Biographical Information

Place of Residence/Studio: Montréal, Québec

Education: Self-taught, 1985-2003. Jewelry Workshops, 1987-2001. Apprenticeship, Hanio, Vietnam, 1994.

Exhibitions (selected): Palm Springs International Art Fair, 2001. SOFA New York, Option Art Gallery, 2000. SOFA Chicago, Option Art Gallery, 2000. SOFA New York, Option Art Gallery, 2001. SOFA Chicago, Option Art Gallery, 2001. Grand Prix des Métiers d’Art du Québec, Washington, D.C., 2000. De Mains de Maîtres, Palais des Congrés, Paris, France, 1999. Concours Identity, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, 1998.

Awards (selected): 1998 Jean-Marie Gauvreau Prize, Quebec Craft Show, Montreal, Quebec. 1998 Visual Presentation Prize, Quebec Craft Show, Montreal, Quebec. Distinction 1998 Identity Context, Metal Arts Guild, Toronto, Ontario.

Collections (selections): Private collections in Canada and the USA.

A Word From The Artist

Over the years, I devoted myself more freely (and feverishly) to the exploration of a new creative direction: the jewel-sculpture. Through this specific process, I foresaw a potential for expanding the limits of traditional jewelry. No more will the jewel be a mere “ready to wear” object that only comes alive as it is displayed on the body and then disappear with others in a box. The jewel rises now to sculptural status as it rests on a pedestal (or as a mobile) which, through harmony of shape and line, becomes its extension. Far more than a receptacle, this support offers the jewel a new vocation, a second life. The jewel conquers space.