Biographical Information for Donna D'Aquino:

Residence: New York

EDUCATION:
2000 MFA Jewelry/Metalsmithing, Kent State University, Kent, OH
1989 BS Design, concentration: Jewelry/Metalsmithing, State University College of New York at Buffalo, NY

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
2005 Arrowmont Craft School, Visiting Artist
2002-03 One-year Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Toledo, OH
2001-02 One-year Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Toledo, OH
2000-01 One-year Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Akron, Akron, OH
1999-00 Part-time Faculty, University of Akron, Akron, OH
1999 Part-time Faculty, Kent State University, Kent, OH
1996-99 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kent State University, Ken, OH

AWARDS & HONORS: (selected)
2009 Award of Excellence, Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, the Original, Ann Arbor, MI
2009 Award of Excellence, Winterpark Arts Festival, Winterpark, FL
2009 Director's Choice Award, Cain Park Arts Festival, Cleveland Heights, OH
2007 Director's Choice Award, Cain Park Arts Festival, Cleveland Heights, OH
2007 Award of Merit, Winterpark Arts Festival, Winterpark, FL
2006 Mary Lou Deal Award for Contemporary Design, Craft and Design Show, Visual Arts Center of Richmond, Richmond VA
2006 Best Body of Work, 2nd Place, Academy Art Museum's Artist Market, Easton, MD
2006 Best in Jewelry, Four Bridges Arts Festival, Chattanooga, TN
2005 Judges Selection, Cain Park Arts Festival, Cleveland Heights, OH
2003 St. Louis Art Fair, First Place in Jewelry, St. Louis, MO
2003 Emerging Artist Fellowship, American Craft Council, New York, NY
2002 Society of North American Goldsmith's Award for Excellence in Jewelry and Metals, ACC Winter Show, Baltimore, MD
2002 Individual Artist's Grant, Ohio Arts Council, Columbus, OH
2000 2 Purchase Awards, New Metal & Emerging Views, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 Myers Faculty Grant, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron, OH

PUBLICATIONS: (selected)
2009 Vogue Italia, Edizione Conde Nasr, S.p.A. July issue
2009 Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, interweave press, July issue
2009 Scuptural Pursuit Magazine, July issue
2008 Unpacking the Collection: Selections from the Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Namita Gupta
2008 500 Pendants and Lockets, Lark Books
2007 Craft in America, Celebrating Two Centuries of Artists & Objects, authors Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton
2007 Metalsmith Magazine, Exhibition in Print, Fall 2007
2005 500 Brooches, Lark Books
2005 500 Bracelets, Lark Books
2005 Creative Silver Chains, Lark Books
2004 Ornament Magazine, Volume 28, Number 1
2004 Lapidary Jewelry Magazine, Coloring for Metalsmiths Article
2002 Metalsmith Magazine, Exhibition in Print, Fall
2000 Color on Metal, Tim McCreight, Nicole Bullsak

EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
2009 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2009 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, OK
2009 Jewelry at Large, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2008 Framing the Art of Jewelry, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Portland, OR
2008 International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
Gallery Artist, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
2008 The Pendant Show, Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 The Earring Show, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
2008 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfiield Hills, MI
2008 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts, TX
2007 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA
2007 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Portland, OR
2007 Craft in America: Expanding Traditions, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
2007 Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Portland, OR
2007 International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
Framing-The art of Jewelry
2007 The Earring Show, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
2006 The Earring Show, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
2006 International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
Gallery Artist, Ornamentum Gallery
2006 The Holiday Show, Taboo Studios, San Diego, CA
2006 Sparkle Plenty II, Quirk Gallery, Richmond, VA
2006 Solo Exhibition, Canary Wharf Window Galleries, London, England
2006 Collection of Miniatures, Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Montpelier, VT
2006 Bend-Twist-Wrap: Contemporary Wirework, The Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
2006 100 Brooches, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA (traveling invitational)
2005 100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 100 Brooches, East Carolina School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC
2005 100 Brooches, Bellagio, Asheville, NC
2005 Earring Show, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY
2005 FRESH: New Work 2005, Marina & Company
2005 Chess Show, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2005 Educators/Educated: Jewelry and Metals in Ohio, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH (traveling invitational)
2005 Educators/Educated: Jewelry and Metals in Ohio, Butler Institute of American Art Salem Campus, Youngstown, OH
2004 Educators/Educated: Jewelry and Metals in Ohio, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
2004 Collect, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
2004 Jewelry with a Purpose: jewelry that transcends wearable art, Post Picasso online exhibition
2004 The Holiday Show, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
2004 New Work from Donna D'Aquino and Brooke Battles, 2 person Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco
2004 Chess Show, The Crafts Council Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England (traveling invitational)
2004 Chess Show, Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI
2004 Chess Show, I/O Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2004 Women in White, Krasl Art Center, Saint Joseph, MI
2003 Collections of Miniatures, Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Montpelier, VT
2003 Exhibition in Motion, Society of North American Goldsmiths Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA
2003 Current Directions: Studio Art Jewelry, Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
2003 Chess Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 Chess Show, Vennel Gallery, Irvine, Scotland
2003 Chess Show, The Gallery, Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire, Wales
2003 Taking 5 Steps Forward, Flatlander's Art Gallery, Blissfield, MI
2003 Mobiles 2, An exhibition of kinetic art, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003 Colorful Memories: A Show of Emotion, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT
2002 International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
2002 Display Use Only, Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
2002 Outside the Box, Objects of Desire Gallery, Louisville, KY
2002 The Bracelet Show, Suydam and Diepenbrock, Newport, RI
2002 Discoveries, Greene & Greene Gallery, Lambertville, NJ
2002 Metals 2002, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2002 New Talent in Crafts II, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
2001 Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
2001 International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, New York, NY
2001 New Makers, Fresh Visions, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
2001 Color on Metal, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2001 Millennium Metal 2001, Artemis Gallery, Richmond, VA
2000 International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Chicago, IL
2000 Craft Forms 2000, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT
2000 Imagine This, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2000 Out on a Limb, City Museum, St. Louis, MO
2000 Best of 2000, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH
2000 The Fred Wells National Exhibition, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NB
2000 Metal: Emerging Views, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 Really Big Shoe Show, City Museum, St. Louis, MO
1999 Craft Forms '99, They Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
1999 20th Century International Arts Fair, Gallery Artists, Yaw Gallery, 67t Regiment Armory, New York, NY
1999 Playful Intent, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
1999 Pieces That Serve, International Exposition of Sculptural Objects and Functional Art, Gallery Artist, Yaw Gallery
1999 Pieces That Serve, Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, MI
1998 Craft Forms '98, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
American Crafts Council
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Ohio Designer Craftsmen