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Leather Art

Currently enrolled in the Chicago School of Shoemaking and Leather Art

3717 N. Ravenswood Ave 113

Chicago ILL 60613

United States

Metalsmithing

*Metal Jewelry, John C Campbell Folk School, Jim Anderson

*Pebble jewelry. Meredith Baxter. North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN USA.

*Drawing on metal.  Advanced workshops with Deb Karash and Mary Karg. 

*Individual Training and workshops supported by the Donald G. Humanities Trust Individual Artist Grant and workshops in flame painting copper. Arkansas Craft School, Mountain View, Arkansas, USA. Rachael and Skip Mathews. http://www.coppercolorists.com  

*Metalsmithing classes at Metal Heart Jewelry. Kirk Slar, Minneaplis, MN  USA. 

Basketweaving

*North House Folk School, Duluth, MN USA

Duluth Basket Guild, Duluth, MN. USA

*John C Campbell Folk School, Brassport, NC. USA. 

*Annual Bead and Button Show, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

*Ely Weavers and Fiber Guild, Ely, MN

Tapestry Weaving

*I have studied with several well known tapestry weavers in the United States, Mexico, Norway, and Scotland. 

*Three month artistic travel to England, Wales, and Scotland to study ancestral sense of place experienced through paper collage.

*Study of Norwegian and Swedish textiles in Norway and Sweden. Recipient of the 2007 Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative grant to study textiles in Norway and Sweden with the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum located in Decorah, Iowa, USA. 

*Southwest Institute of Technical and Further Education in Australia (TAFE) Diploma of Art in Tapestry classes http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/ 2002 - 2004.

*Weavers Guild Minnesota, Minneapolis, MH

Miscellaneous 

*Mentor Series, Developing Your Artistic Potential, David Feinberg, Art Colony, Grand Marais, MN

*Trees-Identifying and Sketching them, Marilyn Brandenberer, John C Campbell Folk School

*Interpreting the Landscape, Christine Baeumler Split Rock, UMN, at Cloquet Forestry Station

*Cartoon Drawing, Brian Platt, Hay on Wye, England

Pamela owns and sells her art in the Ely Art & Soul Gallery  & Gift House in Ely, MN, USA  55731.

Exhibitions, events, awards                     

*Pamela J Davis has studied internationally and domestically with acclaimed tapestry artists, beaders, and coppersmiths. 

*Pamela J Davis has been awarded funding from the Minnesota States Arts Board, the Arrowhead Regional Art Center, and local organizations such as the Donald G. Humanities Trust Individual Artist Grant in Ely, MN, USA. 

*Pamela J Davis' art is displayed in numerous permanent and private collections, exhibits internationally, nationally, and locally.​ 

*Public Displays

​Ramsey Washington County Watershed District Building, St. Paul, Minnesota  USA

Ely Public Library, Ely, Minnesota, USA

Formal Education

* Chicago School of Shoemaking and Leather Arts, currently enrolled in Professional Leather certificate

*Southwest Institute of Technical and Further Education in Australia (TAFE) Diploma of Art in Tapestry classes http://www.swtafe.vic.edu.au/

*Ph.D. classes completed. University of Minnesota. USA.  Water Resources Science.
*Masters of Science. University of Minnesota. USA. Water Resources Science. 

*San Francisco State University, California, USA. Science preparation classes.    

   
*Bentley College, Massachusetts, USA. Business classes.     

                                                    
*University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire. USA. Bachelor of Arts Psychology.