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Liesl Carlson 

PO Box 62

N. Uxbridge, MA 01538

lcarlsonjewelry@gmail.com 

www.lcarlsonjewelry.blogspot.com 

Education

2006 Professional Craft Studies Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA 

        2 year certificate program

2005 Worcester Center for Crafts Worcester MA. Adult Education Jewelry Classes. Rings and              

           Bangles, Jewelry Making I, Jewelry Making II

           Brookline Adult and Community Education Center Brookline, MA Jewelry Making Classes

         Our Glass Studio  Grafton, MA. Stained Glass Classes

Exhibitions
2014     Worcester Art Museum, Higgins Education Wing, Worcester MA

2013     Worcester Art Museum, Higgins Education Wing, Worcester MA, Faculty
             Uxbridge Free Public Library, Uxbridge MA two person show Liesl Carlson with Steve 

             Butler

             Paradise City Arts Festivals, Marlborough and Northampton, MA – Alternate Exhibitor

             ArtsWorcester, Worcester MA Call and Response 

2012     ArtsWorcester, Worcester MA two person show, Liesl Carlson Jewelry and Steve Butler      

             Furniture

             Worcester Art Museum, Higgins Education Wing, Worcester MA, Faculty 

           CraftBoston Spring and Holiday, Boston MA – Alternate Exhibitor

           Paradise City Arts Festivals, Marlborough, MA – Alternate Exhibitor

2011     Heritage Starlight Celebration, Artists of the Valley, Northbridge, MA

             TraillWorks, Trunk Show, Newton, NJ

2010     Arts Worcester, 2010 Fire and Ice, Worcester, MA 

2009     The Noyes Museum, 2009 New Jersey Arts Annual: Crafts, Oceanville, NJ 

             Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Wearable Art, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ

2008     Craft USA ‘08 National Craft Triennial, Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center,              

             New Cannan, CT   

             Upstairs/Downstairs A Fine Craft Exhibition and Boutique, Juried Exhibition, Pen and Brush        

             Galleries New Yourk, NY 

2007    Craftforms 2007, Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA

           Gallery 31 North, Glen Gardner, NJ Peters Valley Exhibition 

              Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council, Newton, NJ Annual Exhibition

              Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Wearable Art, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton NJ

2006      Kirkorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA Student Exhibition

              Visions, Kirkorian Gallery, Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester MA 

              Professional Craft Studies Student Exhibition, Kirkorian Gallery, Worcester Center for       

             Crafts, Worcester MA

Retail Galleries
Noa Gifts, 4/13-Present, W. Concord and Boston MA

            Studio Seven Arts, 4/11-6/12, Pleasanton CA

           Craft Company no. 6, 4/11-3/12. Rochester NY

           Bella Luce Art Café, 6/10-10/10, Whitinsville MA

           Worcester Center for Crafts Store, 4/10-5/11, Worcester MA

           Traillworks Gallery, 2/10-1/12, Newton, NJ

          Gallery 23, 9/09-3/11, Blairstown, NJ 

          The Artisan Exchange, 8/09-2010, Milford, PA 

         Shawnee Gallery, 5/09-3/10, Shawnee on Delaware, PA 

         Artists at the Mill, 2/09-4/09, Lafeyette, NJ 

Employment/Experience 

2014     Artist Mentor Art All State, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester MA
2013  Artist Mentor Art All State, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
           Adjunct Faculty, Worcester Center For Craft, Worcester MA 

2012 Bangles, Rings and Things, Uxbridge MA 

           Workshop Instructor, Snow Farm Williamsburg MA

         Artist Mentor Art All State, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA

2009- Present   Ricky Boscarino/Luna Parc Designs Montague NJ, Bench Jeweler

2007-2010 Judith Neugebaur Jewelry Studios Milford PA, Studio Assistant

2006 Peters Valley Store and Gallery Layton, NJ Sales Associate

                       Worcester Center for Crafts Gallery Store Worcester MA Sales Associate

2005-2006 Worcester Center for Crafts Worcester MA Metal Studio Monitor

Workshops

2006 Peters Valley Craft Center Layton NJ.  Mokume’ Pattern Development and Married          .     

                      Metals, Stephan Walker 

Publications

2013             Go Local Worcester, golocalworcester.com  Aug 5, 2013
2012             The Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Telegram Towns.  Fri Oct5. Pg.16.

2010             The Worcester Telegram & Gazette Friday September 17, 2010 B12,B13

                  30- Minute Earrings - Lark Books 

                  New Jersey Herald  Sunday April 4, 2010, A-10 

2008 The Crafts Report March 2008 Issue 

2007 The Weekender Newspaper Glen Gardner NJ March 30

Professional Activities 

2012 ArtsWorcester, member

2010-Present    The Blackstone Valley School of Crafts Owner/Operator

                         L Carlson Jewelry Owner/Operator

2007                Visiting Artist, Day of the Arts Lapatcong Middle School Phillipsburg NJ