Louise Perrone is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver BC, best known for her jewellery and installations exploring ideas about gender, labour, and sustainability. Employing techniques that combine the traditions of goldsmithing, hand sewing, and mending, her materials are derived from domestic and industrial textile and plastic waste.
Born in London, England, Louise Perrone holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University and a PGCE in Art and Design from the University of Brighton. In 2002 Perrone graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design with a BFA in Jewellery and Metals and was the recipient of the Governor General’s Academic Medal.
Exhibiting widely across Canada, the USA, and Europe, Perrone’s work has been featured in several publications including Craft Perception and Practice Volume III - A Canadian Discourse. She has received numerous awards, including the BC Achievement Foundation’s Carter Wosk Award and the Alberta College of Art and Design Alumni Legacy Award. An active member of the arts community, Perrone has served as president of the VMAA, Co-Chair with Matt Lambert and Celina Zisman of SNAG’s Exhibition In Motion, an Advisory Team Member for Crafted Vancouver, and is currently a member of Canada’s Metalaid team. She teaches in the Jewellery Departments at Vancouver Community College and LaSalle College Vancouver.
LOUISE PERRONE C.V
Born 1971, London, UK. Lives and works in Vancouver BC, Canada
EDUCATION
BFA, Jewellery and Metals, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
1999-2002
Post Graduate Certificate of Education, Art and Design, University of Brighton, Brighton, UK
1996-1997
1991-1994
BA (Hons), Fine Art, Sculpture, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
SOLO & DUO EXHIBITIONS
Fruits Of My Labour, solo exhibition, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
2021
Spectacle, duo exhibition with Bridget Catchpole, the661, Vancouver BC, Canada
2020
Foiled: Stay Cool, solo installation, Gallery 2052, Chicago IL, USA
2019
Jewellery: Dialogue, duo exhibition with Jan Smith, Crafthouse Gallery, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada
2016
Louise Perrone’s Museum, solo exhibition, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2001
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 upcoming
Material Revelation, curated by Eliana Arenas, The Galleries, Cabarrus Arts Council, Concord NC, USA
Fulmer First Nations and Carter Wosk Award Winners Exhibition, BC Achievement Foundation, The Roundhouse, Vancouver BC, Canada
2022
LOBES : Love of Beautiful Earrings - Invitational Earring Show, Danaca Design Gallery, Seattle WA, USA
The Earring Show, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Framed, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Goldsmith ‘20, Society of North American Goldsmiths, In Liquid Gallery, Philadelphia PA, USA
2021
Democracy of Jewellery, curated by Kari Woo, Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton AB, Canada
The Earring Show, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Photo Booth, Icons At Play, New York City Jewelry Week, (online)
2020
LIE E S, Athens Jewelry Week, Athens, Greece
Disrupt, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
LIE E S, Galerie Art’Course, Strasbourg, France and The French Institute, JOYA, Barcelona, Spain
2019
Brooch/Broach, Co-Adorn, Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing NS, Canada
Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth DE, The Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Chicago IL and NYC Jewelry Week, USA
Playground, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Port Moody Art Centre, Port Moody BC, Canada
Icons at Play presents: The 4 Ring Circus, NYC Jewelry Week, Steuben Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn NY, USA
Glossy, Ombré Gallery, Cincinnati OH, New York City Jewelry Week, NYC, The Plumb Club Pavilion, JCK Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV, USA
Connections, From The Studios, Visual Space Gallery, Crafted Vancouver, Canada
Pin + Post, Heritage Hall, Crafted Vancouver, Vancouver BC, Canada
New Vernacular - A Canadian Jewellery Conversation, Metalaid, New York City Jewelry Week, The Consulate General of Canada, NYC, USA
Place, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Adorned Spaces, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Portland ON, USA
2018
Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth DE, and New York City Jewelry Week, USA
The Earring Show, Crafthouse Gallery, Craft Council of BC, Vancouver BC, Canada
Seeing Red, Crafthouse Gallery, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada
2017
Crossing Borders, Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, WA USA
Po’Boy, Ornament and Object, Adorned Spaces, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, New Orleans LA, USA
Light, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Obsession, Greenville Museum of Art, East Carolina University Metals Symposium, Greenville NC, USA
2016
True Blue, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore MN, USA
Kyoob, Annex Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana County PA, Jodee Harris Gallery, Seton Hill University, Greensburg PA, BNY Satellite Gallery of Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA, USA
Sparkle Plenty, Quirk Gallery, Richmond VA, USA
Unexpected, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Crafthouse Gallery, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada
Ring It On, Lillstreet Art Centre, Chicago IL, USA
Attachments, Circle Craft Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
2015
Cooperation Garnish, Baltimore Jewelry Center, USA
This Is a Brooch, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Boston, MA, USA
It’s All in The Details: The Ring Show, Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery Rehoboth DE, and Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Boston MA, USA
Manufacture: From the Hand, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Exposition Collective, Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h, Montreal QC, Canada
Beyond The Precious, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Port Moody Art Centre, Port Moody BC, Canada
2014
Resolutely Ambiguous, Walker Shop, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis MN, USA
Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, and Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Minneapolis MN, USA
Gioielli Alternativi, Unconventional Jewels: Wearable Talent and Creativity, Associazione Nurò, Abilmente Fair, Vicenza, Italy
Material Matters: Making Connections, ECU Metals Symposium, Art Avenue, Greenville NC, USA
Ring Re::Form, Circle Craft, Vancouver BC, Canada
Play the Funky Music, Crafthaus (online)
Red Carpet:Exhibition in Motion, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Minneapolis MN, USA
The Earring Show, Crafthouse Gallery, Craft Council of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada
Exposition Collective, Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h, Montreal QC, Canada
Repeat Rings Repeat, L’Échoppe, Montreal QC, Canada
2013
Metallicity, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Deer Lake Gallery, Burnaby BC, Canada
10,000 Hours, Metal Arts Guild of Canada, Nuit Blanche Toronto, Toronto ON, Canada
2009
Art for the Ear, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge MA, USA
2003
SOFA (Sculpture Objects and Wearable Art), New York NY, Mobilia Gallery, USA
Big Little: Jewellers and Sculptors Making it in Metal, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Oakland Craft and Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland CA, USA
Matrimonials, Object Design Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
SOFA (Sculpture Objects and Wearable Art), Chicago IL, Mobilia Gallery, USA
2002
Wall of Innovation, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Calgary AB, Canada
Future Prospects, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, Centre for the Visual Arts, Denver CO, USA
Bolos and Buckles, West South West Gallery, Denver CO, USA
Culture in the Making, Alberta Crafts Council, Devonian Gardens Gallery, Calgary AB, Canada
Thinking of Form - Using Experience, Artspace Gallery, Calgary AB, Canada
Bijou Europeens Parliment Lyceen, traveling exhibition in France, Germany and Portugal
Up and Away, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2001
Artawearness, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
Metalmorphosis, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary AB, Canada
Art City, Jewels By Design, Calgary AB, Canada
Metalmorphosis, Alberta College of Art & Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2000
COLLECTIONS
The Kamm Teapot Collection
Private collections in North America, UK, Europe, and Australia
AWARDS
Carter Wosk Award, BC Achievement Foundation, British Columbia, Canada
2022
Educational Endowment Scholarship (professional), Society of North American Goldsmiths, USA
Alumni Legacy Award, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2017
Neighbourhood Grant, Vancouver Foundation, Vancouver BC, Canada
2015
Travel Grant, Canada Council for the Arts, Canada
2003
Special Project Grant, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Canada
Governor General of Canada Academic Medal, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2002
Calgary Hadassah-Wizo Award, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2001
Illingworth Kerr Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2000
ACAD International Scholarship, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
1999
BIBLIOGRAPHY & MEDIA
BC Jewellers Embrace Sustainability, BC Achievement Foundation online, April 2024
Cory de Vries, Earrings + Culture + Craft: a Historical View, In Craft, Craft Council of BC, online, 2023
Sarah Alford, The Democracy of Jewellery, Alberta Craft Magazine, vol 1, 14-15, 2022
The Fusion of Fiber Arts, Fashion & Design: SDA International Exhibition in Print, Surface Design Journal 2022
Matt Lambert, Settings and Findings with Louise Perrone, Lost in Jewellery Magazine online 2022
Nathan Clark, Review: Fruits Of My Labour, In Craft, Craft Council of BC online 2021
Louise Perrone, Message in a Button: Pin Back Badges, In Craft, Craft Council of BC online 2021
Faces of Craft 2020, eBook, Canadian Craft Federation, 2020
Jewelry and Metals Survey II, Society of North American Goldsmiths 2019
Cameo: Louise Perrone, Metalaid online 2019
Interview: Louise Perrone, Klimt02 online 2018
Amy Gogarty, Louise Perrone and Jan Smith: Jewelry Dialogue: On and Off the Body, review, (online), Craft Council of BC, September, 2016
Olga Raben, The Contemporary Jewellery Exchange #2 2017
Lindsey Mann, Design and Make Coloured Aluminium Jewellery, A&C Black Publishers Limited 2010
Nisse Gustafson and Amy Gogarty, Craft Perception and Practice Volume III - A Canadian Discourse, Ronsdale Press 2007
Marthe Le Van, 500 Brooches - Inspiring Adornments for the Body, Lark Books 2005
Marthe Le Van, 1000 Rings - Inspiring Adornments for the Hand, Lark Books 2004
Amy Gogarty, Review: Louise Perrone’s Museum, Artichoke Magazine, vol 14 no.4 34-37, 2002
TEACHING & PRESENTATIONS
Instructor, Fabric Jewelry: Metal Techniques in Textiles, online workshop, Pocosin Arts, USA
2024
Instructor, Jewellery Making Workshop, Professional Development for High School Teachers, LaSalle College Vancouver BC, Canada
2024
Lead Instructor, Jewellery Design, LaSalle College Vancouver, Vancouver BC, Canada
2022 - present
Instructor, Jewellery Art & Design, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver BC, Canada
2021- present
Instructor, Jewellery Design, LaSalle College, Vancouver, Canada
2014-2022
Panelist, New Vernacular a Canadian Jewellery Conversation, Metalaid, New York City Jewelry Week, Consulate General of Canada, NYC, USA
2019
Visiting Artist, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax NS, Canada
Instructor, Crafting Your Artist Statement, Craft Council of BC in Association with My CEO (online)
2018
Instructor, The Entrepreneurial Artist Workshop: From Passion to Profit - How to Market Your Brand, Crafts Council of BC, Canada
Instructor, Jewellery Art & Design, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver BC, Canada
2017-2018
Visiting Artist, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2017
Instructor, Professional Practices Workshop, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Vancouver BC, Canada
Speaker, Craft Council of British Columbia Artists Talks, Vancouver BC, Canada
2016
Speaker, 925 A Sterling Anniversary Symposium, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
Speaker, Vancouver Metal Arts Association lecture series, Vancouver BC, Canada
2015
Instructor, English Paper Piecing workshop, Craft Lab at Collage Collage, Vancouver BC, Canada
Instructor, Art and Craft Together, workshop, Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House, Vancouver BC, Canada
Instructor, Art Community Theatre workshop series, Mount, Pleasant Neighbourhood House, Vancouver, Canada
2014
Facilitator, Community Quilt Project, Mount Pleasant Family Centre, Vancouver BC, Canada
2012-2013
Instructor, English Paper Piecing Workshop, Mount Pleasant Family Centre, Vancouver BC, Canada
2011
Teacher of Art and Design, Watford Grammar School for Girls, Hertfordshire, UK
1997-1999
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2023 - present
Team Member, Metalaid, Canada
Portfolio reviewer, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, San Diego CA, USA
2024 upcoming
Juror, Granville Island Public Market Artisan Program, Vancouver BC, Canada
2024
Juror, Evolving Spaces, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Craft Council of BC Gallery, Vancouver BC, Canada
Juror, Standards of Quality, Craft Council of BC, Vancouver BC, Canada
2022
Advisory Team member, Crafted Vancouver,Vancouver BC, Canada
2019-2021
Juror, Photo Contest, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Vancouver BC, Canada
2019
Juror, Standards of Quality, Craft Council of BC, Vancouver BC, Canada
2018
Past-President, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Vancouver BC, Candada
2018-2019
President, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Vancouver BC, Canada
2015-2018
Co-Chair (with Matt Lambert and Celina Zisman), Exhibition in Motion, Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference, USA
2016-2020
Secretary, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Vancouver BC, Canada
2014-2015
Member at large, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Vancouver BC, Canada
2013-2014
Coordinator, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary AB, Canada
2000-2001