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Jan Smith
ARTIST'S STATEMENTThe sources of inspiration for my work are diverse and often unrelated. I aminspired by forms within the garden and the patterns on them, botanical illustrations, textiles, and corroded metals. For me the garden is a place of calm and renewal; allowing a time of mediation and observation. Memories and the passage of time are continuing themes within my work. My training as a printmaker influences my surface approach and use of colour; it also allows me to create a drawing sensibility in my work. Washes of glass layers allow for experimentation with nuances of colour and surface as I interpret ideas. The transparent colours and the luminescence of them continue to seduce me. I generally work in a series using recurring elements to build layers of meaning into the piece. I am attempting to evoke the suggestion of the passage of time, the seasons of the garden and the phases of one's life. VELVET DA VINCI SHOWS100 Brooches -- Brooches by U.S. and international artists based on the book, 500 Brooches ANTI-WAR MEDALS -- Artists Respond to the War Anti-War Medals: -- Artists Respond to the War 2003-2007 CHESS -- Contemporary Chessmen by International Makers Fifth International Juried Enamel Exhibition -- Presented by the Northern California Enamel Guild COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEUSA EDUCATIONPenland School of Crafts, Fall Metals Intensive (studio assistant), 1998 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, N.S., Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1979-1981 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C., 1978-1979 Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C., Diploma, Fine Arts, 1976-1978 SELECTED EXHIBITIONSArte Fresca, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA 2008 Contemporary Craft in BC: Excellence Within Diversity, Vancouver Museum, Vancouver, BC 2008 Co-laboratory, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA 2008 Anti War Medals, Shaw Jewelry, Northeast Harbor ME 2008 250 Earrings, A Contemporary Jewelry Art Show, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA 2007 Celebrate Craft, Craft Council Gallery, St John's NF 2007 Fusion, The Enamel Society 11th Biennial International Exhibition, The Cultural Center, Columbus Ohio 2007 Anti war Medals, Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, New Orleans LA 2007 Fiberforms, Artcraft Showcase Gallery, Mahon Hall Salt Spring Island, BC 2007 Signs of Life, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA, 2006 8th International Juried Enamel Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, 2006 100 Brooches, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle WA, 2006 Precious Metals, Artcraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC, 2006 2005 In Print / In Presentation, The Riley Gallery, Woodmere, OH, 2005 Metamorphosis, Enamelist Society Exhibition 2005, Sandra Blain Gallery Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN, 2005 100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA; East Carolina University School of Art & Design, Greenville NC; Bellagio Gallery, Asheville NC, 2005 Format to Facet: Body Ornament West, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB Canada, 2005 SOFA NY, The David Collection, New York, NY, 2005 Color, The Richey Gallery, Portland, Maine, 2005 CHESS, Velvet da Vinci, The Vennel Gallery, Irvine, Scotland, The Gallery, Ruthin Craft Centre, Denbighshire, Wales, 2003, The Crafts Council Shop, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, Thomas Mann I/O Gallery, 2004 New Metal: Emerging Views, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 2000 Contemporary Metalsmiths 2000, Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington, Vermont, 2000 Fifth International Juried Enamel Exhibition, Velvet da Vinci, 2000 Talismans for the Coming Millennium, Emerson Gallery and Washington's Gallery of Art, St. Louis Artists' Guild, St. Louis, Missouri, 1999 Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA, 1999 Fourth International Juried Enamel Exhibition, The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, 1999 Phinney and Friends, Phinney Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1999 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS500 Necklaces, Lark Books, introduction by Marjorie Schick 500 Brooches, Lark Books, introduction by Marjorie Simon Contemporary Enameling, Lark Books, introduction by Linda Darty Exhibition in Print 2003, Metalsmith, Curated Exhibition in Print, Contemporary Enamel; curated by Maria Phillips and Gretchen Goss Salt Spring; The People the Place, a visual odyssey of an island, Photographers: Howard Fry, Michael Levy, Osman Phillips, Chu'an Publishing Art Jewelry Today, author Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Color on Metal: 50 Exceptional Works from Jewelers and Metal Artists. authors: Tim McCreight and Nicole Bsullak, Guild Publishing GRANTS AND AWARDSJurors' Award, 7th International Enamel Exhibition sponsored by Northern CA Enamel Guild, received in 2004 for Directions Jurors' Award, 9th Biennial Juried Exhibition of Enamelist Society, received in 2003 for "Descending Cream Circles" Award of Merit, 5th International Enamel Exhibition sponsored by Northern CA Enamel Guild, received in 2000 for "9 Patch Quilt Series" Purchase Award, Vancouver Art Gallery Rental Committee, received in 1987 Honorable Mention, Images and Objects V, B.C. Assembly of Arts Councils, received in 1987 Helen Pitt Fund for Fine Art, received annually 1977 - 1980 Florence Bond Fund, received in 1977 COLLECTIONSCanada Council Art Bank, 1990, 1991 Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C. Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C. Okanagan College Collection, Kelowna, B.C. Prologic Computer Corporation, Richmond, B.C. Greiner, Bethell and Company, Burnaby, B.C. Private collections within Canada and the U.S. Top |
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