Stacey Lee Webber
{{short description|American metalsmith (born 1982)}}
Stacey Lee Webber (born 1982) is an American metalsmith.
Early life and education
A native of Indianapolis, Webber lives and works in Philadelphia.{{Cite web|url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/stacey-lee-webber-30197|title=Stacey Lee Webber|website=Smithsonian American Art Museum|accessdate=May 14, 2019}} A 2005 BFA graduate of Ball State University, she received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2008 where Lisa Gralnick, her major professor, offered her a full-time artist assistantship for the three years of her degree program.{{Cite web|url=https://www.artfulhome.com/artist/Stacey-Lee-Webber/8973|title=Stacey Lee Webber (Stacey Lee Webber) Metal Artist | Artful Home|website=www.artfulhome.com|accessdate=May 14, 2019}}
Career
She became an artist in residence at Chicago's Lillstreet Art Center in 2009 after receiving a Master of Fine Arts in 2008. In order to fulfill her dream of becoming a full-time artist, Webber relocated to Philadelphia in 2011. She realized her passion in 2015 after working as a production jeweler for a small jewelry firm in Philadelphia and teaching at Tyler School of Art, University of the Arts, and Rowan University for four busy years. Webber has established a profession creating and selling jewelry and artwork, and she currently resides and works on Philadelphia's northeast side.{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.staceyleewebber.com/about |access-date=2024-11-02 |website=Stacey Lee Webber |language=en-US}}
Achievements
She is known for her sculptures and jewelry made out of reclaimed pennies, although she uses other coins in her work as well.{{Cite web|url=https://www.designboom.com/art/stacey-lee-webber-god-bless-america-sculptures-made-from-pennies/|title=stacey lee webber: god bless america sculptures made from pennies|date=Nov 13, 2012|website=designboom | architecture & design magazine|accessdate=May 14, 2019}} Webber was among the artists featured in the exhibit "40 Under 40: Craft Futures" at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art,{{Cite web|url=https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/renwick40|title=40 under 40: Craft Futures|website=Smithsonian American Art Museum|accessdate=May 13, 2019}} and one of her pieces was subsequently accessioned by the museum.{{Cite web|url=https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/craftsman-series-shovels-83931|title=The Craftsman Series: Shovels|website=Smithsonian American Art Museum|accessdate=May 14, 2019}}
She received an American Craft Council Award of Excellence in both 2013 and 2015.{{cite web |title=Award of Distinction |url=https://www.craftcouncil.org/programs/acc-awards/award-distinction |website=American Craft Council |access-date=16 September 2022 |language=en}}
Collection highlights
- Fralin Museum, University of Georgia, Charlottesville VA
- Racine Art Museum, Racine WI
- David Owley Museum of Art, Ball State University, Muncie IN
- 21C Museum Hotels, USA
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
- Philadelphia Museum of Fine Arts, PA
- Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, Washington DC
- Metal Museum, Memphis TN
- Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton MA
- Kamm Teapot Foundation, Statesville NC
- National Archives Foundation, Washington DC
- The University of Wisconsin, School of Business, Madison WI
References
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External links
- [https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/03/stacey-lee-webber-money/ Subversively Embroidered Money and Penny Sculptures Question Historical Narratives] By Grace Ebert, Colossal
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Category:21st-century American women artists
Category:21st-century American artists
Category:Artists from Indianapolis
Category:Artists from Philadelphia
Category:Ball State University alumni
Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni
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