Hughes-Bosca: The Synergy of Partnership
Both Mary Hughes and Caro-Gray Bosca are nationally recognized goldsmiths whose individual work has been honored by inclusion in museums and private estates across the country. Their collaboration brings you a collection far more exciting than either imagined alone.
Discipline and expertise in traditional goldsmithing techniques are the foundation for all fine jewelry creations, but Hughes-Bosca adds the unexpected by blending each one's unique influences over a lifetime of creativity. One brings the boldness honed during her training as a blacksmith. One brings the ethereal lightness gained through piloting her own aircraft. Both find fascination in the architectural constructs of man and nature.
The artistic synergy of these two talents enhances each fine piece. As you explore these pages, the successful pairing of substance and durability with precious materials will surprise and delight you. Refined details will draw your eye to the clasps and settings, while the beautiful designs intoxicate your soul. Embrace the perfect partnerships: Hughes and Bosca, expertise and quality, luxury and you.
Education
Hughes earned her BFA with Distinction on the west coast at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, while Bosca earned her BFA on the east coast at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University in Boston, MA. In addition, Hughes completed an MFA and Graduate Assistantship in Metal Arts at Boston University, Boston, MA.
Individually and together, their accomplished resumes feature:
Exhibitions
2010 Oro Y Negro, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
2009 Hughes Bosca Holiday Preview: Whitney Abrams, Chicago, IL
2009 Hughes Bosca: Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
2008 Anti War Medals, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
2007 Hughes Bosca: Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
2005 Hughes Bosca: Michelle Mercaldo Gallery, Boston, MA
2005 Hughes Bosca Once in a Blue Moon, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
2003 Kept in Chains, Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
2003 Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA, 2003
2002 Hughes-Bosca: Two-Woman Show, DeNovo, Palo, Alto, CA
2002 Charm Bracelets , Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
2001 Romancing the Pearl , Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME
2001 Hughes-Bosca: Two-Woman Show, Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
1997 Contemporary Crown Jewelry, solo show, Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
1993 Invitational Christmas Ornament Show of 100 American Artists, The White House, Washington, DC,
Shows
2010 American Craft Show, New York, NY
2009 One of a Kind Show, Chicago, IL
2008 Golden Tree, New York Junior League, NY
1988-2010 CraftBoston, Boston, MA
2003-2010 American Craft Council Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
1998, 2002-2003, 2008-20019 Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC
2002-2009 American Craft Exposition, Evanston, IL
1999-2003, 2005, 2007, 2009-2010 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
1998-2002 Crafts America, Washington, DC
1999 Artrider Spring Crafts, NYC
1998 A.C.E. Craft Fair, San Francisco, CA
1998 A.C.E. Craft Fair, Atlanta, GA
1994 A.C.E. Craft Fair, Columbus, OH
1988-1993 A.C.E. Craft Fair, West Springfield, MA
1988-1990 American Silversmiths' Show, Boston, MA
Recognition
1998 The Society of Arts and Crafts, Excellence in Craft Award
1994 Inclusion in the White House Collection, Washington, DC
1988 Young American Award, American Craft Museum, NYC, NY
Publications
2004 Lapidary Journal , "Machines"
1998 Ornament Magazine
1997 Jewelry Fundamentals of Metalsmithing , J. McCreight, Bryn Mawr Press
1988 Ornament Magazine
1982 Metalsmith Magazine
Instruction Posts
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Associate Faculty, Jewelry & Metalsmithing, 1988-1995
Visiting Artist, 1989
Horizons Craft School, Amherst, MA
Precious Metals Clay, 1997
Stone Setting & Fabrication, 1996
Hollow Jewelry & Object Fabrication, 1995
Metals Studio at the Frizzle Museum, Oaxaca, Mexico, 1991-1995
Hollow & Volumistic Jewelry Workshop, 1994
Elder Hostel - Jewelry, 1992
Workshop, Fall, 1990
Workshop, Spring, 1990
Surface Embellishments, 1989
Lexington Arts and Crafts Center, Lexington, MA
Metalsmithing & Enameling, 1987-1993
Patina Workshop, 1987
Cloisonné & Enameling Workshop, 1987
Bead Designers Group, Greater Boston Area, MA
Guest Lecturer, 1994
Worcester Center for the Crafts, Worcester, MA
Panelist, Crafts in the Marketplace, 1994
Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA
Instructor of Metalsmithing, 1988
Boston University, Boston, MA
Instructor, Metalsmithing Program, 1984
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Instructor, General Crafts, 1983 |
