Devon Elizabeth Matlock
Oakland, California
devonmatlock@gmail.com
www.devonmatlock.com
Bio
Devon Matlock is a mixed media artist whose work explores ways in which we invest power, memory, and personal mythologies into objects. She is trained in design, illustration, jewelry design & production, writing, and creative problem solving. Devon is available for freelancing.
Education
2014 BFA in Jewelry and Metal Arts, California College of the Arts
2005 - 2008 Rhode Island School of Design, Illustration and Jewelry & Metal Arts
Relevant Work Experience
2019 - Present Freelance Design, Transit of Venus, Oakland CA
2019 - 2021 Custom Design, Branding, and Social Media, at Nick Engel & Co., San Francisco CA
2015 - 2019 Copywriting and Social Media, Love & Luxe, San Francisco CA
2016 - 2017 Bench Jeweler, Love & Luxe, San Francisco CA
2015 Sales Associate, American Craft Council Show, Cheryl Rydmark, San Francisco CA
2014 - 2015 Sales Associate at Atomic Garden, Oakland CA
2014 Sales Associate, American Craft Council Show, School to Market Booth for California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA
2013 Sales Associate and Gallery Docent, Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles, Berkeley CA
2013 Sales Associate, American Craft Council Show, Booth for California College of the Arts, San Francisco CA
2009 Volunteer, Waste Not Want Not, nonprofit recycling art organization, Providence RI, wnwnprovidence.org
Group and Juried Exhibitions
2017 FLASH: A Select Exhibition of CCA Jewelry and Metal Arts Alumni
2017 Published in Metalsmith Magazine Vol. 37 No.4, Exhibition in Print, Repair and Renewal: Making Things Whole Again
2016 Northern California Enamels, Lireille Gallery, Oakland CA
2015 California Now, Juried Exhibition of Clay, Glass, & Enamel Art, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA
2014 Between the Shadow and the Soul, BFA thesis show, CCA College Avenue Galleries, Oakland CA
2014 360 Degrees (Invitational Ring Show), CCA College Avenue Galleries, Oakland CA
2014 What's So Funny? Isabel Percy West Gallery at CCA, Oakland CA
2014 The Brooch Show, Racine Arts Council, Racine WI
2014 Changing Hues: Color Embraced by Metalsmiths Around the World, fourth annual Ganoksin International Online Jewelry Exhibition
2014 The White Room (three-person show organized by Devon Matlock), CCA College Avenue Galleries, Oakland CA
2013 The Brooch Show, Racine Arts Council, Racine WI
2012 360 Degrees (Invitational Ring Show), CCA College Avenue Galleries, Oakland CA
2011 Dirt Palace Window Gallery, collaborative installation with Elaine Wang, Providence RI
Symposiums
2014 31st Annual Yuma Symposium, Yuma AZ
2013 Metalsmithing Bench Tricks, San Francisco Metal Arts Guild, Nahl Hall, Oakland CA
Workshops (Taught)
2016 Drawing on Enamel, Richmond Art Center, 1 day
2016 Boxes and Vessels, Richmond Art Center, 1 day
Workshops (Taken)
2016 Repair Level 2, Revere Academy, San Francisco, 3 days
2015 The Enameled Image, Jessica Calderwood, Richmond Art Center, 3 days
2015 New Surface Techniques for Resin, Jillian Moore, Danaca Designs Studio, 2 days
2014 Heart Workshop, Ruudt Peters, California College of the Arts, 1 day