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Jay H. Song

Chair, jewelry

Education

  • M.F.A., metals and jewelry, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • J.D., law, Han Nam University

Credentials

  • Professor of jewelry, 1999–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
    Chair jewelry, 2009–present

Awards, recognitions, and honors

  • Presidential Fellowship Award, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Certified Rhinoceros Instructor, granted by Robert McNeel and Associates
  • Recipient of Ambassador's Choice Award hosted by SCAD Admission Department
  • Recipient of Art Educator of the Year Award hosted by Niche magazine, 2012
  • Presidential Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design
  • Nomination for Niche's Teacher of the Year, 2006–08

Publications and presentations

  • Spectator, Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, Tenn.
  • 1761 Degree, The Melting Point, Trois Gallery, Atlanta.
  • Nineteen Seventy-One Degree, Bausch & Lomb World Headquarters, Rochester, N.Y.
  • Han, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah, Ga.
  • Beyond the Surface, Burgan Gallery, Savannah, Ga.
  • The South's Next Wave: Design Challenge, Museum of Design Atlanta, Atlanta.
  • 2011 International Metal Art Exhibition and Seminar, Beijing, China.
  • Korean Contemporary Metal and Art Jewelry, KORUS House, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington, D.C.
  • Memphis in May: Contemporary Korean Metalwork, National Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tenn.
  • Best of 500 Jewelry and 1000 Rings, Lark Books.
  • Sharon Elaine Thompson, "CAD for Jewelry Artisans," Review, Lapidary Journal, November 2013, pages 52-56.
  • Kenneth Jassie, "National Metal Art Invitational: Vessels and Art Jewelry," Review, Metalsmith Magazine, Winter 2005, page 46.
  • Tacey Rosolowski, "The Work of Jay Song," Metalsmith Magazine, Summer 2002, page 14-15.
  • Lynn Cool, "Emerging Asian and American Goldsmiths," Review, Metalsmith Magazine, Spring 2005, page 51.
  • Allison Hersh, "Five Star," Review, Savannah Morning News, Aug. 21, 2007.
  • Guest panelist, Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, D.C.
  • Visiting lecturer, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
  • Visiting lecturer, Beijing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, China.
  • Visiting lecturer, Beijing Fashion Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
  • Visiting lecturer, Tec de Monterrey, Guadalajara, Mexico.
  • Mentor, International Rhino Fablab of Digital Fabrication and RhinoFab Studio of Robert McNeel and Associates.
  • Visiting artist, presentation at Palm Beach Fine Craft Show, Palm Beach, Fla.
  • Visiting lecturer, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, Mo.
  • Visiting lecturer, Korea Institute for the Advancement of Technology (KIAT), Seoul, Korea.
  • Visiting Artist, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.