Education
2003
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
BFA with honors, Jewelry and Light Metals
Concentration in Art History
2002
Alchimia School of Contemporary Jewelry and Design, Florence, Italy
Intensive studio study and specialization course with Giampaolo Babetto
1999—1998
Studio Arts Centers International, Florence, Italy
Experience
2003—present
Raïssa Bump Jewelry & Knitwear / www.raissabump.com
Owner
2015-present
Reset / www.reset-stretch.com
Founder
2013—present
Art Jewelry Forum / www.artjewelryforum.org
Board Member
2016-2017
Society of North American Goldsmiths, SNAG
Committee Member: Metalsmith Magazine Editorial Advisory
2013—2015
Society of North American Goldsmiths, SNAG
Exhibitions Committee Member: 2015 SNAG Boston Conference
2016
Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN
Jewelry Instructor: "Basics, Basically" – 1 Week Workshop
2015
Haystack Mountain School, Deer Isle, ME
Jewelry Instructor: "Side by Side" – 2 Week Workshop
2013
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Jewelry Instructor: "Bits and Pieces" – 2 Week Workshop
2011
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Knitting Instructor: "The Next Step" – 1 Week Workshop
2008-2009
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
Jewelry Professor
2006—2008
Jennifer Behr Co., Brooklyn, NY
Knit Development and Production
2008
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Knitting Instructor: "Sweater Making: Pattern to Construction" – 1 Week Workshop
2007
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Jewelry Instructor: "From the Beginning" – 2 Month Workshop
2007
Mayland/Penland Business of Craft Panel Discussions, Penland, NC
Panelist
2003—2006
Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
Gallery Assistant
2005—2007
IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, Stockbridge, MA
Instructor: jewelry classes for adults and teens
2005
Penland School of Crafts, Penland NC
Jewelry Instructor: "Basics, Basically" – 2 Week Workshop
2004
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Studio Assistant: "Start with what you know" – 2 Month Workshop with Marjorie Simon
2003
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
Studio Assistant: "Colorfast" – 2 week workshop with Barbara Seidenath
2003-2002
Rhode Island School of Design, Continuing Education Program, Providence, RI
Teaching Assistant: "Beginning Jewelry Studio"
2002
William Scholl Studio, Olivebridge, NY
Studio Assistant
Solo / 2-Person Exhibitions
2014
Strand Line: Raïssa Bump & Jonathan Anzalone, Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, C
2014
Seeing the Familiar: Sienna Gallery, Lenox MA (catalog)
2013
Parallel Constellations: Raïssa Bump & Amy Tavern, Gallery Lulo, Healdsburg, CA
2010
Circulation, Shibumi Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2009
Reflections, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2007
Complements, Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA (catalog)
Group Exhibitions / Craft Shows
2016 Signs of Life, Facere Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016 Shadow Themes; Finding the Present in the Past, Reinstein/Ross Gallery, New York, NY curated by Biba Schutz & Marjorie Simon
2016 Earrings 3, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 #ThisIsABrooch, Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design, St. Louis, MO Curated by Maggie Smith and Emilie Mulcahey
2016 True Blue, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
2016 FOG Design + Art Fair, San Francisco, CA Represented by Sienna Patti Contemporary
2015/16 Reflect, Rehoboth Art League, Rehoboth, DE / Biggs Museum of American Art, DE / Delaware Center for Contemporary Art Curated by Heidi Lowe and Jay Pastore
2015 From Minimal to Bling, The Society of Crafts, Boston, MA
2015 All that Glitters, Petaluma Art Center, Petaluma, CA Curated by Elizabeth Shypertt
2015 FOG Design + Art Fair, San Francisco, CA Represented by Sienna Patti Contemporary
2014/15 Collective Design Fair, New York, NY Represented by Sienna Patti Contemporary
2014 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Represented by Hedone Gallery
2014 Penland School of Crafts: The Art of the Brooch: Kobe Design University, Kobe, Japan /Gallery C.A.J., Kyoto, Japan
2014 First/Last: RISD Alumni Exhibition, Park Life, San Francisco, CA
2014 Monthly Multiple: Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, NC
2014 50-50: African Art Room in the Gray Gallery, Greenville, NC
2013 Sparkle Plenty 8: Fresh Picks: Quirk Represents, Richmond VA
2013 American Craft Council: Baltimore
2012 American Craft Council: Baltimore and San Francisco
2012 Generosity of Spirit: The Gifts of Penland Artists, Signature Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2012 Crush, The Fuller Projects, Bloomington, IN
2011 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), 7th Regiment Armory, New York, Represented by Sienna Gallery
2011 Costume, Costume, The Opulent Project at Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2010 Earrings Galore Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2010 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), 7th Regiment Armory, New York, Represented by Sienna Gallery
2009 Multiples, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE
2009 STIMULOUS PROJECT Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
2009 Jewelry in Motion, SNAG conference, Philadelphia, PA curated by Gail Brown
2009 Penland: Great Artists, Great Teachers, Habitat Galleries VA, Tysons Corner, VA
2009 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY Represented by Sienna Gallery
2008 The Pendant Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2008 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY Represented by Sienna Gallery
2008 Co-Laboratory, SNAG Conference, Savannah, GA
2007 RISD Routes, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
2006 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Represented by Sienna Gallery
2006 Collaboration = Textiles + Jewelry, Sharon Campbell and Widney Moore at Widney Moore Studio, Portland, OR
2006-2007 Coming into View, during SNAG at Residence of Yann Woolley, Chicago, IL. Traveling to Heidi Lowe, Rehoboth Beach, DE, University of Oregon, Eugene
2006 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY Represented by Sienna Gallery
2005 Sparkle-Glitter-Reflect, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Represented by Sienna Gallery
2005 Metals 2005, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC
2005 Sculptural Object Functional Art Exposition (SOFA), 7th Regiment Armory, New York, NY Represented by Sienna Gallery
2005-2006 100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA. Traveling to East Carolina University School of Art and Design, Greenville, NC, Bellagio, Asheville, NC, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004-2006 200 Rings, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA. Traveling to Obsidian Gallery, Tucson, AZ, Gallery M, Cleveland, OH, and Sam Shaw Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
2004 Talente 2004, Edition Handwerk, Munich, Germany (Catalogue)
Grants/Lectures
2016 Self-Tuning: Presenter at SNAGnext, Asheville, NC
2014 Community Engagement Grant: Metal Arts Guild, SF, CA
To teach my ‘Stretches for Makers’ workshops to the Bay Area jewelry community
2014 ‘Seeing the Familiar’: Lecture at Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, NY
2014 ‘Through Line’: Lecture at California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
Publications/Press
2014 Seeing the Familiar, Sienna Gallery Press, Lenox, MA
2011 Chains, Chains, Chains Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2011 30 Minute Rings, Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2010 30 Minute Earrings, Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2009 500 Pendants and Lockets, Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2008 Metalsmith Magazine, p.56 Reviews, ‘Complements: Raissa Bump with Tabitha Rasmussen’
2007 Complements, Sienna Gallery Press, Lenox, MA
2007 Berkshire Living, p.19 July 2007, ‘Head to Toe’
2004 500 Brooches, Lark Books, Asheville, NC
2004 Talente 2004 Catalog, p.76 Edition Handwerk, Munich, Germany
2004 1000 Rings, Lark Books, Asheville, NC