MELODY ARMSTRONG CURRICULUM VITAE

jewellery

JEWELLERY

 

ART GALLERY

ART GALLERY

 

BIO AND CV

BIO AND CV

 

CONTACT

CONTACT

 

LINKS

LINKS

BIOGRAPHY CURRICULUM VITAE


EDUCATION

2005 HTML: Level 1 and 2, Basic Robotics and Motion Sensors, Neutral Ground Artist-Run Centre, Regina, SK.
2003 A Course in Creativity, Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, Regina, SK.
1999 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Distinction, Jewellery and Metals Major, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB.
1998 Alan Revere Jewellery Design Workshop, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB.


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 Adorn - Paintings and Jewellery, Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK.


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 Broadway Craft Gallery, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried exhibition, Saskatoon, SK.
2009 Erotic Craft Exhibition, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried exhibition, Possitive Passions, Saskatoon, SK.
2009 Dimensions “Growth”, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried exhibition,
Art Gallery of Swift Current, Swift Current, Sk.; Chapel Gallery, North Battleford, SK.; Barr Colony Heritage Cultural Centre, Lloydminster, SK.; The E. A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts, Prince Albert, SK.
2008 Scene Unseen, Art Gallery of Regina, Regina, SK.
2008 Dimensions “Growth”, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried exhibition,
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Sk.; Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery,
Saskatoon, SK.
2008 60 Years of the Metal Arts Guild and The Year of Craft, juried exhibition, Nunavut Arctic College, Nunatta Sunakkutaangit Museum, Iqaluit, NU.
2007 Art Jewellery Showcase, juried exhibition, Arts On Atlantic Gallery, Calgary, AB.
2007 Saskatchewan Craft Council Showcase, juried exhibition, Saskatoon Airport, Saskatoon, SK.
2007 Modernist Forgeries ll, Neutral Ground Gallery, Regina, SK.
2007 60 Years of the Metal Arts Guild and The Year of Craft, juried exhibition, The Grand Hall, Ontario College of Art and Design, Toronto, ON.; Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary, AB.; Haliburton School for the Arts, Haliburton, ON.; The Gallery at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Fredericton, NB.; Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, NS.; Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.
2007 Art Showcase, juried exhibition, Sun Life Plaza, Calgary, AB.
2006 Houseworks, Del Mar Acres Gallery, Raymore, SK.
2005 Smaller 3, Neutral Ground Gallery, Regina, SK.
2005 Keep The Eggs On The Plate, Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK.
2003 Signed Sealed Delivered: Fact and Fiction, Fifth Parallel Gallery, Regina, SK.
2003 Small Wonders, Gallery Vertigo, Vernon, BC.
2002 Natural Elements, Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK.
2001 Alberta’s Jewellery Artists, juried exhibition, Mesa Silver Gallery, Calgary, AB.
2000 Artwalk Recent Works in Metal, juried exhibition, Jewels by Design, Calgary, AB.
2000 Art Showcase, juried exhibition, Sun Life Plaza, Calgary, AB.
2000 Part of The Art, Institute for Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary, AB.
2000 Alberta’s Jewellery Artists, juried exhibition, Mesa Silver Gallery, Calgary, AB.
1999 ACAD Graduating Student’s Show, juried exhibition, Illingworth Kerr Gallery,
Calgary, AB.
1999 Foursights, Webster Galleries Inc., Calgary, AB.
1999 Northwest Regional Student Exhibition, juried exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Centre, Seattle, WA.
1999 Alberta’s Jewellery Artists, juried exhibition, Mesa Silver Gallery, Calgary, AB.
1999 ACAD Awards Show, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, AB.
1998 Jewellery Department Exhibition, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Calgary, AB.


GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Mysteria Gallery, Regina, SK. 1996 - Present
Mendel Art Gallery Gift Shop, Saskatoon, SK. 2009 - Present
Made You Look, Toronto, ON. 2007 - 2010
Sandfly Gallery and Gifts, Medicine Hat, AB. 2009 - Present
Object Design Gallery, Vancouver And Whistler Village, BC. 2006 - 2009
Fishfly Gallery, Winnipeg Beach, MB. 2008
Metalurge, Toronto, ON. 2007 - 2009
Southern Alberta Art Gallery Gift Shop, Lethbridge, AB. 2006 - Present
Garden Gallery, Kindersley, SK. 2007 - 2009
Karger Gallery, Elora, ON. 2007 - 2008
Tutta Mia, Vancouver, BC. 2007
Yuma Gallery, Victoria, BC. 2006 - 2007
Collectiv Contemporary Art and Design, Edmonton, AB. 2006 - 2007
Little Cricket Gift Gallery, Fort Langly and Maple Ridge, BC. 2006 - 2008


JURIED SHOWS

Bazaart MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. 2007, 2008, 2009
Wintergreen Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, SK. 2008
One Of A Kind Show and Sale Toronto, ON. 2006 and 2007
Signatures By Hand Wholesale Gift Shows, Alberta and Vancouver, 2006


AWARDS AND HONORS

President’s Honor Roll 1997, 1998 and 1999
Education Funding Thrift Store Bursary 1998 and 1999
Joyce and Owen Hughes Memorial Bursary 1999


MEMBERSHIPS

Metal Arts Guild of Canada
Saskatchewan Craft Council
Alberta Craft Council
Society of North American Goldsmiths
CARFAC


MEDIA AND PUBLICATION COVERAGE

Art Jewelry Today 2, Schiffer Books, International, 2008
Wish Magazine, Summer 2007 issue, National
CBC Living Saskatchewan, CBC Television, November 2007
Where Calgary, April 2000 Issue, Calgary, AB.


RELATED EXPERIENCE

Resident Jewellery Artist, Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, Regina, SK. 2009
More Big Fun Collaborative, Saskatoon, SK. 2009
Jewellery Instructor Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, Regina, SK. 2007 - Present
Off The Wall Productions Ltd. Photographic Prop, Backdrop, and Scenic Painter, and Prototype, Regina, SK. 2002 - 2006
Body Inc. Jeweller specializing in Body Piercing Jewellery, Calgary, AB. 2000 - 2001


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