The Yuma Art Symposium is a series of demonstrations, lectures and slide presentations given by both internationally recognized and emerging artists who have demonstrated excellence in their chosen media. Activities include an exhibit of artworks by presenters, a student show, the National Saw, File, & Solder Sprints, the annual small art auction, and a fiesta and dance on Saturday night.

Exposed! A juried exhibition at Steuben Gallery, Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NYC, NY during New York City Jewelry Week and then on-line at the Society of North American Goldsmith’s website.

REFINED: The Foreseeable Future an international juried exhibition at Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX from Oct. 14, 2025 to Jan. 4, 2026

WE ARE SNAG: Anthology Ed. 5 from Sept. 2025 – Jan. 2026, a virtual exhibition of SNAG member work

Pins & Posters: Against the Normalization of Rightwing Ideolody from May 3 – June 15, 2025 at the Front Room – Studio Julia Walter, Amsterdam, Netherlands

“Gathering: Unity, Dissonance, and the Spaces Between”, a curated exhibition of artworks from the Boise State University permanent collection exhibited at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls

“Between Hand and Scroll: Torah Pointers from the Barr Collection”, an exhibition at the Fralin Museum of Art in Charolette, Virginia.

"The Biennial Faculty Exhibition showcases the research and creative activities of the Department of Art, Design and Visual Studies faculty."

“Light in the Darkness 2”, a Hanukah menorah, donated to the Penland School of Craft “39th Annual Benefit Auction”, a two-day event Aug. 23 - 24, 2024. This Hanukah menorah is hand-carved walnut, cast glass, and sterling silver, completed in 2024, based on an earlier Hanukah menorah I created in 2009 that is in the permanent collection of The Jewish Museum NYC.

“Ginkgo 3” mezuzah was acquisition into the permanent collection of The Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Israel. Thank you to the mezuzah collector Robin Lissak for his generous donation of the mezuzah into their collection.

https://www.imj.org.il/en#page-2

“Loss of Innocence 17” was donated to the Penland School of Craft Elizabeth Brim Iron Scholarship Auction. Congratulations to the highest bidder and thank you for supporting this important scholarship.

I taught a two-week workshop at the Penland School of Crafts from July 14 - 26, 2024. The workshop was titled “Adorning the Body”. We had a fabulous group of 9 students that explored materials and unique ways of adorning the body.

“River” Havdalah Set was commissioned by Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel to honor Rabbi Dan Fink upon his retirement after 30 years of service. This major commission was created out of sterling silver (from Hoover and Strong - no new metal), and there are river rocks on the Hadas (spice box).

“Tree of Life Mandala”, a Torah Breastplate/Shield was a commission for Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel, Boise, ID. This was a large, major work commission by the O’Shea family for the synagogue to honor Rabbi Dan Fink upon his retirement.

It includes 7 trees wit 7 branches each, 18 found beach rocks (quartz), moonstone in the center of a Star of David, 12 smaller gemstones in the branches to represent the 12 tribes: lapis, turquoise, jasper, amethyst, garnet, citrine, rose quartz, blue lace agate, emerald, carnelian, peridot, and sapphire.

150 Torah pointers from the Barr Foundation Torah pointer collection have been donated to the Fralin Museum permament collection at the University of Virginia, including two of my Torah pointers.

Leap Into Art exhibition, February 29, 2024 at Congregation Ahavath Beth Israel, Boise, Idaho

The Mezuzah Collector listed my mezuzot as the top mezuzot to collect in his January 2024 blog post.

Check out the video gallery walk through by Prof. Lauren Selden of REFINED at the Cole Art Center, Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.

My work can be seen at 4:30 - breathe 12, 13, and 14.

Juror Frankie Flood selected 56 artworks out of 141 total entries for exhibition in REFINED.