Gretchen McLaren Vitae

Vitae

Education	1991- present	President of Metalforms, Inc.
	1996 - Present	Founding Member, Bonded Llama Studio, Raleigh, NC
	1990 - Present	Further studies in jewelry and blacksmithing, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
	1991	BFA Metals/Jewelry Design at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Exhibitions	2007	New Horizons: Tisha Edwards and Gretchen McLaren, Gallery C, Raleigh, NC
	2007	Recent Works in Jewelry: Gretchen McLaren, Blue Streak Gallery, Wilmington, DE
	2007	Trunk Show: Gretchen McLaren, Blue Streak Gallery, Wilmington, DE
	2007	Open Doors: A Tour of Raleigh's Art Studios, Bonded Llama, Raleigh, NC
	2007	Bonded Llama Group Show, Morning Times Gallery, Raleigh, NC
	2006	Works of Heart: Alliance of Aids Services, Carolina, Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
	2006	Fashion Spark, Sparkcon, Raleigh, NC
	2006	ArtSpark - Slide Slam, Sparkcon, Raleigh, NC
	2006	ArtSpark - Studio Tour, Sparkcon, Bonded Llama, Raleigh, NC
	2006	Monthly First Friday Openings, Bonded Llama, Raleigh, NC
	2005	Brand Fandango, Designbox, Raleigh, NC
	2005	Festival of Art Group Show, April and George, Raleigh, NC
	2005	Appetite for Art, Exploris Museum, Raleigh, NC
	2005	Metal: Scale and Sculpture, Designbox, Raleigh, NC
	2003	Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival, Winter Park, FL
	2003	American Craft Council Winter Wholesale Market, Baltimore, MD
	2002	American Craft Council Charlotte Crafts Fair, Charlotte, NC
	2002	Carolina Designer Craftsmen Fair, Raleigh, NC
	2002	Piedmont Craftsmen Fair, Winston-Salem, NC
	2002	"Holiday Invitational" Group Show, Arts Council of Wilson, Wilson, NC
	2002	"New Members of Carolina Designer Craftsmen" Group Exhibition, The Crafts Center Gallery, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
	2002	"Discoveries" Group Exhibition, Greene and Greene Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
	2002	American Craft Council Winter Wholesale Market, Baltimore, MD
	2002	American Craft Council Summer Wholesale Market, Baltimore, MD
	2001	American Craft Council Charlotte Craft Fair, Charlotte, NC
	2001	Piedmont Craftsmen Fair, Winston-Salem, NC
	2001	Presenter, Craft Career Day, Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
	2001	Juror, Piedmont Craftsmen Standards Committee, Winston-Salem, NC
	2001	American Craft Council Winter Wholesale Market, Baltimore, MD
	2000	American Craft Council Charlotte Craft Fair, Charlotte, NC
	2000	Carolina Designer Craftsmen Fair, Raleigh, NC
	2000	The Hand Workshop Craft Fair, Richmond, VA
	2000	"Finding Soul" Solo Exhibition, Piedmont Craftsmen, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC
	2000	Solo Exhibition, Tyler White Gallery, Greensboro, NC
	2000	American Craft Council Winter Wholesale Market, Baltimore, MD
	2000	American Craft Council Summer Wholesale Market, Baltimore, MD
	1999	American Craft Council Charlotte Craft Fair, Charlotte, NC
	1999	Piedmont Craftsmen Fair, Winston-Salem, NC
	1999	The Four Elements Show, Creative Metalsmiths, Chapel Hill, NC
	1999	Juror, Durham Arts Council Emerging Artists Grant, Durham, NC
	1999	Juror, Centerfest, Durham, NC
	1999	New Members Show, Piedmont Craftsmen, Winston-Salem, NC
	1998	Art Jewelry '98, Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA
	1998	American Craft Council Charlotte Craft Fair, Charlotte, NC
	1998	Piedmont Craftsmen Fair, Winston-Salem, NC
	1998	Judge, Centerfest, Durham, NC
	1998	American Craft Council Summer Wholesale Market, Chicago, IL
	1998	Center City Fest, Charlotte, NC
	1998	Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
	1998	Gasparilla Festival for the Arts, Tampa, FL
	1998	American Craft Council Winter Wholesale Market, Baltimore, MD
	1998	Valentine's Day Show, Creative Metalsmiths, Chapel Hill, NC
	1998	East Carolina University Alumni Exhibition, Greenville, NC
	1997	American Craft Council, Charlotte Craft Fair, Charlotte, NC
	1997	American Craft Council Tampa Craft Fair, Tampa, FL
	1997	Creative Arts Workshop Celebration of American Crafts, New Haven, CT
	1997	Centerfest, Durham, NC
	1997	North Carolina Society of Goldsmiths Members' Show, Jewelry as Art, Raleigh, NC
	1997	Spotlight '97, American Craft Council/Southeast Juried Exhibition, Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, NC
	1997	Boston Mills Artfest, Peninsula, OH
	1997	Springfest, Charlotte, NC
	1997	Apple Chill, Charlotte, NC
	1997	American Craft Council Winter Wholesale and Retail Market, Baltimore, MD
	1996	Carolina Designer Craftsmen Fair, Raleigh, NC
	1996	Festival for the Eno, Durham, NC

Awards	1998	Merit Award - Metals, Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
	1997	Honorable Mention - Jewelry, Boston Mills Artfest, Peninsula, OH
	1996	Emerging Artists Grant, Durham Arts Council, Durham, NC

Publications	2005	HGTV "Crafters Coast to Coast" Episode #241, Airdate May 23, 2005
	2004	Metalsmith Magazine, "Winter 2004" Advertisement
	2003	Metalsmith Magazine, "Exhibition in Print" Advertisement
	2001	National Public Radio Interview, WFAE, Charlotte, NC, "The Healing Power of Craft"
	2001	American Craft Council Charlotte Craft Fair, Charlotte, NC, "Opening Night" Necklace featured on the cover of the ACC Charlotte Postcard
	2000	"Finding Soul" Solo Exhibition, Piedmont Craftsmen Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC, "Until She Finds Her Heart" Necklace featured on postcard for solo exhibition
	1997	"When I was in Love" Earrings featured in the Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL, December 5, 1997
	1997	"Faithwind: Celebrating North Carolina's Artistic Treasures", Jewelry featured in this nationally distributed catalog
	1997	Feature Article "Jury is in on Metalsmith's Merits" Sanford Herald, May 7, 1997
	1997	American Craft Council Winter Wholesale and Retail Market, Baltimore, MD
	1997	"Sticks and Stones" Pin featured on the cover of the "Only Baltimore, Only the Best, Only the Beginning" Wholesale Brochure

Corporate Collections	"You Shine Here" Star Logo Pins for the Raleigh Convention Center, Raleigh, NC
	"Sustainable NC Awards" Corporate Awards for Sustainable, NC, in collaboration with McConnell Studios

Gretchen McLaren

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