About

Lissa Queeney studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City; upon graduation she earned the Jewelry Design Award from Van Cleef & Arpels. After a summer in Europe she returned to work as a designer at Van Cleef & Arpels atelier on Fifth Avenue. Followed by the position of bench jeweler creating Van Cleef & Arpels work at Georges Peyrot, Inc.

She was a co-owner of the retail/wholesale jewelry company Spirit of Two; who sold their work to galleries and stores across the United States. They maintained a gallery and studio in the Rondout section of Kingston NY, after moving the business up from the meatpacking district in Manhattan.

Lissa has worked for a handful of noted designers, creating their one-of-a-kinds, and models for production. She currently maintains a studio, making jewelry and house ware items. Lissa is an instructor of the many facets of stone setting at Hudson Valley Silverworks in Kingston, NY.