RÉSUMÉ
Last Updated 2017
BORN August 12, 1952, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 USA
EDUCATION
1977 MFA in Painting, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY,
1974 BFA in Painting and Drawing, Alfred University, Alfred NY
1970 Skidmore College, Summer Six Program, Saratoga Springs, NY
1969 Haystack Hinckley School of Crafts, ME
CURRENT GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK
The Hyde Collection Museum, Glen Falls, NY
Oppenheimer Collection, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Samuel Dorskey Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY
Alfred School of Art and Design, Alfred, NY
EXHIBITIONS
2017 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Drawing the Line, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle,WA
Polychrome: Color in Studio Jewelry, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Duets: Ram Pairs Contemporary Craft Artists, Racine Art Museum, Racine ,WI
Jewelry as Sculpture, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Jewelry: From Pearls to Platinum to Plastic, Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
2014 Aaron Faber Gallery’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Exhibition, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Pretty Interesting Characters: Works from RAM's Collection, Chptr 2, Racine Art Museum,
Racine, WI
Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 50 at 50: Five Decades of Collecting, Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
SOFA Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 Best in Show award, 2014 TOP Jewels National Jewelry Design Exhibition, Durango Arts
Center, Durango CO
SOFA Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 Two Generations: The Jewelry of Earl and Tod Pardon presented by Aaron Faber Gallery,
SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL. Catalogue article (see Publications)
2010 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
2009 Literally Figurative, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Pardon the Genius: the Wearable Art of Earl and Tod Pardon, Mobile Museum of Art,
Mobile, AL. Guest-curated by Martha Stamm Connell.
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Elegant Armor: The Art of Jewelry, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Wire We Here, Curated by Keke Cribbs, Museo Gallery, Whidbey Island, WA.
Fresh Start, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
BirdHaus Online Exhibit, CraftHaus. Curated by Brigitte Martin, http://crafthaus.ning.com
2008 Laughingstock: Humor in Art & Craft, Luke & Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
New Directions, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
The Modernist Movement and Beyond: The Works of Peter Macchiarini and Daniel Macchiarini/Earl Pardon and Tod Pardon, School of Creative Arts, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Form & Function: American Modernist Jewelry, 1940-1970, Fort Wayne Museum of Art,
Fort Wayne, IN (catalog)
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
2007 Sparkle Plenty 3, Quirk Gallery, Richmond VA
What Lies Beneath, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Process Documented, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
StART to Behold, The Hungry Eye, LLC, Saratoga Springs, NY
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
2006 The Art of Enameling, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Playful Distractions: New Jewelry by Grace Chin, Susan Chin, Mary Donald, Marcia Macdonald,
Mac McCall, Tod Pardon, SisterBloc, J. Fred Woell, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
Sui Generis: Toys, Museo, Langley, WA
The Not Still Art Festival, Video, Undercover, Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Journey Home, Migration Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Tod & Earl Pardon: Relativity, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Artist’s Choice Show: Artist and Collector, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
The Art of Crafts in America, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY
Signature Style, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Solo Show, Tod Pardon: New Work, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Juxtapositions: Selections from the Metals Collection, Samuel Dorskey Museum,
SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2004 200 Rings, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA + tour
30th Anniversary Exhibition, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY (catalog)
Solo Show, Tod Pardon, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
SOFA NY, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
James Renwick Alliance Benefit Auction, Washington, DC
1000 Rings, Gallery of Art and Design, Raleigh, NC + tour
2003 Art for the Ear, Mobilia Gallery,Cambridge, MA
Fifth Annual Invitational Show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Color Has It, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 At Arms' Length: Wrist Decorations, The Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Colors, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
James Renwick Alliance Benefit Auction, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Director's Citation, Dextorial Sagacity and the Zeeman Effect, Black Maria Film Festival,
New Jersey City Univ., Jersey City, NJ
2002 Solo Show, Tod Pardon: Exquisite Irony, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Studio Art Jewelry: The Tradition Continues, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2001 Solo Show, Tod Pardon: Recent Works, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Glimmer, Glitter and Glow: American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
New York State Craft Biennial 2001, The Arts Center of the Capital Region + SUNY at Oswego
Solo Show, Whim-Whams of Bugaboos: The Lyrical Angst of Tod Pardon, The Hyde Collection
Art Museum, Glens Falls, NY
2000 Contemporary American Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Figures: Alone & Together, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Attitude & Action: North American Figurative Jewelry, Birmingham, England + Dublin, Ireland
The Pardon Boys: Wanted - Dead or Alive, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Drawing the Lines: Selections from Sketchbooks, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA
Structure, Symbol & Substance: The Power of Jewelry, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Material Departure, Albany Airport, Albany, NY
1999 1950-2000: 50 Years of Studio Jewelry, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Art Jewelry of the Late 20th Century, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Soul-Stirring Works, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Fifty Years of Studio Jewelry, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Two-person show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Color Theories: Gemstones and Enamel in the Jeweler’s Art, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Self-Portrait: Postures In Metal, The Center of Contemporary Arts, University City, MO
1998 Metals National Invitational 1998, Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Solo Show, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Earl Pardon: Joy In The Making, Jewelry From The Collection of Martha Connell, The Arkansas Arts
Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AK
1997 The Pardon Family: Two Generations, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Ear Expo, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Miami, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, National Invitational Exhibition, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Centennial Metals, Invitational Exhibition, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
1996 Three Generations, Invitational Exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Nat'l Invitational Exhibition of American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Miami, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Annual Art Jewelry Invitational, Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA
Ear Expo, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Jewelers: Modern Masters, Shaw Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI
1995 SOFA New York, Miami, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Jewelers: Nine Modern Masters, Habatat Shaw Gallery, Farmington Hills, MI
Series: A Progression of Concepts Incorporating the Brooch, Center for the Visual Arts, Craft
Alliance, St. Louis, MO + Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Annual Art Jewelry Invitational, Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA
The Art of the Brooch, Invitational Exhibition, organized by Rosanne Raab Associates, Edith Lambert
Gallery, Santa Fe, NM + Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
Solo Show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1994 Jewelry Jubilation, Invitational Exhibition, Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
Old and New Worlds, Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Contemporary Jewelers: Nine Modern Masters, Habatat Shaw Gallery, Farmington Hills, MI
Invitational Jewelry Exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Annual Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1993 Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AR
Solo Show, Tod Pardon: New Work, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition 93, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
One-Person Show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Annual Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1992 Solo Show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Jewelry Invitational, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Image:Sensation:Memory -- American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1991 Things To Come: Jewelry Designs for the Future, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
The Collector's Eye, Invitational Exhibition, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Three-Person Show, Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery, Chicago, IL
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition, represented by Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery
A Tribute to Earl Pardon, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1990 Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Two Pardons, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Annual Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Source Gallery, West Stockbridge, MA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry: A Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, Great American Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
Source Gallery, West Stockbridge, MA
1988 Faculty Show, Schick Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Source Gallery, West Stockbridge, MA
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1987 Kymara Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1986 Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Kymara Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1985 Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Kymara Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1984 Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
1983 Juried Show, Saratoga County Arts Council, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Three Invitational Exhibition, Spring Street Enamels Gallery, New York, NY
Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
1982 Gallery 17, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
Juried Show, Saratoga County Arts Council, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Invitational Exhibition, Spring Street Enamels Gallery, New York, NY
Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Gallery 17, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
1981 Saratoga Visual Arts Associates’ Show, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
44th Ann'l Exhibition of Artists of Central NY, Munson-Williams- Proctor Inst., Utica NY
1980 Saratoga Invitational, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Solo Show, Montana Book Co., Saratoga Springs, NY
Two-Person Show, Dietel Gallery, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
Saratoga Visual Arts Associates’ Show, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Invitational Exhibition, Park Gallery, Albany, NY
1979 Three-Person Show, Lynn Kotler Gallery, New York, NY
Center Gallery, Art in Public Places Program, Albany, NY
Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
1978 29th New England Exhibition (Painting and Sculpture), Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT
1977 40th Ann'l Exhibition of Artists of Central New York, Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst., Utica NY
Best in Show award, Cooperstown Art Exhibition, Cooperstown, NY
Group Show, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
Artifacts and Treasures, Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Invitational Exhibition, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
1976 Syracuse Graduate Painting Exhibition, Group Show, Kirkland College, Clinton, NY,
1975 Solo Show, The Photo House, Saratoga Springs, NY
1974 Juried Show, Birchfield Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Traveling Photography Show, Memphis Acad. of the Arts, Kansas City Arts Inst., Iowa State U.
PUBLICATIONS
“Jewelry; From Pearls to Platinum to Plastic at the Newark Museum.” Ornament Magazine, Volume 38, issue No.3, 2015
Oppenheimer Collection, edited by David Cateforis, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art,
Overland Park, KS, 2012; pp. 222-3
"Crisscross: Jewelry by Earl and Tod Pardon" by Toni Greenbaum, article accompanying exhibition
Two Generations: the Jewelry of Earl and Tod Pardon, Catalogue, SOFA CHICAGO 2011;
The Art Fair Co., Inc., Chicago, IL, 2011
Jewelry Design Challenge: 10 Materials*30 Artists*30 Spectacular Projects by Linda Kopp, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 2010
Tod Pardon: A Body of Work by Susan Lomuto, www.dailyartmuse.com, 2009
Form & Function:American Modernist Jewelry 1940-1970 by Marbeth Schon, Schiffer Pbl. Ltd., Atglen, PA, 2008
Feature, Tod Pardon, montserratlacomba.blogspot.com, 2008
1000 Rings, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 2004, p. 344
"Tod Pardon: Recent Work" by Kate Hensler Fogarty, Metalsmith, Summer 2002
"Gallery," American Craft, Dec 2001/Jan 2002; June/July 1994; Feb/Mar 1990; Aug/Sept 1990
"Art Jewelry of the Late Twentieth Century" by Dorothy Joiner, American Craft, Dec 1999/Jan 2000
"Between Expressionism and Adornment: The Jewelry of Tod Pardon" by Robert Gilson, Metalsmith, Fall 1998
"A Passion for Pendants and Pins: Sculpture to Wear" by Leslie Rogalski, American Style, Fall 1997
"The Art Gene: From Generation to Generation" by Lee Lawrence, American Style, Summer 1997
Manhattan Jewelry Report, Tokyo Jewelers, January 1997
"Beautify Yourself at Yearly Jewelry Show" by Pamela Blume Leonard, The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, November 29, 1996; p. E18
"Ornament in Chicago" by Carolyn L.E. Benesch, Ornament, Autumn 1994, photo p. 81
"Aaron Faber Gallery" by Anne L. Ross, Ornament, Spring 1994; photo, p. 8
Jewelry/Metalwork 1991 Survey: Visions, Concepts, Communications by David LaPlantz, S. LaPlantz Publishing, Bayside, CA,1991; p. 124
PANELS, LECTURES
Slide Lecture, 2013 Conference, Colorado Metalsmithing Association (CoMA), 2013
Interview for Earl Pardon: Palette Maestro, curator/interviewer Rosanne Raab, Society of North American
Goldsmiths convention, Memphis, TN, 2007
Panel Discussion, Collecting and Connoisseurship, American Craft Museum, New York, NY, 1999
Lecture, How I Ended Up With Left-Handed Amazons, SOFA Miami Exposition, Miami, FL, 1995
Symposium, Survival in the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, 1985
Gallery Talk, Dietel Gallery, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY, 1980
Panel Discussion, The Artist and the Engineer, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1974
Slide Presentation, Black Oaxacan Pottery, Summer Six Prgrm, Skidmore Coll., bSaratoga Springs, NY, 1971
TEACHING
Instructor, Private Lessons in Studio: Jewelry, Enameling and Drawing, 1985-1994
Visiting Lecturer/Sabbatical Replacement, Jewelry Workshop, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1988
Instructor, Enamel Workshop, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY, 1985
Instructor, Enamel Workshop, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, 1985
Instructor, Enamel Workshop, Saratoga County Arts Council, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1985
Adjunct Faculty Member, University Without Walls, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1984
Instructor, Freshman Core Program, 2-D Communications Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1975-1977
Painting Assistant, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1973-1974
WORK EXPERIENCE
President, Pardon Design, Inc., Present
Full-Time Artist/Jeweler, 1991-Present
Full-Time Assistant and Bench Worker for Earl Pardon, 1987-1991
Manager, Algonquin Apts., Saratoga Springs, NY, 1984-1987
Contractor, House Painting and Restoration, T&J Professional Painting (DBA), 1978-1984
Gallery Assistant, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1975
EDUCATION
1977 MFA in Painting, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY,
1974 BFA in Painting and Drawing, Alfred University, Alfred NY
1970 Skidmore College, Summer Six Program, Saratoga Springs, NY
1969 Haystack Hinckley School of Crafts, ME
CURRENT GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK
The Hyde Collection Museum, Glen Falls, NY
Oppenheimer Collection, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
Samuel Dorskey Museum of Art, SUNY New Paltz, NY
Alfred School of Art and Design, Alfred, NY
EXHIBITIONS
2017 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Drawing the Line, Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle,WA
Polychrome: Color in Studio Jewelry, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Duets: Ram Pairs Contemporary Craft Artists, Racine Art Museum, Racine ,WI
Jewelry as Sculpture, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Jewelry: From Pearls to Platinum to Plastic, Newark Museum of Art, Newark, NJ
2014 Aaron Faber Gallery’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Exhibition, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Pretty Interesting Characters: Works from RAM's Collection, Chptr 2, Racine Art Museum,
Racine, WI
Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 50 at 50: Five Decades of Collecting, Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY
SOFA Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
2012 Best in Show award, 2014 TOP Jewels National Jewelry Design Exhibition, Durango Arts
Center, Durango CO
SOFA Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
2011 Two Generations: The Jewelry of Earl and Tod Pardon presented by Aaron Faber Gallery,
SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL. Catalogue article (see Publications)
2010 Sculptural Objects/Fine Art (SOFA) Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
2009 Literally Figurative, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
Pardon the Genius: the Wearable Art of Earl and Tod Pardon, Mobile Museum of Art,
Mobile, AL. Guest-curated by Martha Stamm Connell.
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, Chicago, IL
Elegant Armor: The Art of Jewelry, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Wire We Here, Curated by Keke Cribbs, Museo Gallery, Whidbey Island, WA.
Fresh Start, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
BirdHaus Online Exhibit, CraftHaus. Curated by Brigitte Martin, http://crafthaus.ning.com
2008 Laughingstock: Humor in Art & Craft, Luke & Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
New Directions, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
The Modernist Movement and Beyond: The Works of Peter Macchiarini and Daniel Macchiarini/Earl Pardon and Tod Pardon, School of Creative Arts, University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, IN
Form & Function: American Modernist Jewelry, 1940-1970, Fort Wayne Museum of Art,
Fort Wayne, IN (catalog)
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
2007 Sparkle Plenty 3, Quirk Gallery, Richmond VA
What Lies Beneath, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Process Documented, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
StART to Behold, The Hungry Eye, LLC, Saratoga Springs, NY
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
2006 The Art of Enameling, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Playful Distractions: New Jewelry by Grace Chin, Susan Chin, Mary Donald, Marcia Macdonald,
Mac McCall, Tod Pardon, SisterBloc, J. Fred Woell, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA
Sui Generis: Toys, Museo, Langley, WA
The Not Still Art Festival, Video, Undercover, Micro Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Journey Home, Migration Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Tod & Earl Pardon: Relativity, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2005 Artist’s Choice Show: Artist and Collector, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
The Art of Crafts in America, Chautauqua Center for the Visual Arts, Chautauqua, NY
Signature Style, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Solo Show, Tod Pardon: New Work, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Juxtapositions: Selections from the Metals Collection, Samuel Dorskey Museum,
SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY
2004 200 Rings, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA + tour
30th Anniversary Exhibition, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY (catalog)
Solo Show, Tod Pardon, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
SOFA NY, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
James Renwick Alliance Benefit Auction, Washington, DC
1000 Rings, Gallery of Art and Design, Raleigh, NC + tour
2003 Art for the Ear, Mobilia Gallery,Cambridge, MA
Fifth Annual Invitational Show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Color Has It, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 At Arms' Length: Wrist Decorations, The Sybaris Gallery, Royal Oak, MI
Colors, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
James Renwick Alliance Benefit Auction, Renwick Gallery, Washington, DC
Director's Citation, Dextorial Sagacity and the Zeeman Effect, Black Maria Film Festival,
New Jersey City Univ., Jersey City, NJ
2002 Solo Show, Tod Pardon: Exquisite Irony, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Studio Art Jewelry: The Tradition Continues, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2001 Solo Show, Tod Pardon: Recent Works, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Glimmer, Glitter and Glow: American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
New York State Craft Biennial 2001, The Arts Center of the Capital Region + SUNY at Oswego
Solo Show, Whim-Whams of Bugaboos: The Lyrical Angst of Tod Pardon, The Hyde Collection
Art Museum, Glens Falls, NY
2000 Contemporary American Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Figures: Alone & Together, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO
Attitude & Action: North American Figurative Jewelry, Birmingham, England + Dublin, Ireland
The Pardon Boys: Wanted - Dead or Alive, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Drawing the Lines: Selections from Sketchbooks, Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston, MA
Structure, Symbol & Substance: The Power of Jewelry, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Material Departure, Albany Airport, Albany, NY
1999 1950-2000: 50 Years of Studio Jewelry, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Art Jewelry of the Late 20th Century, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Soul-Stirring Works, Patina Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Fifty Years of Studio Jewelry, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Two-person show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Color Theories: Gemstones and Enamel in the Jeweler’s Art, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Self-Portrait: Postures In Metal, The Center of Contemporary Arts, University City, MO
1998 Metals National Invitational 1998, Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Solo Show, The Works Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Earl Pardon: Joy In The Making, Jewelry From The Collection of Martha Connell, The Arkansas Arts
Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AK
1997 The Pardon Family: Two Generations, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Ear Expo, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
SOFA New York, Miami, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, National Invitational Exhibition, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Centennial Metals, Invitational Exhibition, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
1996 Three Generations, Invitational Exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Nat'l Invitational Exhibition of American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
SOFA New York, Miami, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Annual Art Jewelry Invitational, Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA
Ear Expo, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Jewelers: Modern Masters, Shaw Guido Gallery, Pontiac, MI
1995 SOFA New York, Miami, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Contemporary Jewelers: Nine Modern Masters, Habatat Shaw Gallery, Farmington Hills, MI
Series: A Progression of Concepts Incorporating the Brooch, Center for the Visual Arts, Craft
Alliance, St. Louis, MO + Edith Lambert Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Annual Art Jewelry Invitational, Langman Gallery, Willow Grove, PA
The Art of the Brooch, Invitational Exhibition, organized by Rosanne Raab Associates, Edith Lambert
Gallery, Santa Fe, NM + Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
Solo Show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1994 Jewelry Jubilation, Invitational Exhibition, Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
Old and New Worlds, Schneider Gallery, Chicago, IL
SOFA New York, Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Contemporary Jewelers: Nine Modern Masters, Habatat Shaw Gallery, Farmington Hills, MI
Invitational Jewelry Exhibition, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Annual Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1993 Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AR
Solo Show, Tod Pardon: New Work, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition 93, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
One-Person Show, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Annual Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1992 Solo Show, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
Jewelry Invitational, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Image:Sensation:Memory -- American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1991 Things To Come: Jewelry Designs for the Future, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
The Collector's Eye, Invitational Exhibition, American Craft Museum, New York, NY
Three-Person Show, Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery, Chicago, IL
Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition, represented by Schneider-Bluhm-Loeb Gallery
A Tribute to Earl Pardon, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1990 Chicago International New Art Forms Exposition, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery
Two Pardons, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Annual Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, American Contemporary Art Jewelry, Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Source Gallery, West Stockbridge, MA
American Contemporary Art Jewelry: A Nat'l Invit'l Exhibition, Great American Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
Source Gallery, West Stockbridge, MA
1988 Faculty Show, Schick Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Source Gallery, West Stockbridge, MA
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1987 Kymara Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1986 Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Kymara Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1985 Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Kymara Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Brookfield Sono Craft Gallery, South Norwalk, CT
1984 Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
1983 Juried Show, Saratoga County Arts Council, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Three Invitational Exhibition, Spring Street Enamels Gallery, New York, NY
Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
1982 Gallery 17, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
Juried Show, Saratoga County Arts Council, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Invitational Exhibition, Spring Street Enamels Gallery, New York, NY
Dayspring Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Gallery 17, Schenectady Museum, Schenectady, NY
1981 Saratoga Visual Arts Associates’ Show, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
44th Ann'l Exhibition of Artists of Central NY, Munson-Williams- Proctor Inst., Utica NY
1980 Saratoga Invitational, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Solo Show, Montana Book Co., Saratoga Springs, NY
Two-Person Show, Dietel Gallery, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY
Saratoga Visual Arts Associates’ Show, Ann Grey Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY
Invitational Exhibition, Park Gallery, Albany, NY
1979 Three-Person Show, Lynn Kotler Gallery, New York, NY
Center Gallery, Art in Public Places Program, Albany, NY
Carspecken-Scott Gallery, Wilmington, DE
1978 29th New England Exhibition (Painting and Sculpture), Silvermine Guild of Artists, New Canaan, CT
1977 40th Ann'l Exhibition of Artists of Central New York, Munson-Williams-Proctor Inst., Utica NY
Best in Show award, Cooperstown Art Exhibition, Cooperstown, NY
Group Show, Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY
Artifacts and Treasures, Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse, NY
Invitational Exhibition, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
1976 Syracuse Graduate Painting Exhibition, Group Show, Kirkland College, Clinton, NY,
1975 Solo Show, The Photo House, Saratoga Springs, NY
1974 Juried Show, Birchfield Art Center, Buffalo, NY
Traveling Photography Show, Memphis Acad. of the Arts, Kansas City Arts Inst., Iowa State U.
PUBLICATIONS
“Jewelry; From Pearls to Platinum to Plastic at the Newark Museum.” Ornament Magazine, Volume 38, issue No.3, 2015
Oppenheimer Collection, edited by David Cateforis, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art,
Overland Park, KS, 2012; pp. 222-3
"Crisscross: Jewelry by Earl and Tod Pardon" by Toni Greenbaum, article accompanying exhibition
Two Generations: the Jewelry of Earl and Tod Pardon, Catalogue, SOFA CHICAGO 2011;
The Art Fair Co., Inc., Chicago, IL, 2011
Jewelry Design Challenge: 10 Materials*30 Artists*30 Spectacular Projects by Linda Kopp, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 2010
Tod Pardon: A Body of Work by Susan Lomuto, www.dailyartmuse.com, 2009
Form & Function:American Modernist Jewelry 1940-1970 by Marbeth Schon, Schiffer Pbl. Ltd., Atglen, PA, 2008
Feature, Tod Pardon, montserratlacomba.blogspot.com, 2008
1000 Rings, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 2004, p. 344
"Tod Pardon: Recent Work" by Kate Hensler Fogarty, Metalsmith, Summer 2002
"Gallery," American Craft, Dec 2001/Jan 2002; June/July 1994; Feb/Mar 1990; Aug/Sept 1990
"Art Jewelry of the Late Twentieth Century" by Dorothy Joiner, American Craft, Dec 1999/Jan 2000
"Between Expressionism and Adornment: The Jewelry of Tod Pardon" by Robert Gilson, Metalsmith, Fall 1998
"A Passion for Pendants and Pins: Sculpture to Wear" by Leslie Rogalski, American Style, Fall 1997
"The Art Gene: From Generation to Generation" by Lee Lawrence, American Style, Summer 1997
Manhattan Jewelry Report, Tokyo Jewelers, January 1997
"Beautify Yourself at Yearly Jewelry Show" by Pamela Blume Leonard, The Atlanta Journal/The Atlanta Constitution, November 29, 1996; p. E18
"Ornament in Chicago" by Carolyn L.E. Benesch, Ornament, Autumn 1994, photo p. 81
"Aaron Faber Gallery" by Anne L. Ross, Ornament, Spring 1994; photo, p. 8
Jewelry/Metalwork 1991 Survey: Visions, Concepts, Communications by David LaPlantz, S. LaPlantz Publishing, Bayside, CA,1991; p. 124
PANELS, LECTURES
Slide Lecture, 2013 Conference, Colorado Metalsmithing Association (CoMA), 2013
Interview for Earl Pardon: Palette Maestro, curator/interviewer Rosanne Raab, Society of North American
Goldsmiths convention, Memphis, TN, 2007
Panel Discussion, Collecting and Connoisseurship, American Craft Museum, New York, NY, 1999
Lecture, How I Ended Up With Left-Handed Amazons, SOFA Miami Exposition, Miami, FL, 1995
Symposium, Survival in the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, 1985
Gallery Talk, Dietel Gallery, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY, 1980
Panel Discussion, The Artist and the Engineer, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1974
Slide Presentation, Black Oaxacan Pottery, Summer Six Prgrm, Skidmore Coll., bSaratoga Springs, NY, 1971
TEACHING
Instructor, Private Lessons in Studio: Jewelry, Enameling and Drawing, 1985-1994
Visiting Lecturer/Sabbatical Replacement, Jewelry Workshop, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1988
Instructor, Enamel Workshop, Emma Willard School, Troy, NY, 1985
Instructor, Enamel Workshop, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, 1985
Instructor, Enamel Workshop, Saratoga County Arts Council, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1985
Adjunct Faculty Member, University Without Walls, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1984
Instructor, Freshman Core Program, 2-D Communications Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 1975-1977
Painting Assistant, Alfred University, Alfred, NY, 1973-1974
WORK EXPERIENCE
President, Pardon Design, Inc., Present
Full-Time Artist/Jeweler, 1991-Present
Full-Time Assistant and Bench Worker for Earl Pardon, 1987-1991
Manager, Algonquin Apts., Saratoga Springs, NY, 1984-1987
Contractor, House Painting and Restoration, T&J Professional Painting (DBA), 1978-1984
Gallery Assistant, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1975
