Tzu-Ju Chen 44 Plain Street, Warwick, RI02886-4942 USA
401.486.2974 ▪
Education
2006-2007 Fulbright Fellowship to China P.R., J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
Independent research: traditional Chinese jewelry making techniques: including the Kingfisher bird feather
inlay and minority jewelry. Solo Exhibition.
2004-2006 Cranbrook Academy of Art (CAA), Bloomfield Hills, MI
Master of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing.
2005 Penland School of Arts & Crafts, Spruce Pine, NC
Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship Recipient for Summer Session: "Skin and Bone" hollow construction.
1996-2000 Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jewelry & Light Metals.
1999 Penland School of Arts & Crafts, Spruce Pine, NC
Lucy C. Morgan Scholarship Recipient for Summer Session: "Plique-a-jour" enameling.
1998-1999 RISD European Honors Program, Rome, Italy
Independent study and research: architecture, antiquities, drawing, documentation, visual arts and jewelry.
Set up jewelry studio. Independent research and tour of Gothic Cathedrals in France.
Experience
2007 FGX International, Smithfield, RI
Senior Jewelry Designer for the “No Boundary” jewelry label for Wal-Mart.
2005-2006 CAA Metalsmithing Department, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Graduate Assistant to Artist-in-Residence Gary S. Griffin.
2005-2006 Brookside School, Cranbrook Educational Community, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Artist-in-Residence: worked with fifth-grade art classes for a semester.
2005-2006 Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Student activities at CAA: Studio Council President, Student Art Auction Chair, Interdisciplinary critique club.
2005 InterlochenCenter for Arts, Interlochen, MI
Summer Faculty: planned a six-week curriculum and taught metals to high school and junior high students,
including piercing, soldering, filing, marriage of metals, inlay, chain-making, and enameling. Desk critiques,
design development and slide lectures.
2000-2004 Arden Jewelry Manufacturing Company, Johnston, RI
Designer: designed jewelry and accessories for fashion-oriented national apparel companies.
Managed projects, researched and interpreted trends. Traveled to Hong Kong and Mainland China twice
yearly to source and analyze new materials, design and assist in production, and act as language interpreter.
2001-2004 Sondra Sherman, Pawtucket, RI
Jeweler’s Assistant: fabricated one-of-the-kind jewelry pieces.
1999-2004 RISD Foundation Studies, Providence, RI
Guest Critic: served as visiting critic for Tom Mills' Foundation Studies Drawing Class.
1999 RISD Apparel Department, Providence, RI
Jewelry Designer: created accessories and closures for the Apparel Department Senior Collection.
1999 RISD Jewelry & Metalsmithing Department, RISD, Providence, RI
Teaching Assistant: taught and gave demonstrations in "Introduction to Jewelry" college level class, including
piercing, soldering, filing, stone setting, marriage of metals, and cold connections. Desk critiques, design
development.
Awards
2007 Artist Residency, ChineseEuropeanArtCenter, Xiamen, China.
2006-2007 Fulbright Fellowship to China P.R., J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.
2006 Robert C. Larson Venture Award, CranbrookAcademy of Art.
2005-2006 DeSalle Merit Scholarship, CranbrookAcademy of Art.
2005 Mel Someroski Memorial Award, Metamorphosis Enamelist Society Exhibition.
2005 Nominee for Horizon Award, Museum of Arts and Design.
2004&2005 Educational Endowment Scholarship, Society of North American Goldsmiths.
2004&2005 Education Foundation Scholarship, Manufacturing Jewelers and Suppliers of America.
2004&2005 Graduate Education Scholarship, Women’s Jewelry Association.
2004 Graduate Fellowship Nominee, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
Exhibitions
2007 ArtWorks II, Anton art center, Mt.Clemens, MI and Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit, MI.
Selected works from the Daimler Chrysler Contemporary Art Exhibition.
2007 Once Upon a time…, Sydney College of Art, Sydney, Australia and Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing,
China. Traveling group exhibition.
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Exhibitions (Continued)
2007 Silhouettes of Memory 花样年华, ChineseEuropeanArtCenter, Xiamen, China
Artist-in-Residence solo exhibition.
2006 The Art of Enameling, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Selected works featured in the book The Art of Enameling (Lark Books, 2004).
2005-2006 DaimlerChrysler Contemporary Art Exhibition, Farmington Hills, MI
Interdisciplinary Group exhibition of selected Cranbrook Academy of Art student works.
2005 Faculty Exhibition, InterlochenCenter for the Arts, Interlochen, MI
Summer faculty group exhibition, visual arts gallery.
2005 Metamorphosis, ArrowmontSchool of Arts and Design, Gatlinburg, TN
Enamelist Society Exhibitions.
2004 Metalica, Forum Gallery, CranbrookAcademy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Metalsmithing Departmental Exhibition.
2002-2004 RISD on the Road Jewelry Exhibit, USA
National juried exhibition of 25 alumni, touring to The Works Gallery, Sienna Gallery, Shaw Contemporary
Jewelry Gallery, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Widney Moore Gallery, Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, Yaw Gallery, Katy Beh
Contemporary Jewelry, SOFA Chicago, HoustonCenter for Contemporary Craft.
2001 Centennial Arts & Craft Exhibition, Providence Art Club, Providence, RI
Group exhibition of contemporary crafts.
2001 Impression/Expression II, Martina & Company, Providence, RI
Group exhibition of RISD Jewelry & Light Metals alumni.
2001 Jewellery. Apeldoorn’s Choice, Van Reekum Museum Apledoorn, The Netherlands
Selected works of 30 international jewelers.
2000 Annual International Graduate Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Group exhibition of senior and graduate student works.
2000 Senior Invitational Show, Woods-Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
Selected works by graduating seniors.
2000 Senior Thesis Exhibition, Woods-Gerry Gallery, RISD, Providence, RI
Thesis works by Jewelry & Light Metals seniors.
Lectures and Workshops
2007 Artist-In-Residence Lecture, Xiamen University, Fujian Province, China
2006 Artist Lecture, Central Academy of Fine Arts, China
2006 Scholarship Night finale speaker, Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI
2006 “Plique-a-Jour” demonstration and presentation, Cleveland Institute of Art, OH
2005 Faculty lecture, InterlochenCenter for the Arts, MI
Publications
2007 “Tzu-Ju Chen.” SoGuide 搜街,no. 42 (2007): 147, 148, 149.
2006 “Tzu-Ju Chen.” Jewelry Arts & Lapidary Journal 60, no. 5 (2006): cover, 26, 27, 28.
2006 “Tzu-Ju Chen.” Metalsmith 26, no. 4 (2006)
2006 “Tzu-Ju Chen.” Metro Detroit Bride 5, (2006): 87, 97.
2005 Lilyan Branch. Contemporary Enameling: Art & Techniques. Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., page 137.
2004 Darty, Linda. The Art of Enameling: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration. New York: Lark Books, page 128, 135.
2004 “Tzu-Ju Chen.” Colored Stone 17, no.6 (2004): 10.
2004 “Tzu-Ju Chen.” Metalsmith 24, no. 4 (2004): 21.
2001 Sieraden De Keuze Van Apeldoorn—Jewellery Apeldoorn’s Choice. Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Galerie
Marzee, 2001, pp.14-15.
2000 Annual International Graduate Show: Exhibition Catalog 2000. Nijmegen, The Netherlands: Galerie Marzee,
No. 15 (2000): 26.
Skills
Goldsmithing: Kingfisher bird feather inlay, chain making, wire construction, lost wax casting, marriage of
metals, epoxy inlays, cold connections (rivets, hinges, etc.), box and tube catches, pin backs, and stone
settings (bezel, prong, basket, and gypsy).
Silversmithing: Scoring sheet metal, hollow construction (cones, cubes, cylinders, and rings), fabrication on
small objects.
Electroforming: Electroforming with organic materials, found objects, wax models, and glass, technical
maintenance.
Enameling: Sifting, painting, silver foil, Cloisonné, Champleve, Basse Taille & Grisaille and Plique-a-Jour.
Computer: Photoshop, Illustrator, Excel and Microsoft Word and Power Point.
Languages: Fluent in Chinese and English. Conversational Italian.