Together with his wife Linda, Joe Apodaca has been working in jewelry and metal arts since 1968. His work can be found in the Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fine Arts, in the OBJECTS: USA collection of New York’s Museum of Arts and Design, and in the School for American Craftsmen Permanent Collection in Rochester, NY. He has exhibited frequently at galleries and museums across the United States and taught in several countries.

B. Tucson, AZ 1942
Proprietor, Apodaca Goldsmiths in Lake Oswego, OR

professional experience:
1967–1990 Teaching experiences in us,
Canada and Costa Rica
1979–81, 83–85 Head of Metals
Department, Oregon School of Arts &
Crafts, Portland, or
1969–present Self-employed jeweler/
craftsperson