John Smith-Jones
HistoryWorked for many years in oil and gas development in Canada, Indonesia, and Argentina. During that time had opportunities to travel and experience other cultures, including learning some Indonesian and Spanish.
Education| Bachelor of Fine Arts | 2008 | Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Major: Jewellery and Metals | | Bachelor of Science | 1974 | University of Saskatchewan
Major: Geology |
Juried Exhibitions| 2007 | Vessel as Metaphor, Solo exhibition, Marion Nicoll Gallery +15 Space at Epcor Centre, Calgary, Alberta |
| Base Elements, Student craft exhibition, Gallery 371, ACAD |
| Pro Craft a Nation, Metalphoric Association of Metal Artists at ACAD | | 2006 | Sparks, Discovery Gallery, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta |
Other Exhibitions| 2007 | Open House, Vessels, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta | | 2006 | Wear Art is Fashion, Wearable Art Performance, Art Central, Calgary, Alberta |
| Wear Art is Fashion In Print, Marion Nicoll Gallery, ACAD Open House, Vessels and Wearable Art Photo Exhibition, ACAD, |
| Open House, Vessels and Wearable Art Photo Exhibition, ACAD |
| Parlement Lycee Europeen, traveling exhibition in Europe |
| Impressions, Carbon Media Gallery, Calgary, Alberta | | 2005 | Metalphoric Association of Metal Artists, Art Space, Calgary, Alberta | | 2003 | Handle This, multimedia exhibition on the theme of the cup. ACAD |
Reviews and Articles
| 2007 | Wear Art is Fashion, Black Dog Design, Calgary, Alberta. Book | | 2006 | Impressions: moving the surface, Brain Press, Calgary, Alberta. Book Kathleen Janzen, Kim Johanson, Charles Lewton-Brain, review of “Impressions: Moving the Surface” MAGazine Spring/Summer 2006:10-12. |
| E. C. Dahlberg, “Exhibition Review Sparks” MAGazine Spring/Summer 2006: 15-16. |
| Society of North American Goldsmiths, Membership poster |
Linkswww.voicesinmetal.com/ea_index.htm
Professional Experience|
2007 - Present
| Instructor, Raised Hollowear, Extended Studies, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta
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Professional Development, Classes, Seminars, and Workshops|
2007 |
Cythia Eid, Workshop, ACAD |
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Janis Kerman, seminar, ACAD | |
2006 |
Thomas (Tae Kyun) Kim, Raised Hollowear, ACAD, Extended Studies |
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Kate Wolf, Wax Carving, ACAD | |
2005 |
Alan Revere, Bench Tips Workshop, ACAD | |
2003 |
Fred J. Woell, Steam Casting, ACAD |
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Ira Sherman, seminar, ACAD |
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Jeff de Boer, Small Scale Metal Works, ACAD |
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Charles Lewton-Brain, Fold Forming, ACAD |
Associations and Conferences| Current |
Metalphoric Association of Metal Artists, Calgary Alberta, member | |
2007 |
Invisible/Visible Craft Conference, Calgary, Alberta | |
2006 |
Society of North American Goldsmiths, Convention, Chicago, Illinois | |
2005 |
Society of North American Goldsmiths, Convention, Cleveland, Ohio |
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