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Rod Mccormick

Professor of Jewelry/Metals (Craft + Material Studies), University of the Arts, Philadelphia — the successor institution to the archived "Philadelphia College of Art." Last-known role; the UArts Jewelry/Metals program ended around 2021 and the University of the Arts closed June 2024. Now exhibits/works as an independent studio jeweler (3D-printed jewelry), represented by Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia.
last checked 2026-05-29

As archived (≈2014)

Listed as
The Philadelphia College of Art and Design — since 1981

Born
1952, Battle Creek, Michigan

Now (checked 2026)

Goes by
Rod Mccormick

Current role
Professor of Jewelry/Metals (Craft + Material Studies), University of the Arts, Philadelphia — the successor institution to the archived "Philadelphia College of Art." Last-known role; the UArts Jewelry/Metals program ended around 2021 and the University of the Arts closed June 2024. Now exhibits/works as an independent studio jeweler (3D-printed jewelry), represented by Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia.

Status
Active

Link
rod-mccormick.com/

Training

UndergraduateTyler School of Art - Temple University · 1970 to 1974
BFA · instructor: Stanley Lechtzin
GraduateRhode Island School of Designart & design college · 1976 to 1978
MFA · instructor: John Prip

Lineage

Taught at
Kent State University · 1978 to 1979McMurry University · 1978 to 1979The University of the Arts · 1981 to present

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Sources

http://rod-mccormick.com/?page_id=157https://www.uarts.edu/staff-directory/rmccormickhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Arts_(Philadelphia)

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

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