Awards
Awards and Exhibitions

AWARDS:

  • Belgravia Court Section, St. James Court Art Show, Louisville, KY:  1st Place Award for Jewelry 2005, 2004, 2002; Second Prize in 2 Dimensional Art 2003; 1st Place in Wearable Art 2001; 1st Place in 3 Dimensional Art 2000
  •  Dublin Art Council’s Art and Music Festival, Dublin, OH:  Juror’s Choice, 3 Dimensional Art, 2005
  •  22nd Annual Brighton Arts Festival, Brighton, MI:  2nd Place Award, 2005
  •  Art in the Park, Highland, IL:  1st Place Award for Jewelry, 2005;  Award of Excellence, 2004; Honorable Mention; 200
  •  Orchard Lake Fine Art Festival, Orchard Lake, MI:  Jurors’ Recognition Award (Purchase Award), 2005
  •  Winterfair, Indianapolis, IN:  Award of Excellence 2005
  •  2005 Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina, KS:  First Place Award of Merit, 2005
  •  Woodland Art Fair, Lexington, KY:  Award of Excellence, 2005
  •  Art On The Green, Hudson, OH:  Honorable Mention, 2004
  •  White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival, White Plains, NY:  First Place in Jewelry, 2004
  •  Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setauket, NY:  Best New Entrant Award, 2001


HONORS:

  • Kentucky Museum of Arts + Design:  Participation in the Body Adorned Show, 2004
  •  Jewelry Arts Magazine:  An Article about Collette was published in their March/April 2004 issue
  •  Gallery North, Setauket, NY:  Participation in the Gallery’s Winners’ Circle Show; 2002

SHOWS:

       2004

  • Art In The Park, Highland, IL, October
  • St. James Court Art Show, Belgravia Court Section, Louisville, KY, October
  • 2004 Showcase of Art, Elkhart, IN, September
  • 2004 Penrod Art Fair, Indianapolis, IN, September
  • Art On The Green, Hudson, OH, August
  • Orchard Lake Fine Art Show, Orchard Lake, MI, August
  • Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival, Syracuse, NY, July
  • 12th Annual Haddonfield Crafts & Fine Art Festival, Haddonfield, NJ, July
  • 39th Annual Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo, OH, June
  • South Shore Art Center Arts Festival, Cohasset, MA, June
  • White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival, White Plains, NY, June
  • 2003

  • Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Gaithersburg, MD, December & April.
  • One of a Kind Show and Sale, Chicago, IL, December.
  • Westfield Fall Art·Craft Market, Westfield, NJ, November.
  • Stowe Foliage Art and Craft Festival, Stowe, VT, October.
  • St. James Court Art Show, Belgravia Court Section, Louisville, KY, October.
  • Once Upon A Sunday Show, ArtSpaceLima, Lima, OH, September.
  • Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setauket, NY, September.
  • Woodstock - New Paltz Art and Crafts Fair, New Paltz, NY, August.
  • Hindene Meadows Art & Craft Festival, Manchester, VT, August.
  • Berkshire Art Festival, Great Barrington, MA, July.
  • Crosby Festival of the Arts, Toledo, OH, June.
  • Sugarloaf Crafts Festival, Chantilly, VA, January.
  • 2002

  • Designer Arts Holiday Crafts Festival, New York, NY, December.
  • One of a Kind Show and Sale, Chicago, IL, December .
  • Westfield Fall Art·Craft Market, Westfield, NJ, November.
  • Stowe Foliage Art and Craft Festival, Stowe, VT, October.
  • St. James Court Art Show, Belgravia Court Section, Louisville, KY, October.
  • Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setauket, NY, September.
  • Meet the Artists & Artisans, Olde Mystick Village Show, Mystic, CT, August.
  • Freihofer JAZZ Festival, Saratoga Springs, NY, June.
  • Crafts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, NY, June.
  • Art League of Long Island Art in the Park Show , Huntington, NY, June.
  • Woodstock - New Paltz Art and Crafts Fair, New Paltz, NY, May .
  • Flemington Crafts Festival, Flemington, NJ, April.
  • Westfield Art·Craft Market, Westfield, NJ, April.
  • 2001

  • Art League of Long Island Art in the Park, Holiday Art & Craft Sale, East Northport, NY, December.
  • Artistry 2001 Show, Guilford Handcraft Center, Guilford, CT, November & December.
  • St. James Court Art Show, Belgravia Court Section, Louisville, KY, October. (First Place in Wearable Art).
  • Meet the Artists & Artisans, Milford Green Show, Milford Green, Milford, CT, September.
  • Gallery North Outdoor Art Show, Setuaket, NY. September. (Best New entrant Award).
  • Summer Art and Craft Festival, Flowerfields Fairgrounds, St. James, NY, July.
  • Old Deerfield Craft Fair, Memorial Hall Museum, Deerfield, MA, June.
  • Crafts at Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck, NY, June.
  • Spring Crafts on Columbus Show, New York, NY, April.
     
  • 2000

  • St. James Court Art Show, Belgravia Court Section , Louisville, KY, October. (First Place in 3-Dimensional Art).
  • Women's Product Expo, Long Island Fund for Women & Girls, Centereach, NY, October.
  • Featured Artisan and Lecturer, Mid-Winter Craft Fair, Mayan Gypsy Restaurant, Louisville, KY, February.

GALLERIES:

  • Hillwood Art Museum, C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University, Museum Shop, Brookville, NY, 1998 – present.
  • Peabody Museum of Natural History, Harvard Univ., Museum Shop, Cambridge, MA, 1999 – present.
  • Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Museum Shop, Philadelphia, PA, 1999 – present.
  • Hudson Museum of Art, Univ. of Maine, Museum Shop, Orono, ME, 1999 – present.
  • University of Colorado Museum, Museum Shop, Boulder, CO, 2000 - present.
  • Gallerie Michele, Featured Artisan, 105 King St., Alexandria, VA, 1999 – present.
  • Gallery of Fine Crafts, Setauket, NY, 2001 – present.
  • An American Craftsman Gallery, Rockefeller Center and Sheraton Hotel, New York, NY, 2002 – present.
  • Gallery North, Setauket, NY, 2002 – present.
  • Blue Door Gallery, Riverhead, NY, 2002 – present.
  • East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY, 2002 – present.
  • Arielle Gallery, Englewood, NJ, 2002 – present.
     

ACADEMIC:

  • Instructor, Classes in Jewelry Techniques and Design, Art League of Long Island, Huntington, NY, 2002 – present.
  • Instructor, Workshop on Jewelry Techniques and Design, East End Arts Council, Riverhead, NY, March 29 – 30, 2003, and August 19 – 21, 2003.

MAYA CONFERENCES:

  • Maya Weekends, Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum; 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000.
  • Texas Maya Meetings, Univ. of Texas, Austin, March, 1999.
  • Royal Courts of the Ancient Maya Conference, Yale Univ. Nov. 7-8, 1998.
  • Day-long Classes in Maya Glyph translation, Profs. Kathryn Josserant and Nicholas Hopkins, Columbia Univ., October, 1997.
  • Monthly Meetings of the Pre-Columbian Society of the Univ. of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 1996 – present.
     

EDUCATION:

  • Associate in Applied Science in Jewelry Design, summa cum laude, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 1994.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Fashion Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY, 1980.
  • Wildacres Workshop course in Die Forming Techniques, 1993.
  • Continuing Education courses in Lapidary Techniques and Enameling Techniques, 92nd St. Y, New York, NY, 1994 and 1998.

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