| 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 |