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Robert Coogan Education1979 - M.F.A. in Metalsmithing, Cranbrook Academy of Art 1977 - B.A. in Art, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 1974 - A.A. in Liberal Arts, Fullerton College, Fullerton CA Employment Professional Experience 2001 - Judge Celebration of Fine Craft, Tennessee Assn. of Craft Artists, Chattanooga TN 2001 - "Fresh Metals" Exhibition, Curator, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville 2000 - Juror, Tennessee Crafts Fair, Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, Nashville 1999 - Visiting Artist University of Central England, School of Jewelry, Birmingham, England 1996 - Lecture "The Blacksmith as Artist Innovator," SNAG ’96 Capital Assets, Conference Washington, DC 1996 - Juror, Tennessee Craft Fair, Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, Nashville 1995 - Juror "Society of North American Goldsmiths/NEA Minority Student Fellowship" 1994 - Juror, Tennessee Craft Fair, Tennessee Association of Craft Artists, Nashville 1994 - Guest Artist, Vessel Demonstration and Lecture on Personal Work, Penland School of Crafts 1991 - Guest Artist, California College of Arts and Crafts 1990 - Guest Artist, Nova Scotia College of Art, Halifax 1990 - Curator "Metals Expressions II," Appalachian Center for Craft and National Ornamental Metal Museum 1990 - Guest Artist, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti 1988 - Fulbright Teaching Exchange, to July, 1989, South Devon College of Art and Technology, Torque, United Kingdom 1986 - The Korean-American Metal Arts Workshop, Kookmin University, Seoul, Korea 1986 - Guest Curator of "Japanese Metalsmithing Traditions," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1985 - Curator of "Metals Expressions 1985," Appalachian Center for Craft 1984 - Resident Artist; ART PARK, Lewiston NY 1980-81 - Studio Manager and Asst. Instructor in Metalsmithing, Appalachian Center for Craft 1980 - Chairman, fundraiser auction, Appalachian Center for Craft 1980 - Administrative Assistant, Colorado Mountain College, Minturn 1979 - Metalsmithing Instructor, Center for Creative Studies, Detroit Workshops Taught 2002 - Mokume-Gane Workshop, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 2002 - Damascus Bladesmithing Workshop, Appalachian Center for Craft 2002 - Blacksmithing Workshop, John C. Campbell Folk School 2002 - "Maker 2002" - Mokume-Gane Workshop, Loma Mar CA 2002 - "Projects and Problems in Steel and Light Metals," Appalachian Center for Craft 2001 - Mokume-Gane Workshop, Appalachian Center for Craft 2001 - Quick Vessels Workshop, Peters Valley Craft Center 2001 - M.A.K.R. 2001 Mokume-Gane, and forging, Loma Mar CA 2000 - "Damascus Bladesmithing" Appalachian Center For Craft 2000 - "Damascus Bladesmithing" Appalachian Center For Craft 2000 - "Quick Vessels" M.A.K.R. 2000, Loma Mar CA 1999 - "Hammer-in ‘99" Demonstration of Damascus steel, Center For Creative Studies, Detroit 1999 - "Quick Vessels" Metal Arts Camp Workshop, Loma Mar CA 1999 - "Damascus Steel" Appalachian Center for Craft 1998 - "Pocket Knives" Peters Valley Craft Center Layton NJ 1998 - "Bladesmithing & Damascus Steel" Appalachian Center for Craft 1998 - "Quick Vessels Workshop" Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland OR 1997 - "Quick Vessels Workshop" Appalachian Center for Craft 1997 - "Chasing and Repose Workshop," DaSilva School of Metalsmithing, Pinole CA 1997 - "Mokume-Gane," Mendocino Art Center 1996 - "Knife Making Workshop," DaSilva School of Metalsmithing, Pinole CA 1996 - "Quick Vessels Workshop," Appalachian Center for Craft 1996 - "Damascus Steel Workshop" School of Jewelry, Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Birmingham, England 1996 - "Damascus Steel Workshop" Surrey Institute, Farmham, England 1995 - Forging Demonstration, Metal Arts Guild, Oakland CA 1995 - "Quick Vessels" Arapaho Community College, Littleton CO 1995 - "Quick Vessels" Appalachian Center for Craft 1994 - "Chasing and Repousse Workshop," DaSilva School of Metalsmithing, Pinole CA 1994 - "Quick Vessels" Richmond Art Center Richmond CA 1994 - "Bladesmithing Demonstration," California Blacksmithing Association, Crocket CA 1994 - Demonstration Forge Welding Hatchets, and Spoon Forging, Appalachian Area Chapter of A.B.A.N.A., Appalachian Center for Craft 1993 - "Quick Vessels" Richmond Art Center, Richmond VA 1993 - Casting Workshop, Appalachian Center for Craft 1992 - Bladesmithing Workshop, John C. Campbell Folk School 1992 - Knifemaking Workshop, Appalachian Center for Craft 1991 - Knifemaking Workshop, Appalachian Center for Craft 1991 - Guest Artist – Bladesmithing, Yuma Symposium, Yuma AZ 1991 - Knifemaking Workshop, Lecture on Personal Work, California College of Arts and Crafts 1990 - Knifemaking Workshop, Alabama Designer Craftsmen, Birmingham AL 1990 - Blade-Forging Workshop, National Ornamental Metal Museum 1990 - Knifemaking Workshop, San Francisco State University 1989 - Workshop on Damascus Steel, Newcastle Upon Tyne Polytechnic, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England 1988 - Workshop - Bladesmithing and Damascus Steel, John C. Campbell Folk School 1988 - Workshop - Knifemaking, Aha Hana Lima, Hawaii Craftsmen, Honolulu HI 1988 - Workshop - Mokume-Gane, California College of Arts and Crafts 1988 - Guest Lecturer for "Korean Metalsmithing Techniques," Workshop, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 1987 - Workshop Mokume-Gane, Florida Goldsmiths Society, Wild Acres NC 1987 - Guest Lecturer, University of Arizona 1986 - Workshop – The Construction of Folding Knives, Pennsylvania State University 1986 - Workshop – The Construction of Folding Knives, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT 1986 - Guest Lecturer, Evergreen Valley State University, San Jose CA 1984 - Guest Artist-Demonstration of Mokume-Gane, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green OH 1983 - Lecture and Demonstration on Blade Forging, East Tennessee Art Education Association Conference, Arrowmont School of Art 1983 - Workshop-Knifemaking, Appalachian Center for Craft 1982 - Lecture on Personal Work, California College of Arts and Crafts 1982 - Workshop-The Construction of Folding Knives, Worcester Craft Center 1982 - Guest Lecturer, Boston University 1981 - Workshop-Knifemaking, Appalachian Center for Craft 1980 - Workshop-The Construction of Folding Knives, Summervail Workshops, Minturn CO 1980 - Guest Lecturer-Alternative Jewelry Techniques, Colorado Art Educators Association Conference, Colorado Mountain College, Minturn CO Publications 2000 - Mokume-Gane, a Comprehensive Study, Steve Midgett. Images of Bob's work on pages 46,52,94,110,111, article by Bob - Forge Fired Mokume-Gane on pages 63-70 1999 - The World Gallery, on-line Gallery of metal work, www.theworldgallery.com 1993 - Off the Beaten Path, Channel 5 News Television interview by Clifton Hunt, Oct. 1993 1993 - Coffee Break, WPLN public radio interview by Rebecca Bain, October 1993 1993 - Ideas, Images, Imagemakers, Jewelry/Metalwork Survey #3 - Edited by David and Shereen LaPlantz, images on page 55 1992 - A Way of Communicating, Jewelry/Metalwork Survey #2 - technical article on the construction of folding knives, edited by David and Shereen LaPlantz, pages 172-176 1992 - Metalsmith - summer 1992, Review of Solo Exhibition at Albers Fine Art, page 45 1991 - Jewelry/Metalwork 1991 Survey, David LaPlantz, Photographs page 88 1991 - Knives ’91 - Ken Warner, Photograph page 149 1989 - Knives ’89, Ken Warner, Photographs pages 88, 136 1988 - Anvil's Ring, photograph, Summer 1988 1987 - Knives ’87, Ken Warner, Photographs pages 73, 79, 81 1986 - The Design Magazine (Korean Publication), August, 1986, Korean-American Metal Arts Workshop, pages 72-75, paper on Damascus published 1986 - Knives ’86, Ken Warner, Photographs pages 50-51 1986 - The Korean-American Metal Arts Workshop, Technical paper on Damascus Steel, Interviewed for Korean television 1986 - Custom Knifemaking, Tim McCreight, photographs pages 145, 147, 164 1984 - Metalsmith, fall 1984, Review "The Cutting Edge: The Knifemaker’s Art," Exhibition at the Edward H. Merrin Gallery NY 1984 - Craft Range, September/October, 1984, "Converging on Center Hill" 1983 - House Beautiful, Sept. 1983, photograph in article "Celebrating Crafts", pages 90-93 1983 - American Craft, February/March 1983, mentioned in article "Spotlight ’82 Southeast Crafts", pages 40-43 1983 - American Crafts, A Sourcebook for the Home, Katherine Pearson, photographs 1981 - American Craft, June/July, 1981, Photograph in article on the "Cutting Edge" show, pages 16-17 1981 - Anvil's Ring, Article on "Cutting Edge," photograph Collections Professional Organizations Grants/Scholarships 1988 - Fulbright Teaching Exchange, Torquay, United Kingdom 1979 - Research Grant, Cranbrook Academy of Art 1978 - Travel Grant, Cranbrook Academy of Art, studied silversmithing in London 1978 - Assistant Scholarship, Arrowmont School of Art Exhibitions/Awards 2002 - "For The Feast," Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino CA 2002 - "Masterworks 2002," Madison Art Center, Madison TN 2002 - "Display Use Only," Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland WA 2002 - "Summer Faculty Exhibition," Appalachian Center for Craft 2002 - "Contemporary Metalwork and Jewelry from Six Countries," - Craft Space Mokkumto, Seoul, Korea 2002 - "Best of Tennessee Crafts," Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga TN 2001 - "Best of Tennessee Juried Art Competition," Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, Purchase Award 2001 - ACC Southeast "Spotlight," Sandra J. Blain Galleries, Arrowmont School for Crafts 2001 - "Objects for use: Handmade by Design," American Crafts Museum, New York 2001 - "Fresh Metals," Appalachian Center For Craft 2001 - "Blade Slices Silk," Humboldt State University Alumni Invitational, Arcata CA 2001 - "Summer Faculty Show," Appalachian Center for Craft 2001 - "Summer Faculty Show", Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Peters Valley Craft School, Peters Valley NJ 2001 - "SNAG Links Project," SNAG Conference Richmond, Virginia 2000 - "Rare to Well Done: Culinary Craft," National Ornamental Metal Museum 2000 - "With Hammer in Hand," Ben Wearly Gallery, Royal Oak MI 2000 - "TACA’s Biennial Exhibition 2000" traveling exhibition, Carol Reece Museum, JohnsonCity, TN, Albers Gallery, Memphis TN 1999 - "ARTstravaganza," Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga TN, Award 1999 - "Beacons For the 21st Century," Nancy Sachs Gallery Saint Louis 1999 - "The Knife Fork and Spoon: Serving Pieces 1999," SOFA NYC, sponsored by Yaw Gallery, Birmingham MI 1999 - "Juxtaposition," Albers Gallery Memphis TN 1998 - "Fragments of the Past," solo exhibition, Appalachian Center for Craft 1998 - "Tell me a Story – Appalachian Crafts," The Ohio Craft Museum Columbus OH 1998 - "Raised from Tradition: Hollowware Past and Present," Seafirst Gallery, Seattle 1998 - "TACA Biennial Exhibition-the Best of Tennessee Crafts" - The Parthenon, Nashville TN 1998 - "Knock on Wood: An American Mokume-Gane Invitational," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1998 - "Functional Vase Project," SOFA NYC, sponsored by Yaw Gallery, Birmingham MI 1998 - ALBERS Fine Art Gallery Memphis TN 1997 - "SOFA" Chicago, represented by Albers Fine Arts, Memphis TN 1997 - "Jewelry Invitational," East Tennessee State University, Johnson City TN 1997 - "Artists of a Different Caliber," Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh 1997 - River Gallery Chattanooga TN 1997 - Faculty Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Craft 1997 - ALBERS Fine Art Gallery Memphis TN 1996 - "Functional Metal," Virginia Brier Gallery, San Francisco CA 1996 - "National Invitational Metal Arts Exhibition: The Heritage of Diversity," Montgomery College Art Gallery, Rockville MD 1996 - "Chain Gang Show" Target Gallery-Torpedo Factory Alexandria, VA, Joanne Rapp Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 1996 - "Jewelers Exchange ’96 Exhibition," University of Northumbria at Newcastle, England 1996 - "Art in the Airport," TTU Art Faculty Exhibition, Nashville TN 1996 - Tennessee Tech University Faculty Exhibition, Cookeville TN 1996 - TTU Faculty Show, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville TN 1995 - "Art Toys: Playing for Keeps," Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis TN 1995 - "A Show of Hands," Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville TN 1995 - "Metals – Form From Chaos," - Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights 1994 - "Ten Years, Ten Artists," Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis TN 1994 - "A Show of Hands," Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville TN 1994 - "Tennessee Technological University Art Faculty Exhibition," TTU, Cookeville TN 1994 - "Honorable Mentors," Cannon County Art Center, Woodbury TN 1994 - "Poetics of Time," two-person installation with Dawn Nakanishi, University of the South, Sewanee TN 1994 - Bennett Gallery, Knoxville TN 1993 - "Miniatures '93," Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis TN 1993 - "Arts at the Airport, Middle Tennessee Craft Artists," Nashville International Airport, Nashville TN 1993 - "Tennessee Craft Artist Showcase," Tennessee State Museum, Nashville 1993 - Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis TN 1992 - "The American Art Knife," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1992 - "TTU Faculty Exhibition," Tennessee Technological University 1992 - "Metallic Influences," Design Center, Little Rock AR 1992 - "Repair Days Master Smith Reunion Exhibition," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1992 - "Breadth of Metal," James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 1992 - Solo Exhibition, Albers Fine Art Gallery, Memphis TN 1992 - Concepts Gallery, Carmel CA 1991 - "Faculty Show," Tennessee Technological University 1991 - "A Winter Market ‘91," Anniston Museum of Natural History, Anniston AL 1991 - "Copper III," Old Pueblo Museum, Tucson AZ 1991 - "Gilding the Lily," Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven CT 1991 - "12th Yuma Symposium Exhibition," Yuma Art Center, Yuma AZ 1991 - Concepts Gallery, Carmel CA 1991 - "Studio Art ‘91," Metro Arts Downtown Gallery, Nashville, TN 1990 - "Heavy Metal and Jolly Jewels," Ego Essentials Gallery, Mequon WI 1990 - "A Decade of Crafts," Christies East, Benefit for American Craft Museum, New York 1990 - "Faculty Show," Tennessee Technological University 1990 - Beyond the Blade," solo exhibition, National Ornamental Metal Museum 1989 - Concepts Gallery, Carmel CA 1989 - "Faculty Show," Tennessee Technological University 1989 - "Functional Crafts," Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem NC 1989 - "New Art Forms: a survey of contemporary artwork in fiber, clay, glass, metal and wood", Summer Lights, Nashville TN 1989 - "Fire and Iron: Forged Metals," California Crafts Museum, San Francisco CA 1989 - "Tennessee Metals," Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville TN 1988 - "Aha Hana Lima," Focus Gallery of Contemporary Work, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu HI 1988 - "The American Connection: Major American Metalsmiths," Currents Gallery, Bowling Green OH 1988 - "Brookfield Craft Center Members Show," Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks CT 1988 - "Texas and Tennessee," The Crescent Gallery, Dallas TX 1987 - "National Invitational Exhibition of Metalsmithing," Kipp Gallery, Indiana PA 1987 - "Quiet Screams from the Primal Forest," Faculty Exhibition, Appalachian Center for Craft 1987 - "Collectible Knives," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1987 - "Tennessee Knives," Appalachian Center for Craft 1987 - "Southern Silver," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1987 - "Summer Lights ‘87," Nashville TN 1987 - "Conversations Illinois," Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 1986 - "Contemporary Metals Exhibition," Signature Shop, Atlanta GA 1986 - "American Bladesmiths," Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT 1986 - "3 Person Exhibition," Designer Collections, Nashville TN 1986 - "Japanese Metalsmithing Traditions," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1986 - "Tennessee: State of the Arts," Arrowmont School for Crafts 1986 - "A Decade of American Blacksmithing," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1986 - "Maryland Crafts Council National Biennial Exhibition," Baltimore MD 1985 - "Member's Exhibition," Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield CT 1985 - "Scents and Nonscents," Signature Gallery, Boston MA 1985 - "Craft Concepts ‘85," Jewish Community Center, Margate NJ 1985 - "Saddle Up," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1984 - "One-Man Show," San Jose Art League, San Jose CA 1984 - "Faculty Show," Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN 1984 - "Appalachian Center for Craft Faculty and Student Exhibition," Carol Hooberman Gallery, Birmingham MI 1984 - "Celebration of American Crafts," Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven CT 1984 - "Knives for the Mythical Hunt," Balene Inc. Gallery, Houston TX 1984 - "The Blacksmith as Artist," Constitution Hall Park, Huntsville AL 1984 - "Currents ‘84," Middle Tennessee State University 1984 - "The Cutting Edge: The Knifemaker’s Art," Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York 1984 - "Birmingham Knife Show," Birmingham AL 1983 - "Craft Concepts '83," Jewish Community Center, Margate NJ 1983 - "The Great TV Auction," Channel 22, Cookeville TN - Award of Excellence 1983 - "Celebration of American Crafts, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven CT 1983 - "National Crafts Exhibition II," Galveston Arts Gallery, Galveston TX 1983 - "Super Summer ‘83," Appalachian Center for Craft 1983 - "Looking Back and Looking Forward: The Allure of Metals," Humboldt State University 1983 - "The Eating Experience: Handcrafted Utensils for the Table," Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto CA 1982 - "Spotlight '82: Southeastern Crafts," Arrowmont School for Crafts 1982 - "Mokume-gane in Maine: National Invitational Exhibit," Handcrafters Gallery, Portland ME 1982 - "Faculty Exhibition from the Appalachian Center for Craft," Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville AL 1982 - "Currents '82," Middle Tennessee State University 1982 - "National Crafts Exhibition," Galveston Arts Gallery, Galveston TX 1982 - "Damascus: The Magic Steel," National Ornamental Metal Museum 1981 - "Crafts for Elegant 80s," Carry-Windsor Gallery, Richmond VA 1981 - "Artrageous," Carol Hooberman Gallery, Birmingham MI 1981 - "The Cutting Edge," Traveling exhibition sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Commission 1981 - "Primary Art II," Artistic Sass Inc, Hilton Head Island SC 1981 - "Studio Managers Exhibition," Appalachian Center for Craft 1980 - "The State of Metals: National Metals Invitational," Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage AK 1980 - "An Exhibition of Recent Metalwork’s," Two-Man Show at Memorial Union Gallery, Iowa State University, Ames 1979 - "Masks," Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene OR 1979 - "Multi-Colored Gold’s," Aaron Faber Gallery, New York 1979 - "National Metals Invitational," Visual Arts Center of Alaska, Anchorage 1979 - "Cranbrook Academy of Art Summer Show," Cranbrook Academy of Art 1979 - "Master of Fine Arts Exhibition," Cranbrook Academy of Art 1979 - "Cranbrook Academy of Art Spring Show," Cranbrook Academy of Art 1978 - "The Enchanted Object," Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association, Birmingham MI, Honorable Mention 1978 - "Michigan Silversmiths Guild Show," Detroit MI 1978 - "Future Encounters," Claire Pearones, Birmingham MI 1978 - "Sterling Silver Design Competition," Lever House, New York 1977 - "Selections 1977," California Polytechnic University 1977 - "Humboldt State Student Art Exhibition," Humboldt State University, Honorable Mention 1977 - "First National Ring Competition," University of Georgia, Athens - Third Place Award 1977 - "Knife and Edged Tool Show," Pennsylvania State University, University Park 1976 - "Arizona National," Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale AZ 1976 - "Down to Earth Show," Humboldt Cultural Center 1976 - "Faculty and Assistant Work," Arrowmont School of Art 1976 - "Statements in Sterling," Lever House, New York 1976 - "Student Metals Exhibit," Humboldt State University 1975 - "California State Fair: Fine Arts Division," Honorable Mention 1975 - "Summer Exhibit," Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka CA
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