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Book and metal artist, Erica Veil is based in Troy NY and has a background in jewelry and fabric. Veil’s deep respect for the permanence of the tactile, combined with her passion for preservation propels her book and metal art into new territory.

“My grandmother was a fine seamstress. The samples of her work, having been raised and trained in Switzerland in the capital of haute couture lace and embroidery, were more than an inspiration. There were many years separating my grandmother and me, thus the inspiration comes more from genetics and young memories. My passion for fabric drives everything I do.”

Inspired by San Francisco’s Center for the Book, and trained in traditional book binding methods at the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Veil incorporates metal work, and mixed media to create unique pieces while preserving time-honored traditions.

Veil’s work has been exhibited in New York and Colorado in both solo and group shows. Working with book artist Maureen Cummins, her 12-book series entitled Poems draws on the transformative experience of having left corporate America to become a full-time artist. The Chapel + Cultural Center at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute campus in Troy NY recently presented her aptly-named solo exhibit, P A S S I O N. Veil’s photography, jewelry, prints, and handmade books are in private collections around the world.

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Solo Exhibition

• P A S S I O N :: The Works of Erica Veil, 2013, Chapel + Cultural Center, Troy NY. Prints and hand bound books
• Featured Artist, 2006, Self-Made Lecture Series, Denver CO
• Legacy Left: Rome Was Not Built in a Day, 2006, Babylon Floral Studio, Denver CO. Black & white hand-printed photography

Group Exhibition

• Fence Show, 2013, Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy NY. Print, boxes, book
• Influences and Collaborations: A Solo/Group Show, 2013, Art!, Troy NY. Prints, books, and metal sculpture
• Metal Meets Glass, 2012, Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy NY. Sterling silver and semi-precious stone necklaces
• Denver Modernism, 2007, Denver Film. Selected pieces from Synopsis series
• Bibelot, 2006 – 2007, Kanon Collective, Denver CO. Mixed media portraits
• Grand Opening, 2005, Spa In The City, Denver, CO. Black & white hand-printed photography
• Student & Faculty show, 2004, Naropa University, Boulder CO. Coil-method pottery

Experience

• POEMS :: edition of 12 books, hand-bound with letterpress cover and laser printed pages, each enclosed in cloth-bound clamshell presentation box
• Passion for the Hunt :: portfolio of carborundum aquatint and silk collograph prints
• Poems :: miniature hard cover, cloth bound, handwritten book
• Jewelry :: line    in    fine    silver ,    sterling    silver ,    pearl    and    semi-precious    stones
• Web presence :: A Thematic Data Portal to Satellite Derived Ocean Surface Properties: a NASA REASoN Project
• Visual identities :: various NASA and NSF funded science projects
• Synopsis :: portfolio of acrylic portraiture paintings on canvas
• Portfolio :: black and white travel hand printed photographs based on sabbatical travels

Education/Certifications

North Bennet Street School, Boston MA, 2012:

• Fundamentals of Bookbinding
• Fundamentals of Brass Hinges

Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale NY, 2012:

• Silk Collograph and Carborundum Aquatint, with Sue Ohme Graphics

RioRewards, Denver CO, 2011:

• PMC (Precious Metal Clay) Certification

Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy NY, 2010-Present:

• The Artist’s Book, with Maureen Cummins
• Master Class in Woven Metal Jewelry, with Munya Avigail Upin
• Jewelry I: Fundamentals, with Gail Bossalini
• Jewelry II: Bezel settings, with Mary Wheeler
• Wire Wrapped Stones, with Sandra Haggett
  
• Jewelry III:  Stone setting, with Maria Fusco
• Reticulated Metal, with John de Rosier
• Marketing for Artists & Non-Profits
• One-Day Rings, with Maria Fusco
• Lifecasting
• Building & Managing Your Web Presence

Emily Griffith, Denver CO, 2004-2006:

• Advanced Sewing
• Textiles

Naropa University, Boulder CO, 2003-2004:

• Creative Writing
• Methods of Native American Pottery: coil method

Arthur Andersen, Sarasota FL, 2000:

• IT Project Management Certification

Eckerd College, Saint Petersburg FL, 1998-1999:

• Film Studies

 

Community Involvement

The Rensselaer Club, Troy NY,

• Past President, 2012-Present
• President, 2010-2012 :: Transformed 76-year old institution from an antiquated women’s club to a vibrant resource serving the social and philanthropic needs of the faculty and staff of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Board of Directors, 2009-Present

Troy Proctor’s Foundation, Troy NY

• President, 2009-2011
  Led the effort to save Troy Proctors, a 1914 Art Deco 3,000-seat theatre, from demolition
• Board of Directors, 2009-2012

Virtual Observatories in Geosciences, Denver CO

• Conference Chair, Local Organizing Committee, 2007 :: Led all local planning and organizing efforts for an international science conference for 100+ participants, including plenary and break-out meeting spaces, participant registration, and evening receptions

Election Protection, Denver CO

• Volunteer Voter Advocate, 2004 :: Monitored voting center, advocate for marginalized voters

Boulder Reads, Boulder CO

• Volunteer Literacy Tutor, 2003 :: Helped a young Hispanic woman advance her literacy skills two grade levels in three months

 

Selected Press

• Students Find New Uses for Old-World Skills, NBC Nightly News, October 2012
• The Rensselaer Club Works To Promote Friendships and Support Community, Inside Rensselaer (Vol. 5, No. 17), November 2011
• Proctor’s Lives – For Now, Times Union, Places and Spaces, April 2010
• Group Fights To Preserve Proctor’s Theatre, Troy Record, September 2009
• Future of Troy’s Proctor’s Theatre Is Debated, The Business Review, September 2009
• Good Morning: Five Questions, Troy Record, January 2009
• Farmers Market Has New Hours, Troy Record, December 2008
• Virtual Observatories in Geosciences, Earth Science Informatics, February 2008
• The Electronic Geophysical Year (2007–2008): eScience for the 21st Century, The Leading Edge (Vol. 26, Issue 10), October 2007
• anarchynow.com, 2004
• USPA Non-fatal Skydiving Injury Report, The Parachutist, June 2001
• A Day At the Beach (photo), The Sarasota Herald, March 2001
• Rollerblading Around West Palm Beach (photo), The West Palm Beach Herald, 1993
• Veil Designs Logo For CantonOrthopædics, JHS Today, 1984

Affiliations

• The Rensselaer Club (FKA The Women’s Club of Rensselaer), 2009-Present
• International Association of Business Communicators, 1997-2002