Being Seen, Being Heard, Having a Voice (Initial)

Emerging Artists Exhibition

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Being Seen by Alyssa Beigi, Heather Neal, Michelle Bourget Morales, Jessica Atkinson and Sharon Sabatino BradleyCraft Council of British Columbia

Being Seen, Being Heard, Having a Voice

This exhibition brings together five emerging artists whose work speaks articulately about the importance of knowing thyself. For each artist a personal aesthetic vision, known colloquially as style, is an innate extension of their identity and world view. In this exhibition of five artists, two diverse craft genres are represented: jewellery as seen through the work of Alyssa Beigi, Jessica Atkinson, and Sharon Sabatino Bradley, and ceramics created by Michelle Morales Borges and Heather Neal.

Recovered acrobat pendant by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Alyssa Beigi

While exploring the beauty in imperfection, Alyssa’s pieces are inspired by architecture, dance, the human body and magical realism. She has always been fascinated by and continues to explore the intersectionality of cultures, the human psyche, and our spiritual journeys.

Recovered acrobat pendant by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Acanthus Column Pendant by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Deco Ring, Coliseum Ring, Recovered Acrobat Earrings by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Alyssa holds a Masters in Journalism from Goldsmiths, Universityof London. after a near decade working in television, she moved toVancouver to pursue creative passions and is now in her final year ofJewellery Art and Design at VCC.

Coliseum Ring by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Deco Ring by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Recovered Acrobat Earring by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Birdcage with Ruby & Sapphire by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Alyssa holds a Masters in Journalism from Goldsmiths, Universityof London. after a near decade working in television, she moved toVancouver to pursue creative passions and is now in her final year ofJewellery Art and Design at VCC.

Birdcage with Ruby & Sapphire by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Filigress Birdcage by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Birdcage with Loose Sapphires by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Ballerina Statuette by Alyssa BeigiCraft Council of British Columbia

Starry Night Pendant by Jessica AtkinsonCraft Council of British Columbia

Jessica Atkinson

Jessica Atkinson was born and raised in Vancouver, BC, where she
currently resides. A recent graduate of the Jewellery Art and Design Program at
Vancouver Community College, Jessica finds fulfillment in the concrete
processes and seemingly endless possibilities involved in jewellery-making. The
pieces in this exhibition are the result of an exploration into the theme of
openings.

Openings, Jessica Atkinson, From the collection of: Craft Council of British Columbia
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Pocket Earrings, Jessica Atkinson, From the collection of: Craft Council of British Columbia
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Kite Earrings by Jessica AtkinsonCraft Council of British Columbia

Morris by Sharon Sabatino BradleyCraft Council of British Columbia

Sharon Sabatino

Sharon Sabatino Bradley is an artist and jeweller based in Vancouver, Canada. She received her BA in Art History from the University of British Columbia in 2006, and a diploma in Jewellery Art & Design from Vancouver Community College in 2016. She creates custom and retail jewellery under her line, Blackfield 

Stella, Sharon Sabatino Bradley, From the collection of: Craft Council of British Columbia
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Ellsworth by Sharon Sabatino BradleyCraft Council of British Columbia

Held, Sharon Sabatino Bradley, From the collection of: Craft Council of British Columbia
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Untitled by Sharon Sabatino BradleyCraft Council of British Columbia

Untitled by Michelle Bourget MoralesCraft Council of British Columbia

Michelle Morales Borges

Michelle Morales Borges was born and raised in a rural town in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas, Mexico in 1993. Having grown up sheltered from the world and its perspectives, her passion for Mexican history grew tremendously, especially in Mexico’s pre-Columbian era. 

Untitled, Michelle Bourget Morales, From the collection of: Craft Council of British Columbia
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Ceramic Masks by Michelle Bourget MoralesCraft Council of British Columbia

Although in her childhood and adolescence she never had the opportunity to study visual arts, she took a big interest in poetry that talked about tradition and the evolution of Mexico as a country. Michelle is interested in challenging beliefs and preconceptions related to society and her cultural background. She has found that she is able to work through issues that conlict her, allowing her to opena dialogue and discussion on these issues between herself, her art, and the viewer.

Ceramic Mask by Michelle Bourget MoralesCraft Council of British Columbia

As a Mexican artist, Michelle uses materials and concepts that depict her traditions and her upbringing as a Mexican woman. Michelle’s artistic practice shows how even though she is growing, changing, and learning, her culture, background and history will always be key elements in her art and sense of self. These elements will always dictate her decisions and ways of critically making and thinking.

"MASK", Michelle Bourget Morales, From the collection of: Craft Council of British Columbia
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Untitled, Michelle Bourget Morales, From the collection of: Craft Council of British Columbia
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Domes and Eggs by Heather NealCraft Council of British Columbia

Heather Neal

Heather Michelle Neal is a multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver Canada. For 10 years, she’s had her own business designing and making by hand exotic dance costumes. When she discovered the endless possibilities of ceramics at Langara College, she merged these two practices together creating work that both explores and exemplifies the concepts of femininity, beauty, domesticity, and the strenuous labour that goes into what is so-called “women’s work”. 

Lovely Egg by Heather NealCraft Council of British Columbia

Lovely Dome by Heather NealCraft Council of British Columbia

Chun Egg and Raku Egg by Heather NealCraft Council of British Columbia

Chun Dome by Heather NealCraft Council of British Columbia

Eggatha by Heather NealCraft Council of British Columbia

Eggatha Dome by Heather NealCraft Council of British Columbia

Credits: Story

Being Seen, Being Heard, Having a Voice
Curated by Angela Clark
Jewellery by Alyssa Beigi, Jessica Atkinson, and Sharon Sabatino Bradley, and ceramics created by Michelle Morales Borges and Heather Neal.

Photos: Craft Council of BC

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