Malissa Kuznicki
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Teaching Assistant Professor, Art & Design
- Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Graphic Design
Contact Info
- Email: malissa.kuznicki@UND.edu
- Alt Email: malissa.kuznicki@und.edu
- Office: 701.777.2909
- Alt Phone: 701.777.2909
- Dept:
Office Address
Hughes Fine Arts Building Room 245
3350 Campus Rd Stop 7099
Grand Forks ND 58202-7099
Websites
Biography
Malissa Kuznicki is a Teaching Assistant Professor at the University of North Dakota teaching both graphic design and jewelry and metalsmithing. She earned her M.F.A in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Bowling Green State University and a B.A. in Digital Art from the University of Toledo. Her work was chosen for the cover of Metalsmith Magazine and she was a finalist for the Saul Bell Design Awards. She has also exhibited work and published articles internationally. She combines digital processes with traditional techniques to create wearable works that express the tension between multiple senses of self. This is evident through the use of dichotomic imagery, materials, and process. She references Victorian-era hair jewelry and fancywork to explore the tension between female identity and the gendered relationship of the history of craft.
Intro to Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Advanced Jewelry and Metalsmithing
Intro to Graphic Design
Advanced Graphic Design
Digital Foundations
With 25 years of computer-aided design experience, Malissa has a significant background in digital fabrication processes. Her research involves victorian hair work, fancy work, and the history of women in craft. She combines the reference to historical craft with digital processes exploring the still complicated relationship between craft, fancywork, and the female identity.
Malissa also has over 15 years of experience in the commercial jewelry industry with experience in mass production, repair, stone setting, and custom design.
Lapidary Journal
Glassline- Magazine
Metalsmith - Magazine
2016 Saul Bell Design Awards - Finalist Book
Myra Foundation Grant - https://www.myrafoundation.org/about
Artist Residency - University of North Dakota 2018-2021
Accelerator Grant - The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo - https://theartscommission.org/artists/accelerator-grants
Saul Bell Design Award 2016 Finalist, Silver category - http://www.saulbellaward.com/2016-winners
Women’s Jewelry Association Scholarship - https://www.womensjewelryassociation.com/grantscholarships
Stewart's International School for Jewelers Jewelry Repair Certificate
M.F.A. Emphasis in Jewelry and Metalsmithing - Bowling Green State University - Bowling Green, Ohio
B.A. New Media / Digital Art Emphasis - University of Toledo - Toledo, Ohio