Susie Ganch is an artist living in Richmond, VA, where she is an Associate Professor in the School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. Ganch received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Issues of waste and cultural habits of consumption are imbued through her work. Part of her practice is Directing Radical Jewelry Makeover, an international jewelry mining, and recycling project that continues to travel across the country and abroad. Recent exhibitions include Fault Lines: Art and the Environment, NCMA, Raleigh, NC, and This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, Smithsonian American Art Museum Renwick Gallery, Washington D.C. Public/private collections include Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C., LACMA, Los Angeles, CA, Asheville Art Museum, NC, MFA Boston, MA, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, Metal Museum, Memphis, TN, Quirk Hotel, Richmond, VA, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, WI, and Kohler Company, Kohler, WI. She is represented by Sienna Patti Contemporary Gallery.

You can find out more: www.susieganch.com

Kathleen Kennedy is a sculptor, jeweler, and educator living in Richmond, VA. She received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Kennedy is an Instructor and Metals Area Coordinator for the Department of Craft/Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).  She is a Board Member of Ethical Metalsmiths and serves as Co-Director of Radical Jewelry Makeover, an international community mining and jewelry recycling project focused on education and collaboration. Kennedy’s practice explores value and meaning through objects centering around jewelry and jewelry imagery.  She teaches lectures, and exhibits in the U.S. and abroad. 

You can find out more: www.kathleenwkennedy.com