Stephen Van O’Meara

SILVERSMITH  .   GOLDSMITH  .   SCULPTOR  

One-man-shows

          2004   April                       “Art and Artifact: Evidence of the Unseen”                O’Meara Sterling , Scottsdale , AZ

2004 February                “Think Outside the Bowl”                                          O’Meara Sterling , Scottsdale , AZ

2003 December               “Mansions in Miniature”                                           O’Meara Sterling , Scottsdale , AZ

2003 November              “The Art of Silver”                                                    O’Meara Sterling , Scottsdale , AZ

 

Juried-shows

2004 August  upcoming   Sausalito Art Festival                                                Sausalito Art Festival, CA

2004 February                American Craft Council Baltimore Winter                  American Craft Council, NY

2003 December               American Craft Council Charlotte Show                   American Craft Council, NY

2003 August                    American Craft Council San Francisco Show           American Craft Council, NY

2003 March                     American Craft Council Chicago Show                    American Craft Council, NY

 

Invitational Shows

2004 March                     Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City                  T&MM, Kansas City , MO

2003 November              Philadelphia Miniaturia                                             Fine Miniature Artisans (FMA), NY

2003 April                        International Guild of Miniature Artisans                    IGMA , NY

2003 March                     Chicago International Miniatures Show                    Tom Bishop Productions, FL

 

Museum Collections

Toy & Miniature Museum of Kansas City , Kansas City , MO

American Museum of Miniature Arts, Dallas , TX

Kathleen S. Browning Miniature Museum , Maysville , KY

 

Guest-Speaker Engagements

2004 March                     “The Art of the Silversmith”                                       Toy & Miniature Museum , Kansas City

 

Workshops Hosted

2001 July                         Silver casting and fabrication                                    IGMA Summer School, Castine , ME

 

Published

      2004 March                    TRENDS                                                                Product Feature

2002 June                       Miniature Collector                                                   2 page article

2001 March                     Miniature Collector                                                   2-page article

2000 April                        Dollhouse Miniatures                                               Back-page feature

 

Commissions

2004 April                        Sterling Silver Belt Buckle                                        Private Client, Paradise Valley , AZ

2004 March                     4-light candelabra, gallery tray, gold fruit                 Private Client, Kansas City , MO

2004 February                Sterling Silver pistachio nuts                                    Private Client, Scottsdale , AZ

2004 February                Sterling Silver Rose Bowl                                        Private Client, Denver, CO

2004 January                  Sterling Silver Egg Timer                                         Private Client, Pacific Palisades , CA

2003 December               Sterling Silver Christ Figure, wood cross                 Private Client, Paradise Valley , AZ

2003 November              18kt gold gallery tray                                               Private Client, Philadelphia , PA

Professional Memberships

National Arts Club, Gramercy Park , New York City

American Craft Council, NY

International Guild of Miniature Artisans

Jewelers Vigilance Committee

 

Awards

1998                International Guild of Miniature Artisans                                    Artisan Status Awarded by Jury

Gallery Ownership

Nov 2003 – Present                                O’Meara Sterling                                       4151 N Marshall Way , Scottsdale , AZ

1988-1993                                               O’Meara Gallery                                      Main Street , Scottsdale , AZ

1978-1988                                               O’Meara Gallery                                      Santa Fe , NM

1973-1978                                               O’Meara Gallery                                      Denver, CO

Negotiated the sale, transfer or gift of 6,000 items, eight auctions, and over 60 exhibitions, totaling almost 30 million.  Expertise in conservation, restoration and appraisal.  A recognized authority on American Art (1850 – 1950), American Antiques and Native American Art. 

Affiliations

Served on the boards of over 15 art museums and organizations including:

Wheelwright Museum

Rex Allen Museum

Tucson Museum of Art

Desert Caballeros Museum

Museum of New Mexico

Harwood Foundation

Santa Fe Festival of the Arts

Santa Fe Opera

The Santa Fe Ballet

Santa Fe Film Festival

New Mexico D.H Lawrence Festival

College of Santa Fe

British American Theatre

 

Education

Valentin Yotkov Hand-Raising                                                                         Diploma

Valentin Yotkov Chasing and Repouse level 3                                                Diploma

Valentin Yotkov Chasing and Repouse level 2                                                Diploma

Valentin Yotkov Chasing and Repouse level 1                                                Diploma

Blaine Lewis Stone Setting                                                                               Diploma

GRS Engraving                                                                                               Diploma

Jack Davis Metal Spinning                                                                               Diploma

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (in progress)                                        Honors Student, M.B.A

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University                                                              B.S, Aeronautics

Denver University                                                                                           Honor Society, Biology

Denver University                                                                                           Honors Program, Research Intern

Denver University :                                                                                          Honors Program, English

Bodega Marine Laboratory:                                                                            Honors Program, Research Intern

Bruno Lucchesi                                                                                                Sculpture Instruction

George Carlson                                                                                               Sculpture Instruction

Helen Crosbie                                                                                                 Sculpture Instruction

Denver Country Day                                                                                      Diploma

INVITATIONAL SHOW HISTORY

Tom Bishop Productions, Inc

P.O Box 8571 , Coral Springs , FL , 33075

Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls and Toys

1880 Gaylord Street , Denver , Colorado , 80206

American Museum of Miniature Arts

2001 N. Lamar Street , Dallas , Texas , 75202

  Molly Cromwell Productions, Inc

4701 Duncan Drive , Annandale , VA , 22003

  CIMTA (Cottage Industry Miniaturists Trade Association)

P.O Box 42849 , Evergreen Park , IL , 60805

  FMA – Fine Miniature Artisans

P.O Box 518 , Langhorne , PA , 19047

  Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Shows

1034 15th St , Bellingham , WA , 98225

  Birmingham Miniaturia

41 Eastborne Ave , Hodge Hill, Birmingham , B34 6AR , UK

  Showcase of Miniatures

c/o The Health Trust, 2085 E. Hamilton Ave, Suite 150 , San Jose , CA 95125

Stephen Van O'Meara

4151 N. Marshall Way , Scottsdale , Arizona , 85251

480.970.1944