ARTIST PROFILE

"Metal mirrors my urban life. Its sleek surface gleams a cold sheen over the hard mass, a result of soulful repetitive motion. I enjoy working beside my city. Its pulse surrounds me as I transform chaos into structure, sometimes structure into chaos. I submit to the arduous, sustained cadence of its urban hum. Creativity is not enough; like Detroit, metal requires patience, diligence and honest criticism of one's actions. I respond to that. It's where I come from. Though it is my hope that each piece projects my personality and love for the city, I invite the viewer to share the mere visual pleasure in each form. As my voice matures, I find the need to incorporate relevant issues from the present social construct, again melding with what goes on outside my studio windows." -Ericia Bartels

RESUME

ERICIA BARTELS 313-833-5006 ericiab@yahoo.com EDUCATION 2005-2008 Wayne State University Detroit, MI MFA - Metalsmithing 2001 - 2005 College for Creative StudiesDetroit, MI B.F.A. Crafts – Metalsmithing/Jewelry EXHIBITIONS 2006 Detriot Artist Market – Detroit, MI 2006 Stylize Detroit Artist Market – Detroit, MI 2005 Exchange Kresge Art Center, MSU – East Lansing, MI 2005 DA/x3 Fine Arts Gallery, CCS – Detroit, MI 2005 RED Darakjian Jewelers, Southfield, MI 2004 Darakjian 40th Anniversary Event Darakjian Jewelers - Southfield, MI 2004 CCS Exhibition Spiralz Gallery - Birmingham, MI 2004 DA/x2 Fine Arts Gallery, CCS – Detroit, MI 2003 2003_arm work Miami University - Miami, OH 2003 Metals 2003 Gallery 237 - Toledo, OH AWARDS 2005 Graduate Teaching Assistanceship – Wayne State University 2005 Emerging Artist Award – Ann Arbor Art Fair 2005 President’s Award Exhibition – College for Creative Studies 2005 DaimlerChrysler Global Supplier Award Competition – 1st Place Designed and Managed Fabrication of 14 Trophies for distribution in 5 countries 2004 DaimlerChrysler Global Supplier Award Competition – 2nd Place 2003 DaimlerChrysler Global Supplier Award Competition – 1st Place Designed and Fabricated 12 trophies for distribution in six countries 2003 CCS Alumni Award Scholarship 2003 General Motors Scholarship 2000 – 2004 College for Creative Studies Scholarship PUBLICATIONS The Art & Craft of Making Jewelry – Lark Books (Spring 2006)