EDUCATION
1999 MFA in Metalsmithing, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
1990 BFA in Sculpture, Minors in Metalsmithing and Art History, University of Akron, Akron, OH
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2009
My Space: Cleveland, Solo Exhibition. William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH2008
Labor + Industry, Invitational. Asterisk Gallery, Cleveland, OH2007
CLE+design+style = functionalart 2007, Invitational. Convivium 33 Gallery, Cleveland, OH (Stephen Yusko design for Rose Iron Works)
The New Steel, National Juried (SNAG Conference). Delta Axis Gallery, Memphis, TN Ironworks, Invitational. Blue Heron Gallery, Deer Isle, ME
Crossover: Combining Traditions, Invitational. Emily Davis Gallery, University of Akron,
Akron, OH2006
Furnished: Forged and Fabricated, Solo Exhibition. Xen Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
Stephen Yusko , Solo Exhibition , The Carnegie Galleries, Covington, KY
27th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition, National Juried, Mesa Contemporary Arts,
Mesa, AZ
Studio B Sculpture Invitational, in conjunction with Crossroads Cincinnati 2006 , International Sculpture Conference, Cincinnati, OH2005
Enclosed Within, Invitational, Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Resources: Coal, Steel, Rubber, Salt. National Juried, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, OH
Three Sculptors, Invitational, Hunt Gallery, Webster University, Webster Groves, MO 2004-20052005/2004
Educators/Educated: Jewelry and Metals in Ohio, National Invitational, Ohio traveling exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH; Butler Art Institute, Cleveland Institute of Art.2004
Iron: A New Vocabulary, National Invitational. Penland Gallery, Penland School of Crafts,
Penland, NC
Forging Bonds: Kentucky Blacksmiths and their Mentors, Lexington Arts & Cultural Center, Lexington, KY
Condenser House Works, Solo Exhibition, Bonsack Gallery, John Burroughs School,
St. Louis, MO
A Work in Progress: 25 Years, Invitational, National Ornamental Metal Museum,
Memphis, TN2003
Regarding Objects, Invitational, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, MO
Slammed, Six-person Invitational Exhibition, Gallery Urbis Orbis, St. Louis, MO
Stephen Yusko: Recent Works, Solo Exhibition, Fontbonne University Gallery, St. Louis, MO2002
Exquisite Scrap, National Invitational, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Forging Traditions, ABANA National Juried Exhibition, Pump House Regional Arts Center,
LaCrosse, WI
Recreation/ReCreation, National Invitational, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ2001
Ancient Futures: The Art of the Blacksmith at the 3rd Millennium, International Invitational, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft + Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Color on Metal, National Invitational, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD2000
IN/FORM 6, National Invitational, IN/FORM Gallery, St. Louis, MO
New Works/9 States, Regional Juried Exhibition, Art St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Master Works for Master Collectors, National Invitational, Gallery WDO, Charlotte, NC1999
Time and Materials, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Surplus Space Gallery, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Beacons for the New Millennium, National Invitational, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, MO
SELECTED AWARDS/HONORS
2005 Best of Show, Resources: Coal, Steel, Rubber and Salt
2003 Nominated for Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Grant
1999 First Place Award, Beacons for the New Millennium
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
2008-present Board of Trustees. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2007-present Artist-in-residence. Rose Iron Works, Cleveland, OH
1999-2006 Mount-maker, The Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
1993-1996 Artist-in-Residence, The National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, TN
SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2007
New England School of Metalwork, Auburn, ME. Summer Session, Blacksmithing Workshop2006
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Eight-Week Spring Concentration, Blacksmithing/ Sculpture2005
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL. Two-Day Blacksmithing Workshop and Lecture
University of Akron, Akron, OH. Pre-SNAG Conference Workshop and Lecture
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Summer Session, Blacksmithing Workshop2004
California Blacksmith Association, Cazadero, CA. Fall Conference, Demonstration/Lecture
New England School of Metalwork, Auburn, ME. Summer Session, Blacksmithing Workshop
Webster University, Webster Groves, MO. Spring semester, Adjunct Professor, Sculpture
Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO. Six-week Workshop, Small-scale Forging2003
Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Student Craft Institute (pre-summer session)2002
Webster University, Webster Groves, MO. Spring semester, Adjunct Professor, Sculpture
Maine Craft Association, Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Three Day Workshop
Haystack School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Student Craft Institute (pre-summer session)2001
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. Metalsmithing Department, Visiting Artist
Fontbonne University, St. Louis, MO. Spring semester, Adjunct Professor, Sculpture
Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, NJ. Summer Session, Blacksmithing Workshop2000
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME. Summer Session, Blacksmithing Workshop1999
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC. Eight-Week Fall Concentration, Blacksmithing/Sculpture
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2007
Lark Books; 500 Metal Vessels: Contemporary Exploration of Containment, Lark Books Publishing. pgs. 83, 100, 3572006
NICHE Magazine, McDaniel, Lynda; All That Glitters Isn't Gold, p. 147
Meilach, Dona. Iron Work Today, Inside & Out , Schiffer Publishing, p. 2332005
Hansson, Bobby. The Fine Art of the Tin Can, Revised Edition, Lark Books Publishing, p. 1532004
NOMM Foundation. A Work in Progress: 25 Years, Exhibition Catalog2001
McCreight, Tim, Bsullak, Nicole. Color on Metal, Madison, WI: GUILD Publishing, pgs. 16-192000
Meilach, Dona. The Contemporary Blacksmith, Schiffer Publishing, pgs. 136, 145, 146
Meilach, Dona. Direct Metal Sculpture, Schiffer Publishing, p. xi1999
McCreight, Tim. The Metalsmiths Book of Boxes and Lockets, Madison, WI: Hand Books Press,
p. 122 and back cover