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George McGoff Resume
Education
1969 MFA Boston University: School of Fine and Applied Arts
1951 BFA Massachusetts College of Art
Additional courses and workshops in Sculpture (wood, plastic, glass and metal),
Photography and Design have been taken at Boston University¹s School of
Artisanry, MA Institute of Technology and the Massachusetts College of Art
Professional Experience
2002 - Works in 3D: Large environmental/garden sculptures in Western present cedar
or mahogany
2001 Designed and supervised/built our new studio facilities at 210 Damon's
Point Road
1988 2D works on paper: The world as seen through the camera lens (Thailand, Mexico,
Ireland, the Caribbean and USA)
1966 -88 Art Teacher: Wellesley Jr. and Sr. High School, Wellesley, MA
1960 - 66 Art Teacher: Quincy High School, Quincy, MA
1958 Employed as a free-lance designer, primarily two dimensional designing plus some
packaging design work
1957 Richard Arbib Co., NYC design consultant: participated in designing a variety of
products including Hamilton watches, Century speedboats, Eurika vacuum cleaners, and
Singer sewing machines
1956 Employed as senior designer by General Electric Co., Telechron Clock Division,
Ashland MA. Specific assignment - design of new clocks and timers, redesign of clocks
in the line, and design of visual component parts. Responsible for the formulation of
new color schemes
1954 Staff designer for Elgin National Watch Co., Elgin, IL. and its subsidiary,
American Microphone Co., CA. Responsible for design of watches. packaging ,
microphones, and tone arms for record players
1953 Employed by General Time Corp. Westclox Division. LaSalle - Peru, IL:design of
clocks and packaging
1952 Albert & J.M. Anderson Manufacturing Co., Boston: valuable technical
experience in drafting and technical illustrating
Recent Exhibitions and Articles
5/2008- Large black sculpture ³Daedalus² installed at the entrance to the
Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, MA.
8/07-1/08 Four sculptures on exhibit at the Duxbury Art Complex Museum
8/2007 Articles about the artist and his work in the Duxbury Clipper and Patriot
Ledger
5/5/2007 Feature article on the artist in the Marshfield Mariner
2007 Article on the artist in the ³Living Arts² section (pg.20) in the
November-December issue of ³South Shore Living² magazine
Robin McGoff Resume
Education
1999 Certified Instructor of Precious Metal Clay
1969 MFA: Boston University
1965 BFA: Boston University
General Information
2007 Studio closed for 1.5 years because of health issues
2002-2003 Construction of new studio for my husband and myself
2001 Full time operation of Adorne Studios as an artist producing one-of-a-kind and
limited editions of jewelry
1997 Registered and opened Adorne Studios
1985-2001 System-wide Art Chair: Quincy Public Schools
1965-1985 Elementary Art Teacher: Quincy Public Schools
Juried Shows/Publications
2001 Millennial Metal: Brookfield Craft Center
2000 Polymer Clay 2000 Calendar
1998-1999 North River Art Association Crafts Show: Marshfield Hills, MA
1997-1998 Duxbury Art Association Crafts Gallery
1997 Recent History of Polymer Clay: Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts,
Gatlinburg, TN
Galleries
2003-2004 Duxbury Craft Showcase
2003 Casola Gallery
2001-2003 Codman Gallery
2001 Brookfield Craft Center Gallery
Professional Awards & Recognition
1996 Recognition as art educator from Harvard University Graduate School of
Education
1992 National Art Education Association: Massachusetts Art Educator of the Year
1991 Massachusetts Art Education Association Outstanding Art Educator of the Year
1990 American Institute of Architects: Built Environment Award
1989 National Art Education Foundation Grant
1985 Outstanding Visual and Performing Arts Educator of the Year: Massachusetts
Alliance for Arts in Education
Professional Affiliations
American Crafts Guild
Bead Designer International
National Polymer Clay Association
Precious Metal Clay Guild
International Society of Art Glass
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