Arline Fisch
California
USA Target Fellow, Crafts and Traditional Arts

Having practiced her craft for more than 50 years, Arline Fisch (San Diego) is one of the most respected jewelry makers in the field. Her work melds jewelry, sculpture, and clothing, and she incorporates the structure of textiles and fiber craft into metal-based pieces that are often inspired by ancient cultures and the natural world. Fisch is the recipient of numerous honors, including an honorary doctorate from Skidmore, a gold medal from the American Craft Council, the Lifetime Achievement Award in Crafts from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and multiple Fulbright fellowships to travel to Uruguay, Vienna, and Denmark. She has been a trustee of the American Craft Council, a founding member and president of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and a trustee of the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and is represented in numerous collections and exhibitions around the world.

Portrait photo courtesy Cary Okazaki
Pink & Silver Circles, 2005, machine knit coated copper, silver crochet, and sterling; photo courtesy William Gullette