Selected Group Exhibitions
2021
- New Jersey Arts Annual: ReVision and Respond; The Newark Museum of Art; curators Kristen J. Owens, Amy Simon Hopwood; catalogue cover
- The Empowering, a social justice exhibition; Art 150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ; curator Danille Scott
- WE ARE SNAG: Anthology 2021 –Society of North American Goldsmiths –Online Exhibition
2020
- New Jersey Arts Annual: Dissonance, Art | Craft | Design | Performance | New Media; Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ. Jurors: Lowery Stokes Sims, Cleveland Johnson
- Commentary, Pro Arts Salon, Jersey City, NJ; on line exhibition
2019
- CraftForms, International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Crafts, Wayne Art Center, PA, juror Jane Milosch
- Pow(H)er, Dineen Hull Gallery, Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ; curators Michelle Vitale and Kristen DeAngelis
- Kean University Faculty Exhibition, Long Beach Island Foundation for Arts, Loveladies, NJ
- Visiting Faculty Exhibition, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, Ohio
2018
- Toys, Mikhail Zakin Gallery, The Art School at Old Church, Demarest, NJ, curator Asha Ganpat
- Under Fire 2, Krikorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA; Jurors: Jan Harrell, Bella Neyman, Aurelie Guillaume; color catalogue
- Artivism, Pollack Gallery, Monmouth University, Monmouth, NJ, juried exhibition
- NYC Open Studios, Studio 135, NYC, over 12 jewelers/goldsmiths
2017
• Art Connections 13, George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair NJ; juror Gary Garrido Schneider
• NYC Open House, Studio 135, NYC, over 12 jewelers/goldsmiths
• Hoboken Open Studios, Studio 231, Pop-Up Gallery, 4 selected artists, Hoboken, NJ
• Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ, traveling exhibition, jurors: Margaret O’Reilly, Larry Ossei-Mensah, and Siddhartha Mitter
2015
- Issues, Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, New Jersey, juried exhibition
- Under Fire, International Virtual exhibition, juror: Barbara Siedenath, www.egne.org
2010
- Committee Committed, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey
Related Professional Positions
- 2019 Lecturer: The Professional Side of Art Making 1 and 2, Morgan Conservatory, Cleveland, OH
- 2002 to present Founder/President, Lennie Pierro Memorial Arts Foundation, a 501c3 for public enrichment through accessible public art projects including:
- 2016 Project Originator/Director, A Sense of Place, A Hometown Tribute exhibition and Artists’ Talk: Kiki and Seton Smith, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
- 2015 Project Originator/Director 3 projects: Art in the Public Eye: Panel, Montclair Art Museum; What’s All the Fuss? Exhibition, Pierro Gallery; 3 One Act Plays, South Orange Performing Art Center
- 2014 Project Originator/Director/co-curator, In-Site; the Intersection of Art and Architecture, outdoor sculpture exhibition, Meadowland Park, South Orange, NJ
- 2012 Project Originator/co-curator, Extrapolate; Suggestions of Tony Smith, group exhibition, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
- 2010-present Independent Arts Consultant to artists and arts organizations
Selected Recent Advisory/Board Positions/Jury Panels
2018 Panelist/curator, New Directions in Fiber, NJ State Council on the Arts Annual, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey
2016-2021 Appointed Board Member, Wild Flower Sculpture Park Advisory Committee, Maplewood, NJ
2014-present Executive Board Member, Enamel Guild North East; 2016-20 Vice President
2008-2014 Essex County Arts Advisory Board, appointed member
Related Employment History
2014-2020 Adjunct Professor, Kean University, Fine Arts Master’s Seminar, capstone course
2008-2020 Adjunct Professor, Kean University, Directions in Studio Art, undergraduate capstone course
1997-2010 Director of Cultural Affairs: Producer of concerts, classes, special events, South Orange, New Jersey
1994-2010 Co-founder/Director, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey
Education
2010-present numerous workshops in metalsmithing/enameling techniques
1973 BA in Fine Arts: Kean University (Newark State College), Union, New Jersey
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