EDUCATION
MFA Silversmithing and Design with a Minor in Sculpture, Winthrop University, 2005
BFA Jewelry and Metals, Winthrop University, 2002, Cum Laude Honors Graduate
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Silver Magazine, “Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver” by Kaminer Haislip, November/December 2023 issue
Charleston Magazine, Holiday Gift Guide, November 2023 issue
The Scout Guide Beaufort & Bluffton, First Edition, 2023
Garden & Gun, “Southern Agenda” section feature on the exhibition
Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, April/May 2023 issue
Art Mag, “Schoonhoven Silver Award” by Emily Reyna, Summer 2019 issue
Charleston Magazine, “Forging Ahead” by Maura Hogan, September 2018 issue
Charleston City Paper, “All that Glitters” by Chase Quinn, August 15, 2018
Charleston Magazine, “Best Bet” section feature on the on the exhibition
Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, August 2018 issue
American Craft, “Shows to See” section feature on the exhibition
Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, Volume 78, Number 4, August/September 2018 issue
Silver Magazine, “Market Monitor & Events” section feature on the exhibition
Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, Volume L, Number 4, July/August 2018 issue
Hyperallergic, “Artists and Designers Tell New Stories of Old Silver” by Sarah Archer, February 22, 2018
Metalsmith, “Twenty-first Century Silver: Not Your Grandmother’s Tea Set”
by Jeannine Falino, Volume 38 No. 1, February 2018
Antiques & Fine Art, “A Dialogue in New York Silver, Then and Now”
by Sara Spink and Jeannine Falino, 18th Anniversary issue, 2018
The Magazine Antiques, “Polished Performances” by Marisa Bartolucci, September/October 2017 issue
Bella Magazine, “Silver Belle” by Lily Baumil, December 2016 issue
Southern Home, “Southern Hospitality” by Margaret Zainey Roux, Holiday 2016 issue
Metalsmith, “Southern Silver” by Andrea DiNoto, Volume 36 – Number 3, 2016
Lily Magazine, “Silver with Sublime Lines!”, Spring 2016 Issue
Wildsam Field Guides Charleston Edition, Contributor, Wildsam Press 2015 and 2022
Forbes, “12 Decadent Host and Hostess Gifts”, by Vivienne Decker, July 24, 2015
Women’s Wear Daily, “Song of the South” by Rosemary Freitelberg, May 6, 2015 issue
The Post & Courier, “Reese Witherspoon recruits Charleston businesswoman for new fashion line”
by Warren Wise, May 7, 2015 issue
Architectural Digest Daily AD, “Reese Witherspoon Launches a Southern-Inspired Lifestyle Brand”
by Colleen Egan, May 12, 2015 issue
Charleston Magazine, “Shine On!” in Style File/Buzz section, May 2015 issue
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Silver Chic” by Linda Jerkins, Sunday, April 19, 2015 issue
Eide, “Interior that Counts” by Meghan Jackson, Spring 2015 issue
Traditional Home, “Silver Belles”, by Julia Szabo and Doris Athineos,
October 2014, 25th Anniversary Issue
Elle Décor, “Sterling Character”, September 2014, 25th Anniversary Issue
Charleston City Paper, “Second Nature” by Allston McCrady, July 2014 issue
Charleston Mercury, “Creative Women Who Design Successful Business Niches in Charleston”
by Baron Christopher Hanson, May 2014 issue
Charleston Weddings, “Silver Belles” by Molly Hutter, Spring 2013 Issue
Garden & Gun, “Third Annual Made in the South Awards”,
by Vanessa Gregory, Elizabeth Hutchison and T. Edward Nickens, Dec 2012/Jan 2013
Charleston Magazine, “Landmark Idea”, Dec 2012 Issue
Travel + Leisure, “Return to Charleston” by Matt and Ted Lee, Photography by Peter Frank Edwards, May 2001 Issue
Aiken Standard article Friday, March 25, 2011, “Art of Silversmithing” by Ashleey Williamson
Art Aurea Magazine, “Poesie in Silber”, October 2009 Issue, Munich, Germany
Design Diffusion Edizioni Magazine, “Poetry in Silver”, November 2009 Issue, Milan, Italy
Financial Times, “Heavenly Metal” by Cordelia Jenkins, Nov. 28, 2009 Issue, London, England
Charleston Weddings, Winter 2009 Issue, “Past Presence” by Jen Banowetz
Charleston Magazine, December 2009 Issue, “Hallmark Ornaments”
Charleston Weddings, Winter 2008 Issue, Aisle Style Profile “Precious Metal” by Ellie Somerville
Winthrop Magazine, Fall 2008 Issue, feature by Monica Bennett
Charleston Magazine, Cover of April Issue and Art Spread “Organic Matters” by Matthew Scott
Southern Living “People and Places” October 2007 Issue by Pat Wilens
Charleston Magazine March 2007 Design Issue Feature “By Their Own Design” by Colleen Troy
Metalsmith, Review of “Reinterpreting the Vessel” at Perimeter Gallery in Chicago by Lynn Cool, 2007
Carolina Arts article “City of Charleston Features Works by Kaminer Haislip” December 2006 issue
Charleston Magazine “Cultural Affairs” December 2006 Issue
American Craft “Calendar” December 2006/January 2007Issue
American Craft “Gallery” October/November 2006 Issue
The State, article “Budding beauty”, 2005
Aiken Standard article “Aiken Museum hosts Southeastern sculpture competition”, 2005
Aiken Standard article “Sculptural silversmith’s work inspired by birds”, 2003
Carolina Arts article “Hart-Witzen Gallery Features Works by Emerging Artists”, 2002
AWARDS
Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage
Women in the Arts Recognition Award, 2022
Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage Contest,
First Place in Crafts: Jewelry category, 2022
South Carolina House of Representatives House Resolution honoring artwork and
Daughters of the American Revolution American Heritage Award, 2021
Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage Contest,
First Place in Crafts: Jewelry category, 2021
Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage Contest,
First Place in Crafts: Other category and The Evelyn Cole Peters Award, 2020
Daughters of the American Revolution, American Heritage Contest,
Third Place in Crafts: Jewelry and Metalwork category, 2017
Samuel Gaillard Stoney Conservation Craftsmanship Award, Historic Charleston Foundation, 2014
Faculty Leadership Award, Art Institute of Charleston, 2014
Made in the South Award, Home category, Garden & Gun magazine Dec 2012/Jan 2013
The Eric Berg Prize for Excellence in Metal at the 35th Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, 2011
The Rio Grande Jewelry and Silversmithing Award for Craft USA ’05, 2005
Ken Hartwell Award for Silversmithing, 2002
Certificate of Achievement for Jewelry and Metals, 2002
Queenie Award for Silversmithing, 2001
Winthrop Alumni Scholar, 1998-2002
South Carolina Star Scholar, 1998-2002
COLLABORATIONS
Leigh Magar for the Aiken Center for the Arts exhibition
Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, 2023
Jack Alterman, Brandy Culp, and Leigh Magar for the Charleston City Gallery exhibition Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, 2018
Constantin Boym for the Museum of the City of New York, 2017
Draper James, Southern lifestyle company by Reese Witherspoon, 2015
JUROR INVITATIONALS
Rio Grande Saul Bell Design Award Judge, 2017
SC Palmetto Hands Fine Craft Competition and Exhibition, North Charleston Arts Festival, 2016
SELECTED LECTURES
Silversmiths in the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution
Rebecca Motte Chapter, Charleston, SC, 2024
Influences of Colonial Silversmithing, Huguenot Society of South Carolina,
Charleston, SC, 2023
Charleston Silver, Past to Present, Daughters of the American Revolution
William Capers Chapter, Columbia, SC, 2023
Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver Artist Lecture, Aiken Center for the Arts,
Aiken, SC, 2023
Charleston Magazine Club private reception with West Fraser at Helena Fox Fine Art, Charleston, SC, 2022
Charleston Silver, Past to Present, Junior League Sustainers of Charleston, SC, 2022
Charleston Silver, Past to Present, Daughters of the American Revolution
Rebecca Motte Chapter, Charleston, SC, 2019
Charleston Silversmithing, Traditions from Past to Present lecture with Brandy Culp,
The American College of the Building Arts, Charleston, SC, March 2019
Charleston Silversmithing, Traditions from Past to Present lecture with Brandy Culp,
The Society of the Cincinnati, Charleston, SC, February 2019
Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver Artist Lecture, City Gallery,
Charleston, SC, September 2018
Winthrop University, Fine Arts Alumni Presentation Series, January 2017
Luxury Simplified, “A Sterling Opportunity” lecture with Brandy Culp,
Peter Bocquet House in Charleston, SC, November 2, 2016
Society of North American Goldsmiths SNAG NeXt Conference,
SNAGspark Lecture “Bridging Art and Fashion”, Asheville, NC, May 2016
South Carolina Silver Society, SC State Museum, Columbia, SC, November 2015
Gibbes Museum of Art Women’s Council of the Carolina Art Association,
Charleston, SC, May 2012
MEDIA
Palmetto Life, Live 5 News Charleston, April 1, 2024
Silversmithing Educational Films for The Silver Vault Gallery,
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 2023
The Story of Kaminer Haislip, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art “Virtual Visit” Film, 2021
Aiken Kicks Off Night of 1000 Lights, News Channel 12 feature by Matt Kaufax, December 7, 2017
Handcrafted America, INSP tv show segment hosted by Jill Wagner, October 27, 2017
Made in the Carolinas: Kaminer Haislip, Time Warner Cable, Segment by Richard Green, March 25, 2016
Artist Dealings Charleston Radio interview, Kinetic HiFi Radio, Charleston, SC, December 1, 2013
Lowcountry Live, ABC News 4 Charleston, Interview on tv show about silver designs, 2007
Charleston Magazine TV, “By Their Own Design” studio visit and demonstration, 2007
GRANTS & SPONSORSHIPS
South Carolina Arts Commission, Arts Project Support Grant, 2023
South Carolina Arts Commission Arts Emergency Relief Grant, 2020
Rio Grande Corporate Sponsor for exhibition Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, 2018
Lowcountry Quarterly Arts Grant Program for exhibition Interwoven: The Art of Indigo and Silver, 2018
EXPERIENCE
American College of the Building Arts, Adjunct Professor, Charleston, SC, 2021-
American College of the Building Arts, Intro to Silversmithing Class for
“Women in Trades Week”, Charleston, SC, 2020
Redux Contemporary Art Center Studio Renter, Charleston, SC, 2005-2017
Jewelry Workshop Instructor, Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC, 2006-2017
Part-Time Faculty, Foundations Instructor, Art Institute of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 2007-2014
Arts Coordinator for City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department, North Charleston, SC, 2005-2007
The Silver Vault and The Brass and Silver Workshop, Charleston, SC, 2005
Jewelry II and III Graduate Assistant Instructor, Winthrop University, 2004-2005
Arts Express Instructor, Winthrop University, 2003-2005
Mint Museum of Craft + Design Intern and Docent, Charlotte, NC, 2004-2005
ASSOCIATIONS
American Crafts Council
Daughters of the American Revolution
Daughters of the Cincinnati
Emerging Arts Leaders of Charleston, SC affiliated with Americans for the Arts 2006-2007
Graduate Representative at Winthrop University 2003-2004
General Society of Mayflower Descendants
Gibbes Museum of Art and Society 1858
Historic Charleston Foundation Women Who Impact Preservation 2013-2016
Historic Charleston Foundation Young Advocate 2011-2016
Redux Contemporary Art Center Board of Directors, Charleston, SC 2007-2008
Society of American Silversmiths (SAS)
Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)
South Carolina Silver Society