Michael Nashef
Born in war torn Lebanon and moved to the United States in 1998, Michael Nashef has earned his M.F.A in Metals/Jewelry Design from Bowling Green State University. Nashef has managed a jewelry store, worked as a CAD designer, launched his fine jewelry company Intersecting Hearts, and invented a few tools that are used in the jewelry industry. He worked as the area coordinator and lecturer at Towson University in Maryland, and currently is an instructor at Western Michigan University. Nashef is an award winning artist with an extensive record of exhibition including solo and international shows. His work has been acquired by the MAD museum in New York city and he is published in a variety of books including JaMs and New Bracelets.