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Central Washington University

university art department · Active
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived

Degrees
B.A, B.F.A, M.F.A

Now (checked 2026)

Status
Active

What happened
Continuation, no closure or rename. The program has run continuously since the late 1950s through a lineage of internationally recognized professors (Ramona Solberg, Don Tompkins, Ken Cory, then Keith Lewis). Keith Lewis — listed in the archived record as "1993 to present" — remains the lead faculty member, now a CWU Distinguished Professor (inducted American Craft Council Fellow 2022; monograph presented at Munich Jewelry Week 2024; work at NYC Museum of Arts and Design 2024). The host department is now styled "Department of Art + Design." No closure, merger, or renaming of the metals program is evident; it remains an active BFA/MFA area.

Link
www.cwu.edu/academics/art/areas-of-study/jewelery-metalsmithing.php

People

Faculty
Keith A. Lewis · 1993 to presentKen Cory · 1972 to 1994Romona Solberg · 1956 to 1967

Trained here

Linda L. Ryan

Sources

https://www.cwu.edu/academics/art/areas-of-study/jewelery-metalsmithing.phphttps://www.cwu.edu/about/directory/dept-of-art-design/keith-lewis.phphttps://www.cwu.edu/about/media-resources/news/2024/8/survival-change-and-the-art%20of-keith-lewis.phphttps://www.cwu.edu/about/media-resources/news/2024/11/cwu-professor-of-jewelry-metals-design-joins-nyc-jewelry-week-panel.phphttps://www.cwu.edu/academics/art/graduate-program/index.phphttps://catalog.acalog.cwu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=89&poid=21337&returnto=7930

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

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