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EDUCATION
2017
Preliminary Gemmology Certificate Canadian Gemmological Association
2016
BFA Major in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing, Minor in Art History NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
2009–11
Studies in Fine Art, French, Music Algoma University, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
AWARDS/BURSARIES
2017
One-Year Scholarship Harbourfront Centre Metal Studio Residency
2016
Educational Mission to SOFA Chicago Craft Alliance Atlantic Association
Travel Bursary NSCAD University
Finalist L.A. Pai Gallery 13th Annual National Student Jewellery Competition
Arthur Lismer Award for Academic Excellence NSCAD University
Nova Scotia Student Bursary Attendance bursary for Canadian Museums Association conference
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
Rubble Co-Adorn Art Jewellery Society, Virtual exhibition
Feels Design TO Festival, Toronto, ON
2019
Feels Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2017
Draw Near Chives Window Space, Halifax, NS
2016
Draw Near Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Here + Now at Collect Art Fair, Curated by Bruno Vinhas, Somerset House, London, UK
2024
Magpie Collective, performance, New York City Jewelry Week, New York, NY
Thirty-Six Brooches, Curated by Melanie Egan, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2023
Feast, Juried, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
2022
Colour Theory, Juried, Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS and Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
Anonymous Brooklyn, Brooklyn Metal Works, Brooklyn, NY
2020
Mass Wasting, Curated by Robyn Wilcox, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto, ON
Mad for Hoops Gallery 2052, Chicago, IL
Disrupt Juried, Craft Council of British Columbia Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Le 7e continent Juried, École de joaillerie de Montréal, Montréal, QC
Placement, Juried, Co-Adorn Art Jewellery Society, Travelling exhibition to Halifax and Vancouver
2019
Gifted Circlecraft, Vancouver, BC
[Play]ground: A space for exploration Juried, Port Moody Arts Centre, Port Moody, BC
2018
Revealed Curated by Barbara Cohen, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2017
Working it Out Curated by Melanie Egan, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
Art and Form Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, NS
Entities NSCAD Senior Art Jewellery and Metalsmithing Exhibition, Halifax, NS
2016
Studio 21 Fine Art SOFA Chicago, Chicago, IL
15 Monologues Summer Residency Exhibition, Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS
13th Annual Jewellery Student Competition L.A. Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON
NSCAD Graduation Exhibition Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/PRESS
2022
Colour Theory exhibition catalogue Co-Adorn Art Jewellery
2020
Placement exhibition catalogue Co-Adorn Art Jewellery
Designlines “THAT’S A WRAP FOR ‘DL LOVES’ AT DESIGN TO!” by Bethany Browne
2017
MetalAid Canadian Art Jewellery Network “Cameo” feature
The Culture Trip "11 Emerging Contemporary Artists from Nova Scotia to Know" by Kate Horodyski
The Coast Weekly "One Stop Shop" by Rebecca Dingwell
ARTiculations Vol. 34, No. 2 "Emma Piirtoniemi: Big Ideas on an Intimate Scale" by Adam Carscadden
2016
Jewellery Studio Projects NSCAD University Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing catalogue
NSCAD Graduation Catalogue
2015–17
Free Coffee NSCAD annual catalogue of student work
SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2020
Franklin Carmichael Art Group Co-Curator/Installer, Montgomery’s Inn Museum, Etobicoke, ON
2019
Skew-Whiff Curator, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2016
Currents Exhibition Coordinator, NSCAD Senior Jewellery group show, Frida Fine Jewellery, Halifax, NS
RESIDENCIES
2017–20
Harbourfront Centre, Full-time residency, Metal Studio, Toronto, ON
2016
Nova Scotia Centre for Craft, airCRAFT nine-month residency, Metal and Glass Studios, Halifax, NS
Nova Scotia Centre for Craft, Summer residency, Metal and Glass Studios, Halifax, NS
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
2024–
Board of Directors Craft Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
2021–
Studio Technician NSCAD University Jewellery Department, Halifax, NS
2022— 24
Juror Standards Committee (jewellery, metals, glass, plastics specialization), Craft Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
2017–23
Editor/Content Curator/Web Manager MetalAid Canadian Art Jewellery Network, Toronto, ON
2022
Juror NSCAD Student Silversmithing Award exhibition, L. A. Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON
2020–21
Editor New Vernacular– A Canadian Jewellery Conversation Exhibition Catalogue, Toronto, ON
2020
Artist Talk Co-Adorn Art Jewellery Society, Virtual
Guest Speaker OCAD University Material Art and Design Department, Toronto, ON
2018–21
Gallery Attendant Artport Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2019
Co-Organizer/Juror New Vernacular–A Canadian Jewellery Conversation Panel discussion/digital exhibition, Consulate General of Canada in New York, New York, NY
2018–19
Juror Montgomery’s Inn Museum art exhibitions, Etobicoke, ON
2018
Writer Tamika Knutson: Skin exhibition text, ODD Gallery, Dawson City, YT
2017
Gallery Technician Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS
Editor From Switzerland to Argentina and Back by Grace Laemmler, Halifax, NS
2016
Gallery Assistant (Relief) Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
Open Studio Intern Wonder'neath Studios, Halifax, NS
Artist Talk Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2022
Intro to Jewellery, Water Casting workshops, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft, Halifax, NS
2018–20
Intro to Jewellery, Stacking Rings, Earring and Pendant Fabrication workshops, Harbourfront Centre Metal Studio, Toronto, ON
2019
Ceramics for Jewellery workshop, co-instructed with Amy Duval, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2017
Plastics for Jewellery workshop, Nova Scotia Centre for Craft, Halifax, NS
2015
Cuttlefish Casting workshop, NSCAD University Jewellery Department, Halifax, NS
2010–12
Jewellery with Alternative Materials, Sault Youth Association, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
2011
Jewellery with Alternative Materials, White Pines High School Art Department, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
2008–10
Youth Art-Making, Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, ON
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2024
Foundations for Sustainable Jewelry Practices course, Christina T. Miller Sustainable Jewelry Consulting, Virtual
2020
Material Sampling: A Making and Thinking symposium, Virtual/Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2019
New York City Jewellery Week, New York, NY
Help Thy Neighbour with Märta Mattsson, École de joaillerie de Montréal, Montréal, QC
COLLAB Canada Council for the Arts grant workshop, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON
2018
Making and Thinking: Collaboration 2.0 symposium, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
2017
Canadian Craft Biennial symposium Can Craft? Craft Can!, Toronto, ON
Artist Lecture by Otto Künzli NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
Gallery Presentation series Gallery @ ACTS, Atlantic Craft Trade Show, Halifax, NS
2016
Grant Writing workshop Visual Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS
Canadian Museums Association conference Inspiring Solutions, Halifax, NS
2015
Society of North American Goldsmiths conference Impact: Looking Back, Forging Forward, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Co-Adorn Art Jewellery
Craft Ontario
Craft Nova Scotia
Visual Arts Nova Scotia