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

2024

Chan Fraser Design Jewellery Award,Craft Ontario

Young Artists Award – Finalist, Art Jewelry Forum

2023

JORGC Design Award- Contemporania 2023 - Official College of Jewellers, Goldsmiths, Watchmakers and 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

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Craft Ontario - Member

Klimt02 - Member

MetalAid Canada – Co-founder - 2016 - 2024

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