Bio

Maureen Duffy is a studio jewelry artist and professor based in Philadelphia, PA. She currently serves as an 3/4 time professor of Jewelry and Metalsmithing at Rowan University in New Jersey and a jewelry instructor at Fleisher Art Memorial, one of the country’s oldest art centers, where she has played a key role in developing its jewelry program. Additionally, Maureen teaches workshops at Peters Valley Craft School and Snow Farm, The New England Craft Farm. Other schools that she has taught at include; Tyler School of Art & Architecture, Towson University, Moore College of Art & Design, Millersville University, and SUNY at New Platz, NY.

Passionate about both teaching and making, Maureen values the opportunity to impart her technical expertise to others. In tandem with teaching Maureen has spent 10 years as a production jeweler for two successful Philadelphia jewelry companies and 16 years professionally selling her work at craft shows and galleries.

Her jewelry practice encompasses both production pieces and one-of-a-kind, hand-fabricated creations in sterling silver and gold. Maureen’s work can be currently found at The Philadelphia Art Museum, Tshatshke Jewelry Studio in Philadelphia, and Peters Valley Gallery.

Maureen received her MFA at SUNY at New Paltz, New York, 2007 in the studio of Metals and her BFA at Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, 2005 in 3-D Design with a concentration in Metals.