Curriculum Vitae
Carmel Boerner
hello@graceanddecay.com
www.graceanddecay.com
 
Education
  • 2017  Diploma, Jewellery Art and Design, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
 
Juried and Curated Exhibitions
  • 2023 Gioiello Devozionale Contemporaneo (Contemporary Devotional Jewelry)
    • ​Melting Point, Valencia, Spain
    • Pensieri Preziosi/Precious Thoughts, Barcelona, Spain.

  • 2022 The Gifted Show and Sale. Curated by the Vancouver Metal Arts Association, at Circle Craft, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2022 The Maker's Mark, Burrard Arts Foundation, Vancouver, BC. In collaboration with the Craft Council of BC and the Vancouver Metal Arts Association.
  • 2022 Colour Theory, Co-Adorn Jewellery Society, Studio 21, Halifax, NS and NYC Jewelry Week.
  • 2022 Gioiello Devozionale Contemporaneo (Contemporary Devotional Jewelry), Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo, Padua, Italy. 
  • 2022 The Earring Show, Craft Council of BC, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2022 Black and White In Color: International Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition. Curated by AdornAxis at The Palm Beach Art, Antique, and Design Showroom, Florida, USA.
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  • 2021 The Gifted Show and Sale. Curated by the Vancouver Metal Arts Association, at Circle Craft, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2021 Romanian Jewelry Week - Camp: A Spectacle of Rings. Curated by the L.A. Pai Gallery  in partnership with Co-Adorn Jewellery Society, Bucharest, Romania.
  • 2021 Precious? Precious Collective Online Jewellery Week.
  • 2021 Camp: A Spectacle of Rings.  Curated by the L.A. Pai Gallery in partnership with Co-Adorn Jewellery Society, Ottawa, ON.
  • 2021  AdornAxis International Curated Jewelry Exhibition at NYCxDESIGN
  • 2021  The Earring Show. Craft Council of BC, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2021  Beaux Arts: An Exhibition with the Vancouver Metal Arts Association. Curated by the Italian Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC.

  • 2020 The Earring Show. Craft Council of BC, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2020 Disrupt. Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2020  Placement. Co-Adorn Jewellery. Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax; Visual Space Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

  • 2019  New Vernacular: A Canadian Jewellery Conversation. Curated by MetalAid as part of NYC Jewelry Week.
  • ​2019  Pin and Post. Crafted Vancouver, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2019  The Earring Show. Craft Council of BC, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2019  Playground. Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Port Moody, BC.

  • 2018  Place. Adorned Spaces, Society of North American Goldsmiths. Curated by the Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Portland, OR.
  • 2018  The Earring Show. Craft Council of BC, Vancouver, BC.
  • 2017  light. Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC.
 
Group Exhibitions
  • 2017   Vancouver Community College Jewellery Art and Design Annual Student Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
  • 2016   Vancouver Community College Jewellery Art and Design Annual Student Exhibition, Vancouver, BC
  • 2015   manufacture: from the hand. Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Sidney and Gertrude Zack Gallery, Vancouver, BC
 
Bibliography/Media
  • 2023 We are SNAG: Edition 3 - online exhibit of SNAG members (not juried)
  • 2023 MetalAid Canada, Monthly Newsletter #73, Cameo Interview
  • 2022  We are SNAG: Edition 2 - online exhibit of SNAG members (not juried)
  • 2021   We are SNAG: Edition 1 - online exhibit of SNAG members (not juried)
  • 2017   Trends Magazine (Toronto, ON), January – June 2017, “Accessory to Style”, Sarah Murray, Pages 48 – 49
 
Awards
  • 2017  Edgemont Village Jeweller Scholarship for Second Year Creative Ingenuity, Technical Excellent and Strong Presentation Skills, Jewellery Art and Design Program, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC
  • 2016  Cavalier Jewellers Award for First Year Overall Achievement, Jewellery Art and Design Program, Vancouver Community College, Vancouver, BC

Professional Affiliations