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Munya Avigail Upin is a nationally recognized artist with over forty-five years of experience in the field of metalsmithing. Her award-winning work is in private collections, museums, and galleries throughout the U.S. Her work has been featured in numerous periodicals, newspapers, and books over the years.Munya's oeuvre includes wearable art, small sculptures, and contemporary Jewish ceremonial objects. She has created one-of-a-kind pieces for synagogues and private collectors. She is a sought-after educator leading workshops at colleges, craft centers, and museum schools.A native of Faribault, Minnesota, Munya Avigail Upin began working with metal in high school (thank you, Eugene Larson). After earning a BFA from Drake University, an MA from San Diego State (thank you, Arline Fisch), Munya became Artist in Residence at the Oregon School of Arts and Crafts and later earned an MFA from California State University- Fullerton.She has taught at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Southwest Texas State University, the Massachusetts College of Art, and the Museum School in Boston. Still, she will tell you that her favorite gig was teaching Art Metals at Lincoln/Sudbury Regional High School in Massachusetts. Munya felt working with high school students was her true calling.Upin was born and raised in a rural community in southern Minnesota. A member of one of only three Jewish families in town, and fifty miles from the nearest synagogue, Judaism played a pivotal role in her life and continues to influence her work. Most of the ritual objects she creates incorporate woven silver, her signature technique. Temple Beth-El, Providence, Temple Beth El, San Antonio, and the New York Jewish Museum are selected institutions that have commissioned work.
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Education:
September 1986 - California State University, Fullerton, California
May 1987 M.F.A.: concentration in Art MetalsSeptember 1976 - San Diego State University, San Diego, California
December 1979 M.A.: concentration in SilversmithingSeptember 1971 - Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
June 1975 B.F.A. with general honors: concentration in Silversmithing
Teaching Appointments:
January 2007- Instructor, Metals and Art
June 2015 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, MassachusettsFebruary 1997- Instructor, Jewelry
December 2006 De Cordova Museum School, Lincoln, MassachusettsSeptember 2006- Instructor, Jewelry
December 2006 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonSummers 2005-2008 Instructor, Metal Arts
Phillips Academy, Andover, MassachusettsJanuary - May 2005 Instructor, Jewelry
Boston University, at the DeCordova Museum SchoolSeptember 2002- Instructor, Jewelry
June 2003 Wellesley High School, Wellesley, MassachusettsOctober 2000- Instructor, Metalwerx
November 2000 and Waltham, Massachusetts
September 2003- 04
Summer 2005January 1998 Instructor, Jewelry
December 1998 Massachusetts College of ArtSeptember 1997- Instructor, Jewelry
April 2000 and Fall 2006 Lexington Arts and Crafts SocietyOctober 1995- Instructor, Jewelry
June 1998 Danforth Museum School, Framingham, MassachusettsSept 1990- Instructor, Art Metals and Jewelry Repair
May 1991 San Antonio College, TexasSeptember 1987 - Part-time Instructor, Two and Three Dimensional Design
May 1988 San Antonio Art Institute, San Antonio, TexasJune 1985 - Assistant Professor, Art Metals and Basic Design
May 1989 Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TexasAugust 1982 - Instructor, Art Metals and Basic Design
June 1985 Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TexasAugust 1981 - Lecturer, Art Metals and Basic Design
August 1982 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WisconsinMarch 1981 - Instructor, Jewelry/ Metalsmithing
June 1981 Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OregonJanuary 1981 - Instructor, Jewelry/ Metalsmithing
March 1981 Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus,
Portland, OregonJanuary 1979 - Instructor, Jewelry/ Metalsmithing
August 1980 Midway Adult School, California Community Colleges,
San Diego, CaliforniaSpring 1979 Graduate Teaching Assistant, "Design and Aesthetics"
San Diego State University, San Diego, California
Professional Experience:
2023-present Curator, Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY
2012-2019 Co-owner, ALCHEMY 9.2.5.
Contemporary Jewelry and Fine Craft Gallery, Belmont, MA
2019 Juror, Saul Bell Design Award
1999 Curator, "Refined 2000" exhibition
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas
April 1998 Juror, Student Show, Museum School, Boston
1987 - 1989 Coordinator, Society of North American Goldsmith's '89 conference
August 1988 Juror, "10 + 10 + 10"
Deen Galleries, Tyler, Texas
July 1986 Artist in Residence, Summer Arts 86, The California State University
System, San Luis Obispo, California
February 1984 Project Coordinator, National Metals Exhibition/Symposium,
Southwest Texas State University Department of Art, San Marcos, TX
December 1980 - Custom jewelry design, jewelry repair and sales
July 1981 Burt Anthony Jewelers, Portland, Oregon
August 1980 - Artist in Residence, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland,Oregon
August 1981
February 1980 - Custom jewelry design, jewelry repair and sales
August 1980 Alderson Jewelers, San Diego, California
Spring 1980 Presenter, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference
Tucson, Arizona
July 1979 Studio Assistant (videographer, platinum distributor, etc.),
National Endowment for the Arts Platinum Workshop,
San Diego State University, San Diego, California
June 1977 - Custom jewelry design, jewelry repair and sales, Alderson Jewelers
December 1978 San Diego, California
June 1975 - Custom jewelry design, jewelry repair and sales, gallery manager
March 1976 Elaine Schlup/Goldsmith, Newport Beach, California
Awards and Recognition:
2001 First Place, Crafts
Mayfair, Festival of the Arts, Allentown, PA2001 Niche Award Finalist
Teapot category2000 Niche Award
Lighting and Candlestick category1993 Visual Artist Grant
Department of Arts and Cultural Affairs
City of San Antonio1991 Grand Prize
Hecho A Mano, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center
San Antonio, Texas1990 Special Commissions Program
Jewish Museum, New York City1989 Mid-America Arts Alliance Fellowship1987 Margret Craver Withers Metal Award
Wichita National 1987
Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas1987 Meadows Foundation Award
Materials: Hard and Soft
Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas1985 Juror's Award
Texas Designer/Craftsmen Juried Membership Exhibition
The Museum, Lubbock, Texas1985 Best of Show
Fest For All '85
Baton Rouge, Louisiana1983 Support Grants for Metals Exhibition/Symposium, at
Southwest Texas State University, from Texas Commission
of the Arts and Southwest Texas State University
Development Foundation1980 Best of Show
Western Edge: Designer and Production Crafts
Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California1980 Stipend Recipient
Two-Woman Show
University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada1979 Honorable Mention
Sterling Silver Design Competition
Lever House, New York, New York1979 Award
Second Far Western Crafts Exhibition
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah1977 Merit Award
Selections 1977
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo1976 Honorable Mention
California Exposition and State Fair
Sacramento, California1975 Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges
Drake University
Lectures, Workshops, and Demonstrations:
2006-2019 Woven Metal Techniques, Hot Twisting, Forming, and more
Metalwerx, Waltham, MA2016 and 2018 Woven Metal Techniques, Creative Side, Austin, Texas2015 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Textile Techniques in Metal,
Deer Isle, Main2013 Penland School of Crafts, Beginning Metals, Penland, North Carolina2010 Woven Metal Techniques
Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NYJune 2005 Woven Metal Techniques, Michigan Metals Guild
Ann Arbor, MichiganApril 2005 Woven Metal Techniques, San Antonio Bead Society
San Antonio, TexasMarch 2005 Woven Metal Techniques, Maryland Institute College of Art,
Baltimore, MarylandFebruary 2005 Woven Metal Techniques, Worcester Center for Crafts
Worcester, MassachusettsJanuary 2005 Woven Metal Techniques, North Country Workshops
Bennington, VermontJune 2004 Hot Twisting, Orchid Workshop
Metalwerx, Waltham, MassachusettsJuly 2003 Precious Metal Clay and Metal weaving, “Creative Strands” conference
Bucknell University campus, Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaMay 2002, Precious Metal Clay, De Cordova Museum School
December 2002, 03,5/05 Lincoln, MassachusettsJune 2001 Metal weaving, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts
Portland, OregonApril 2001 Metal weaving, Fiber Loft
Harvard, MassachusettsNovember 2000 Metal weaving, Pennsylvania Metals Guild
Main Line Art Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAugust 2000 Metal weaving workshop
Peter's Valley, New JerseyJanuary 2000 Metal weaving workshop
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TexasJuly 1999 Metal weaving workshop
Northeast Enamel Guild
Newark Museum, Newark, New JerseyJuly 1999 Metal weaving workshop
The Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association Summer Conference
Bucknell University campus, Lewisburg, PennsylvaniaMay 1999 Metal weaving workshop
Society for Midwest Metalsmiths, Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IllinoisApril 1999, October 2001 Metal weaving workshop
Metalwerx, Woburn, MassachusettsFebruary 1998 Metal weaving workshop
Beadworks, Newberry St., Boston, MassachusettsJune 1997 Metal weaving workshop
Lexington Arts and Crafts Guild, Lexington, MassachusettsMay 1997 Metal weaving workshop
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, ConnecticutJanuary 1997 & 1998, Metal weaving workshop
November 2001, 02, 03,04 DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln, MassachusettsOctober 1996 Metal weaving workshop
Museum School, Boston, MassachusettsJuly 1996 Metal weaving workshop
Interlaken School of Art, Stockbridge, MassachusettsSummer 1996,1997 Jewelry (summer school, Continuing Education)
Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MassachusettsMarch and August 1995 Metal weaving workshop
October 1997,Sept. 2000 Worchester Center for Crafts, Worchester, MassachusettsAugust 1994 & Metal weaving workshop
March & November, 1996 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts
November 1997June 1994 Slide lecture, "20th Century Decorative Arts", surface embellishment
workshop, Seattle Metals Guild, Seattle, WashingtonJanuary 1994 Metal weaving demonstration
Jewish Community Center, Houston, TexasJune 1993 Slide lecture and metal weaving workshop
Glassell Museum School, Houston, TexasOctober 1992 & Slide lecture and metal weaving workshop
October 1996 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MassachusettsMarch 1991 Slide lecture, metal weaving demonstration,
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OklahomaOctober 1986 Metal weaving, Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, TexasJune 1985 Metals workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North CarolinaMarch 1985 Slide Lecture, Design Workshop and Metals Workshop
Clarion University, Clarion, PennsylvaniaApril 1984 Metals Workshop, Galveston College, Galveston, TexasAugust 1983 Metals Workshop, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North CarolinaApril 1983 Metal weaving, aluminum die-forming and surface embellishment
demonstration, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LouisianaJanuary 1983 Slide Lecture, "Contemporary Metals: USA", Kilgore College,
Kilgore, TexasMay 1982 Aluminum die-form and surface embellishment demonstration,
Humboldt State University, Arcata, CaliforniaNovember 1980 Niello Workshop, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, OregonMarch 1980 Presentation on Platinum Workshop, SNAG Conference,
Tucson, Arizona
Publication of Work:
2023 The Arts Fuse, online arts magazine, Visual Arts Review
“Creative Alloys”- The Boston Metals Scene2022 Modern Judaica: Today’s Makers, Today’s Sacred Objects
James Cohen, Schiffer Publishing2017 JCK Magazine, January/February 2017
Shop Talk: Store We AdoreInstore Magazine2017 MJSA, Knitted Chain, “How To” article2016 Art Jewelry Today 4, Sandra Korinchak, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.2007 500 Earrings, Lark Books2006 Making Metal Beads, Pauline Warg, Lark Books2006 The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry, Joanna Gollberg, Lark Books2005 Fabulous Woven Jewelry, Mary Hettmansperger, Lark Books2005 500 Brooches, Lark Books2003 Metalsmith Magazine, Fall issue2003 American Style Magazine1999 Judaica Artisans Today, Katherine Morton
Flower Valley Press, Gaithersburg, MarylandWinter 2001 Niche MagazineNovember 2000 Simply The Best Magazine, FloridaSeptember 15, 2000 The Worcester Phoenix, Worcester, MassachusettsSeptember 17, 2000 Radio interview on NPR affiliate WICN, Worcester, Massachusetts
"Inquiry"Spring 2000 Niche MagazineApril 7, 2000, March 2001 Belmont Citizen Harold, Belmont, MassachusettsWinter 1998 American Style MagazineJanuary 29, 1998 The Jewish Chronicle, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaSummer 1996 MetalsmithSummer 1996 Niche Magazine1996, 2001 “Textile Techniques in Metal”, Arline M. Fisch, Lark BooksApril- May 1995 American CraftNovember 1994 Jewish Journal, San Antonio, TexasDecember 1991 Jewish Journal, San Antonio, TexasDecember 9, 1990 Bucks County Courier Times, PennsylvaniaDecember 1990/ January 1991 American CraftOctober 1990 Jewish Journal, San Antonio, TexasJune 22, 1990 San Antonio Light, Feature ArticleFebruary 23, 1989 Art Beat, Featured segment
San Antonio's weekly art news television show, PBSDecember 1987 Jewish MonthlyFall 1985 MetalsmithSeptember 1984 Austin American Statesman. Onward Section, September 4, 1984,
page 21.Winter 1984 MetalsmithAugust 1983 American CraftJune 1983 Oregonian, Portland, OregonMarch 1983 “Jewelry: Contemporary Design and Technique”, Chuck Evans,
Davis PublicationsJune 1982 American CraftOctober 1979 San Diego UnionJune 1977 Goldsmiths JournalMarch 1976 Los Angeles Times, Sunday Home Edition1976 California Design '76, Library Edition
Juried Craft Shows:
November 2002 Art Works, Waltham, MassachusettsMarch 2002 Paradise East, Marlborough, MassachusettsMay 2002 Springtime in Paradise, Northampton, Massachusetts1976-1979 Annual Denwar Crafts Fair, Denwar Craft Studio, Costa Mesa, California
Private and Public Collections:
Jewish Museum, New York City
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
Congregation Emanu El, San Bernardino, CA
Temple Beth-El, Providence, Rhode Island
Mitchell Wolfson, Jr.
Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, Texas
Bet Shalom Congregation, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Clay Barr
Gayle Weiss
Foster Goldstrom
Jean Vollum
Stanley Tiger
James de Priest
Clarion University
Exhibitions:
2023 Creative Alloys
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA2022 Crafts: Art by Any Other Name
The Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY2012 Taboo Studio, San Diego, California2012 Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL2011 Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts2010 All That Glitters, Cahoon Museum
Cape Cod, Massachusetts2009 Materials: Hard and Soft
Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, Texas2008 Inspired by the Masters
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts2006-07 Storm Cycle, Travelling Exhibition
Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, New Orleans, Louisiana2006 SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery2006 Martini Squared
Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, New Orleans, Louisiana2005 70th Regional Exhibition
Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York2005 Outside the Classroom
Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA2005 Refined IV: Innovation
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas2003 Refined III: Small Forms in Precious Metal
Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas2002 and 2003 Under the Chuppah,
The Epsten Gallery, Overland Park, Kansas2002 De Cordova Museum School Faculty Exhibition
Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA2001-03 The Ring
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA (traveling exhibition)2001 Blade Slices Silk, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University
Arcata, California2001 Mayfair, Festival of the Arts
Allentown, PA2000 Heaven on Earth "VIII", Goldman Art Gallery
JCC of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD2000 Showcase 2000
Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA2000 Magic and Ritual, Nathan D. Rosen Museum Gallery
Boca Raton, Florida2000 Living in the Moment
Hebrew Union College, New York City, NY2000 Sight/Insight
Leventhatl-SIdman Jewish Community Center, Newton, MA2000 This is Not Paul Revere's Silver
Cambridge Artist's Cooperative, Cambridge, MA2000 Boston Tea: A Party
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA2000 The 7th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
Purchase prize1999 Hildazzle 1999: Expressions in Silver
Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky1999 Artisans in Silver: Enduring Traditions Through the Next Millenium
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN1998 Function- Abstraction
Randolph Associates Fine Arts, Belmont, MA1998 Contemproary Judaica
The Ohio Craft Museum, Colombus, Ohio1998 The Functional Vase Project 1998
Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan and SOFA, N.Y.
travelling exhibition1998 Articrafts “98 International- Ceremony in the Desert
The Sylvia Plotkin Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona1997 Hidden, Concealed and Revealed (Philip Pealstein, juror)
Jewish Community Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania1997 Realm Between Realms
B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum, Wash. D.C.1997 For Sight: Artist Interpreted Eyewear
Gallery I/O, New Orleans, Louisiana1997 New Design in Jewelry and Metalwork
Gallery Eight, La Jolla, California1997 Masters of Ceremony
The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, Atlanta, Georgia1997 Artisans in Silver: Precious Illumination
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana1997 Artisans in Silver: Judaica Today
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
traveling to: Skirball Museum, Yeshiva University Museum,
Carnegie Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Art1996 Shreve’s 200 Anniversary Artisan Silver Exhibition
Shreve, Crump and Low, Boston, Massachusetts1996 Textile Techniques in Metal
Mobilia, Cambridge, Massachusetts1996 School of Fisch
Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California1995 Massachusetts Jewelry Exhibition
Welles Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts1995 La-ze-man Ha-zeh: Fine Judaica for Contemporary Jewish Life
Starr Gallery, Newton Centre, Massachusetts1995 Celebrating Women in the Crafts
Worchester Center for Crafts, Worchester, Massachusetts1995 Patron of the Arts Series
Munya Avigail Upin, Silver Exhibit
Jewish Community Center, San Antonio, Texas1995 School of Fisch
Design Yard, Dublin, Ireland1994 - 1997, 2000 Heaven On Earth
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
Rockville, Maryland1994 School of Fisch
Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, AAlborg, Denmark and
Rohsska Konstlojdsmuseet, Goteborg, Sweden (1995)1994 Dancing Through Domesticity (one-person show)
Jansen/Perez Gallery, San Antonio, Texas1994 New Jewelry
Taboo Studio, San Diego, California1994 OP Art- Eyeglasses by Jewelers
Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland
(traveling exhibition)1993 Contemporary American Metalworking- Sculptural Concerns
Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana (traveling exhibition)1993 Heaven on Earth: Divine Crafts for Jewish Homes and Traditions
Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
Rockville, Maryland1992 Fine Judaica
Stuart Gallery, Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
Newton Centre, Massachusetts1992 A Celebration of Decoration: 100 Ornamental Containers
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, Missouri1991 San Diego State University Graduate Show
Joanne Rapp Gallery / The Hand and The Spirit, Scottsdale, Arizona1991 Judaica III
Joanne Rapp Gallery / The Hand and The Spirit, Scottsdale, Arizona1991 Hecho A Mano
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, Texas1991 Contemporary Works of Faith "91
Capital University, Colombus, Ohio1991 Hidden Spaces
National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee1991 M-AAA/NEA Art Fellowship Invitational
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma1990 Metalsmithing Invitational 1990
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado1990 Contemporary Artifacts 1990
National Museum Of American Jewish History, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania1990 Tradition Today
Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Florida1990 Arts For Life - Artists In Direct Service
Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, Texas1990 You Shall Rejoice On Your Festival
Jansen Perez Gallery, San Antonio, Texas1989 Contemporary Metal Judaica
Read Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio1989 Metaphor in Metal
Associated Artists Gallery, Carbondale, Illinois1989 Art-Jewelry
Haggar University Gallery, Irving, Texas1989 Texas Metals Invitational
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas1989 Celebrations II: Contemporary Fine Judaica
Stuart Gallery, Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
Newton Centre, Massachusetts1988 Avant Garde Jewelry USA
The Joan Michlin Collection, New York City1988 A Select View
Deen Galleries, Tyler, Texas1988 Solo Exhibition
Temple of Aaron, St. Paul, Minnesota1988 Rebuilding the Legacy
Jewish Community Center, La Jolla, California1987 Hecho A Mano
Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, San Antonio, Texas1987 Contemporary Artifacts, 1987
National Museum of American Jewish History,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania1987 Masters of Ceremony
B'nai B'rith Klutznick Museum, Washington, D.C.1987 Materials: Hard and Soft
Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas1987 The Wichita National 1987
Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas1986 Group Show
Bee County College, Beeville, Texas1986 Contemporary Metals USA II
Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California1986 The Wichita National 1986
Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas1986 SAMA Open/ 86
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas1986 Mainstreams in Metal
Galveston Arts Center, Galveston, Texas1986 Self Contained
Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, California1986 Summer Arts 86
University Gallery, California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, California1985 Form Beyond Function
Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, Illinois1985 Texas Designer/Craftsman Juried Membership Exhibition
The Museum, Lubbock, Texas1985 Fine Works
International Gallery, San Diego, California1985 Contemporary Metals USA
Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California1985 M. Avigail Upin - Metalsmith
Sanford Gallery, Clarion University, Clarion, Pennsylvania1985 Fest For All '85
Baton Rouge, Louisiana1984 Two-Person Show
R.S. Levy (formerly Willingheart) Gallery, Austin, Texas1984 Texas Designer/Craftsman Show
Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas1984 Metal Invitational
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama1983 Twenty Years of Alumni
San Diego State University, San Diego, California1983 One-Person Show
Contemporary Crafts Association, Oak Tree Gallery, Portland, Oregon1983 Contemporary Metalwork
Georgia State University Art Gallery, Athens, Georgia1983 Metals Invitational
Grossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater,
Whitewater, Wisconsin1982 Group Show
Amdur Gallery, Austin, Texas1982 Texas Fine Arts Association, Region One Competition
St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas1982 National Crafts Exhibition
Galveston Arts Gallery, Galveston, Texas1982 The Decorative Arts in Dane County
Madison Art Center, Madison, Wisconsin1982 Art Faculty Exhibition
Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin1981 International Jewellery Show
Munich, Germany1981 Two Decades of Metal
San Diego State University Gallery, San Diego, California1981 Third National Metals Invitational
Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, California1981 Younger Artists '81: Gail Larsen and M. Avigail Upin
University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada1981 Contemporary Metals: Focus On Idea
Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington1980 Function and Form in Metals
Cypress College, Cypress, California1980 National Metal Invitational
Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska1980 Californians Design
Gallery Eight, La Jolla, California1980 Western Edge: Designer and Production Crafts
Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California1980 Crafts 14
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania1980 California Metalsmiths Invitational
Gallery of Contemporary Metalsmithing, Rochester, New York1980 2nd Annual All Media Box Show
Celebrations Gallery, San Diego, California1980 California Metal '80
California State University and Colleges Office of the Chancellor
Long Beach, California1980 Three Solos: Yoshiko Baker, Brian Battles, M. Avigail Upin
Grossmont College Gallery, El Cajon, California1979 Copper 2
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona1979 Marietta College Crafts National '79
Grover M. Herman Fine Arts Center, Marietta, Ohio1979 Invitational Mask Show
Celebrations Gallery, San Diego, California1979 Sterling Silver Design Competition
Lever House, New York, New York1979 Crafts 13
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania1979 Pensacola National Crafts Exhibition
Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida1979 Second Far Western Crafts Exhibition
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah1978 Marietta College Crafts National '78
Grover M. Herman Fine Arts Center, Marietta, Ohio1978 California Craftsman
Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey, California1978 California Metals Invitational
Long Beach Gallery, Long Beach, California1978 Cedar City National Art Exhibition
Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, Cedar City, Utah1978 Crafts: Invitational
Golden West Community College, Huntington Beach, California1977 All County Student Craft Show
San Diego Academy of Fine Arts, San Diego, California1977 Marietta College Crafts National '77
Grover M. Herman Fine Arts Center, Marietta, Ohio1977 Selections 1977
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California1976 California Exposition and State Fair
Sacramento, California1976 California Design '76
Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, California1975 Sterling Silver Design Competition
Lever House, New York, New York1974 Iowa Crafts: 7
MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa1974 Drake University Student Art Show
Strozzi Palace, Florence, Italy