Mark Herndon

Metalsmith; runs Herndon Forge with designer Naomi Herndon

last checked 2026-06-04

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Mark Herndon

Current role
Metalsmith; runs Herndon Forge with designer Naomi Herndon

Status
Active

Link
herndonforge.com

Training

Undergraduate	Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, The George Washington University · 1993 to 1997 BFA
Graduate	University of North Texasuniversity art department · 2001 to 2004 MFA · instructor: Harlan Butt

Lineage

Taught at

Institute of American Indian Arts · former 2005 to 2015

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Sources

https://herndonforge.com https://herndonforge.com/pages/about-us https://iaia.edu/event/the-stories-we-carry/http://web.archive.org/web/20240526143938/https://iaia.edu/event/the-stories-we-carry/https://chronicle.iaia.edu/breaking-jewelry/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-herndon-35781236/

Added to the directory in 2026. Not in the original 2014 listing.

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