CV
978-319-7434 mobile
54 Fitch Bridge Road, Groton, MA 01450
Represented By Three Stones Gallery, Concord, MA
Education
2014, 2016 and 2018 North Country Studio Workshops, Bennington, VT
1986 - 1988 Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1984 - 1985 Harvard Extension, Cambridge, MA
1975 - 1976 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
Exhibitions
2020 Downtown Hot Box. A dance + sculpture collaboration event with Amanda Whitworth. Groton, MA
2019 Collaborative Installation, A Person of Interest, Museum of the White Mountains
2018 Crane Estate Annual Juried Show, Ipswich, MA
2018 Group Exhibition, Canterbury Shaker Village Arts Week
2017 Group Exhibition, Three Stones Gallery, Concord, MA
2017 Solo Show, Owen Smith Shuman Gallery, Recast, Groton, MA
2016 Group Exhibition, SculptFest 2016- “Forecast Now”,Carving Studio and Sculpture Center,
2015 Group Exhibition, Source Gallery, Groton, MA
2016 Group Exhibition, Owen Smith Shuman Gallery, Fitch’s Bridge, Groton, MA
2012 and 2013 Exhibitor, Collaboration, The Boston Flower & Garden Show
2012 Couture Designer, Three Rivers Arts Fashion Show, Ayer MA
Commissions
2019 Wall Sculpture, Groton Public Library
2018 Polymorphic Fence, Private Commission, Wellesley, MA
2016 Polytrophic Fence, Private Commission, Concord, MA
2015 Public Art, 911 Memorial constructed using I-beam salvaged from the WTC. Groton, MA
2007 Public Art, a pair of benches placed along the Nashua River Rail Trail
2004 Public Art, “Lost” Mechanical Book. Groton Public Library
2005 Public Art, Trees Gate, Groton Public Library
1988 - Ongoing, Numerous private commissions conceived and constructed in the course of my metalworking career. See my websites rayciemny.com and artisaniron.com
Teaching Experience
2018 Studio Assistant, Mixed Media, North Country Studio Workshops, Bennington, VT
2018-2022 Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, Language of Sculpture, Metal Sculpture and Technique Immersion
2017-2022 Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, Metal Sculpture and Technique Immersion
2016-2020 Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, Welded Sculpture
2014 New England Blacksmiths Spring Meet, Forge Master A group project making panels for an ongoing Totem Project
2011 & 2012 Open Studio, Groton, MA Beginning Forging Workshop
2011 Lawrence Academy, Winterim, 2 Week Blacksmithing Workshop for high school students
1998 - 2007 Annual Blacksmithing Demonstration, Age of Iron, Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, MA
Residencies
2018 Canterbury Shaker Village Arts Week
Membership and Organizations
New England Blacksmiths
New England Sculptors Association
Society of the Yeoman Craftsman, Founding Member
Planning Committee, North Country Studio Workshops