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Education  
2003 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
BFA with honors, Jewelry and Light Metals
Concentration in Art History
2002 Alchimia School of Contemporary Jewelry and Design, Florence, Italy
Intensive studio study and specialization course with Giampaolo Babetto
1999 – 1998 Studio Arts Centers International, Florence, Italy
   
Experience  
2003-present Raïssa Bump Jewelry & Knitwear
Sole Proprietor
2008-2009 Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
Jewelry Professor
2006-2008 Jennifer Behr Co., Brooklyn, NY
Knit Development and Production
2008 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Knitting Instructor—‘Sweater Making: Pattern to Construction’ 1 Week Workshop
2007 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Jewelry Instructor—‘From the Beginning’ 2 Month Workshop
2007 Mayland/Penland Business of Craft Panel Discussions, Penland, NC
Panelist
2003 – 2006 Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
Gallery Assistant
2005 – 2007 IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Stockbridge, MA
Instructor: jewelry classes for adults and teens
2005 Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
Jewelry Instructor—‘Basics, Basically’ 2 Week Workshop
2004 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Studio Assistant—‘Start with what you know’ 2 Month Workshop with Marjorie Simon
2003 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Studio Assistant—‘Colorfast’ 2 week workshop with Barbara Seidenath
2003 – 2002 Rhode Island School of Design, Continuing Education Program, Providence, RI
Teaching Assistant—‘Beginning Jewelry Studio’
2002 William Scholl Studio, Olivebridge, NY
Studio Assistant
   
Exhibitions  
2010 Circulation
Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2010 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Represented by Sienna Gallery
2010 Earrings Galore
Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2010 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
Represented by Sienna Gallery
2009 Multiples
Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2010 Reflections
Solo show at Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2009 STIMULOUS PROJECT
Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2009 Jewelry in Motion
SNAG conference, Philadelphia, PA curated by Gail Brown
2009 Penland: Great Artists
Great Teachers, Habitat Galleries VA, Tysons Corner, VA
2009 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
Represented by Sienna Gallery
2008 The Pendant Show
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY Represented by Sienna Gallery
2008 Co-Laboratory
SNAG Conference, Savannah, GA
2007 Complements
Solo show at Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2007 RISD Routes
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2006 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Represented by Sienna Gallery
2006 Collaboration = Textiles + Jewelry
Sharon Campbell and Widney Moore at Widney Moore Studio, Portland, OR
2006 – 2007 Coming into View
Dduring SNAG at Residence of Yann Woolley, Chicago, IL. Traveling to Heidi Lowe,
The Jewelry Studio, Rehoboth Beach, DE, University of Oregon, Eugene
2006 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY
Represented by Sienna Gallery
2005 Sparkle-Glitter-Reflect
Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Represented by Sienna Gallery
2005 Metals 2005
Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
2005 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA)
7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY Represented by Sienna Gallery
2005 – 2006 100 Brooches
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA. Traveling to East Carolina University School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC, Bellagio, Asheville, NC, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 – 2006 200 Rings
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA. Traveling to Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Gallery M, Cleveland, OH, and Sam Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Talente 2004
Edition Handwerk, Munich, Germany (Catalogue)
2003 Ice
Sienna@Heller, New York, New York
   
Publications/Press  
2011 Chains, Chains, Chains
Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2011 30 Minute Rings
Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2010 30 Minute Earrings
Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2009 500 Pendants and Lockets
Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2008 "Complements: Raissa Bump with Tabitha Rasmussen"
Metalsmith magazine, p.56
2007 Complements
Sienna Gallery Press
2007 ‘Head to Toe’
Berkshire Living, p.19 July 2007
2004 500 Brooches
Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2004 Talente 2004 Catalog
p.76 Edition Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2004 1000 Rings
Lark Books, Asheville, NC