Artist Statement
I am trained as a welder, machinist, and jeweler, and have worked in engineering and custom metal fabrication shops. Several years ago, I returned to making things of my own design.
Everything that I make is hand crafted, starting with plain sheet metal, wire, and various steel bar. I take pride in the quality of my craftsmanship. It provides a framework for my creativity and is like my signature.
While my work reflects my training and expertise in industrial techniques, I also draw my inspiration from the shapes, balance, and forces of nature.
Artist CV
  1. EDUCATION
  3. 2013     Computer Integrated Machining, Durham Tech. Durham, NC
  4. 2010     Level 1 Class, Yesteryear School of Blacksmithing, Amelia, VA
  5. 2009    Welding Technology, Alamance Community College, Graham, NC
  6. 2008    Beginning Jewelry, Fall Concentration, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
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  9. SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS
  11. 2022    Abstractions of Nature, Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY
  13. 2019    Forces of Nature/Tensions of Man, Earlville Opera House Galleries, Earlville, NY
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  16. GROUP SHOWS
  18. 2023    January 7 - February 22     Sprawling Visions, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
  19.             June 6 - July 15                 Metal, The Smithy Gallery, Cooperstown, NY
  20.             July 3 - October 6             Cherry Valley Summer Sculpture Trail, Cherry Valley, NY
  21.             July 7 - 30                         Behind the Trail, 25 Main Collective, Cherry Valley, NY
  23. 2022    National Exhibition of the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY
  24.             Flowers, Trees & Roots: The Wild World of Plants, View Arts, Old Forge, NY
  25.             50th Anniversary Retrospective Exhibit, Earlville Opera House Galleries, Earlville, NY
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  27. 2021     Cherry Valley Summer Sculpture Trail, Cherry Valley, NY
  28.             The Art of New York, The Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY
  29.             Adrift, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
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  31. 2020    Bloom & Grow: brilliant botanicals, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
  32.             The Cup, The Mug, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
  33.             Sidewalk Art Show, Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY
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  35. 2019     Discovery: Emerging Artists 2019, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY
  36.             Small Works 2019, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY
  37.             When Darkness Falls, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
  38.             Dare Small, The Cluster Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
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  41. RECOGNITIONS
  43. 2021     Award of Excellence, The Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, NY
  44. 2020    Juror's award, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
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  47. PUBLICATIONS
  49. 2010    60 Wrd/Min Art Critic, Lori Waxman, Durham, NC                                                                          www.60wrdmin.org/artwork/1459506_Collin_Blackmore.html

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