Mr. John Cogswell

John Cogswell is a jeweler, silversmith, educator, and author/illustrator. He currently teaches at SUNY New Paltz, NY and previously taught at Parsons School of Design, NYC, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY and Hofstra University, LI. He was also the former director of the Jewelry and Metalsmithing Department at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, the largest adult education program of its kind in the country.

In addition, he has conducted numerous workshops at such locations as Arrowmont, Appalachian Center, FSG/WIldAcres, Haystack; Penland; Peters Valley; Touchstone; Brookfield and many others.

He was the 2006 inductee into the National Metalsmiths' Hall of Fame adn was selected as Touchstone Center for Crafts' 2007 Artist of the Year. He is the author/illustrator of Creative Stonesetting, and has served as a technical consultant and contributing author for several contemporary jewelry texts including Metals Technic, Contemporary Silver, and the Penland Book of Jewelry.

His work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and publications, and is included in many public and private collections, including the Jewish Museum in NYC and the Ackland Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC.


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