Resume
Kelly Miller
EXPERIENCE
2016- Maryville University, Adjunct Faculty of Metalsmithing, St. Louis, MO.
2016 Midwest Metalsmiths, Instructor of Chroma-Cool Powder Coating Workshop
held at SIUE.
2016- Craft Alliance, Educator for summer camps and adult classes,
St. Louis, MO.
2015-16 St. Louis Science Center, Educator in Makerspace, St. Louis, MO.
2012- Hammer Stone Metal Art Jewelry, Entrepreneur, St. Louis, MO.
2013 SOHA Gallery, Instructor Tin and Riveting Workshop, St. Louis, MO.
2011-12 SIUE, Instructor of Record: Beginning Jewelry/Metalsmithing,
Edwardsville, IL
2000-09 Lordo’s Diamonds, Bench Jeweler, St. Louis, MO
EDUCATION
2013 MFA, Fine Art with a concentration in Metalsmithing at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
2000 BFA, Metals and Jewelry, cum laude, Savannah College of Art of Design Savannah, GA
1995 AA, Fine Art, Deans List, East Central College, Union, MO
AWARDS
2012 Friends of Art Award, SIUE Graduate Show, Edwardsville, IL
2011 Harold Kendall Metals Award, SIUE Graduate Show, Edwardsville, IL
2010 Harold Kendall Metals Award, SIUE Graduate Show, Edwardsville, IL
2009 Competitive Graduate Award, SIUE, Edwardsville, IL
Fine Art Finals Midwest Collegiate Competition, Honorable Mention, Scholarship Award
2005 SJTA and SCAD Competition, Best in show, First place in silver category, Atlanta, GA
1997-00 Marian Edna Effing Scholarship, Savannah College of Art of Design, GA
1993-95 Full Ride Art Scholarship, East Central College, Union, MO
PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
2016 Art Jewelry Magazine, The Back Page
2015 JTV’s Rockstar Designer Reality Show, featured contestant. September 2015.
2015 9 AM Show, Fox 2 News morning show. May and August.
2014 Behind The Brooch, Lorena Angulo, A Schiffer Publication
2014 Art Jewelry Magazine, Gallery section
2013 Art Jewelry Magazine, Gallery section
2012 Showcase 500 Rings, Lark Books Publication
Art Jewelry Magazine, Gallery section
Humor In Craft, Author: Brigitte Martin, A Schiffer Publication
2010 500 Gemstone Jewels, Lark Books Publication
The Fine Art of the Tin Can, Lark Books Publication
2005 HGTV’s That’s Clever, Created two projects for cable television show, November 2005
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 Works Through Time, Maryville University, St. Louis, MO
2013 Hard to Swallow, Graduate Thesis Show, SOHA Gallery, St. Louis, MO
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2017 Trunk Show and Meet the Artist, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
2016 Wearable Arts Show, Chicago Avenue Fire Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Trunk Show, Urban Matter, St. Louis, MO
2011 La Noche del Broche, Equinox Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Master of Fine Arts Invitational, St. Charles Community College, MO
2010-11 Tin the Element of Surprise Traveling Exhibition, Edwardsville, IL Art
Center, Montana State University in Bozeman, MT, East Carolina University,
NC, College of the Albemarle in Manteo, NC
SELECT JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2019 . Hidden Treasures, Exhibition at Craft Alliance Center for Art + Design, St. Louis, MO
2017 Adorned Spaces, SNAG Exhibition, New Orleans, LA.
Make Shift, Exhibition at Craft Alliance Center for Art + Design, St. Louis, MO
2016 Retro/Future: Classic Forms and Contemporary Design, EAC, Edwardsville, IL
2016 Wearable Arts Show, Chicago Avenue Fire Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Under Fire, North East Enamel Guild, CA
2015 Bright Ideas Expo, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, MO
2012 The Body Adorned, First SNAG Online Exhibition.
Beyond Boarders: NCEG 11th International Juried Enamel Exhibition, El Cerrito, CA
Object: Midwest Metalcore Student Jewelry and Metalsmithing Exhibition, Milwaukee, WI
Fusion: SNAG Juried Student Show. Scottsdale, AZ.
SIUE Graduate Show, Annual Juried Exhibition, Edwardsville, IL
2011 Craft Forms 2011, International Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA
Food for Thought, Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA
Materials: Hard and Soft, 24th Annual National Contemporary Craft
Competition and Exhibition. Denton, TX
SIUE Student Success Center Juried Exhibition, Edwardsville, IL
SIUE Graduate Show, Annual Juried Exhibition, Edwardsville, IL
2010 Material Juxtaposition: An Exhibition of Metal and Fiber Art. Main Street Gallery, Edwardsville, IL
Strassen Kunst: An International Exhibition of Work Inspired by Graffiti, Artspace, Richmond, VA
SIUE Student Success Center Juried Exhibition. Edwardsville, IL
No.1 All media Juried Exhibition, Edwardsville Art Center, IL
SIUE Graduate Show, Annual Juried Exhibition, Edwardsville, IL
2009 Craft Forms 2009, International Juried Exhibition, Wayne, PA
2004-05 SJTA Competition, Southern Jewelers Travelers Association and SCAD,
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA
2004 Precious Metals, Savannah College of Art and Design, GA
2003-04 4th and 5th Annual Venus Envy, Juried Exhibition, St. Louis, MO
2001 Metal Departures: Juried Exhibition. Society of Midwest Metalsmiths, St. Louis, MO
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
