About the Artist

Cory O’Brien Borkowski, a native of Milwaukee, WI, is a contemporary visual artist located in Omaha, NE. She draws inspiration from the natural forms found in topographical maps; transforming these patterns into abstract, wearable art. Borkowski dissects and reinterprets these shapes to emphasize the preciousness of our environment and the importance of our relationship with it. Much of her work reflects a personal connection to places she has experienced or areas that are in need of conservation.

Cory's work utilizes a culmination of techniques that span across digital fabrication and design, traditional metal fabrication, and industrial processes. She takes the best of all worlds to create a body of work that transforms the perspective of what traditional jewelry could be. 

Cory O’Brien Borkowski graduated with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metals with a certificate in Digital Fabrication and Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Borkowski has worked as an independent goldsmith for 12 years, taught community art classes for UW-Milwaukee, taught private visual art lessons, given art lectures, and curated major events. After completing her artist in residency at Var Gallery and Studios, she has curated a scholarship and internship program for emerging artists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee through her past companies; such as Kessler's Diamonds and Forever Companies.