Cory O'Brien Borkowski

Once a Milwaukee, WI native, Cory O’Brien Borkowski is a contemporary visual artist living in Omaha, NE. She utilizes the natural shapes in topographical maps of the places on Earth that hold meaning for her. Her art jewelry is a dissection and appropriation of these patterns to highlight the preciousness of the world around us and our relationship to it.   

Cory's work utilizes a culmination of techniques that span across digital fabrication and design, traditional metal fabrication, and industrial processes. She specializes in combining powder coat with vitreous enameling techniques to create fantastical, yet durable, wearable art. She takes the best of all worlds to create a body of work that transforms the perspective of what traditional jewelry could be.  

Cory O’Brien Borkowski graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metals with a certificate in Digital Fabrication and Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Borkowski has worked as an independent goldsmith for 9 years, taught community art classes for UW-Milwaukee, taught private visual art lessons, given art lectures, and curated major events. After completing her artist in residency at Var Gallery and Studios, she has curated a scholarship and internship program for emerging artists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee through her past companies; such as Kessler's Diamonds and Forever Companies. 

Borkowski currently works as a merchandiser assistant, a freelance writer, and a Goldsmith at the Goldsmith/Silversmith in Omaha, Nebraska. She currently participates in a variety of community art events, collaborative projects and exhibitions.

Contact

Need a visiting artist? Send an email to coryobrienart@gmail.com to discuss workshops or visiting artist opportunities.