KIM PAQUET

Kim Paquet is a jewellery artist based in Québec. She has worked in social intervention for many years and started her journey as a jeweller in 2014 at École de Joaillerie de Montréal. She pursued her studies at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing. After her graduation, she was awarded the Harbourfront Centre Scholarship where she was a full-time artist-in-residence in Toronto.

Kim’s work is inspired and informed by her background in human behaviour, traumas and resilience. Her jewellery contrasts rough and refined materials. Through many group shows, her work has travelled across Canada and internationally. Kim is now owner of a boutique-atelier where she offers beginner workshops to the community with the means to create relationships and memories through jewellery making.

LENA BINNINGTON

Administrative/Social Media Co-Ordinator
Lena Binnington is a goldsmith, artist and alumni artist-in-residence from Harbourfront Centre in downtown Toronto. She graduated from the George Brown College Jewellery Arts program in 2019, and previously earned her B.A. from the University of Toronto where she studied fine art, environmental studies, and Buddhist psychology & mental health. Her work is influenced by her studies in these fields as well as many years of experience as a contemporary dancer and choreographer.

When creating in the studio, Lena strives to produce work that is equal parts refined and eccentric. It is her intention to establish an independent practice that is consistent with her dedication to environmental sustainability and social equity. She is currently based near Ottawa.

LINDSAY MACDONALD

Lindsay MacDonald graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an MFA in Designed Objects (2009), and from NSCAD University with a BFA in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing (2004). She was an artist-in-residence at the Harbourfront Centre metal studio from 2004-2007 and has exhibited her work nationally and internationally.

Lindsay has been a jewellery instructor at multiple institutions including NSCAD University, The Shanghai Commercial School (through Selkirk College), and OCAD University with a concentration in Jewellery History and Concepts. Her work has been acknowledged by multiple institutions such as the Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Arts Council, Craft Ontario, and most recently by the Toronto Outdoor Art Fair where she was awarded Best of Jewellery, 2021. She maintains an independent studio practice in Halifax.

LOUISE PERRONE

Louise Perrone is a Canadian jewellery artist who works with domestic and industrial waste. Exploring the values attributed to traditional women's work, she employs techniques that combine the traditions of goldsmithing and hand sewing. Born in London, England, she holds a Bachelor of Art in Sculpture from the Nottingham Trent University and a Post Graduate Certificate in Art and Design Education from the University of Brighton. In 2002, Perrone graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewellery and Metals.

Exhibiting widely across North America and Europe, Perrone’s work has been featured in several publications. Louise is a recipient of the BC Achievement Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art & Design, Alberta College of Art and Design Alumni Legacy Award, and the Governor General of Canada’s Academic Medal.

As an active member of the Craft community, Louise has volunteered as President of the Vancouver Metal Arts Association and Co-Chair of SNAG’s Exhibition in Motion. She is an instructor in the jewellery programs at LaSalle College Vancouver and Vancouver Community College.

PASHA MOEZZI

Events Facilitator/Content Creator
Pasha Moezzi is a jewellery artist residing in Toronto. He obtained his Fine Arts diploma from Langara College in Vancouver and later completed his BFA in Design Arts at Concordia University in Montréal. His true passion for jewellery emerged while working at his father’s furniture-making workshop, where he made jewellery out of scrap metal. He then pursued goldsmith training at George Brown College where he graduated from the Jewellery Arts program in 2015.

Pasha’s work has a unique style, influenced by industrial shapes and architectural forms, which is very evident in both his one-of-a-kind work and his production lines. He has won several awards and competitions and has had solo and group exhibitions in Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto and Tehran. Pasha was accepted as an Artist-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre in 2015 and was a resident there for 3 years. He currently has his own studio in Toronto’s east end where he creates production and one of a kind pieces.