Lorin M. Taoka

1407 Bernard #124

Denton TX 76201

loringtaoka@gmail.com


Education

  • Master of Fine Arts candidate—Metalsmithing/Jewelry
    Toulouse School of Graduate Studies at The University of North Texas
    Denton, TX
  • Bachelor of Arts—General Studies
    University of Toledo
    Toledo OH
    Graduated May 2008
    G.P.A. – 3.96 (Summa Cum Laude)
  • Plymouth Regional High School
    Plymouth NH
    Graduated May 2004
    G.P.A. – 3.67
  • Continuing Education at The Toledo Museum of Art

 

Selected Exhibitions

  • Cresting: SNAG Juried Student Digital Image Show, juried exhibition, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, March 5th to March 8th, 2008

  • Wearable Expressions, international juried exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Ranchos Palos Verdes, CA, February 22nd to April 13th, 2008

  • Bling, juried exhibition, projekt30.com, November 30th – January 12st 2008

  • Invited artist, Environments, Space237, Toledo OH, October 19th – January 5th 2007-2008

  • Stellar Sightings, Center for Visual Arts at The University of Toledo, April 26th 2007

  • Objects Discarded, Objects Revered, Space237, Toledo OH, April 21st – June 2nd 2006

 

Assistantships

  • Studio Assistant/Intern to Aureole Press under Tim Geiger, Spring 2008

  • Studio Assistant under Danielle Crissman, August 2007

 

Teaching Experience

  • Guest lecturer/demonstrator, Street Art Series, Arts Village - Bowling Green State University, October 15th 2007 – Focus on letter form, typography and the use of and variety of supplies associated with graffiti art

 

Workshops

  • Big Metals Blow Out, University of Toledo, Spring 2006

 

Lectures Attended

  • Julie Mehretu, City Sightings, Detroit Institute of Art, October 30th 2007

  • Donald Friedlich, Things That Make My Heart Beat Faster, Bowling Green State University, October 18th 2007

  • The Birth of Containment: Ceremony, Ornament and the Vessels of Tom Muir, Bowling Green State University, February 9th 2006

 

Publications

  • “Plant,” “Don’t Bring a Knife to a Gun-Fight,” “Abstract #2,” and “Somnolence,” Featured Artist, Bloodlotus, Vol. 1, Issue 5, May 2007, www.bloodlotus.org

 

Professional Memberships

  • Society of North American Goldsmiths

  • La Sociedad Nacional Hispánica (National Spanish Honor Society) Beta Epsilon Chapter, University of Toledo

  • Golden Key International Honour Society, University of Toledo Chapter

  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, University of Toledo Chapter

  • Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, University of Toledo Chapter

 

Awards and Honors

  • Harlan W. Butt Metalsmithing and Jewelry Studies Scholarship – The University of North Texas

  • Master of Fine Arts Academic Achievement Scholarship – The University of North Texas

  • Who’s Who among Students in American Colleges and Universities, 2008 edition.

  • University of Toledo Pride Scholarship, 2004 through 2008

  • University of Toledo Out of State Award Scholarship, 2004 through 2008.