Stan Plotner metalsmith
Pin Sterling, beach object, Topaz, Golden Obsidian
photo Gary Larsen
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
  • College of the City of New York - BS in Education (Industrial Arts) 1957
  • College of the City of New York - MS in Education (Industrial Arts) 1964
  • College of the City of New York -Fellow - Art Department - 1957-1958, 1960-1964
  • New York University School of Education 1966-1969
    • Studio in Sculpture, Advanced Sculpture, Ceramics, Graduate Projects in Creative
    • Expression, Graduate Projects II
  • Board of Education, City of New York – Voluntary after school Professional
    • Development Program 14 credits
  • Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME 1995
    • Anticlastic Raising
  • Peter’s Valley Craft School, Layton, NJ 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
    • Form Folded Metal, Blacksmithing, Jewelry Bench Tricks, Advanced Techniques
    • In Jewelry, Laminated Metals
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
  • New York City Board of Education- Regular License Junior High School Industrial Arts
  • New York City Fire Department- Certificate of Fitness- oxy-gas welding
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
  • Fulton Montgomery Community College - Continuing Education 2004 - present
    • Creating Jewelry
  • Junior High School 120 Bronx 1960 – 1990
    • Ceramics, Drafting, Acting Chairman – Industrial Arts Department
  • College of the City of New York -Fellow - Art Department - 1957-1958, 1960-1964
    • Studio Courses in Ceramics, Jewelry and Metalwork, Painting, Design ,Sculpture
  • United States Army 1958 – 1960
    • Craft Instructor – Special Services, Fort Belvoir, VA
  • Junior High School 98 Bronx 1957 – 1958
    • Electricity , Stage Design and Construction
CRAFT PRODUCTION
  • 1957 to present – Varied craft production including:
    • Welded metal sculpture, Jewelry, Antiquities restoration, model and furniture making
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
  • American Crafts Council
  • Artist-Craftsmen of New York – former Board Member, First Vice President, Installation Director, Awards, Chairman, Membership Juror
PUBLICATIONS AND NEWSPAPER CREDITS AND REVIEWS
  • Craft Horizons, Chicago Tribune, Vogue Magazine, Philadelphia Inquirer, Women’s Wear Daily, WNYC – Channel 31 (Lee Graham Show), New York Post, Hardcore Crafts (Ballantine Books, Inc), The Good Fellow Catalogue of Wonderful Things, Schenectady Gazette
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
  • Perrella Gallery, Fulton Montgomery Community College, 40 Years of Contemporary Jewelry, Johnstown, NY 2004
  • Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY 1972
  • Aaron Faber Gallery, Opening Exhibition, New York, NY 1975
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
  • Aaron Faber Gallery, Judaica Metals, New York, NY 2002
  • Medalia- Rack and Hamper Gallery, New York, NY 1996-2001
  • Isao Gallery, Naro, Japan 1996, 97
  • Gallery Miyazaki, Osaka, Japan 1996,
  • Sculpture Showcase, Philadelphia, PA 1996
  • Commonground Gallery, Northville, NY 1996
  • Gallery Heian, Kyoto, Japan 1996
  • Vine Street Gallery, Small Works, Gloversville, NY 1995
  • Philadelphia Art Show, Philadelphia, PA 1995
  • Sculpture Showcase, Philadelphia, PA 1995
  • Roland Gibson Gallery, Potsdam College, Potsdam, NY 1989
  • Green Spring Gallery, SoHo, NY 1981 – 1982
  • Gail Chase Gallery, Bellvue, Washington 1981
  • Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Inc. , Newhouse Gallery, Boxshow, Staten Island, NY 1980
  • Rockland Center for the Arts , Inc., Craft Invitational, West Nyack, NY 1979
  • Philadelphia Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA 1977
  • James Alan Gallery, Edgartown, MA 1976, 1977
  • Kruger - Van Eerde Gallery, New York, NY 1976
  • Sculpture to Wear, The Plaza, New York, NY 1974
  • American Crafts Council Gallery, New York, NY 1973
  • Julie – Artisan Gallery, New York, NY 1973
  • Fairtree Gallery, New York, NY 1972
  • Gallery of Contemporary Crafts, New York, NY 1972
  • Artisan Gallery, New Jersey 1971-1972
  • Art Gallery of Ontario, Jewelry 71, Toronto, Ontario 1971
  • Wilkes College, Wilkes College Invitational, Wilkes Barre, PA 1971
  • Museum of Fine Arts, University of Indiana, Indiana 1969-1970
  • Museum of Contemporary Arts, Chicago, IL 1969-1970
  • Courtney Gallery, Houston, TX 1969-1970
  • Kozmopolitan Gallery, New York, NY 1969-1970
  • Artist Craftsmen of NY juried Annuals, New York, NY
  • Design Center, Interchurch Center, First National City Bank, Union Carbide,
  • Lever House, Bankers Trust Co
  • Audubon Artists, New York, NY 1962-1964
  • Design Derby, Miami, FL 1962
  • Museum of Contemporary Crafts, Young Americans, New York, NY 1962
  • Pentagon, Jewelry, Washington, DC 1959
PRIVATE COMMISSIONS: 1995- present
All works copyright Stan Plotner