Holland Houdek

Holland Houdek, Iowa City, USA


Bio
Holland is a 2015 and 2016 Niche Awards Finalist, a 2015 Taiwan International Metal Crafts Competition Finalist, a 2015 Preziosa Young Finalist, and recently took 1st place in Handcrafted and Best of Show at the biennial “Refined VIII.” Holland recently had the opportunity to participate in the John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry residency program, and was the 2014-2015 Visiting Artist-in-Residence at the University of Iowa, where she now teaches. Working closely with the medical industry through her five Implants Series, Holland has formed professional partnerships with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, MedWish International, Cleveland Clinic, and elsewhere. She earned her MFA from Syracuse University in 2012, and her BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2009. She is currently living and working in Iowa City, Iowa.
 
Education:
2012 Master of Fine Arts, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Metals Concentration), University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, USA
 
Professional Positions:
2015 Visiting Assistant Professor, Jewelry & Metal Arts Department, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
2012-2014 Adjunct Professor, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2009-2012 Instructor (of record), Jewelry & Metalsmithing, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA

Group Exhibitions (selected):
2017. Steinbeisser's "Experimental Gastronomy – Lloyd Hotel & Cultural Embassy, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017. "Women's Works 2017: 30th Anniversary Show" – Old Court House Arts Center, Crystal Lake, IL
2017. "2017 Small Works Show" – National Association of Women Artists, INC., New York City, NY
2017. "Handcrafted" – Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
2016. "METALLOphone: Bonds" (international biennial)- (AV17) Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2016. "A Well-Crafted Tale" - Florida CraftArt, St. Petersburg, FL
2016. "It's Political!: Political Art in a Political Season" - Gallery 114, Portland, OR
2016. "5 x 5 x 5"  - Hammond Hall Gallery, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
2016. "Art from the Heartland" (biennial, two works) - Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2016. "2016 Juried Show" - Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA
2016. "59th National Multi-Media Juried Art Exhibition" - Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
2016. "2nd National Juried Exhibition - Art + Science" - Whitewater Art Gallery, IUE, Richmond, IN
2016. "Concinnity Exhibition" (several works) – University Hospital Gallery, Iowa City, IA
2016. "53rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit" - The Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, WI
2016. "Breaking the Mold" - Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
2016 Materials: Hard & Soft- Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts in Denton, TX, USA
2016 The Engaged Object - Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO, USA
2015 Beijing Internat'l Contemporary Metal & Jewelry Art Exhibition – Beijing World Art Museum, 2015. Beijing, China
2015 Sparklegasm! (several works) – Krikawa Jewelry Art Gallery, Tucson, AZ, USA
2015 Craft Forms: 21ist International Contemporary Craft Exhibition – Wayne Art Center, Wayne, IN, USA
2015 WE ARE SNAG: Contemporary Smiths – SNAG Online Exhibition
2015 4th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art (2 works) – LuminArte Gallery, Dallas, TX, USA
2015 Taiwan International Metal Crafts Traveling Exhibition – Gold Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2015 InterSomatic (invited, several works) – VanDernoot Gallery @ Lesley University,  Cambridge, MA, USA
2015 2015 Handcrafted – Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC, USA
2015 Materials Hard & Soft – Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX, USA
2014 Shanghai Intern’l Jewelry & Metalsmithing Exhibition (invited) – Shanghai Exhibition Center, China
2014 WE ARE SNAG: Identity – SNAG Online Exhibition
2014 METALLOphone: Personally (international biennial, 3 works) – (AV17) Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania
2014 Expanding Borders: OUN Regional Art Exhibition – Strickler Gallery, Olivet Nazarene University, IL, USA
2014 TOP Jewels – National Jewelry Design Exhibition (2 works) – Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO, USA
2014 Resolutely Ambiguous (2 works) – The Shop, The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
2014 La Frontera (traveling exhibition) – Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX, USA
2014 Refined VIII: Maker’s Choice (biennial, 2 works) – Reavley Gallery, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
2014 Material Matters: Making Connections – Art Avenue, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
2014 LA Frontera – IU Kokomo Art Gallery, Indiana University, Kokomo, IN, USA
2013 La Frontera – The Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
2013 La Frontera – Franz Mayer Museum, Historic Center of Mexico City, Mexico
2013 Wichita Nat’l All Media Craft Exhibition (2 works) – Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, USA
2013 In Process (emerging artists’ invitational) – Nazareth College Art Center, Rochester, NY, USA
2013 For What It’s Worth (2 works) – The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2013 Resident Exhibition – The Yamanda Guest House Gallery, Medina of Fez (Batha), Morocco
2013 LCAA National Juried Exhibition – Henry J. Kauffman Gallery, Strasburg, PA, USA
2013 Sequim Arts Annual Juried Show – Sequim Museum & Arts Center, Sequim, WA, USA
2013 Holding Place – Online Exhibition, The Ganoksin Project
2013 New – Flow Art Space, St. Paul, MN, USA

Grants and Awards:
2017 Janet Indick Sculpture Award, "Women's Works 2017," Old Court House Arts Center, Crystal Lake, IL
2017 Special Mention (only US artist), Preziosa Young, Le Arte Orafe Jewellery School, Firenze, Italy
2016 Honorable Mention, "Art from the Heartland," The Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
2016 Ray & Georgia Gough Grant Juror Award, Materials: Hard & Soft, Patterson-Appleton Cntr for Visual Arts, TX
2016 NICHE Winner, Fabricated or Forged 
2015 Best in Show Craft Forms 2015, Wayne Art Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2015 Finalist Award, 2015 Taiwan International Metal Crafts Competition , Taiwan
2015 1st Place Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Art Center, Rocky Mount, NC, USA
2015 Preziosa Young 2015 Finalist, Italy
2015 NICHE Finalist, Fabricated or Forged, NICHE
2014 1st Place in Refined VIII: Maker's Choice (biennial) Reavley Gallery, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
2013 Best in Show (sculpture category), LCAA @ the Henry J. Kauffman Gallery, Strasburg, PA, USA
2013 VPA Travel Stipend for Schmuck International Jewelry Exhibition, Munch, Germany

Residencies:
2015 John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency Program, Sheboygan, WI, USA
2013 L’a.i.r. de Fez, Batha, Medina of Fez, Morocco
2012 Picture Berlin, Berlin, Germany
2011 Pigeon Lake Field Station, Drummond, WI, USA

Artist Talks and Lectures:
2017. Emerging Artist Lecture, "NEXUS: A Connection of Ideas," 2017 SNAG Conference, New Orleans, LA
2017. "Jewelry & Sculptural Objects of Remembrance," Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ
2016. Juror's Panel, The Tom Hardy Gallery, Ephraim, WI
2015 Artist Lecture & Workshop, Art Department, University of Nebraska-Omaha, Omaha, NE, USA
2015 Artist Lecture, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2015 Artist Lecture, Art Department, St. Norbert’s College, Green Bay, WI, USA
2015 Artist-in-Residence Lecture, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI, USA
2015 Artist Lecture & "Stones & Solder" Workshop, Department of Art, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA

Collections and Acquisitions:
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI, USA
Kohler Company, Kohler, WI, USA
Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, USA

Curatorial Projects:
2014 Honing – Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY, USA
2013 Frequency – Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY, USA
2012 We Are Here – Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY, USA 
2011 Fetish: A Juried Jewelry & Metalsmithing Exhibition – Coyne Gallery, Syracuse, NY, USA
 
Professional Developments:
2014 Voodoo Doll (with Nicole Jacquard), The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
2014 Enamel Decals, Cyanotypes & Electroplating (with Andrew Kuebeck), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2013 Pewter Smithing (with Michael John Jerry), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2013 Mechanisms & Hinges (with Tom Muir), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2012 Modern Pewter Forming (Hiroko Yamada), Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN, USA
2012 Mechanized Objects (with Gary Schott), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2012 Cloisonne Enameling (with Harlan W. Butt), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2010 Armor & Amulets (with Suzanne Ramlijak), Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
2008 Welding and Decorative Steel (Ron Verdon), Pigeon Lake Field Station, Drummond, WI, USA

Memberships:
American Medical Systems, Inc.
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
Cleveland Clinic
MedWish International
Society of North American Goldsmiths
Crafthaus