Biography
Vincent is the niece of American fashion designer James Galanos, whose shows are credited with inspiring her to pursue a design career. In 1976, she attended Temple University's Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia to study metalsmithing and jewelry design with Stanley Lechtzin. She studied at Tyler's Rome campus for a year and graduated in 1980 with a bachelors degree in fine arts. Before deciding to focus on jewelry design, Vincent had explored oil painting, home dressmaking, and pottery.
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