Resume | Bio

Nissa Kubly
3302 E. Vermont Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85018 (480)-282-7946 nkubly@yahoo.com

Education

2003 MFA Metals/Jewelry, School of Art, Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
2001 Study Abroad Program, Arizona State University, Florence- Italy
2000 Teacher Certification, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
1998 Study Abroad Program, University of Georgia-Athens, Cortona-Italy
1998 BS- Studio Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Teaching Experience

2007-present Instructor of Jewelry, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
2006-present Instructor of Beginning Jewelry, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
2006 Instructor of Jewelry, Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ
2001-present Metalsmithing-Artist/Educator, Tempe Community Center, Tempe, AZ
2003 Instructor of Beginning Black & White Photography, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
2003 Instructor of Beginning Jewelry, Mesa Art Center, Mesa, AZ
2001-2003 Graduate Teaching Assistant (Teacher of Record), Arizona State University Tempe, AZ
2000 Student Teacher, Memorial High School, Madison, WI

Grants/ Awards

2004 Resident Artist, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass, CO
2004 Contemporary Forum Emerging Artist Material Fund, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
2002-2003 Graduate Research Grant, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2002 3M Innovative Tools (Society of North American Goldsmiths), Center for the Visual Arts at Metropolitan State College, Denver, CO (1stplace)
2000 Graduate Tuition Scholarship, ASU
2000-2003 Dean’s List, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1995-1998 Dean’s List, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2006 Suspension of Time, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Discovering A Path, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2004 Nissa Kubly, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 Macchine di Luce, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, School of Art, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008 Light & Image: The Object In View, Connecticut College, New London, CT
2006 Lensless: Images & Cameras, Ohio Wesleyan University Art Museum, Delaware, OH
2006 Legacy of an Artist and Educator: Dave Pimentel, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2006 20th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 Romancing the Shadows, Palo Alto Arts Center, Palo Alto, CA
2005 Momentary Preservation Landscapes; Collaboration with Jane Almirall, Good Girl Art Gallery, Springfield, MO
2005 Phoenix Art Museum, Previous Grant Award Winners, Phoenix, AZ
2004 Obsessions/ Compulsions, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 Steel & Stones, Shemer Art Center, Phoenix, AZ
2003 Two Person Regional Exhibition, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
2003 SNAG 2003: Making It In Metal, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
2002 Portable Camera Obscura , Group show, Eyelounge Contemporary Artspace, Phoenix, AZ
2002 Fugitive to Light, collaboration with James Hajicek & Carol Panaro-Smith, Burton Barr Central Library, Phoenix, AZ
2002 Annual MFA Summer Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU Tempe, AZ
2001 24th Annual Contemporary Crafts Show, Mesa Arts Center, Mesa, AZ
1998-1999 International Art Show; traveling from Cortona, Italy to Athens, Georgia

Galleries

Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Good Girl Art Gallery, Springfield, MO

Publications

2007 New York Post, April 17, Snap Judgment article by Sarah Schmerler
2005 New Times, vol.36 No.19
2004 Metro AZ, Summer, vol.8
2004 Design & Architecture, May, Vol.2 No.4
2004 Pinhole Journal, Interior/Exterior Spaces, Vol.20#1, April
2003 The State Press, Arizona State University, Tuesday, April 8
2003 ASU Insight, Arizona State University, Vol. 23, April 4
2003 Arizona Tribune, Sunday July 7
2002 SNAG/3M: Innovative Tools, catalog & CD- ROM, by Susan Ramljak & Edward S. Cooke, Jr.
2002 SNAG News, September, Vol.10, No.4
2001 Metalsmith Magazine, Fall Vol.2, Number 5

Art Fairs

2008 AIPAD, New York City, (through Lisa Sette Gallery)
2007 AIPAD, New York City, (through Lisa Sette Gallery)
2007 Photo LA, Santa Monica Auditorium, (through Lisa Sette Gallery)
2006 photo Miami (through Lisa Sette Gallery)
2006 Photo LA, Santa Monica Auditorium, (through Lisa Sette Gallery)
2006 AIPAD, New York City, (through Lisa Sette Gallery)
2005 AIPAD, Santa Fe (through Lisa Sette Gallery)
2004 Art Chicago, Navy Pier, (through Lisa Sette Gallery)

Collections

Ohio Wesleyan University Art Museum, Delaware, OH
Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, Chicago, IL

Commissions

2005 Segura Publishing Company, Mesa, AZ, metalwork for Vik Muniz project
2003 Alchemy Studio, Phoenix, AZ , metalwork for Jim Hajieck & Carol Panero-Smith

Memberships

2007-2008 Arizona Designer Craftsmen 2006, 2002-03, 1998-99 Society of North American Goldsmiths
2004-06 Contemporary Forum, Phoenix Art Museum

Additional Professional Activities

2003-present Own & maintain private metals and photography studio producing commission and gallery artwork.
2006 Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference, Chicago, IL
2001,2002 Yuma Symposium, Yuma, AZ