Vitae

 

EDUCATION

 

2014 – Masters of Education – Education Leadership and Policy, State University of NY at Buffalo

2012 – Advanced Stone Setting - Blaine Lewis, Glendo Corporation, Emporia Kansas

2011 – Intermediate Firearms Engraving - Rex Pedersen, Glendo Corporation, Emporia Kansas

2010 – Intermediate Engraving – Ray Cover Jr., Festus Missouri

2009 – Basic Engraving – Sam Alfano Glendo Corporation, Emporia Kansas

2001 – Advanced Certificate in Art Education, Roberts Wesleyan

1999 – Master of Fine Arts – Metal/Jewelry Design, Rochester Institute of Technology – School for American Crafts

1997 – Bachelor of Fine Arts – Summa Cum Laude, SUNY Brockport

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

2002 to Present – Art Teacher, East Aurora Union Free School District

1996 to Present – Co-Owner, VanOstrand Metal Studio

 

RECENT AWARDS

 

1999 to Present – Roycroft Renaissance Juried Artisan – Master since 2002

2009 – Winner of the Roycroft Campus Corporation/Buffalo Brewing Company

Roycoft Hammered Copper Ale Label Design Contest

 

FILM, PRINT, & ORATION

 

2014 – Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference – Seminar Presenter

2011 – Grove Park Inn Arts and Crafts Conference – Seminar Presenter

2011 – The Fra, Roycroft Campus Corporation Publication – Feature Artisan

2010 – Useful & Beautiful: The Transatlantic Arts of William Morris and the Pre-Raphaelites – Seminar Presenter

2009 – Elbert Hubbard an American Original, PBS Documentary – Interview and Studio Footage

2008 – Buffalo Spree Magazine – Artist Profile

2006 – American Bungalow – Artist Profile