Books
New Bracelets: 400+ contemporary jewellery designs, 2021
by Nicolás Estrada • Find it on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Mastering Contemporary Jewelry Design, 2020
by Loretta Lam - Find it on Schiffer Publishing
New Necklaces: 400+ Contemporary Designs, 2019
by Nicolás Estrada - Find it on Amazon
Silversmithing for Jewellery Makers, Techniques, Treatments & Application for Inspirational Design, 2012 by Elizabeth Bone - Find it on Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Art Jewelry Today 3, 2011
by Jeffrey B. Snyder - Find it at Schiffer Publishing
21st Century Jewelry: The Best of 500 Series, 2011
by Marthe Le Van - Find it on Amazon
Craft in America, Celebrating Two Centuries of Artists & Objects, 2007
by Jo Lauria and Steve Fenton - Find it on Amazon
500 Pendants and Lockets, 2008
by Marthe Le Van • Find it on Amazon
500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body, 2005
by Marthe Le Van • Find it on Amazon
500 Bracelets: An Inspiring Collection of Extraordinary Designs, 2005
by Marthe Le Van • Find it on Amazon
Color on Metal: 50 Artists Share Insights and Techniques, 2000
By Tim McCreight • Find it on Amazon
Magazines
Ornament Magazine, 2016
Featured Article by Carl Little, Volume 38.4
Click to read the article
Metalsmith Magazine, 2011
by Andrea DiNoto, Vol 31 No 1
Read online
Metalsmith Magazine, Curated Exhibition in Print, 2007
Volume 27 number 4 • Find it on Amazon
Vogue Italia, July 2009
Photographed by Steven Meisel - Styled by Karl Templer
Interviews
Between the Lines: Kat Cole, Donna D’Aquino and Jane Groover, 2015
Taboo Studios, San Diego, CA • Art Jewelry Forum, by Bonnie Levine • Read online
Donna D’Aquino’s Stunning Steel Pieces, 2013
Blog Post, by Danielle Maestretti • American Craft Council • Read online
Donna D’Aquino, Meet the Artist, 2018
Maine Art Hill Studios • Read online
Awards
2017 Purchase Award, Fuller Craft Museum - Permanent Collection Acquisition
2017 Society of Arts and Crafts, Craft Boston Holiday
2016 First Place in Jewelry, St. Louis Art Fair, MO
2010 Award of Excellence in Jewelry, Lakefront Arts Festival, WI
2009 Award of Excellence in Jewelry, Ann Arbor Art Fair, MI
2009 Award of Excellence in Jewelry, Winterpark Arts Festival, FL
2007 Director’s Choice Award, Cain Park Arts Festival, OH
2006 Mary Lou Deal Award for Contemporary Design,
Craft and Design Show, VA
2006 Best Body of Work, 2nd Place, Academy Art Museum’s Artist Marketplace,
MD
2006 Best in Jewelry, 4 Bridges Arts Festival, TN
2003 First Place in Jewelry, St. Louis Art Fair, MO
2003 Emerging Artist Fellowship, American Craft Council
2002 Award of Excellence in Jewelry and Metals, American Craft Council
2002 Individual Artist’s Grant, Ohio Arts Council, OH
2000 Myer’s Faculty Grant, Myers School of Art, OH
2000 2 Purchase Awards, New Metal, Emerging Views, Contemporary Crafts Museum, OR
1999 Vada Veetler Memorial Award for Excellence in Metal, Best of 1999,
Ohio Crafts Museum, OH
1996-99 Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Kent State University