Renee Holliday Waxhaw, NC
reneehollidayjewelry.com reneehollidayjewelry@gmail.com
Education
2021 MFA Studio Art, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 BFA Jewelry/Metals, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
GPA 3.5, Dean’s list all semesters.
Grants/Awards/Fellowships
2018 President’s Choice Award, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Dorthy Jones Women’s Studies Award, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 3rd Place Winner, CoroArt Coroplast Tape Corporation, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Dean’s Meritorious Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Transfer Garnet Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Out of State, Merit Fellowship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Post Traditional Student Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Outstanding Jewelry/Metals Student, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2016 Dean’s Meritorious Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2016 Garnet Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2016 Out of State, Merit Fellowship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2016 Alfred Ward Merit Award, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2015 Dean’s Meritorious Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2015 Garnet Scholarship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2015 Out of State, Merit Fellowship, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2015 Work Study Scholarship, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA
Exhibitions
2021 Fiber Stories: Craft Boston, The Society of Arts + Crafts, Boston, MA
NYCxDesign, AdornAxis, New York, NY
YES / AND, Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2020 Unravelling Familial Expectations, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Casting Call, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, NC
[NOT SO] Common Objects, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2019 Identity, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
RESONANCE, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Jewelry!, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Student Showcase, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2018 30th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
The Anthology, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
A Sense of Place, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Salt Paper Studio Art Party Exhibition, Salt Paper Studio, Rock Hill, SC
SHIFT, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Student Showcase, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2017 CoroArt, Arts Council of York County, Rock Hill, SC
CoroArt, Coroplast Tape Corporation, Rock Hill, SC
20x20 Pecha Kutcha, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Salon de Refuses’ Show, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
29th Annual Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Unconventional Departures, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2016 Adorn: Contemporary Jewelry, (Invitation), McColl Center, Charlotte, NC
Pervasive Pollution, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Pervasive Pollution, SNAG Next, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC
Pervasive Pollution, The Fuller Projects, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Pervasive Pollution, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2015 Sold Out Sculpture Show, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
A Piece A Day, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Professional Affiliations
Society of North American Metalsmiths
Guild of Emerging Metalsmiths
Handweaver’s Guild of America
American Craft Council
Additional Education/Professional Travel
2021 Electroforming Bronze Mesh with Dennis Nahabetian, Pocosin School of Fine Craft, Zoom
2020 Grant Writing for Artists, C4 Atlanta & The McColl Center, Zoom
Financial Literacy 101: Budgeting Basics for Creatives, C4 Atlanta & The McColl Center, Zoom
Goal Setting for Artists, C4 Atlanta & The McColl Center, Zoom
Teaching Artist Tuesdays, Paving a Vision: Be Entrepreneurial or ?, NC Arts Council & NC Central University, Zoom
Natural Dyeing with Catharine Ellis, John C. Campbell Folk School, Zoom
Advocating for Transfer Student Success, NISTS Conference, Atlanta, GA
REIMAGINING the Transfer Student Experience, NISTS Conference, Atlanta, GA
Material Topics: Contemporary Clarity ECU Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2019 The Democratic Cup Artist Lecture, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Material Topics: State of Adornment: Subject to Change ECU Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2018 Crafting History Lecture, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Material Topics: Deconstruct/Reconstruct ECU Symposium, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC
Culling the Sand, Artist Lecture with Tara Locklear, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Concrete Casting with Demi Tomloudis, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017 Paper Making with Laura Wood, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
The Altered Image with Christina Smith, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Champleve’ Techniques, Marissa Saneholtz, Pitt Community College, Winterville, NC
Material Topics: Collective Voices ECU Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2016 Stone Setting Techniques, Joanna Gollberg, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
SNAG Next Conference, Asheville, NC
Get Your Sh*t Together Artist Lecture, Gwynne R. Smith, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Lean In, Get Messy, & Find Your Super Power, Gwynne R. Smith, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Making A Living as an Artist Lecture, Anna Kenar, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Arrowmont School of Crafts Artist Lecture: Julia Gartrell, Charlie Ryland, Sarah Rachel Brown,
Drew Davis Johnson, Skye Livingston, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Wire Armature and Pig Gut, Sarah Rachel Brown, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Catch of the Day, Tom Muir, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Bench Tips and Tricks, Jayden Moore, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Artist Lecture, Kathleen Brown, Fine Arts Center, Greenville, SC
2015 Unique Stone Setting Techniques, Anna Johnson, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Business Lecture, Laura Wood, Jewelry and Metal Artist Collective/Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Rings Galore & Tool Making, Timothy Lazure, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC
Found Objects, Robert Ebendorf, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, NC
Alchemist Picnic; MidAtlantic Metals Retreat, Touchstone Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA
Trompoli’ Lecture, Eric Serritella, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Salt Water Etching, Arthur Hash, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Working with Tin and Found Objects, Marlene True, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Powder Coating and Process, Anne Fiala, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Clay Handbuilding and Decoration, Shoko Terayuma, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Clay Templates and Handbuilding, Matt Keller, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Mokume Gane’, Wayne Werner, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Prismacolor and Process, Geri Zhiss, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Material Topics: Crafting Connections East Carolina Symposium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
2014 Throwing Techniques, Gaye Smith, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
Enameling Techniques, Katie Potorela, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
2013 Mixed Metal Mania, Kim and Norm St Jean, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Employment/related experience
2021-22 Instructor of Record, Basic Jewelry Making and Metalsmithing Techniques, Central Piedmont Community College
Instructor of Record: Introduction to Jewelry and Metals, Winthrop University
2020-21 Graduate Assistant, Fine Arts Department, Winthrop University
2020-18 Graduate Assistant, Military, Adult, & Transfer Students, Winthrop University
2017 Head Studio Assistant, Jewelry/Metals, Winthrop University
2017 Staff Coordinator, Military, Adult, and Transfer Services, Winthrop University
2017-15 Studio Monitor, Jewelry/Metals, Winthrop University
2017-16 Orientation Leader and Mentor, Winthrop University