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Amy Tavern received a BFA in Metal Design from the University of Washington in 2002. She also holds a BA in Arts Administration from the State University of New York College at Fredonia. Amy has taught at the Penland School of Crafts and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Amy lectured about professional practices at the 2008 Society of North American Goldsmiths conference and has also spoken at the University of North Carolina Asheville, East Carolina University, and the University of Washington. She has exhibited at Velvet da Vinci Gallery and Sienna Gallery, among others. In 2009 Amy received several emerging artist honors including the American Craft Council Searchlight Artist. Amy’s jewelry has been published in numerous books such as New Rings (Promopress) and was featured on the cover of Metalsmith Magazine’s 2011 “Exhibition in Print.” Amy recently completed a three-year artist residency at the Penland School of Crafts. Her work can be found in galleries around the U.S. and abroad.

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