Joshua Kosker is a contemporary jeweler and visual artist living and working in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Drawing from unexpected and often ephemeral materials, his work explores impermanence and counterintuitive methodologies, while examining craft, materiality, and the body. Joshua received his MFA from Bowling Green State University and his BFA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He exhibits nationally and internationally, with his work recently published in several books including: New Brooches: 400+ Contemporary Jewelry Designs; To the Point: Pin Mechanisms and Brooch Back Design; and Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox. Joshua was the recipient of the Ethical Metalsmiths Emerging Artist Award in 2014, and has participated in artist residencies at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and Touchstone Center for Crafts. In addition to his creative practice, he has held teaching appointments at Indiana University-Bloomington, Bowling Green State University, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Currently, Joshua is the Art Shop Supervisor and Area Coordinator of Foundation Art in the Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University, as well as a Lecturer in Digital Fabrication & Design at UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts.