Résumé

John Smith-Jones

Worked 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.

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

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

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

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

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2007 - Present

• Instructor, Raised Hollowear, Extended Studies, ACAD, Calgary, Alberta

2007

• Cythia Eid, Workshop, ACAD

• Janis Kerman, seminar, ACAD

2006

• Thomas (Tae Kyun) Kim, Raised Hollowear, ACAD, Extended Studies

• Kate Wolf, Wax Carving, ACAD

2005

• Alan Revere, Bench Tips Workshop, ACAD

2003

• Fred J. Woell, Steam Casting, ACAD

• Ira Sherman, seminar, ACAD

• Jeff de Boer, Small Scale Metal Works, ACAD

• Charles Lewton-Brain, Fold Forming, ACAD

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