PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATION:

Designer of jewelry and metal objects
Teacher of jewelry design and metalwork

EDUCATION:

East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)
  MFA, 1981 - Metal Design and Textile Design
  BFA, 1977 - Metal Design and Textile Design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Society of Louisiana Artists in Metal - SLAM (New Orleans, LA), 2000
  Roll mill embossing and die forming instructor

Metairie Park Country Day School (New Orleans, LA), 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000
  Colony at Country Day Workshop
  Instructor, basic jewelry techniques

Savannah College of Art and Design (Savannah, GA), 1990
  Workshop leader, creating surface textures on metal
  Roxanne Reep, Course Director

Southern California Institute of Architecture (Santa Monica, CA), 1989
  Instructor, metal and jewelry techniques
  Instructor, “Conjugate Objects”
  Coy Howard, Course Director

Delgado Community College (New Orleans, LA), 1987-1988
  Department of Humanities and Fine Arts
  Instructor, jewelry techniques with emphasis on modern design
  Instructor, art history

Metairie Park Country Day School (New Orleans, LA), 1987, 2000
  Workshop leader, roll mill embossing and die forming

Thomas Mann Design (New Orleans, LA), 1985-1986
  Jeweler’s Assistant

East Carolina University (Greenville, NC), 1979-1981
  Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Art, Design Department
  Teaching Assistant, jewelry studio

RESEARCH:

“Experiments in Surface Treatment of Metal Using Texture and Color”,
Graduate Thesis, East Carolina School of Art, 1981

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

East Carolina University (Greenville, NC), 1998
     Enamel Symposium, course directed by Robert Ebendorf
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA), 1996
     Chain Making Workship with Chris Hentz
New Orleans School of Glassworks (New Orleans, LA), 1996
     Metal Coloring and Resins Workshop with Sandy Zilker
Studio Inferno (New Orleans, LA), 1994
     Fold Forming in Metal Workshop with Charles Lewton-Brain
Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA), 1987
     Fusion of Petterned Metal Wrokshop with Kate Wagel
Penland School of Crafts (Penland, NC), 1984
     Titanium and Niobium Workshop with Inad Kaplan
East Carolina University (Greenvill, NC), 1977-1980
     Pewter Workshop with Fred Fenster
     Photoech Workshop with Eleanor Moty
     Casting Workshop with Fred Woell

Environmental Boxes - LeMieux Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1998
New Works - LeMieux Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1992
Jewelry As Art - LeMieux Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1988
Graduate Work Collection - East Carolina University (Greenville, NC), 1980
Senior Exhibition -East Carolina University (Greenville, NC), 1977

CC's - CAC Suitcase Gallery - CC's Coffeehouse (New Orleans, LA), 2000
Dog Days of Summer - Lemieux Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 2000
13th Annual Juried Exhibit - George Ohr Arts & Cultural Center (Biloxi, MS), 1999
Collectible Furniture and Miniature Show - Metairie Park Country Day Fine Arts Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1999
From Our Hands to Your Hands - Rhino Gallery 10th Anniversary Exhibition, African-American Museum (New Orleans, LA), 1998
Ju Ju Jewels, 8 from the Crescent City - Art and Soul Gallery (Alexandria, VA), 1996
Metaliferous - Society of Louisiana Artists in Metal, RHINO Contemporary Craft Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1995
Meltdown - Society of Louisiana Artists in Metal, Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, LA), 1993, 1994, 1996
Southeastern Juried Exhibition - Fine Arts Museum of the South (Mobile, AL), 1993
Louisiana Contemporary Crafts Exhibition (Baton Rouge, LA), 1993
Outstanding Alumni Exhibition - East Carolina University School of Art (Greenville, NC), 1992
Margo Manning, Jewelry, and Deedra Ludwig, Painting - LeMieux Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1991
Arts Against AIDS Ornament Exhibition, Limited Edition Pin - Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, LA), 1990
Margo Manning, Jewelry, and Mary Lee Eggart, Watercolor - LeMieux Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1989
Artist’s Liaison - Del Mano Gallery (Los Angeles, CA), 1988
The Useful Arts; Useable Objects by Louisiana Craftsmen, Edward Lucie-Smith, Curator - Contemporary Arts Center (New Orleans, LA), 1987
Our Group - LeMieux Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
New Orleans/New Mexico - RHINO Contemporary Craft Gallery (New Orleans, LA), 1987
Art For Art’s Sake - Contemporary Crafts Center (New Orleans, LA), 1985, 1987
Metalsmith ‘81 - University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS), 1981
Dichotomies - Gray Museum of Art (Greenville, NC), 1980
Bicentennial Exhibition of Piedmont Crafts - Mint Museum of Art (Charlotte, NC), 1980

American Craft Council Fair (Chicago, IL), 1998
American Craft Council Fair (Columbus, OH), 1995, 1997
American Craft Council Fair (Baltimore, MD), 1991, 1992, summer 1999, 2000
American Craft Council Fair (San Francisco, CA), 1991
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (New Orleans, LA), 1984-2000

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

Society of Louisiana Artists in Metal (SLAM), 1993-present
Society of Louisiana Artists in Metal, President 1995-1996
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), 1986-present
Louisiana Grafts Guild, 2000