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Education
| 1998 | Penland School of Crafts, Fall Metals Intensive (studio assistant) |
| 1979 – 1981 | Bachelor of Fine Arts, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS |
| 1978 – 1979 | Vancouver School of Art (now ECUAD), Vancouver, BC |
| 1976 – 1978 | Diploma Fine Arts, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2016 | Memoria, Anna Leonowens Gallery, NSCAD University, Halifax, NS |
| 1992 | Fishing for the Past, Ferry Building Gallery, West Vancouver, BC |
| Jan Smith – Through Garden Gates, Malaspina Printmaker’s Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| 1989 | Jan Smith – Prints and Drawings, Family Court Foyer, Richmond Art Gallery, Richmond, BC |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2018 | Right On: Rites Rituals and Remembrances, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Process: thinking through, Alberta Craft Council Feature Gallery, Edmonton AB, and Craft | |
| Council Gallery, Calgary, AB | |
| Face à Face: Contemporary Canadian Jewellery, Harbourfront Center, Toronto, ON | |
| NW Passages, Alchemy Jewelers, Portland, OR | |
| Conversation Starter, CoAdorn Jewellery Society, Studio 21, Halifax, NS | |
| Revealed, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| View From Here, The Duthie Gallery Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| 2017 | Face à Face: Contemporary Canadian Jewellery, Galerie Résidences, Paris, France |
| Celestial: Comets, Cupids and Other Heavenly Bodies, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Canada 150 Art Jewellery Show, Ming’s Diamonds Richmond, BC | |
| Alchemy4, 16th Juried International Enamel Exhibition, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts (2017), | |
| Gatlinburg, TN, Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH (2017), Metal Museum, Memphis, TN (2018) | |
| Seeing Red, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| Drawing the Line, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| 2016 |
Dialogue: Maker, Wearer, Viewer, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver, BC
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| 20thAnniversary/20 Canadian Artists/20 International Artists, Noel Guyomarc’h Gallery, Montreal, QC | |
| Earrings3, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Industrial Fabrications, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
| Ring It On, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL | |
| The Contemporary Jewelry Exchange, online and print exhibition | |
| 2015 |
Activate: Jan Smith & Michela Sorrentino, Pod Contemporary Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC
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| The Power and The Beauty, Alchemy 9.2.5, Belmont, MA | |
| Under Fire, online exhibition, Enamel Guild NorthEast, | |
| All that Glitters, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA | |
| Featured Artist, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Attachments, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| Trunk Show SNAG, Boston, MA | |
| Ceci n’est pas une broche, curated by Platforma, SNAG Boston, Boston, MA | |
| tex-TILES, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
| Manufacture: from the hand, Sidney & Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| Organic Elements, Jeweler’s Outside the Box, digital exhibition | |
| Earring Show, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| Opposites Attract, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| Imprints, Duthie Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| 2014 | Duplicata, International Exhibition of Earrings, Noel Guyomarc’h Gallery, Montreal, QC and |
| Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA | |
| Protective Ornament, Metal Museum, Memphis, TN and Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA | |
| Louder than Words, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Ring Re::Form, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver, BC | |
| Conceal/Reveal, Exhibition In Print, Metal Arts Guild of Canada, digital exhibition | |
| Impressions, Duthie Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| 2013 | Craft Invested, CCBC 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Pendulum Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC |
| The Nature of Jewelry: Botanical Design and Symbols, Guenzel Gallery, Fish Creek, WI | |
| Alchemy 2: A New Global Vision for Enamel, The Carnegie Center, Covington, KY | |
| Fire and Fusion, Rainbow Gallery, Toronto, ON | |
| Works on Paper, Pod Contemporary Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| SNAG Trunk Show, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON | |
| Pop up Exhibition: Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Royal York Hotel, Toronto, ON | |
| Exposition Collective, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal, QC | |
| 2012 | Behind the Brooch, Crafthaus, digital exhibition |
| TEXT-tiles, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
| 2011 | Radical Alchemy: Contemporary Art Jewelry, Portsmouth Museum, Portsmouth, VI |
| Counterflux: Defensive Ornament, G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Subtle Set, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| The Essence of Nature, Taboo Studio, San Diego, CA | |
| 2010 | JuJu Magic, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Ocelot Itajime: Bold and Timely, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
| Celebrating 70, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Celebrating Innovation, Lireille Gallery of Contemporary Jewelry, Oakland, CA | |
| 2009 | Surfacing, Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA |
| A Fine Balance, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| 2008 | Contemporary Craft in BC: Excellence within Diversity, Museum of Vancouver, Vancouver, BC |
| Co-laboratory, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA | |
| Arte Fresca, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Anti War Medals, Shaw Contemporary Gallery, Northeast Harbor, ME (travelled 2007-2008) | |
| Precious Metals III, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| Transformations, Silk Weaving Studio, Vancouver, BC | |
| 2007 | 250 Earrings, A Contemporary Jewelry Art Show, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Celebrate Craft, Craft Council Gallery, St John’s, NF | |
| Fusion, Enamelist Society 11th International Exhibition, The Cultural Center, Columbus, OH | |
| Precious Metals – Jewelry and More, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| Anti-war Medals, Thomas Mann Gallery I/O, New Orleans, LA (travelled 2007-2008) | |
| Fiberforms, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| 2006 | Signs of Life, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA |
| Enamel: NCEG 8th International Enamel Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | |
| 100 Brooches, Pacini Lubel Gallery, Seattle, WA | |
| Precious Metals, ArtCraft Showcase Gallery, Salt Spring Island, BC | |
| 2005 | In Print / In Presentation, Tomas Riley Gallery, Woodmere, OH |
| Metamorphosis, Sandra Blain Gallery, Gatlinburg, TN | |
| 100 Brooches, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, CA, exhibition travelled to: Bellagio | |
| Gallery, Asheville NC; East Carolina University School of Art & Design, Greenville, NC | |
| Format to Facet: Body Ornament West, Alberta Craft Council Gallery, Edmonton, AB | |
| SOFA NY, The David Collection, New York, NY | |
| Color, Richey Jewelry Gallery, Portland, ME | |
| 2004 | SOFA Chicago, The David Collection, Chicago, IL |
| Chess, Craft Council Shop, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK, John Michael Kohler Arts | |
| Centre, Sheboygan, WI, Thomas Mann I/O Gallery, New Orleans, LA | |
| SOFA NY, The David Collection, New York, NY | |
| NCEG 7th International Enamel Exhibition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley CA | |
| Format To Facet, Body Ornament West, Triangle Gallery, Calgary, AB | |
| 2003 | Exhibition In Print/SOFA, SOFA, Chicago, IL |
Publications
| New Brooches: 400+ contemporary jewelry designs, Nicholas Estrada |
| New Earrings: 500+ Designs from Around the World, Nicolas Estrada, Thames & Hudson |
| On Body and Soul: Contemporary Armor to Amulet, Suzanne Ramljak, Schiffer Publishing |
| Conceal/Reveal, Exhibition In Print, Metal Arts Guild of Canada |
| Behind the Brooch: A Closer Look at Backs, Lorena Angulo, Schiffer Publishing |
| Signs of Life, Facere Jewelry Art Gallery |
| Exhibition in Print 2003, Metalsmith, Curated Exhibition in Print: Contemporary Enamel, curated by |
| Maria Phillips and Gretchen Goss |
| Color on Metal: 50 Exceptional Works from Jewelers and Metal Artists, Tim McCreight and Nicole |
| Bsullak, Guild Publishing |
| 21st Century Jewelry, 500 Pendants and Lockets, 500 Necklaces, 500 Brooches, 500 Plastic |
| Jewelry Designs, Lark Books |
| Art Jewelry Today, by Dona Z. Meilach, Schiffer Publishing |
| Salt Spring: The People the Place, Photographers: Howard Fry, Michael Levy, Osman Phillips, |
Collections
| Canada Council Art Bank – 1990, 1991 |
| Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC |
| Burnaby Art Gallery, Burnaby, BC |
| Okanagan College Collection, Kelowna, BC |
| Prologic Computer Corporation, Richmond, BC |
| Greiner, Bethell and Company, Burnaby, BC |
| Private collections within Canada and the USA |
Awards and Prizes
| Jurors’ Award, 7th International Enamel Exhibition Northern CA Enamel Guild, 2004 |
| Jurors’ Award, 9th Biennial Juried Exhibition of Enamelist Society, 2003 |
| Award of Merit, 5th International Enamel Exhibition Northern CA Enamel Guild |
| Helen Pitt Fund for Fine Art, Vancouver Foundation, received annually 1977 – 1980 |
| Purchase Award, Vancouver Art Gallery Rental Committee, 1987 |
| Honorable Mention, Images and Objects V, B.C. Assembly of Arts Councils, 1987 |
Professional Activities
| Board of Directors, Outgoing President (term 2015-2016) President (term 2012-2015), Vancouver |
| Metal Arts Association, Vancouver, BC |
| Enamel Instructor, Danaca Design, Seattle, WA, 2018, 2014, 2011 |
| Studio Assistant, Maria Phillips, Fall Intensive, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC |
| Guest Lecturer, Printmaking Department, Okanagan College, Kelowna, BC |
| Printmaking Instructor, Print Lecture Series, Malaspina Printmakers Society in conjunction with |
| Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design (continuing education), Vancouver, BC |
Memberships
| Society North American Goldsmiths, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Craft Council of British Columbia, Carfac BC, Seattle Metals Guild, Enamel Society |