maine | Humor in Metal. Scottsdale Museum of the Performing Arts. Scottsdale, Arizona (CURATOR: BRIGITTE MARTIN) | Humor in Craft. Society of Contemporary Craft. Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (CURATOR: BRIGITTE MARTIN) | Let’s Talk About Love Baby. Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD). Detroit, Michigan (CURATOR: CHIDO JOHNSON) (TRAVELING) | Generosity of Spirit: The Gifts of Penland Artists. Signature. Atlanta, Georgia | UGA Studies Abroad: Cortona, Italy 2011 University of Georgia. Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, Georgia | FRESH: Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2011. National Ornamental Metal Museum. Memphis, Tennessee
2011 La Noche del Brooche. Equinox Gallery. San Antonio, Texas (CURATORS: LAURA WOOD AND GARY SCHOTT) | MMXI Faculty Exhibition. Gallery 307. University of Georgia. Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, Georgia | Mostra: Student and Faculty Exhibition. Palazzo Casali. Cortona, Italy | Earrings Galore. Presented by Heidi Lowe Gallery. Westin Hotel. Seattle, Washington | ATHICA Mystery Triennial. ATHICA: Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Inc. Athens, Georgia | Let’s Talk About Love Baby. Craft Alliance. St. Louis, Missouri (CURATOR: CHIDO JOHNSON) (TRAVELING) letstalkaboutlovebaby.com/english/english.html | Costume Costume. SOFA Art Fair with Sienna Gallery. New York, New York; Sienna Gallery. Lenox, Massachusetts (TRAVELED) (CATALOUGE)
Fresh Air. Taboo Gallery. San Diego, California | Radical Alchemy: Contemporary Art Jewelry from the Tiny and Shiny to the Large and Lavish. Courthouse Gallery. Portsmouth, Virginia (CURATOR: AMANDA OUTCALT)
2010 Charm Exchange. East Carolina University. Greenville, North Carolina. (invitational) | Earring Show. Heidi Lowe Gallery. Rehoboth Beach, DE. (Juried) | Vanguard: A Juried Exhibition Honoring Georgia Art Educators. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA | Let’s Talk About Love Baby. Oakland University Art Gallery, Department of Art and Art History, College of Arts and Sciences, Rochester, MI (invitational) | Faculty Showcase. Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. (invitational) | Professori di Cortona Exhibition. The Gallery at Chastain Arts Center. Atlanta, GA. (invitational) | Mostra: Student and Faculty Exhibition. Lamar Dodd School of Art. | Materials: Hard & Soft Exhibition. Greater Denton Arts Council. Denton, TX. (Juried) | Charmed. Society for Contemporary Craft. Pittsburg, PA. (invitational)
2009 Stimulus. Sienna Gallery. Lenox, MA. (Invited) | Earring Exhibition. Heidi Lowe-The Jewelry Studio. Rehoboth Beach, DE (Invited) | Decorative Resurgence. Rowan University Gallery. Glassboro, NJ (catalog) | Ohio Designer Craftsman the Best of 2009. Columbus, Ohio | Traveling: Ohio Designer Craftsman Museum, Columbus, Ohio | Southern Ohio Museum. Portsmouth, Ohio | The Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, Ohio | The Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, Ohio | Award: Jane H. Zimmerman Award for Excellence for Body of Work | Jewelry + Objects. Ann Arbor Art Center. Ann Arbor. MI (catalog) | Jewelry + Objects –Select Traveling Show. Domaci Gallery. Rogers City, MI | Crafting Romance. Athica. Athens, Georgia | Toys Designed by Artists. Arkansas Arts Center. Little Rock, Arkansas | Purchase Award: Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection, Little Rock , Arkansas | Handcrafted: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics. Glass. Metal. Wood | The Arts Center At The Imperial Center. Rocky Mount, North Carolina
2008 Girls Play Games. Farce Gallery. Seattle Washington | Metal Inclinations: An International Online Juried Exhibition of Metalwork, Jewelry and Metal Sculpture. Society for Midwest Metalsmiths. St. Louis, Mo | Inaugural Facutly Exhibition. Lamar Dodd School of Art. University of Georgia. Athens, Ga | Spoils: In Support of Society of North American Goldsmiths. Shaw Jewerly. Northeast Harbor, ME | PROJECT/PRODUCT. 18K Goldtone. Portland, Oregon | Mostra: Student and Faculty Exhibition | Handcrafted: A Juried Exhibition of Ceramics. Glass. Metal. Wood | The Arts Center At The Imperial Center. Rocky Mount, North Carolina | Refined: Abundance. The Art Center at The Old Opera House. Nacogdoches, Texas
2007 From Minimal to Bling: Contemporary Studio Jewelry. The Society of Arts and Crafts. Boston MA | Mostra: Student and Faculty Exhibition. Palazzo Casali. Cortona, Italy | Neckpiece Exhibition. Signature Shop and Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia | Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA) New York 2007 with Sienna Gallery. Lenox, Massachusetts | Ohio Designer Craftsman the Best of 2007. Columbus, Ohio| Traveled: Ohio Designer Craftsman Museum, Columbus, Ohio | Southern Ohio Museum. Portsmouth, Ohio |The Wayne Center for the Arts. Wooster, Ohio |   Diverse Metals: Jewelry & Metals from the Faculty and Graduate Students . Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia
2006 Multiples. Heidi Lowe-The Jewelry Studio. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware |Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago 2006 with Sienna Gallery. Lenox, Massachusetts | Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA) New York 2006 with Sienna Gallery. Lenox, Massachusetts | The Arsenal Metals and Enamels Exhibition. The Columbus Cultural Arts Center. Columbus, Ohio | Ohio Designer Craftsman the Best of 2006. Columbus, Ohio| Traveled: Ohio Designer Craftsman Museum, Columbus, Ohio | Artspace/Lima. Lima Ohio | Mansfield Art Center. Mansfield, Ohio
2005 Sculptural Objects Functional Art (SOFA) Chicago 2005 with Sienna Gallery. Lenox, Massachusetts | Holiday Trunk Show. Sherrie Gallerie. Columbus, Ohio | Multiples. Heidi Lowe-The Jewelry Studio. Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | On the Contrary: Works of Notable Scale by Mary Pearse and SunKoo Yuh. Broad Street Gallery, University of Georgia Athens. Athens, Georgia | People don’t like ideas, they just like cool objects: vertexList Gallery. Brooklyn, NY | Jewelry BFA Alumni Invitational 2005: Kent State University, The School of Art Main Gallery. Kent, Ohio | Traveled: The School of Art Main Gallery, Kent, Ohio| W.H. Eells Gallery, Blossom Music Center, Ohio | Emerging Talents: Sienna Gallery. Lenox, MA | Ohio Designer Craftsman the Best of 2005, Columbus, Ohio | Traveled: Ohio Designer Craftsman Museum, Columbus, Ohio | Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio | Alternative Materials/Means: Rhode Island College, Bannister Gallery. Providence, Rhode Island | Embracing the Sacred and The Secular, Reliquaries in Contemporary Metal: Heights Art Gallery. Cleveland, Ohio 

Professional Activities: 
2012 Workshop: Kent Blossom Art, Kent State University. Kent, Ohio | Public Lecture: Kent Blossom Art, Kent State University. Kent, Ohio 
2011 Guest Graduate Critic: Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, Rhode Island | Public Lecture with Andrew Crawford: 2011 Johnstone Lecture: Nature as Inspiration in Art. The Botany of Desire. Georgia Botanical Gardens. Athens, Georgia | Workshop: Making Multiples. Penland School of Crafts. Penland, North Carolina | Public Lecture: Penland School of Crafts. Penland, North Carolina | Workshop: Breaking Records. Humboldt State University. Arcata, California | Guest Critic: Humboldt State University. Arcata, California | Public Lecture: Capturing Images in the Palm of Your Hand. Humboldt State University. Arcata, California
2010 Artist Lecture: All the Years Combined, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, Ohio. | Keynote Speaker: Jewelry as Image, Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC | Workshop: Material Matters, Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC | Juror: Material Matters, Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC | Panel Participant, Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC | Guest Critic, Material Topics Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2008 Workshop, Pulp Pulp it up: The Art of Paper Jewelry, 92nd Street Y. New York, New York. | Workshop, Pulp Pulp it up: The Art of Paper Jewelry, Penland School of Crafts. Penland, North Carolina | Gallery Talk: Putting it all Back Together. The Ring Shows: Then & Now and Putting the Band Back Together. Georgia Museum of Art. Martha Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts. Oct. 02 2008 | Juror: Cresting: SNAG Juried Student Digital Image Show. SNAG Conference. Savannah, Georgia. March 2008 | Artist Talk: The University of Georgia, Board of Visitors. UGA Atlanta Alumni Center, Atlanta, GA.
2007-2008 Curated The Ring Show: Now and Then. National Ornamental Metals Museum. Memphis, TN. Nov. 07-Jan 08. Frahm Hall Savannah College of Art and Design | SNAG Conference. Savannah, Georgia. March 2008 | Georgia Museum of Art, Martha Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts. August 23-Novemeber 2, 2008 | Curated: The Ring Show: Putting The Band Back Together | Georgia Museum of Art, Martha Odum Gallery of Decorative Arts. August 23-Novemeber 2, 2008
2007-2006 Curated: Coming into View, Yann Woolley residence. Mind and Matter SNAG Conferance | Chicago, Ill. May 27th 2006. Heidi Lowe- The Jewelry Studio | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. June 10th-July 5th 2006 | Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art The University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon. December 10th -February 8th 2006-2007.
2006 Visiting Artist, Penland School of Crafts. Penland North Carolina. Inconjunction with Mary Preston workshop| Workshop, American Craft Council Southeast Regional Assembly Conference in Louisville, Kentucky | Lecture and Workshop, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. 

Teaching Experience
2007 Assistant Professor: The University of Georgia. Athens, GA | Summer 2007 Assistant Professor: The University of Georgia Study Abroad Program: Cortona, Italy.
2005-2007 Visiting Assistant Professor: The University of Georgia. Athens, GA
2004-2005 Associate Lecturer: The University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. 

Service
2007-2010 Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Inaugural Exhibition Planning Committee 3 year term. (Invited).

2012 Article. Ruch, Amber. Paduch Sun. “Paduch School of Art announces ‘Jewelry and Metals Invitational.’” Web and Print. Sept. 13, 2012 www.paducahsun.com/view/full_story_free/20213528/article-Exhibit-shows-off-new-program--new-uses-for-metals?instance=features_current  | Martin, Brigitte. Humor in Craft. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. Print (INTERNATIONAL) (USA BEST BOOK AWARDS FINALIST) | Exhibition Review. Thomas, Mary. Pittsburg Post-Gazette. “Playful Exhibit Focuses on Humor.” Web. Sept. 12, 2012 www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/art-architecture/playful-exhibit-focuses-on-humor-652889 | Exhibition Review. Baron, Jennifer. Pop City. Humor in Craft opens at Society for Contemporary Craft. Web. July 18, 2012 www.popcitymedia.com/features/HumorCraft071812.aspx | Exhibition Review. Trimble, Lynn. Stage Mom. “Mischief with Metal.” Web. May 25, 2012 http://rakstagemom.wordpress.com/2012/05/25/mischief-with-metal | Exhibition Review. Shaw, Kurt. TribLIVE. “Strip District Examines Humor in Art.” Web. Aug. 12, 2012 http://triblive.com/aande/museums/2314884-74/craft-humor-jason-artists-martin-art-elm-artist-book-fabricated#axzz2Ix7cBZXh | May, Mike. Pittsburg Magazine: Best of Culture. Exhibits. “Humor in Craft.” August 2012
http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/August-2012/Best-of-Culture-August | Kelly, Sarah. Paper Jewellery (Design & Make). A&C Black. London, England. Print (INTERNATIONAL) | Le Van, Marthe and Bruce Metcalf. Showcase 500 Rings: New Directions in Art Jewelry. New York, New York: Lark-Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. Print (INTERNATIONAL)
2011 “Fresh: Juried Exhibition in Print 2011.” Metalsmith. Vol. 31 No. 4. Spring 2011. pp. 24-25. Print (JURORS: LOLA BROOKS AND CINDI STRAUSS) (INTERNATIONAL) | Le Van, Marthe, editor. 21st Century Jewelry: The Best of the 500 Series. New York, New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. p. 377. Print (INTERNATIONAL) | Bang, Joan A. “Craft Forms denies and defies limits on creativity.” Main Line Times. Dec. 29, 2011. Print
2010 Baharal, Talya and Marthe Le Van. 500 Silver Jewelry Designs: The Powerful Allure of Precious Metal. New York, New York. Lark-Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. p. 142 Print (INTERNATIONAL) | Callahan, Ashley. “Mary Hallam Pearse—That Little Something.” Ornament. Volume 34 No. 1. pp. 38-43. Print
2009 The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jeweller Makers. Andy Lim Darling Publications. 
2008 The Art of Jewelry: Plastic & Resin. Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co.Inc.| 500 Pendants and Locket. Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. | The Art of Jewelry: Paper Jewelry: Lark Books. Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
2000 Metalsmith: Exhibiton in Print

Julie Artisan’s Gallery, New York, New York
Sienna Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts