Alex Kinsley Vey
EDUCATION
2010– 2013 George Brown College, Advanced Diploma Jewellery Arts, Toronto, ON
2008 – 2010 Fred Kinsley Goldsmith, Apprenticeship, Burlington, ON
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
The Third Death, Gallery Borax, Vevey, Switzerland
2021
Iron Identity, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
Contemporania High Craftsmanship Barcelona, Palau Reialde Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, Canada
2022
Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Harbourfront Centre, Nordic Bridges, Toronto, Canada
UntilDeath Do Us Part, Alliages, Gallery Lalabyou, Madrid, Spain
Until Death Do Us Part, Alliages, WerkStatt Galerie, Munich Jewellery Week, Germany
Until Death Do Us Part, Alliages, Syntra, Brussels Jewellery Week, Belgium
2021
Until Death Do Us Part, Alliages APACE:ART, Lille, France
Cluster Contemporary Jewellery Fair, Cluster London, London, UK
Memento Mori, Gallery Borax, Vevey, Switzerland
Precious Collective Online Jewellery Week, Precious Collective Online, Virtual
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition 2021, Virtual, Toronto
2020
Broken Beauty, Virtual, Lalabeyou Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Placement, VISUALSPACE Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Placement, Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS
Growth & Evolution, Royal Venus Hotel, Kunming, China
Broken Beauty, Alliages APACE:ART Gallery, Lille, France
2019
RetroActive, Carnagie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
The Intagability of Identity, Espace Galerie, Montreal, Quebec
2018
SOFA Expo, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Navy Pier, Chicago, United States
Collectiva Meeting, Collectiva Gallery, Porto, Portugal
Joya Barcelona, Disseny Hub, Barcelona, Spain
Revealed, VISUALSPACE Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia
After Joya Effect V, Popeye Loves Olive, Athens, Greece
Conversation Starter, Studio 21 | Fine Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Face à Face, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2017
Face à Face, Galerie Residence, Paris, France
Joya Barcelona, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain
The Essentials, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario
2016
Craft Ontario Show, Toronto, Ontario
MATERIALIZE, Burlington Art gallery, Burlington, Ontario
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
2015
CraftForms 2015, Davenport Gallery, Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Autor Contemporary Jewellery Fair, Sala Dalles, Bucharest, Romania
Craft Ontario Show, Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario
Carnegie Craft 2015 Biennial, Carnagie Gallery, Dundas, Ontario
2014
WE ARE SNAG: Identity, SNAG, Online Exhibition
Craft Ontario Show, Toronto, Ontario
Viewpoints, Artscape Youngplace - Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition - Toronto, Ontario
MATERIALIZE, Craft Ontario Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2013
L.A. Pai 10th National Student Exhibition (Finalist) - L.A. Pai Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario
TIJF (Toronto International Jewellery Festival) - Pin-Ball (images) - Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, Ontario
SPARK - George Brown College Graduate Exhibition - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario
GRANTS & AWARDS
2023
JORGC Design Award- Contemporania 2023 - Official College of Jewellers, Goldsmiths, Watchmakersand Gemmologists of Catalonia
2022
Finalist - Enjoia’t ContemporaryJewellery Awards 2022, Barcelona – A-FADBarcelona
2019
Volunteer Committee Mid Career Professional Award – Craft Ontario Awards
2018
Exhibition assistance grant – Ontario Arts Council
Professional development grant – Canada Council for the Arts
Arts abroad travel grant – Canada Council for the Arts
2017
Lacy and Co. Ltd. Jewellery Supply Grant – Craft Ontario Awards
Exhibition assistance grant – Ontario Arts Council
Arts abroad Travel grant – Canadian Council for the Arts
Visual artists grant – Toronto Arts Council
2016
Exhibition assistance grant – Ontario Arts Council
2015
Metal Award - Carnagie Craft 2015
Exhibition assistance grant – Ontario Arts Council
2013
H.W. Perrin Award - SPARK
TEACHING
2021 - 2022
George Brown College, Part-time Instructor, Gem Setting, Toronto, ON
2016 - Present
OCAD University, Sessional Faculty, Material Art & Design, Practical Theory: Gem Setting, Toronto, ON
2015
NSCAD University, Part-time Instructor (Summer): Developed seven-week Jewellery Repair course, Halifax, NS
George Brown College, Part-time Instructor (Cont. Education)
RESIDENCIES
2015 - 2019 Harbourfront Centre, Craft & Design Studio: Metal, Toronto, ON.
2014 - 2015 George Brown College, Jewellery Studio Residency, Toronto, ON.
2013 Harbourfront Centre, Summer Craft & Design Studio: Metal, Toronto, ON.
REPRESENTATION
Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h - Montreal, QC
Craft Ontario Shop - Toronto, ON