Education

• Masters of Fine Art, Metalsmithing, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, GPA:  3.824 (2009)
• Bachelor of Fine Art, Jewelry Design, Magna Cum Laude, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, GPA:  3.8929 (2006)

Employment History

• Annie Pennington Jewelry, Owner (2009–present)
• Marketing/Sales Manager, Potter USA (2018-present)
• Freelance Writer, Rio Grande (2016-2018)
  
• Associate Editor, Art Jewelry magazine, Waukesha, WI (2011–2015)
• Annie Pennington Jewelry Photography, Owner (2010–2013)
• Assistant Gallery Director, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL (2011)
• Artist Assistant to Kathryn Bowman, St. Charles, MO (2010–2011)
• Bead It/Main Street Art Gallery, Employee, Guest Curator, Edwardsville, IL (2009–2011)
• Metals Department Photographer, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2008–2010)
• Metalsmithing Studio Assistant, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2009)
• Textiles Studio Assistant, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2007–2008)
• Curator and Researcher, Unmasking Gender, and Exhibition of Masks from Different Cultures Dealing with Issues of Gender, Southwest Illinois College Gallery, Bellville, IL (2007)
• Artist Assistant to Marjorie Schick, Pittsburg, KS (2002–2007)
• Artist Assistant to Los Angeles installation artist Jennifer Vanderpool, Pittsburg, KS (2005)

Professional Organization Membership

• International Polymer Clay Association (2013–present)
• Society of North American Goldsmiths (2003-present)
• Society for Midwest Metalsmiths (2010-2011)
• Wagner Association of Metalsmiths (2006-2009)

Teaching Experience

• Powder Coating for Jewelry, Co-teacher with Theresa D. Abelew, Bead&Button Show, Milwaukee, WI (2015, 2016)
• Colored Pencil on Metal, Bead&Button Show, Milwaukee, WI (2016)
• Forged Rib Earrings, Bead&Button Show, Milwaukee, WI (2016)
• Ear Jackets, Bead&Button Show, Milwaukee, WI (2016)
• Teaching Assistant for Andy Cooperman, Master Class at Bead&Button Show, Milwaukee, WI (2014)
• Teaching Assistant for Linda Darty, Master Class at Bead&Button Show, Milwaukee, WI (2013)
• Teaching Assistant for Tim McCreight, Master Class at Bead&Button Show, Milwaukee, WI (2012)
• Metals Area Faculty, Craft Alliance at Grand Center, St. Louis, MO (2009–2010)
• Adjunct Faculty, Introduction to Metalsmithing, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2009–2010)
• Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Introduction to Metalsmithing, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2008)

Works Appearing in Publication

• "Gallery" (collaborative piece with Helen Breil) Art Jewelry magazine (January 2016)
• "The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange 2014" Olga Raben (2014)
• “Behind the Brooch” Schiffer (2014)
• “Playing with Acrylic” Art Jewelry magazine (May 2013)
• “Polymer Clay Global Perspectives” cover image, Potter Craft (2013)
• “Gallery” Art Jewelry magazine (November 2011)
• “500 Felt Objects” Lark Books (2011)
• “Steel Wire Jewelry” Lark Books (2011)
• “500 Bracelets” Lark Books (2005)
• I'mPact catalog, Kohenline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL (2005)

Awards and Honors

• International Polymer Clay Association Award, Best of Jewelry (2014)
• $1000 Purchase Award, Student Success Show, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2009)
• Full Student Scholarship, Society of North American Goldsmith’s, Philadelphia, PA (2009)
• Student Scholarship, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Savannah, GA (2008)
• Competitive Graduate Award, Awarded to 13 Highly Qualified Incoming Graduate Students, Tuition Waiver and Monthly Stipend, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2006)
• $500 Jurors Award, The 27th Annual Topeka Competition, Topeka, KS (2005)
• 2nd Prize, Pittsburg State University Student Show, Pittsburg, KS (2003)

Exhibitions

• Mélange, Clamp Light Studios, San Antonio, TX (2016)
• Aequus Nox, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX (March 2014)
• Reunite, Collaborative Exhibition with Jillian Palone, Harry Krug Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS (2013)
• The Nature of Jewelry: Botanical Design & Symbols, Peninsula School of Art, Door County, WI (April 2013)
• Women’s Marks, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL (July 2013)
• Whimsy, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO (2012)
• La Noche Del Broche, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX (2012)
• Art Crawls, Random Twigs, Waukesha, WI (2012)
• ArtEAST, Main St. Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL (2011)
• Art Crawl, Random Twigs, Waukesha, WI (2011)
• 50 Years of Kickapoo High School Art, Springfield, MO (2011)
• The Edwardsville Historic Tree Show, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, IL (June 2011)
• Group Exhibition, Grace Manor, Edwardsville, IL (2011)
• Holiday Show, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL (2010)
• Grand Opening, APO, Granite City, IL (invitational) (2010)
• ArtEast, ByDesign, Alton, IL (invitational) (2010)
• Material Juxtaposition:  An Exhibition of Metal and Fiber Art, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL (curators: Annie Pennington and Brenda Schilling) (2010)
• Full Blown Bloom, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL (invitational) (2010)
• Deck the Walls, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL (invitational) (2009)
• Home Grown and Hand Picked, Exhibition and Sale, Edwardsville, IL (invitational) (2009)
• Student Success Show, Morris University Center Gallery, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2009)
• Emergence, MFA Thesis Solo Exhibition, New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2009)
• Annual Juried Graduate Show, New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2009)
• Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Metalsmith’s Exhibit in conjunction with Shades of Greatness: Paintings and Sculptures Commissioned by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, William and Florence Schmidt Art Center, Southwestern Illinois College, Belleville, IL, (invitational) (2009)
• Go Green, Give Green:  Art Exhibition and Auction to Benefit the River Styx, The William A. Kerr Foundation Buliding, St. Louis, MO (invitational) (2008)
• Wagner Association of Metalsmiths Group Exhibition, Main Street Art Gallery, Edwardsville, IL (2008)
• Annie Pennington:  Pittsburg State University Alumni Invitational Solo Show, Memorial Auditorium, Pittsburg, KS (2007)
• Annual Jurried Graduate Exhibition, New Wagner Gallery, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL (2007)
• 34th Annual Toys Designed by Artists, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR (juror:  Bob Ebendorf) (2006)
• My Yatra, BFA Senior Exhibition, Second Floor Student Gallery, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS (solo) (2006)
• Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Emerging Talents Exhibition, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS (2005)
• I'mPact:  An Exhibit Exploring the Pact Between Nature and Soul to Create Infinite Individuals, Koehnline Museum of Art, Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL (2005)
• Learning Curves.  Annual Juried Student Slide Show, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Cleveland, OH (2005)
• Metal/Jewelry and Ceramics Exhibition, Southwest Missouri State University Student Exhibition Center, Springfield, MO (2005)
• Cotillion, Pittsburg State University Student Exhibition, Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, MO (2005)
• The Circle:  An International Exhibition of 20 Artists, Curated by Minatsu Ariga and Kathlene Allie, Tokyo and Kanagwa, Japan (invitational) (2004)
• Midwest Clay Artists 2nd Annual Show, Exhibition, and Sale, Gregory Krepps Ceramic Studio, Pittsburg, KS (2004)
• Kansas Artists Craftsman Association Emerging Talent Exhibition, The Manhattan Arts Center, Manhattan, KS (2004)
• The 27th Annual Topeka Competition, Alice C. Sabatini Gallery, The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, Topeka, KS (2004)
• Annie Pennington:  Functional and Sculptural Ceramics, The Potter's Wheel, Pittsburg, KS (2004)
• Kansas Artist Craftsman Association Emerging Talent Exhibition, Lawrence Arts Center, Lawrence, KS (2003)

Writing/Editing/Film
Technical Editing

• Cool Copper Cuffs: 25 Metal and Wire Projects by Eva Sherman
• Torch Firing Enamel by Steven James
• Bead Meets Metal by Kay Rashka
• Hot & Cold Jewelry Connections by Kieu Pham Gray
• Soldering Beyond the Basics by Joe Silvera

Special Issue, Editor

• “Essential Techniques: Making Metal Jewelry” (Co-editor Hazel Wheaton,
  Kalmbach Publishing, 2015)
  
  

Articles (Print)

• “Firescale vs. Firestain” (2016)
• “When Craft and Bikes Collide” (2016)
• “Adirondack Sunset” (Artist spotlight: Julie Leininger, 2016)
• “What’s that Phrase About Apples?” (Artist spotlight: Kelly Miller, 2016)
• “Powder Coating Explained” (Co-author Theresa D. Abelew, 2016)
• “Create Kinetic Wire Cluster Earrings” (2016)
• “Using Polymer Canes” (2015)
• “Chasing and Repoussé” (Co-author Laurie Jane Kern, 2015)
• “Tactics for Tool Storage” (Co-author Michael David Sturlin, 2015)
• “Casting Glossary” (2015)
• “How to Lay Out a Cone Template” (2015)
• “New Clay on Campus” (2015)
• “Museum Inspiration” (Artist spotlight: Jesse Daniel Bert, 2015)
• “Dynamic Tension” (Artist spotlight: Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, 2015)
• “Modern-day Portrait” (Artist spotlight: Jessica Calderwood, 2015)
• “Visceral Impressions” (Artist spotlight: Tricia Harding, 2015)
• “Solder Flowchart” (2014)
• “The New Wave of Saw Frames” (2014)
• “Adding Texture to Clay: What are My Options?” (2014)
• “Designing with Felt” (2013)
• “Set up Your Studio: Jewelry Photography” (2012)
• “Which Glue When?” (2013)

Articles/Reference (written for www.artjewelrymag.com)

• “Polymer Primer”
• “How to Lay Out a Cone Template”
• “Earrings in an Hour”
• “Make your Own Felt Components”
• “Almond-Shaped Ear Wire”
• “Ear Wires with a Decorative Bead”
• “Balled-up Wire Loop Ear Wire”
• “Plain Loop Ear Wire”
• “Kidney Ear Wire”
• “Wrapped Loop Ear Wire”
• “Carving a Cuttlebone Mold”
• “Test Your Transparent Enamels”
• “Patina Prep”
• “Compare Gin Hurubi and Liver of Sulfur”
• “Sea Glass: How to Spot the Real Thing”
• “Enamel Textures”
• “Tips for Making Your Own Ear Wires”
• “Quick Tips for Taking Great Photos”
• “Manipulating Polymer Shapes: Metal Clay Adaptations”
• “Metal Leaf”
• “Four Ways to Flatten the Ends of a Tube”
• “Tips on Working with Acrylic”
• “Sealants: When and How to Use them”

Charts (www.artjewelrymag.com)

• Metal Clay Firing Schedules
• Wax to Metal Conversion Chart

Product Reviews (print and www.artjewelrymag.com)

• FIMO True Colours Polymer Clay (2016)
• Dremel Fortiflex (2016)
• Kor Tools Texture Rollers (2015)
• Christi Friesen’s Polymer Clay Sculpting Tools (2015)
• Knew Concepts Birdcage Titanium Fret Saw with Lever Tension (2015)
• Titanium Soldering Clamps (2015)
• Mini Honeycomb Soldering Boards (2015)
• Potter USA 20-ton Hydraulic Press (2015)
• Sculpey Souffle (2014)
• Mini Tech-Lite II (2014)
• Enamel Pens and Crayons (2014)
• Potter USA Jeweler’s Saw Frame (2014)
• Jayne Redman Rotational Bench Pin System (2014)
• Variable Speed Mini Drill Press (2013)
• Bonnny Doon Vertical Vise and Synclastic/Anticlastic Forming Stake (2012)
• Metal Coatings and Easy Patinas, Swellegant! and SculptNouveau (2012)
• Bonny Doon Urethane Hammer (2012)
• Flexi-Carve silicone Carving Plates (2012)
• ImpressArt Stamping Tools (2013)
• Patsy Croft Series Enameling Kiln (2013)
• Miniature Saw Frames (2013)
• Eurotool Dimple Pliers (2013)
• Heetrix Rotating Soldering Fixture (2012)

Videos (www.artjewelrymag.com)

• How to Use a Snap-on Sanding Disk
• How to File a Taper
• How to Design and Use a Tab Setting
• Using a Flex Shaft as a Lathe
• How to Set Tube Rivets
• Tips for Working with Liver of Sulfur
• How to Set Wire Rivets
• Modifying Rubberized Abrasives
• Forging: How to Use Ball-peen and Cross-peen Hammers
• Using Confirming Pliers
• How to Use a Honing Stone
• How to Fuse Fine Silver Sheet
• How to File
• A Tour of Firebrick and Ceramic Fiber Kilns
• Using Dimple-forming Pliers
• Removing Rust from Tools
• How to Form Metal with a Swage Block
• Rolling Mill Maintenance

Workshops Attended

• Michael David Sturlin, Freehand Fabricated Chain (2014)
• Marti Brown, Resisting Developments: Niobium (2014) 
• Katie Baum, Metal Clay (2013)
• Robert Dancik, Concrete and Non-soldered Copper Box Pendant (2013)
• Cynthia Toops, Polymer Clay (2012)
• Thomas Muir, Catch Mechanisms (2010)
• David Huang, Chasing and Repousse, Surface Treatments, and Patinas (2009)
• Danielle Seckel, Granulation (2009)
• Marilyn DaSilva, Alternative Surface Finishes (2008)
• Jack DaSilva, Synclastic and Anticlastic Raising (2008)
• Bob Coogan, Mokume Gane and Damascus (2008)
• Lin Stanionis, Mold-making for Casting Resin (2008)
• Cappy Counard, Scoring and Folding Metal and Soldering Tricks (2007)
• Kee-Ho Yuen, CAD/CAM Designing for Jewelry, Photo-etching and Tinning Copper (2007)
• Stone Cutting and Copper Insertions, Asymmetrical Raising, Kim Chong Ryol (2007)
• Linda Darty, Enameling (2007)
• Brent Skidmore, 5 Days to Furniture (2007)
• Claire Taylor, Precious Metal Clay (2006)
• Marcia Lewis, Chasing and Repousse (2006)
• Elizabeth Turrell, Wet Process Enameling (2005)
• David Paul Bacharach, Experimental Basketry Techniques in Metal (2004)
• Iza Taylor, Glass Fusing (2004)