| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| 2013-present | Assistant Professor: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2012-2013 | Instructor: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2011-2012 | Instructor: Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois | |
| EDUCATION | ||
| 2008-2011 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois | |
| Master of Fine Arts in Metals | ||
| 2005-2007 | Humboldt State University, Arcata, California | |
| Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art | ||
| 2003-2005 | Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California | |
| Associate Degree in Art | ||
| AWARDS AND GRANTS | ||
| 2019 | SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarship, Society of North American Gold Smiths | |
| 2019 | NMSU Outstanding Research Award, Office of Vice President, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2018 | You Got a Look, 3rd Prize, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington | |
| 2018 | NMSU Mini Grant, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2017 | NMSU Traveling Grant, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2016 | NMSU Mini Grant, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2014 | NMSU Traveling Grant, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2013 | Principle Investigator Training Certificate, Office of Grants and Contracts, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2013 | “MSG’s Third Place Award”, Jewelry + Objects 2013, Mount Clemens, Michigan | |
| 2011 | “List of Teacher Ranked Excellent by Their Students”, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2011 | “Master Thesis Travel Grant,” University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2011 | “Helen E. Platt Blake MFA Materials Grant”, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2006 | “Reese Bullen Award,” Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, California | |
| 2006 | “Talisman Award,” Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, California | |
| 2006 | “Van Duzer Art Scholarship,” Humboldt State University, Arcata, California | |
| 1995 | “Tokusen” (highest honor), calligraphy exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1993 | “Tokushou” (best in show), student exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| EXHIBITIONS | ||
| Solo/Two person Exhibitions | ||
| 2020 | Trio exhibition (With Kerianne Quick and Demitra Thomloudis), Craft in America, Los Angels, California | |
| 2017 | CrossPASS (with Demitra Thomloudis), Heidi and Lowe gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | |
| 2017 | CrossPASS (with Demitra Thomloudis), Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 2017 | CrossPASS (with Demitra Thomloudis), Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2016 | CrossPASS (with Demitra Thomloudis), Velvet Da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, California | |
| 2015 | Watashi no ashimoto ni, Gallery Visions, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2014 | Road Trip, Nobana Art Works in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2014 | Solo Show: Motoko Furuhashi, The Ingham Chapman Gallery, University of New Mexico Gallup, New Mexico | |
| Curated Exhibitions | ||
| 2018 | Vitrine exhibition (juried), Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 2017 | Adorn Space: Valued- collaboration between UTEP & NMSU students, SNAG conference, New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| 2014 | 842 miles intercollegiate collaboration part I: SFASU/NMSU collaboration project, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2014 | 842 miles intercollegiate collaboration part II: SFASU/NMSU collaboration project, Cole Art Center Nacogdoches, Texas | |
| 2010 | 6×6, Indigo Gallery, Champaign, Illinois | |
| Juried Exhibitions | ||
| 2019 | Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, Ohio | |
| 2019 | 32nd Annual Materials: Hard + Soft International Contemporary Craft Competition & Exhibition, Meadows Gallery, Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Denton, Texas | |
| 2019 | Articulating Craft, Arts Center Gallery, Rochester, New York | |
| 2018 | You Got the Look, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington | |
| 2018 | Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio | |
| 2018 | Vision maker 2018, 108|Contemporary Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2018 | Halstead Design Challenge: Hidden, SNAG conference, Portland, Oregon | |
| 2017 | Digital fabrication symposium exhibition, Elm Fork Education Center, Denton, Texas | |
| 2017 | Touchy feely, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 2017 | Shelter: Crafting a Safe Home, the Society for Contemporary Craft (SCC), Pittsburg, Philadelphia | |
| 2016 | In Transit, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| 2015 | Create: Adorn, Delurk Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |
| 2015 | La Premiere Expo Franco-Japonaise des Aristes Selectionnes (JCAA), Gallery K, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2015 | Material Matters: Process to Product, Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, North Carolina | |
| 2015 | The contemporary Jewelry Exchange 2015, Online | |
| 2014 | Brooch Show, Racine Art Center, Racine, Wisconsin | |
| 2014 | SPECTRAUM MIAMI (Work Presented by Japan Contemporary Art Association), Miami, Florida | |
| 2014 | 842 Miles, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico (collaboration with Lauren Selden McAdams) | |
| 2013 | CRAFTFORMS 2013, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania | |
| 2013 | La Cour Des Miracles, Alliages, Lille, France | |
| 2013 | CRAFTFORMS 2013, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania | |
| 2013 | Jewelry + Object 2013, The Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, Michigan | |
| 2013 | Coated, The Studio, Brooklyn, New York | |
| 2013 | Fabricated: An Exhibition of Wearable Art, Target Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia | |
| 2013 | Ferrous, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California | |
| 2012 | OMG kittens kittens kittens, Figure One Gallery, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2012 | 2nd Annual BAC Faculty Exhibition, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2011 | MFA Thesis Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2011 | Artsplosia, Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2011 | Fluxutation, Juried Digital Exhibition, SNAG Conference, Seattle, Washington | |
| 2011 | Materials Hard and Soft, Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, Texas | |
| 2010 | 6×6, Indigo Gallery, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2010 | All Together Now, MFA Group Exhibition, Link Gallery, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2010 | Hide and Seek, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2010 | Art Chicago, International Art Fair, Merchandise Mart, Chicago Illinois | |
| 2010 | Boneyard Arts Festival, Metals at Illinois, Kessler Optical, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2010 | Ornament/Element, Link Gallery, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2010 | A Presence of Thought; Juried Digital Exhibition, SNAG Conference, Houston, Texas | |
| 2010 | No Boundaries, Glassell Junior School, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas | |
| 2010 | eXtreme Tea, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, Texas | |
| 2009 | In Progress, Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, Georgia | |
| 2009 | A Solo Show in 16 Parts, Link Gallery, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2009 | Toys Designed by Artists, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas | |
| 2008 | CRAFTFORMS 2008, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania | |
| 2008 | Beyond Borders International Art Competition, Viking Union Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington | |
| 2008 | Putting the Band Back Together, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia | |
| 2008 | Juried Student Show, MPC Gallery, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California | |
| 2008 | Metals in Motion, Oakland Museum of California, Collectors Gallery, Oakland, California | |
| 2007 | Sculpture Walk, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California | |
| 2007 | Duo Show, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California | |
| 2007 | Student Show, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, Arizona | |
| 2006 | Public Art Piece, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California | |
| 2006 | Group Show, Main Street Gallery, Weaverville, California | |
| 2006 | Group Show, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California | |
| 2006 | Student Show, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California | |
| 2005-2006 | Student Show, Yuma Art Center, Yuma, Arizona | |
| 2005 | Artist Book, Humboldt State University Library, Arcata, California | |
| 2003 | Seating Arrangements, Monterey Peninsula Airport Art Gallery, Monterey, California | |
| 1995 | Tokyo Selected Calligraphy Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1994 | Setagaya Selected Student Calligraphy, Tokyo Setagaya Museum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1993 | Tokyo Selected Student Calligraphy Exhibition, Tokyo Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 1992 | Setagaya Selected Student Calligraphy, Tokyo Setagaya Museum, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Invitational Exhibitions | ||
| 2019 | Jewelry for architecture, 108|Contemporary Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| 2019 | Six Years Smitten Exhibition, Form & Concept, Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| 2019 | Circling Back, SNAG Annual Conference, Adorn Space, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2019 | The Ephemeral Archived, Emerge Gallery, Greenville, North Carolina | |
| 2018 | American Jewelry from New Mexico, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| 2017 | Duality of Presence, The Stanlee & Gerald Rubin Center for Visual Arts, El Paso, Texas | |
| 2017 | FOAM Miami (during Art Basel), presented by Charon Kransen Arts, Miami Beach, Florida | |
| 2017 | Project Postcards, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2017 | SOFA Chicago, presented by Charon Kransen Arts, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2017 | Duality of Presence, The blue house (in conjunction with SNAG conference), New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| 2017 | Duality of Presence, super + CENTERCOURT gallery, Munich, Germany | |
| 2017 | Las Cruces Nasty Women Exhibition, Art Obscure, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2017 | Smitten forum, Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina | |
| 2017 | Impermanent Topography, University of New Mexico Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2016 | The Alliages Legacy Collection, Melting Point (Courtesy Alliages ) Valencia , Spain | |
| 2016 | Adorn Spaces, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| 2016 | Advance Retreat, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |
| 2015 | The Alliages Legacy Collection, JOYA: Barcelona Art Jewellery Fair 2015 (Courtesy Alliages) Barcelona, Spain | |
| 2015 | Points of Departure, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2015 | Project Postcards, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2015 | American Heirloom, Cruz Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico | |
| 2015 | Project 837 part 1, Project PLASE, Baltimore, MD | |
| 2014 | STRAT-O-GRAPHIC, Harry Wood Gallery, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona | |
| 2013 | Project Postcards, NMSU Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2013 | Green Eileen Chop Challenge, Green Eileen, Seattle, Washington | |
| 2013 | A+D Alumni Reunion, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2011 | North Park Art Walk, North Park Art District, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2011 | Nomadic fantasia, Curator: Yun Jeong Hong, Indigo Gallery, Champaign, Illinois | |
| 2010 | Participation for John Baldessari’s Framed Heights work, Curator: Tricia Van Eck, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois | |
| Collaborations | ||
| 2015-2017 | Collaboration with Demitra Thomloudis: Working for two persons traveling exhibition | |
| 2014 | Collaboration with Lauren Selden McAdams: For Exhibition “842 miles” | |
| 2013-2014 | Participation in Panjapol Kulpapangkorn’s Jewellery is at my feet | |
| COLLECTIONS | ||
| 2018 | Albuquerque Museum of Art and History | |
| 2016 | Private Collection: Rachelle Thiewes | |
| 2016 | Private Collection: Curtis Arima | |
| 2014 | Association Alliages, Juan Riusech, Lille, France | |
| PROFESSIONAL LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND CRITIQUES | ||
| 2018 | Lecture: Craft InSites at The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) with Kerianne Quick and Demitra Thomloudis, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia | |
| 2018 | Guest Critique: Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2018 | Lecture: Collaboration, Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2018 | Artist Lecture, Tainan National University of Arts, Tainan, Taiwan | |
| 2018 | Artist Lecture & Workshop, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina | |
| 2018 | Lecture: Crafted InSite at CAA Conference with Kerianne Quick and Demitra Thomloudis, LA Convention Center, Los Angeles, California | |
| 2017 | Lecture: SNAG Emerging Artist 2017 at SOFA Chicago with Kat Cole and Anne-Sophie Vallée, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois | |
| 2017 | Workshop: site specific investigation, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, Maryland | |
| 2017 | Conceptual study (6 weeks course), Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2017 | Lecture: Western Communication, Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2017 | Artist Lecture, Hiko Mizuno College of Jewelry, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2017 | Artist Lecture & Workshop: Site exploration, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado | |
| 2017 | Workshop: Finding a path, University Art Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2016 | Artist Lecture, Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2016 | Artist Lecture, California Collage of Art, Oakland, California | |
| 2016 | Workshop Assistant: “Hollow concrete casting” by Demitra Thompoudis, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina | |
| 2016 | Artist Lecture/workshop, University of Iowa, Iowa city, Iowa | |
| 2015 | Artist Lecture, Asagaya Collage of Art and Design, Tokyo Japan | |
| 2015 | Panelist: Educational dialog, SNAG conference, Boston, Massachusetts | |
| 2015 | Artist Lecture/workshop, Aichi University of Art and Music, Aichi, Japan | |
| 2015 | Conceptual study (6 weeks course), Musashino Art University, Tokyo, Japan | |
| 2015 | Key Speaker at Texas Metals Symposium 2014, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas | |
| 2014 | Visiting Artist Lecture, University of New Mexico Gallup, Gallup, New Mexico | |
| 2014 | Artist Lecture, Musashino Art University, Tokyo Japan | |
| 2014 | Panelist: Educational dialog, SNAG conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 2013 | Workshop: Material Exploring: concrete, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas | |
| 2013 | Critiques: Roswell artist in residence program, Roswell, Texas | |
| RESIDENCY | ||
| 2016 | SMITTENFORUM, Pocosin Arts, Columbia, North Carolina | |
| 2015 | Midlife Metals Retreat, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee | |
| PUBLICATIONS | ||
| 2018 | “FORGED IN NEW MEXICO”, Alibi | |
| 2018 | “NMSU professors among 300 artists in historic exhibit”, Las Cruces Sun News | |
| 2017 | “Top artist and major works of art to explore at SOFA Chicago”, Art Bahrain | |
| 2017 | Shelter, catalog | |
| 2017 | “Heidi Lowe Gallery to showcase new work in September”, Cape Gazette | |
| 2017 | Duality of Presence, Catalog | |
| 2017 | “Impermanent Topography’ Exhibit Open at NMSU”, Deming Headlight | |
| 2017 | The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange #2, Olga Raben, Self Published Catalog | |
| 2017 | Zoom: Shows to See. Vol77. No.04, pp.19, American Craft magazine, Minneapolis, Minnesota | |
| 2017 | CrossPASS, Catalog | |
| 2017 | WEAR OH WEAR. Vol37. No.3, pp.26, Article by Rachelle Thiewes, Metalsmith magazine, Eugene, Oregon | |
| 2016 | H21: Handouts from the 21st Century, compiled by Nicole Jacquard, SNAG | |
| 2016 | “NMSU professor’s jewelry in corporates objects of I-10 in San Francisco Exhibit”, Las Cruces Bulletin | |
| 2016 | “Jewelry Exhibit uses material between Las Cruces, El Paso”, Las Cruces Sun News | |
| 2016 | “MOTOKO FURUHASHI AND DEMITRA THOMLOUDIS: CROSSPASS”, AJF Interview by Vicki Mason | |
| 2016 | Exhibition in print 2016, Metalsmith magazine | |
| 2016 | SMITTENFORUM, Catalog | |
| 2014 | Exhibition in print 2014. , curated by Ken Vickerson, MAGC magazine, Toronto, Canada | |
| 2013 | Exhibition in print 2013. Vol33. No.4, pp.33-34, curated by Susan Cohn, Metalsmith magazine, Eugene, Oregon | |
| 2012 | Jewel Book, Jaak Van Damme, Stichting Kunstboak | |
| 2012 | Humor in Craft, Brigitte Martin, Schiffer Publishing | |
| 2011 | New Rings, Nicolas Estrada, Promopress | |
| 2011 | Steel Wire Jewelry, Brenda Schweder, Lark books | |
| 2009 | 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, Lark Books | |
| 2007 | “HSU Work Reveals Artists’ Emotions,” Times-Standard | |
| 2006 | “Ethnicity Expressed Through Art,” The Lumber Jack | |
| 2006 | “Sculpting Diversity,” The Eureka Reporter | |
| CONFERENCE ATTENDED | ||
| 2016-current | Annual Yuma Symposium, Yuma, Arizona | |
| 2004-current | SNAG Annual Conference, Various city | |
| 2018 | CAA 2018 Annual Conference, LA Convention Center, Los Angels, California | |
| 2018 | MINE: Material, Meaning, Making, DoP Symposium, University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, Texas | |
| 2017-2018 | Texas Metals Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas | |
| 2016 | “Present Tense” American Craft Council conference, Omaha, Nebraska | |
| 2014-2015 | Annual Yuma Symposium, Yuma, Arizona | |
| 2013 | Re-Thinking Craft Symposium, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona | |
| 2013 | Texas Metals Symposium, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas | |
| PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP | ||
| 2017-current | College Art Association (CAA) | |
| 2017-current | Surface Design Association | |
| 2013-current | American Craft Council (ACC) | |
| 2011-current | Crafthaus | |
| 2005-current | Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) | |
| 2014-2016 | Metal Arts Guild of Canada | |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | ||
| 2013-current | Teaching Academy Workshop, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2017 | Participated two day workshop: Hydraulic Press with Peter Gilroy, Rio Grande Jewelry Supply, Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| 2017 | Participated private lesson: Stone Setting with Scott Patrick, Rio Grande Jewelry Supply, Albuquerque, New Mexico | |
| 2017 | Participated seminar: Grant Writing by Art Place, Southwest Environmental Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2014 | Pathways to Innovation Program, Epicenter, NMSU Collage of Engineering, Las Cruces, New Mexico | |
| 2013 | SNAG mentorship program “Road 2 Success”, online professional development course | |
| SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS | ||
| 1991-2000 | Level 5 (one rank before Master) of calligraphy, Tokyo, Japan | |