Hillarey Dees
1985, born in Tulsa, OK
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Education
2012 Bachelor of Fine Art, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, summa cum laude
Selected Exhibitions
2019 Anonymous, Brooklyn Metal Works, New York City Jewelry Week, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Heart Failure, Boo, Athens Jewelry Week, Athens, Greece
2019 Heart Failure, Werkstatt Galerie, Munich Jewellery Week, Munich, Germany
2019 Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Competition and Exhibition, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, TX
2018 The Goods, Planthouse, New York City, NY
2018 Anonymous, Brooklyn Metal Works, New York City Jewelry Week, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Heart Failure, Alliages, Lillie, France
2018 Collectiva Meeting: International Exhibition, Collectiva Joalharia de Autor, Porto, Portugal
2018 Triple Parade Biennial: The 4th International Contemporary Jewelry Biennial, HOW Art Museum, Shanghai, China
2018 The Earring Show, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2018 Ware/Wear, Southern Dreams Gallery, Columbia, NC
2017 Beijing International Jewelry Exhibition, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology Beijing, China
2017 Light, Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2017 Published by the Artist, International Print Center New York, NY
2017 Ripples from Stillwater, Modella Gallery, Stillwater, OK
2017 Handcrafted, Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC
2017 Nasty Women HV, Instar Lodge, Germantown, NY
2017 Steeped: The Art of Tea, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2016 Ring It On, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
2016 Shades of Metal, Chicago Avenue Fine Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
2016 Everyday Earring, EatMetal Art Jewelry Gallery, Hoboken, NJ
2016 VisionMakers, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2015 Cultivating Craft, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2014 Design and Violence, Museum of Modern Art, Online Curatorial Project
2014 Members Only, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, OK
2014 Refined VIII: Maker’s Choice, Reavley Gallery of the Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX
2013 Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, 50 Penn Place, Oklahoma City, OK
2012 The Body Adorned, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Online Exhibition
2012 Adorn the Form: New Directions in Fiber and Jewelry, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
2012 Senior Student Capstone Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery, Stillwater, OK
2012 Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, Living Arts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
2011 NICHE Awards Juried Exhibition, Buyer’s Market of American Fine Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2011 Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, IAO Gallery, Oklahoma City, OK
2011 OSU Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery, Stillwater, OK
2011 Philbrook Museum of Art Staff Show, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
2011 Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still, Living Arts Gallery, Tulsa, OK
Awards
2020 Urban Glass Educational Scholarship, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Urban Glass Educational Scholarship, Brooklyn, NY
2018 PortoJóia Award, Collectiva Meeting: International Exhibition, Collectiva Joalharia de Autor, Porto, Portugal
2017 Friends of Metalwerx Scholarship, Waltham, MA
2014 Honorable Mention, Refined VIII: Maker’s Choice, Reavley Gallery of the Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches, TX
2012 Honorable Mention, Adorn the Form: New Directions in Fiber and Jewelry, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA
2011 Best in Show, Philbrook Staff Art Show, Tulsa, OK
2011 NICHE Student Award Finalist, Buyer’s Market of American Fine Craft, Philadelphia, PA
2011 First Place for 3D works in the OSU Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Gardiner Gallery, Stillwater, OK
Publications
2018 SNAG’s 1st Annual Jewelry & Metals Survery (JaMS)
2016 Krystle Brewer, “Redefining Craft for a Contemporary Context.” Art Focus, January/February
2014 Lucia Venino, “Winter Jewelry,” Preziosa Magazine, Year VII, no. 1, March
2013 Ray Hemachandra, Showcase 500 Art Necklaces (Juror: Chunghi Choo), Lark Crafts
2012 Society of North American Goldsmiths, The Body Adorned (Juror: Gail M. Brown), October