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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