Emily Gill Curriculum Vitae

education

  • 2009, BFA, Major in Jewellery Design & Metalsmithing, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS  
  • 2004-6, Design Art, Concordia University, Montreal, QC
  • 2004, Communications: Art, Media, Theatre, DEC, CEGEP Vanier, Montreal, QC

shows & exhibitions
2011

  • Ontario Crafts Council featured Jewellery Artist, 990 Queen Street West, Toronto (November 2011)
  • Parkdale/Liberty Queen West Art Crawl Outdoor Art Show and Sale, Toronto, Ontario (Sept. 17-18, 2011)
  • 50th Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Philips Square, Toronto, ON (July 8-10, 2011)
  • YIELD: 8 Contemporary Canadian Jewellers, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON (April 15 - June 12) 
  • Mobile Canada: Bringing Canadian Jewellery to You (May 26-29; RV gallery in various locations in conjunction with the 2011 SNAG Conference), Seattle, WA
  • RED: An Exhibition by the Members of Jewel Envy, Toronto Pearson Airport (March 2011), Toronto, ON, traveling to Wallspace Gallery (June-July 2011) Ottawa, ON
  • TOAE Best of 2010 Award Winners Exhibition, First Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto, ON   

2010

  • 23rd Contemporary Canadian Jewellery Exhibition, Lafrenière & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON
  • RED: An Exhibition by the Members of Jewel Envy, 18Karat & Distill Galleries, Toronto, ON
  • Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE), Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
  • Adornable Art Jewellery Exhibition, Hydrostone Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • Eros from Chaos: The Erotic in Sculpture and Jewellery, Lafrenière and Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON
  • TOAE Best of 2009 Award Winners Exhibition, First Canadian Place Gallery, Toronto, ON

2009

  • SOFA Chicago, represented by Lafrenière & Pai Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • Jewel Envy Studio Group Show, The Design Exchange , Toronto, ON
  • Enamellist Society International Juried Student Exhibit, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
  • Sixth National Student Competition, Lafrenière & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON
  • Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE), Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
  • Just for Fun, Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • NSCAD Graduates Exhibition, Anna Leonowens and Seeds Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • Wearable Art Show, Granville Mall, Halifax, NS
  • Neurites and Metaphytes, Graduate Exhibition, Seeds Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • Secret Identity, OCAD Student Gallery, OCAD University, Toronto, ON

2008

  • Decked Out!, NSCAD Jewellery Show and Sale, Seeds Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • Overflow, SNAG Conference SCAD, Savannah, GA
  • Regeneration, Khyber Institute of Contemporary Arts, Halifax, NS
  • Wearable Art Show, Marquee Club, Halifax, NS

2007

  • NSCAD Showcase, McCord Museum Christmas Show, Montreal, QC
  • Tangible, NSCAD Jewellery Show and Sale, Seeds Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • Freedom of Constraint, Neo-Craft Conference, Eyelevel Gallery, Halifax, NS
  • The Kitchen, Khyber Institute of Contemporary Arts, Halifax, NS
  • Wearable Art Show, Marquee Club, Halifax, NS

2006

  • Hours & Yours, NSCAD Jewellery Show and Sale, Seeds Gallery, Halifax, NS

2005

  • Process, Concordia Design Art Student Exhibition, VAV Gallery, Montreal, QC

professional experience

  • 2011 Goldsmith, Studio1098, Toronto, Ontario
  • July 25-Aug 6, 2011 Jewellery Instructor, Mentorship Program, Camp Ouareau, St. Donat, QC
  • June 9, 2011 Speaker, Toronto Pechackucha Night: So Canadian, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON
  • 2010 - 2011, Instructor, Enameling and Jewellery Fabrication, Jewel Envy, Toronto, ON
  • 2009 Gallery Assistant, Seeds Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
  • 2008-9 Studio Monitor, Jewellery & Metalsmithing Department, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
  • 2008 Show Coordinator, Jewellery Department Show and Sale, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS
  • 2008 Artist in Residence (Summer), Harbourfront Centre Metal Studio, Toronto, ON
  • 2004-6 Instructor, Wire Jewellery, The Bead Emporium, Montreal, QC
  • 2004-5 Design Undergraduate Exhibition Co-Coordinator, Concordia University, Montreal QC
  • 2003-5 Program Director & Head of Art and Craft, Camp Ouareau, St. Donat, QC

awards

  • 2010, Best Jewellery, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
  • 2009, Best Jewellery, Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Nathan Phillips Square, Toronto, ON
  • 2008, Sixth National Student Jewellery Competition Winner, Lafrenière & Pai Gallery, Ottawa, ON
  • 2008, Imperial Smelting & Refining Co. Metal Award of Excellence, NSCAD University
  • 2007, Endowment Fund Scholarship, NSCAD University

professional memberships

  • Society of North American Goldsmiths
  • Ontario Crafts Council
  • Metal Arts Guild of Canada

press & publications

  • Jewel Envy Studio's RED exhibition at Wall Space Gallery, July 20, 2011 http://www.artengine.ca/community/calendar-event-fr.php?id=3969
  • Crave It: Food Writers Anthology, Red Claw Press, 2011
  • Jewellery Business Magazine: Studio Profile, Jewel Envy, June 2010
  • Marthe Le Van. Stitched Jewels: Jewellery That's Sewn, Stuffed, Gathered & Frayed, 2009. New York: Lark: p. 87
  • Sue Carter Flynn. "Simply Adorn-able" The Coast 4 Dec 2008, p. 53
  • Shop Halifax. The Coast City Guides Dec 2008: p. 64
  • Jessica Hein, Student Profile: Emily Gill. NSCAD VIVID Newsletter May 2008
  • Sara Alford. "NSCAD University". MAGazine April 2008: pp.28-9

Commissions

Brooch / Earrings featured in television film production: 12 Dates of Christmas, Princessa Productions, to be released November 2011