Gabriel Craig is a metalsmith, writer, educator and craft activist. His studio work has been exhibited nationally and internationally since 2006 and his writing has appeared in Metalsmith magazine and American Craft magazine. In addition to founding conceptualmetalsmithing.com in 2008, Craig is the Editor in Chief of the National Student Craft Zine. In 2008 he received a graduate research Grant from the Center for Craft, Creativity & Design to pursue research on 19th century ironwork. Together with his partner, Amy Weiks, he is an Artist-in-Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Houston, TX. Craig received his BFA in Metals/ Jewelry from Western Michigan University in 2006 and his MFA in Jewelry and Metalworking from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2009. For further information please visit www.gabrielcraigmetalsmith.com and www.conceptualmetalsmithing.com.