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Vivienne Jones

Vivienne Jones - Artist Statement/Resume.

Artist Statement

2004 - I work to give form to my ideas regarding balance and natural beauty, meanwhile harnessing the power of jewelry as commentator and metaphor. I aim to give expression to a desire for these harmonious elements in ‘life’ as well as in the ‘object.' I want the work to look somewhat effortless with a surreal, dream like quality allowing for the idea, the intuitive, and the materials to speak as one.

Résumé

Academic Training

1973-1976 School of Jewelry & Silversmithing, Birmingham, Great Britain.
1972-1973 Swansea Art College, Wales, Great Britain.

Professional Association

2003 Elected into Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
2003-2004 Advisor to Metal Arts Guild.
2001-2004 Advisor to Craft Studio (metal) at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada.
1999-2003 Associate editor of "MAGazine," (Metal Arts Guild of Ontario).
2004, 2003, 2001, 1999 Guest artist speaker, Ontario College of Art and Design.
2002 Jurror, Ontario Arts Council crafts grants.
1997-1999 President, Metal Arts Guild of Ontario.
1997 Guest artist speaker, Canadian Craft Conference "Market to Market," Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada.
1994-2000 Board Member-Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
1993 Jewellery Judge, Toronto Outdoor Art.

Exhibitions & Shows

2004 Manifesta; Vision and Mastery in Contemporary Craft, co-crated with Arlene Gehring. Gallery Stratford.Stratford ON, Canada.
  Whats New? Invitational group show *new* Gallery, Distillery
District ,Toronto.
2003 Around the Neck, recent neckpieces by 6 artists Prime Gallery, Toronto.
2002 Materials and Color, group show, Galerie Guyomarc'h, Montreal.
  OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD; Sculpture to Wear, Santa Monica, CA; Prime gallery, Toronto.
  Solo Show of New Work, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo.
2001 Pearls, Pearls, Pearls, an invitational show of pearl jewellery, Prime Gallery, Toronto.
  Elemental, three person exhibition with Lois Schlar and Andrea Piller, Lafrenière and Pai Gallery, Ottawa.
2000 Arts 2000, a national celebration of visual arts, juried exhibition produced by the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.
  Behind Glass, Metal Arts Guild juried exhibition. Honourable mention.
  Memory, solo show, Prime Gallery, Toronto.
1999 Solo Show, Gallery Lynda Greenburg, Ottawa.
  Ring Show, Gallery Lynda Greenburg, Ottawa.
  Group Show, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo.
  Thinking Aloud, installation, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
1998 Identity/Identité, Metal Arts Guild biennial juried exhibition in collaboration with Conseil des Métiers d'Art du Quebec.Opened at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada, toured until January 2000.
  Metal with Mettle, an exhibition of Canadian jewellery and metalwork 1930-1990, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
  SOFA (Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art) Exposition, New York, NY. Represented by Gallery Suk-Kwan,Montreal.
  Small Worlds, solo show, Prime Gallery, Toronto.
1997 SOFA Exposition, Chicago, with Gallery Suk-Kwan.
  SOFA Exposition, Miami, Fla., with Gallery Suk-Kwan.
  Ring Show, group show, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario.
  Canadian Contemporary Jewellery Show, Galerie Aurus, Paris, France (in collaboration with Gallery Suk-Kwan).
1996 Group Show, Gallery Suk-Kwan, Montreal.
  Jewellery With Gems, Group Show, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario.
  Ring Show, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario.
  Of Gardens, Group Show, Prime Gallery, Toronto.
  Metal Arts Guild of Ontario juried traveling exhibition of members work from across Canada.
  Heart Attack, installation, Harbourfront, Toronto.
  Ring Show, Galerie Aurus, Paris, France.
1995 Solo Show, Gallery Lynda Greenburg, Ottawa.
  Canadian Contemporary Jewellery Show, Galerie Aurus, Paris, France (in collaboration with Gallery Suk-Kwan).
  Ontario Crafts Council Biennial Show. Best Jewellery in show award
  Solo Show, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario.
1994 Group Show, Gallery Suk-Kwan, Montreal.
  Solo Show, Prime Gallery, Toronto.
1993 Group Show, Gallery Suk-Kwan, Montreal.
  Solo Show, Gallery Suk-Kwan, Montreal.
  Solo Show, Gallery Lynda Greenburg, Ottawa.
1992 Group Show, Gallery Suk-Kwan, Montreal.
  Solo Show, Prime Gallery, Toronto.
1990 Ring Show, Gallery Suk-Kwan, Montreal.
1988 Gold, Group Show, Letki Designs, Toronto.

Media File

2003 Materials and Color, review of group show, Metalsmith magazine.
2002 Rooms That Work, The Globe and Mail (Canada).
  Earth Meets Mind, feature article, Metaismith magazine.
1998 Paraphernalia, Elm Street magazine
  National Treasures, Canadian Living magazine.
1997 Market-to-Market Canadian Craft Conference, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto.
1996 Review of group show, Metalsmith magazine.
1992 Designer Profile, Jewellery World.
1989 Portfolio, Canadian Jeweller.
1986 City Window, Azure magazine.
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Show#

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Dates

2004-3

The Summer Show

8/6/2004 – 9/17/2004

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Vivienne Jones, Brooch, Sterling, 18k, pearl, carved tagua nut. Vivienne Jones, Brooch, Sterling, 18k, pearls. Vivienne Jones, Brooch, Sterling, 18k, pearls, tagua nut, Prismacolor.

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