Stephanie Kuhne

Kuhnearts@gmail.com (303) 884-9196

stephaniekuhne.com            kuhnearts.com             creativeconnectionstudio.com

Studio Foundations, Jewelry, Metalsmithing, Ceramics, Spatial Media

SUMMARY

Award winning and internationally recognized Studio Art Instructor with passion for creating, designing and sharing knowledge through teaching. Highly qualified Artisan sensitive to the educational needs of a diverse urban population in academic and non-academic environments. Devoted to fostering the artistic "voice," encouraging individual vision and expression in all students through works of art. Mastery in studio arts including metal, fiber, clay and glass. Original finished works in traditional and contemporary metal techniques. Demonstrated excellence in workmanship with multiple forms of studio art through mixed media. Professional artistic background also includes works in juried exhibitions, publications, and collections.

 

2019 -  Present -Creative Connection Studio, Arvada, CO

Instructor, Ceramics, Metalsmithing, Glasswork, Mixed Media, Studio Manager

2019 -  Present -Front Range Community College, Westminster. CO

Adjunct Professor, All levels Jewelry, All Levels 3D Sculpture, Art Appreciation

2016 -  2018 - Standley Lake High School, Westminster, CO

Faculty Art Teacher, All levels Ceramics, All levels Jewelry, Beginning Traditional Photography, Art Club NAHS

 2015-2016 - Lakewood High School, Lakewood, CO

Faculty Art Teacher- Ceramics I, Creative Drawing and Painting, Art Club

 2013 – 2016 - Art Students LeagueDenver, CO           

 Faculty Instructor-  Metal clay, patina finishing and wire work

 Connie Hendrix Studio and GalleryMarble,CO

Instructor- Metal clay, patina finishing and wire work 

 Caboodle GiftsDenver, CO                          

Instructor- Metal clay, patina finishing, wire work 

Colorado Free UniversityDenver, CO                               

Instructor- Metal clay, patina finishing and wire work, enamels

 LLL Center, BVSD, Boulder, CO                    

Instructor- Metal clay, patina finishing wire work, enamels

 Foothills Art CenterGolden, CO                       

Instructor- Metal Clay, Creative Wire work    

 2010 – 2016             Caroline Douglas StudioDenver, CO                            

Instructor- Metal clay, patina finishing and wire work 

 

MEDIA EXPERTISE

Metal clay 
                                                      Metal Forging

Traditional jewelry fabrication                           Patina finishing

Basic figure and 3D spatial media                    Sculpture/mold making

Mixed media                                                    Textile Design

 

                   

EXPERIENCE

Faculty Instructor-metal clay and patina finishing

Professional career spanning 10 years with experience in teaching art classes in individual and group settings. Hired to teach students basic techniques and encourage creativity in jewelry making with varied metal clays, traditional metalsmithing and fabricating with professional finishing including the patina process. Hands-on background in spatial media; 3D design, mold making, armatures, basic figure sculpture. Experienced in textile design to include fabric embellishment, book making, block printing, weaving and beadwork.

·      Developed creative art lesson plan and structure to achieve full class participation 


·      Engaged students with teaching methods based on learning style and responded to class members 
inquiries promptly either face-to-face or electronically 


·      Instructed students in properties of metals and tool use to create original jewelry or small sculptures 
incorporating all safety requirements 


·      Encouraged creativity and technique equally in students and guided them in successful projects 


·      Demonstrated techniques to create jewelry pieces with bronze metal clay including finishing before 
and after firing 


·       Instructed class participants on fusing dichroic glass focal cabochon fired directly into PMC silver clay 


 

EXHIBITIONS/GALLERIES


      Redstone Art Festival, Redstone, CO 


      Kuhne Art Studios, Denver, CO 


      Word Play-Juried, Boulder, CO 


      Colorado Artist Guild, Denver, CO 


Gilpin County Art Assoc, Gilpin, CO 


She is Me, San Diego, CA 


Cigar Box, San Diego, CA 


Rags to Riches-Juried, Tacoma WCA

WCA Annual Art Show, Denver, CO

San Diego Art Institute, SD, CA 


Open Studios-Juried, Boulder, CO

Hands on Art, Silverthorne, CO


Right Side Gallery, Breckenridge, CO

Lines into Shapes, Estes Park, CO


Luminescence Glass Art, Denver, CO

Reinventing the Bra, San Diego, CA


North American Glass, Guilford, CT     Willow Artisans Market, Littleton Caboodle Gifts, Denver, CO   

Core Art Gallery, Lakewood, CO 

Boehm Gallery, San Marcos, CA
 Connie Hendrix Gallery, Marble CO       

San Diego, Yokohama Art Exchange

40 West Art Gallery, Lakewood, CO


 

         PUBLICATIONS

      American Art Collector-Catalog 


      Bead and Button Magazine 


      Art Glass Association-Calendar 


      Stained Glass Quarterly 


Open Studios-Guide Book/Calendar

Land Cruiser Association-Calendar


Glass Art Magazine


San Diego, Yokohama Art Exchange Catalog

 

 

 

AWARDS

Art Glass Association Annual Shows, San Diego, CA- 5 time 1st place winner, Best of Show

Gilpin County Art Exhibition, Gilpin, CO-3 time 1st place winner


Lines into Shapes, Estes Park, CO-1st place, Sculpture


Firemountain Gems, Grants Pass, OR, Medal-Seed Bead Accessory, Finalist-Metal Clay Necklace

 

CERTIFICTION

Precious Metal Clay Guild, Certified Artisan, J. Fred Wall, Instructor

•    Prometheus Metal Clay Instructor, Certified

 

        

 

EDUCATION

2015-              Post BFA Art K-12 Teacher Licensure

Metropolitan State University of Denver

2015-                       CLD-Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Endorsement

          Metropolitan State University of Denver

 

2015                         CTE Endorsement     

                  Metropolitan State University of Denver                                         

1999-                       MFA Fine Arts:                                                              

                           San Diego State University  

1995-                  BA Applied Design

          San Diego State University

1994                   Glass Casting

Penland School of Art

1991-1993               Glass Casting

Palomar College