About the Artist
Jeffrey Lloyd Dever holds a BS degree in Fine Art from Atlantic Union College, 1976. He is founding partner and creative director of Dever Designs in Laurel, MD. He served on the contract/adjunct faculty of Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland for 20 years, where he taught illustration and graphic design. Sought after as an instructor, he has taught classes across North America and in Europe. He enjoys sharing his pioneering techniques with others as often as his schedule allows. Mr. Dever’s polymer clay vessels, jewelry and sculptural objects have been shown in many national invitational exhibitions, and his works are represented in numerous private collections, galleries and museums.
Jeffrey Lloyd Dever
b. 1953, Taunton, Massachusetts
Selected Collections
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
Kamm Teapot Foundation, Statesville, NC
Selected Exhibitions
| 2018 | Materials Hard+Soft, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX |
| Polymer Art: Recent Acquisitions, RAM, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI | |
| 2017 | Making It In Crafts III, Art Museum of Greater Lafayette, Lafayette, IN |
| Maker Moxie, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, NJ | |
| Teapots 11, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PN | |
| Earrings 3, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA | |
| SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL | |
| Craft Forms 2017, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | |
| Touchy Feely, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD | |
| 2016 | Hot Tea! 2016, Symphony Wood Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Adorn Form/Form Adorn, Baltimore Clayworks & Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD | |
| SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL | |
| Craft Forms 2016, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | |
| 2015 | Selected Works, Beijing International Contemporary Jewelry & Metal Arts Exhibition, China Millennium Monument World Art Museum, Beijing, China |
| SOFA—Sculptural Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL | |
| BIJOUX! 2015, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL | |
| Hot Tea! (Winter/Spring), del Mano Gallery, online exhibition, www.delmano.com | |
| 2014 | LOOT: MAD About Jewelry, MAD, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY |
| SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL | |
| Installation & Selected Works, (In)Organic, RAM, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI | |
| WE ARE SNAG: Identity, online exhibition at www.snagmetalsmith.com | |
| Craft Forms 2014, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | |
| A Re-Visioning: New Works in Polymer, H.F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI | |
| A Gathering of Spoons 2014, del Mano Gallery online exhibition, www.delmano.com | |
| Teapots! 8th Invitational Exhibition, Morgan Contemporary Glass Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| Hot Tea! (Winter/Spring), del Mano Gallery, online exhibition, www.delmano.com | |
| 2013 | SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL |
| Craft Forms 2013, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | |
| Top 10 at 10: Favorites from RAM’s Collection, RAM, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI | |
| 2012–13 | Hot Tea!, del Mano Gallery online exhibition, www.delmano.com |
| Fiber Philadelphia 2012 International Biennial | |
| Refuse-ReSeen, Some Things Looming, Reading, PA | |
| 2011 | SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL |
| New x 3, Blue Spiral 1, Asheville, NC | |
| Installation & Selected Works, Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads, RAM Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI | |
| Craft Forms 2011, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA Jurors Choice Award | |
| 2009 | Sculpting Color: Works In Polymer Clay, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA |
| 2008–09 | SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL |
| 2008 | Fiber Arts Explored II, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Interweave: Innovations in Contemporary Basketry, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT | |
| 2007 | Beyond The Basket, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Heart of the Matter, Facere, Seattle, WA | |
| SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, New York, NY | |
| All Things Considered IV, National Basketry Organization Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN | |
| 2006 | Contemporary Baskets, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2005–06 | SOFA—Sculpture Objects Functional Art Exposition, Chicago, IL |
| 2004 | 50<>50: The Craft Continuum, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT |
| An Exploration of Polymer Clay, Kentucky Museum of Arts and Design, Louisville, KY | |
| 2003 | Polymer Possibilities: Jewelry and Beyond, Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD |
| Moves in Polymer Clay, Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT | |
| 2002 | Seeing Spots, Florida Craftsmen Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL; Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts, Houston, TX |
Selected Publications
| 2018 | American Craft |
| Metalsmith | |
| JAMS: Jewelry and Metals Survey, SNAG, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Eugene, OR | |
| New Brooches: 400+ Contemporary Jewelry Designs, Prompress Editions, Barcelona, Spain | |
| Fiber Art Now, “Excellence in Fibers,” Fiber Art Network, North Hollywood, CA | |
| 2016 | Art Jewelry, January, “Uncork Your Creativity” |
| New Rings: 500+ Designs, Thames & Hudson, London, UK | |
| Polymer Journeys, The Art and Craft of Polymer, Tenth Muse Publishing | |
| 2015 | The Polymer Arts, Winter, “Of Values and Intentions – The Art of Jeffrey Lloyd Dever” |
| Art Jewelry, September, The Back Page “Whence From a Darkling Heart” | |
| 2014 | Art Jewelry, Nov., 10th Anniversary Poster |
| NY Times, Oct. 10, “Evening Hours” | |
| Museum, Sept/Oct., “What’s New” | |
| 2014 | Niche, Spring, “What’s New: Spouting Off” |
| 2012 | Showcase 500 Rings: New Directions in Art Jewelry, Lark Books, New York, NY |
| American Style, Fall. “Applauding Excellence” | |
| 2011 | Masters of Polymer Clay, Lark Books, New York, NY |
| Ornament, Issue 34.4, “Polymer Clay – A Modern Medium Comes of Age” | |
| 2009 | American Style. April. “More than Meets the Eye” |
| 2008 | Art Jewelry. September. “Beyond Jewelry: Floating Bloom – A Basket Revealed” |
| Art Jewelry. March. “Cross-Pollination” | |
| 500 Pendants & Lockets: Contemporary Interpretations of Classic Adornments. Lark Books, Asheville, NC | |
| Create Magazine. March/April. “Passion: All Work and Lots of Clay” | |
| 2007 | Art Jewelry. September. “Gallery” |
| 2006 | 500 Baskets: A Celebration of the Basketmaker’s Art, Lark Books, Sterling Publications, New York, NY |
| The Art of Jewelry: Polymer Clay, Duncan Aimone, Katherine, Lark Books, Asheville, NC | |
| Art Jewelry. September. “A Rarefied Medium” | |
| 2005 | 500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body, Lark Books, Asheville, NC |
| 2004 | 400 Polymer Clay Designs: A Collection of Dynamic & Colorful Contemporary Work, Lark Books, Asheville, NC |
| 1999 | American Style. Summer. “Movers and Shapers” |
Selected Awards
| 2017 | Niche Awards Winner, Professional/Sculpture, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA |
| Niche Awards Finalist, Polymer Clay, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2014 | Niche Awards Finalist, Teapots, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA |
| Niche Awards Finalist, Polymer Clay, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2013 | Niche Awards Finalist, Teapots, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012 | Niche Awards Winner, Polymer Clay, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA |
| Niche Awards Finalist, Teapots, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2011 | Niche Awards Finalist, Jewelry – Sculpture to Wear, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA |
| Jurors Choice Award, Craftforms 2011, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA | |
| 2010 | Niche Awards Winner, Teapots, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA |
| Niche Awards Winner, Decorative Fiber, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2009 | Niche Award Winner, Polymer Clay, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA |