Marilyn O'Hara Metalsmithing www.marilynohara.com
O'Hara Studios Photography www.oharastudios.com
oharastudios@gmail.com
phone: 469-450-5058
Marilyn O’Hara Studios, Dallas, Texas, 1981-Present Owner, Designer, Metalsmith, jewelry product & brand development, marketing, production, sales Ghost Designer – design development, original prototypes, fabrication and production
including Zale's, Bachendorf's & Individual National Designers Jewelry Photographer- specializing in advertising, marketing, branding for jewelry artists, as well as, advertising photography for national magazines ( MJSA, American Style, American Craft, Niche, InStyle, InDesign) Marketing consultant- consultation for artist’ business: marketing, branding, sales, design development
Craft Guild of Dallas, Co-Chair of Metals Department & Instructor, 2009-Present Craft Guild of Dallas, Workshop Coordinator, 2010-Present Craft Guild of Dallas, Board of Directors, 2011-2012
Craft Guild of Dallas, Advisory Board, 2009-2010, Current Antique Jewelry Exchange, Tucson, Arizona 1979-1981
Manager –Repair Department: Inventory, Quality control, Customer Service, Repair and restoration of antique jewelry and watch cases, including 14kt, 18kt and Platinum.
Tree of Life Silversmith Gallery, Cape May, New Jersey 1975-1979 Owner, Silversmith: Marketing, Sales, Inventory, Product Development O’Hara Woodworking, Inc., Dallas Texas 1975-1989 Vice-President/ Treasurer of Corporation Inventory, Job Quote, Customer Consultation, Accounting, Receivables Teaching Experience The Dallas Craft Guild, 2009-Present University of Arizona, Graduate Teaching Associate, 1980-1981
Education
North Texas University, BFA, Metalsmithing/Photography 1979
Texas Women’s University: Graduate study
University of Arizona: Graduate study- Metals department, 1979-1981
Gemological Institute of America: Diamond Grading, 1989
Gemological Institute of America: Jewelry Design, 1990
Gemological Institute of America: Advanced Diamond Setting, 1991
Southern Methodist University: Graduate study, 1998
University of Texas, Dallas: Graduate study, 2003
Colin College: Professional Photography, Terry Weir, 2007-2008
Master’s Study: Harlan Butt (UNT), Heiki Seppa, Gene Pijanowski (Purdue), Bud Green (TWU), Michael Croft (ASU),
Jean Stark, John Cogswell (SUNY), Linda Darty(ECU), Rhonda Coryell (JSI), Fabrizio Acquafresca, David Huang,
Carol Webb, Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez (RIT), Jayne Redman, Betty Helen Longhi, Tom Muir (BGSU)
Metalcyberspace.com Argentium Silver Guild
University of Dallas Arts Gallery Fall Arts Festival, 2002
Contemporary Art Museum, Dallas Group Exhibition, 2001
Transitions, Dallas Two-Man Exhibition, 2000
Live Oak Lofts, Dallas Group Exhibition, 1998
Art Illusions, Dallas Solo Exhibition, 1997
Phoenix Art Museum Four Corners States’ Biennial, 1980
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock Prints, Drawings & Crafts Exhibition *Award, 1980
University of North Texas Gallery, Denton Group Exhibition, *Purchase Award, 1979
Cape May Craft Fair Craft show & sale, Cape May Court House, NJ, 1976-1978
Atlantic City Holiday Craft Show Art show & sale, Atlantic City, 1977
Wheaton Arts Craft Show Craft Show & Sale, Millville, NJ, 1977
Oktoberfest Craft Show Craft Show, Cape May, NJ, 1978
Private Collections:
Elton John
Oprah Winfrey
Hillary Clinton
Winona Judd
Dolly Parton
Book Publications: Secret Shop Weapons, MJSA Press, 2012 Silversmithing for Jewelry Makers, by Elizabeth Bone, Interweave Press, 2012 Showcase 500 Rings, Lark Crafts/Sterling Press, 2012 500 Earrings, Lark Crafts/Sterling Press, 2011 Fine Woodworking Design Book Two, Taunton Press, Fine Woodworking Magazine, 1979
Photo Journalism: Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist, Photography for feature article- Granulation, 2007 Art Jewelry Magazine, Photography for feature article- Keumboo, 2008 Art Jewelry Magazine, Photography for feature article- Spiculum, 2012 Press & Publications- Jewelry Best of America Jewelry Artists & Artisans, Volume 1, Kennedy Publishing, 2007 Wholesale Crafts Buyers Guide, spring 2007 American Craft Magazine, Feb/March 2007
American Craft Magazine, Dec/Jan 2007 Metalsmith Magazine, Exhibition in Print, 2006 Modern Luxury Dallas Magazine, February 2005, Addison Guide, winter 2005
Dallas Morning News, October 10, 2005
Addison Guide, 2005
Modern Luxury Dallas Magazine, May 2005 Cowboys & Indians Magazine, May 1998 Cowboys & Indians Magazine, July 1998
Fine Woodworking Design Book Two, Taunton Press, Fine Woodworking Magazine, 1979
For information on classes and workshops by Marilyn O'Hara visit The Craft Guild of Dallas
Upcoming workshops: Fold Forming 1, Hydraulic Press, and Scoring & Bending