JOYCE E. NELSON, CURRICULUM VITAE . Miami Fashion Week 2010, 2009 and 2008 . Jewelry worn by the following designers . Eduardo de las Cases of Miami (New Designer Competition Winner) . Rykii de Jude of Barbados . ARIANNE of Canada . Cecilia Perez Alta Costura of Columbia . Francisco Quadros of Miami . St. Stephen’s Art Show, Coconut Grove, Florida . 2nd Place 2011 . Beaux Arts Festival of Art 2000 through 2012 – Coral Gables, Florida . 2nd Place 2012 . Naples National Art Festival, Naples, Florida . Downtown Naples New Year’s Weekend Art Fair, Naples, Florida . 40th Annual Art Festival Beth-El, St. Petersburg, Florida . Tarpon Springs Fine Art Festival, Tarpon Springs, Florida . Carnaval on the Mile, Coral Gables, Florida . Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Florida • 3rd Place 2012 . Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale’s National Art Festival, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida . Estero Fine Art show, Naples, Florida . Naples Masters Art Festival, Naples, Florida . Sarasota American Craft Show, Sarasota, Florida . Sarasota Masters, Sarasota, Florida . Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, Winter Park, Florida . Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, Tampa, Florida . Boca Museum Art Festival, Boca Raton, Florida . Coconut Grove Art Show 2009, 2008, and 2007, Coconut Grove, Florida . Festival of the Masters, Downtown Disney, Orlando . Judges Selection Award . Naples Renaissance Fall Art Festival 2008 and 2007 . Marco Island Masters Festival of Arts, Marco Island, Florida . Pinecrest Gardens Fine Art Festival 2012-2005, Pinecrest, Florida . Third Place, 2012, First Place 2011, 2006 & Third Place 2007 . Florida Craftsman, St, Petersburg, Florida . Collector’s Choice Award . Mercato Fine Arts Festival, Naples, Florida . Art in the Park, Downtown Miami, Bayfront Park, Florida . Downtown Festival of the Arts, Panama City, Florida . South Miami Art Festival 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 – South Miami, Florida . In the Park with Art 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 – Palmetto Bay, Florida . 1st Place 3 Dimensional 2009 . Honorable Mention 2007 . Delray Affair, Delray, Florida . Sunfest, West Palm Beach, Florida . Art by the Bay, Coconut Grove, Florida . Sailfish Street Art Festival, Stuart, Florida . Art in the Park, Plantation, Florida . Coconut Grove Gallery and Interiors . Top of the Walk Gallery, Cocowalk, Coconut Grove, Florida . Rod & Reel Club, Miami Beach, Florida . Coral Reef Yacht Club Art Show, Coconut Grove, Florida . Riveria Country Club, Coral Gables, Florida . Actor’s Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre “Reach for the Stars” . Fairchild Gardens Rare Event . 25th Annual Red Cross Ball . Equinox Trunk Shows . Helio Gallery “Body Jazz” Trunk Show. Key West, Florida . Glass Art and Bead Festival, Sonoma, California . Jewelry Arts Expo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . North Grove Studio Tour, Coconut Grove, Florida . Beadfest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The Wave Gallery Trunk Show, Key West, Florida . La Trattoria “Girls Night Out” Trunk Show, Key West, Florida . Harvest Festival, Miami, Florida JEWELRY MEMBERSHIPS • Gemological Institute of America Alumni • Florida Craftsman • Society Of North American Goldsmiths • American Craft Council • Florida Society Of Goldsmiths • Miami Emerging Arts Leaders • South Florida Jewelry Arts Guild – Founder • The Jewelers Board of Trade EDUCATION Florida International University ~ Master of Science, Fashion Merchandising ~ Bachelor of Science, Fashion Merchandising University of Florida ~ Associate of Arts degree, Advertising & Journalism Gemological Institute Of America ~ Colored Stone Grading Lab ~ Pearl Grading ~ Gem Identification Lab ~ Diamond Cut Grading PROFESSIONAL Fashion Merchandising Professor ~ Florida International University, Miami-Dade College, and Barry University Department Chair LOCATIONS • • Coconut Gallery and Interiors, Coconut Grove, Florida • Creations, South Miami, Florida • Bookstore In The Grove, Coconut Grove, Florida • Miami Art Museum • History Miami PRESS • OSCEOLA OASIS Magazine, The Art and Fashion Issue, Winter 2008 • Cravings Magazine April/May 2010 • Mujer July/August 2009 • Miami Monthly, Summer 2009 • Miami Monthly, “No Stone Unturned” • The Miami Herald - publication date: April 9, 2008, Fashion Week, “Latin American event gets more global reach” • The Miami Herald - publication date: April 23, 2008, “Miami Fashion Week VIP Preview Week” • Coral Living – South Florida Life and Leisure – publication date: April 23, 2008 • The Miami Herald – Posted on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 • American Style Magazine, Art Jewelry Showcase, December 2008 • You Tube - Miami Fashion week 2008 Designer Eduardo de las Casas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpUR_V-ntvQ.