Karin Jones
Karin Jones is an interdisciplinary artist with a background in jewellery. She received a Diploma in Jewellery Art & Design from Vancouver Community College in 1993, before embarking on a 20-plus year career as a goldsmith and
independent artisan.
Since 2007, her work has moved away from traditional jewellery and into sculpture and contemporary art. She received an MFA in Craft from NSCAD University (2018), where she began her most recent work dealing with the ways historical narratives shape our sense of identity. She is currently Department Head of Jewellery Art & Design at Vancouver Community College.

Dread, 2018 (detail)
Steel (hand-forged), human hair, brass, leather (re-purposed horse tack), brass mount on wood panel
W 61 cm, H 122 cm, D 30.5 cm
Karin Jones
Image Credit: Anthony McLean