Chair, Metals Department
210.224-1848 ext. 413
gschott@swschool.org
http://wonderobject.blogspot.com/
Education
MFA, Metal/Jewelry Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL
BFA Studio Art-Metal/Jewelry Concentration, University of Wisconsin Stout, WI
Apprentice-Goldsmith, Gold and Silver Creations, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Professional Experience/Workshops/Residencies/Lectures
2011
Pecha kucha: Vol.3 Presenter, Center for Architecture, San Antonio, TX
Visiting Artist, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI
2010
Organizer of No Boundaries, SNAG Student Exhibition, Houston, TX
2009
Society for Contemporary Craft, Lecture, Pittsburgh, PA
Edinboro University Workshop – Simple Mechanical Motion, PA
Austin Museum of Art Workshop – Simple Mechanical Motion for Artists
Portfolio Reviewer, Society of North American Goldsmiths conference, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Visiting Artist, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 2007-2008
Visiting Assistant Professor, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
2005
Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Design Works, Mechanical Playthings, Galveston, TX
Group Exhibitions
2011
CODA Leadership Conference, CODAchrome 2011, Portland, ME
Bellevue Arts Museum, Exhibition in Motion, Seattle, WA
2010
Figure One Gallery, 20/20, Champaign, IL
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, CraftTexas, Houston, TX
Goldesberry Gallery, Two-Person exhibition: Kevin Titzer and Gary Schott, Houston, TX
gallery 1724, Not The Family Jewels, Bissonet, Houston, TX
Miami University Art Museum, Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century, Miami, OH
DeFine Metal and Fiber, online exhibition – www.crafthaus.ning.com
2009
SOFA Chicago, Sienna Gallery
Stick if to ‘em – Pins Behaving Badly, onlinexhibition – www.crafthaus.ning.com)
Society for Contemporary Craft, LEAP Award Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
AAW Gallery of Wood Art, CODAchrome-A snapshot of Craft in North America, St. Paul, MN
Design Works, Return.Rebuild.Renew, Galveston, TX
The Hoffman Gallery, OCAC, Next Iconoclasts, Portland, OR
2008
Diverse Arts, location: body, Austin, TX (2-person)
Lawndale Art Center, Dia de los Muertos, Houston, TX
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, 500 Pendants and Lockets, San Francisco, CA
Texas Tech University, Content in Contemporary Jewelry Design and Metalsmithing, Lubbock, TX
The Rockport Art Center, wood/metal/glass, Rockport, TX
Shaw Gallery, Pop Culture Collision, Northeast Harbor, ME
Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, The Five Senses, Alexandria, VA
Mesa Arts Center, 29th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa, AZ
2007
Stephen F. Austin State University, Faculty Exhibition, Nacogdoches, TX
I-space Gallery, Dookie: 2007 UIUC MFA Show, Chicago, IL
Krannert Art Museum, A History of New, Champaign, IL
Wayne Art Center, CRAFTFORMS 2007, Wayne, PA
2006
Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, Martini Squared2, New Orleans, LA Zaruba Gallery, Mclean, MD
i-Space Gallery, Body: Internalized / Externalized, Chicago, IL
The Kinsey Institute, University of Indiana, 1st Annual Juried Erotic Art Show, Bloomington, IN
Decorative Arts Museum, 31st Annual Toys Designed by Artists, Little Rock, AK
College of DuPage, Gahlberg Gallery, Parameters of Preciousness, Glen Ellyn, IL
Awards/Scholarships/Grants
2010 Juror’s Award, CraftTexas 2010, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston , TX
2009 LEAP Award, The Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA (national top emerging artist)
2008 Honorable Mention, The Five Senses, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
Stephen F. Austin State University Mini-Grant, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
2007 School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Teaching Excellence Award
NICHE Student Awards Finalist, Buyers Market of American Craft
2006 Society of North American Goldsmiths, SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarship Winner
Reviews/Publications
2010
Steel Wire Jewelry, Lark Books
CraftTexas, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (catalogue)
2008
The Art of Wood Jewelry, Lark Books
500 Pendants and Lockets, Lark Books
2007
Art Jewelry, former Refined award winners
Buzz, SFA Faculty Exhibition
500 Metal Vessels, Lark Books
Mesa 28th Annual Contemporary Crafts, Mesa Art Center (catalogue)
2006
Metalsmith Magazine, SNAG 2006 Educational Endowment Scholarship Winners, vol. 26 number 5
American Craft Magazine, exhibition review, Object Lessons, Oct./ Nov. ‘06 issue
The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry, Lark Books
Collections
The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University at Bloomington
Furlong Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout
