Jamie Bennett
bennettj@newpaltz.edu
Jamie Bennett is currently Professor of Art at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is a three-time recipient of the prestigious National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and has received a New York State fellowship twice, as well as numerous other awards. He has exhibited extensively in the U.S. and abroad. His work is in permanent collections in over twenty museums in the world including The Museum of Art and Design in New York; The Kunst Museum in Oslo; the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.; the Gallery of Western Australia in Perth; and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. One of the pre-eminent enamellists in the world, Jamie’s work is known for its meticulous use of color and ornamentation. His participation in many pioneering exhibitions such as Jewellery Moves at the National Museum of Scotland; New Times, New Thinking, Jewellery in Europe and America at the National Museum of Whales; as well as a traveling museum exhibition of his solo works through 2010, underscore his influence and impact in contemporary jewelry.
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