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Occupation(s)
  
visual artists

Years active
  
1996–present


Name
  
Corrina Mensoff

Role
  
Musical Artist

Birth name
  
Corrina Sephora Mensoff

Education
  
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Corrina sephora mensoff


Corrina Sephora Mensoff (born November 4, 1971 in Alstead, New Hampshire) is a visual artist who specializes in metal work, sculpture and mixed media in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. Her artwork uses depiction of boats and ships as a metaphor and story telling tool. She also incorporates other media such as printmaking, paper collage and animation.

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Education

Mensoff received her BFA in Sculpture and Metalsmithing at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston in 1995. She received her MFA in Sculpture at Georgia State University in 2005.

She created a self-guided journeyman's apprenticeship in Atlanta. She founded Phoenix Metalworks, specializing in sculpture, furniture and architectural works. She taught at the University of Georgia in Athens, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), and Georgia State University. She has conducted research on architecture and environment in Croatia and Romania. She has won the City of Atlanta Arts for Services Grant three times.

Awards

  • 2008 - Sculptural Architectural Installation at the Martin Luther King Natatorium
  • 2007 - Artist In Residence in Vermont Studio Center
  • 2006 - Artist In Residence in Hungarian Multicultural Center
  • 2005 - Sculptural Architectural Installation at Temple Sinai, Atlanta
  • 2004 - Scottish Sculpture Workshop
  • 2003 - Sculptural Architectural Installation at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens
  • 2003 - "Best in Show" from Annette Cone Skeleton at Museum of Contemporary Art Georgia
  • 2003 - "Silver Award" from Icarus International
  • 2002 - "Silver Sculpture Award" from National Ornamental Miscellaneous Metals Associations
  • 2002 - Artist In Residence in Hambidge, Georgia
  • 2001 - Artist Blacksmith Association of North America Grant to France & Germany
  • 1996 - Artist In Residence in Penland School, North Carolina
  • Exhibition

  • 2010 - Icarus International Kinetic Sculpture
  • 2009 - City of North Charleston Outdoor Sculpture
  • References

    Corrina Sephora Mensoff Wikipedia