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Phil Renato

formerly Phil Carrizzi

Professor and founding Chair, Allesee Metals/Jewelry Design Program, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD), Grand Rapids, MI

last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
Phil Carrizzi
Kendall College of Art and Design - Assistant Professor, Chair Jewelry/Metals — since 2002

Born
1974, Pontiac, Michigan

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Phil Renato

Current role
Professor and founding Chair, Allesee Metals/Jewelry Design Program, Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University (KCAD), Grand Rapids, MI

Status
Active

Link
www.ferris.edu/art-design/programs/faculty/renato-phillip.htm

Training

Undergraduate	Eastern Michigan Universityuniversity art department · 1994-1999 BFA · instructor: Skip Hunter
Graduate	University of Washingtonuniversity art department · 200 to 2002 MFA · instructor: Mary Lee Hu

Lineage

Taught at

Kendall College of Art and DesignPenland School of Craft · workshops 2010, 2018

Taught (in this directory)

Caitlin SkelceyMichael Nashef

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Sources

https://www.ferris.edu/art-design/programs/faculty/renato-phillip.htm https://www.kcad.edu/programs/faculty/renato-phillip/https://medium.com/cultured-gr/616-presents-phil-renato-finds-discipline-in-jewelry-making-and-design-63775797d6a2 https://www.philrenato.com/

From the original Tyler “Academic Metals Directory” (≈2014), brought current in 2026. Name change confirmed against the sources below.

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