Biographical Information for Jan Smith:

Residence: British Columbia, Canada

EDUCATION

1998 Penland School of Crafts, Fall Metals Intensive (studio assistant)
1979 - 1981 Bachelor of Fine Arts. Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, N.S.
1978 - 1979 Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, B.C.
1976 - 1978 Diploma Fine Arts. Okanagan College, Kelowna, B.C.


SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008
Arte Fresca, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Contemporary Craft in BC: Excellence Within Diversity, Vancouver Museum, Vancouver, BC
Co-laboratory, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah GA
Anti War Medals, Shaw Jewelry, Northeast Harbor ME

2007
250 Earrings, A Contemporary Jewelry Art Show, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Celebrate Craft, Craft Council Gallery, St John's NF
Fusion, The Enamel Society 11th Biennial International Exhibition, The Cultural Center, Columbus Ohio
Anti war Medals, Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, New Orleans LA
Fiberforms, Artcraft Showcase Gallery, Mahon Hall Salt Spring Island, BC

2006
The Necklace Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Signs of Life, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
8th International Juried Enamel Exhibition, Richmond Art Center,
Richmond, CA
100 Brooches, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle WA
Precious Metals, Artcraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC
100 Necklaces, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco CA

2005
In Print / In Presentation, The Riley Gallery, Woodmere, OH
Metamorphosis, Enamelist Society Exhibition 2005, Sandra Blain Gallery Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, TN
100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA; East Carolina University School of Art & Design, Greenville NC; Bellagio Gallery, Asheville NC
Format to Facet: Body Ornament West, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB Canada
SOFA NY, The David Collection, New York, NY
Color, The Richey Gallery, Portland, Maine

2004
Chess, Craft Council Shop, Victoria & Albert Museum, London UK, John Michael Kohler Centre, Sheboygan WI, Thomas Mann Gallery, New Orleans LA.
AntiWar Medal Show, Velvet da Vinci Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Electrum Gallery, London, UK
SOFA NY, The David Collection, New York, NY
NCEG 7th International Juried Show, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley CA
Format To Facet, Body Ornament West, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
SOFA Chicago, The David Collection, Chicago, IL

2003
Exhibition In Print/SOFA, SOFA Chicago
Color Has It, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
On the Edge, 9th Biennial International Juried Enamel Exhibition, Evergreen State College Gallery, Olympia, WA
All Mixed Up, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle WA
Chess, Velvet da Vinci Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA OXOXO 9th Anniversary Holiday Invitational Exhibition, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
Colorful Memories- A Show of Emotion, Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT

2002
NCEG Juried Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA

2001
Other Voices, Dransfield Jewelers, Richmond, VA
Color On Metal, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Rock, Paper, Scissors, 10th Anniversary Invitational Show, Velvet da Vinci
Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Color and Reflection: International Enamels, 2001, Sandra J. Blain Gallery,
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee

2000
5th International Juried Enamel Exhibition, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Glass / Metal Connection, Facere Jewelry Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA
Metal Urge, Random Modern Gallery, Tacoma, WA
New Metal: Emerging Views: (Juried: Billie Jean Thiede), Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland Oregon.
Contemporary Metalsmiths 2000 (Juried: Beth Ann Gerstein), Young & Constantin Gallery, Wilmington VT.

1999
Talismans for the Coming Millennium (Juried), Emerson Gallery, and Washington's Gallery of Art, St Louis Artists Guild, St Louis, Missouri.
Northwest International Art Competition (Juried), Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
Northern California 4th International Enamel Exhibition (Juried), The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Phinney and Friends (Invitational), Phinney Gallery, Seattle, WA

1998
Seattle Metals Guild Biannual Members' Show, WA State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA.
Spring Students Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center Gallery, Seattle, WA

1997
Harmony Arts Festival (Juried), West Vancouver, B.C.
Phinney and Friends (Invitational), Phinney Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Pistol Packing Art, Pratt Fine Arts Gallery, Pratt Fine Arts, Seattle, WA

1995
The Feminine Viewpoint (Juried), Jacob, Burnaby, B.C
Harmony Art Festival Show, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, B.C.
Images in Ink, Prints from The Alberta Printmakers Society (Juried), Medicine Hat Museum and Art Gallery, Medicine Hat, Alberta.

1993
Artbeat (Juried), Harmony Arts Festival, West Vancouver, B.C

1992
Alberta Printmakers' Annual Exhibition (Juried), Gulf Canada Gallery, Calgary, Alberta.

1991
Handmade Artist Books, Malaspina Printmakers' Gallery, Vancouver, B.C.

1990
Grabados Canadianese, Centre Internacional de Recera Grafica, Calella,Spain.
Malaspina Printmakers' 15th Anniversary Historical Show, Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, B.C.
Malaspina Printmakers 15th Anniversary Show (Juried), Simon Fraser University Gallery, Burnaby, B.C.


AWARDS AND PRIZES

Jurors' 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


PUBLICATIONS

500 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