Marvin Shafer (BFA 1968, University of Illinois, Champaign), is an award winning goldsmith and sculptor with over 30 years of working experience as a commission artist and teacher. He was on the faculty of Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) and the Evanston Art Center (Evanston, IL) 1972-1976.  As a freelance artist he has created thousands of one-of-a-kind pieces of art for corporations and individuals. A few of the recipients include Carson Pirie Scott & Co., Jim Beam Corp, Illinois Masonic hospital, Morristown Memorial Hospital (NJ), UMass Memorial Hospital, Hugh Hefner, George Carlin, the Upjohn family and Christian MacArther.

Marvin lives and works in Chicago where he runs Q3 Art Inc.  creating quality, handmade jewelry and decorative products that are artistic yet affordable.