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Bruce Metcalf (born September 30, 1949 in Amherst, Massachusetts) is an American artist who uses different materials like wood, metal, and plexiglass. With these materials he uses diverse techniques for the jewelry, sculptures, and wall reliefs that he creates. Many of these works are whimsical yet restrained works that comment on the human condition.
He received his B.F.A. in Crafts/Metalsmithing in 1972 at Syracuse University. He also majored in Architecture at Syracuse from 1968-1970. From 1972-73 he attended Montana State University and from 1973-74 attended SUNY College at New Paltz. In 1977 he received his M.F.A. in Metalsmithing and Jewelry at Tyler School of Art at Temple University.
Professional experience
Co-author with Janet Koplos of "Makers: 20th Century American Studio Crafts", to be published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2009
Senior Lecturer 2007, 1999, 1997, 1994–1995, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Advisory Committee, “Craft in America” television series
Instructor 1992, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Associate Professor of Jewelry/Metals 1986 - 1991 Assistant Professor 1981-1986, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Le Museé des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal, Canada, 1993
Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst, S'Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, 1992
Writings
Crafts: Second Class Citizens?, in Metalsmith magazine, 1980.
The Meaning of Making, Catalogue essay for "Craft as Content: National Metals Invitational", Emily Davis Gallery, The University of Akron, Ohio 1987.
On the Nature of Jewelry, in Jewelry Australia Now. Craft Australia Series Publication, 1989.
Replacing the Myth of Modernism, in American Craft, February/March 1993, Volume 53, Number 1.
Artist statement
"These necklaces and brooches represent a recent departure. They are neither narrative nor conceptual jewelry. Instead, I want to make jewelry that is decorative and comfortably wearable. Beyond that, I want these articles to become the center of attention when they are worn, and thus to make their wearers feel exceptional".
