MELODY ARMSTRONG
CURRICULUM VITAE
email: melodymetaldesign@hotmail.com
www.melodyarmstrong.com
EDUCATION
2010 Entrepreneurial Training Program - The Art of Managing Your Career, Saskatchewan Arts Board, Regina, SK.
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.
2010 Basse Taille - Jewellery and Paintings, Art Gallery of Regina Showcase, Regina, SK.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011Dimensions 2011, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried exhibition,
MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK.; Affinity Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.
2011SaskCrea8, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried Member’s Show, Affinity Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.
2011Root, Branch, Twig, Flower, juried Saskatchewan Craft Council Member’s Show, Affinity Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.
2011FORM - Four Regina Jewellery Artists, juried group exhibition, Affinity Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.
2011 Me, Myself and I, Crafthaus juried online exhibition, Crafthaus.
2011Prairie Excellence, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta Craft Councils juried exhibition,
Affinity Gallery, Saskatoon, SK.; Gallery 1C03, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB.; Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery, Moose Jaw, SK.; Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB.; The Sam Waller Museum, The Pas, MB.; Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, Red Deer, AB.
2010 Prairie Excellence, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta Craft Councils juried exhibition,
Alberta Craft Council Feature Gallery, Edmonton, AB.
2010 Sitting Pretty - The Art of Sitting Part 2, Crafthaus juried online exhibition, Crafthaus.
2009 Erotic Craft Exhibition, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried exhibition, Positive
Passions, Saskatoon, SK.
2009 Broadway Craft Gallery, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried exhibition, 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.
2008 Fine Craft Auction, Sheraton Cavalier, Saskatchewan Craft Council juried auction, Saskatoon, SK.
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 Gift and Design, Regina, SK. 1996 - Present
Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK. 2009 - Present
Southern Alberta Art Gallery Gift Shop, Lethbridge, AB. 2006 - Present
Moose Jaw Museum and Art Gallery Gift Shop, Moose Jaw, SK. 2010 - 2011
Struck Gallery, Medicine Hat, AB. 2009 -2010
Fishfly Gallery, Winnipeg Beach, MB. 2008 - Present
Object Design Gallery, Vancouver And Whistler Village, BC. 2006 - 2009
Made You Look, Toronto, ON. 2007 - 2010
Metalurge, Toronto, ON. 2007 - 2009
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
JURIED SHOWS
Saskatchewan Only Fashion Show, Queen City Ex, Regina, SK. 2010
Bazaart, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, SK. 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
Wintergreen, Conexus Arts Centre, Regina, SK. 2008, 2009 and 2010
One Of A Kind Show and Sale, Toronto, ON. 2006 and 2007
Signatures By Hand Wholesale Gift Shows, Alberta and Vancouver, 2006
GRANTS, AWARDS AND HONORS
Merit Award, Saskatchewan Craft Council, Dimensions 2011
Independent Artists Grant, Saskatchewan Arts Board, 2010
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
Art Gallery of Regina
Crafthaus
MEDIA AND PUBLICATION COVERAGE
Art Jewelry Magazine, January 2012 issue, International
Art Jewelry Today 3, Schiffer Books, International, 2011
NEW RINGS: 500+ designs from around the world, Nicolas Estrada, International, 2011
Anodized, Lark Books, International, 2010
Art Jewelry Magazine, November 2010 issue, International
Saskatchewan Arts Board Annual Report, Regional, 2010
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 - Present
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
