Academic Metals Directory · entry

Albert Paley

Artist/sculptor (formerly jeweler/metalsmith), Rochester, NY; longtime Distinguished Professor / Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor of Contemporary Crafts, School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Note: archive listed his teaching as "n/a"; he was an RIT faculty member, not Tyler faculty.

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Born
1944, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Albert Paley

Current role
Artist/sculptor (formerly jeweler/metalsmith), Rochester, NY; longtime Distinguished Professor / Charlotte Fredericks Mowris Professor of Contemporary Crafts, School for American Crafts, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Note: archive listed his teaching as "n/a"; he was an RIT faculty member, not Tyler faculty.

Status
Active

Link
www.albertpaley.com/

Training

Undergraduate	Tyler School of Art - Temple University · 1962 to 1966 BFA · instructor: Stanley Lechtzin
Graduate	Tyler School of Art - Temple University · 1966 to 1969 MFA · instructor: Stanley Lechtzin

Lineage

Taught at

Rochester Institute of Technology · 1969 to 1972State University of New York at Brockport · 1972 to 1984

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Paley https://www.albertpaley.com/https://americanart.si.edu/artist/albert-paley-3673 https://www.rit.edu/paleyarchive/about-albert-paley https://www.craftinamerica.org/artist/albert-paley/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026.

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