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Education
1962 –1967 Alberta College of Art ACA. Calgary, Alberta
1969 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Deer Isle, Maine
1975 -1976 Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
2003 Belles-Arts sculpture San Miguel, Mexico
Selected Juried and Invitational Exhibitions
1967 de Jong and Beaubier Calgary Allied Arts Center
1967 Expo ’67 Montreal
1968 Three Person Jewellery and Holloware Show University of Calgary
1966,67,68,69 Canadian Handicrafts Guild shows C.N.E.
1969 Environment ’69 Calgary
1969 Crafts Dimensions Canada ROM, Toronto
1970 Environment '70 Edmonton Art Gallery
1970 Goldsmith '70 Museum of Contemporary Crafts, N.Y.
1970 Canadian Guild of Craft Show Casa Loma, Toronto
1970 Canadian Guild of Craft Show C.N.E., Toronto
1971 Three Woman Goldsmith’s Show Halifax College of Arts & Design
1971 Festival Canada National Art Center, Ottawa
1971 Alberta College of Art Staff Show Alberta College of Art, Calgary
1972 Haystack Mountain School of Craft Cleveland,Ohio Gorham,Main & Nashua,
N.H.
1973 Alberta College of Art Staff Show Calgary, Alberta
1973 de Jong & Samuelson Graphics 8 Gallery, Calgary
1973 Banff Center School Show Banff, Alberta
1974 Profile World Craft Conference, Toronto
1974 Canadian National Exhibition Toronto, Ontario
1974 Alberta Artists Abroad Sapporo, Japan
1974 Alberta College of Art Staff Show Calgary, Alberta
1974 Environment ’74 Edmonton Art Gallery
1975 S.N.A.G.* 2nd Annual Contemporary Jewelry Show Georgia State U
1975 Alberta Artists Invitational Show Edmonton Art Gallery
1975 Canadian House of Crafts One Person show Regina, Sasakchewan
1975 Banff Archives Banff School of Fine Art
1975 Fiber Clay & Metal Alberta College of Art, Calgary
1978 Crafts ’78 Slide Survey of Contemporary Crafts OCC.* Traveling Show
1978 O. C. C. Show for 10th International Sculpture Conference York University
1978 Burlington Cultural Center Burlington, Ontario
1980 Metalmorphics Ontario Crafts Council Gallery
1981 Craftsman of the Month Harbourfront, Toronto
1981 S.N.A.G. University of Kansas
1984 A Measure of Success, Graduates of A. C. A. 1963-1984
Alberta College of Art Gallery, Calgary
1984 S.N.A.G. Mitchell Museum Mt. Vernon, U.S.A.
1986 Mentors' Choice Ontario Crafts Council
2000-2001 Looking Forward, New Views of the Craft Object OCC Toronto & area
2000 Passionate Pursuits - five person show the Williams Mill, Glen Williams
2000 Whitney Gallery Peel Heritage Complex one person show Brampton, Ontario
2002 Selected for exhibition the Hummingbird Center, Toronto
2002 Inside/Out de Jong & Rodman the Williams Mill Gallery, Glen Williams
2003 Positive Space - three person show Brampton Beaux-Arts
2003 Beverly de Jong one person show *new* Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario
2003 2004 CASY* juried and invitational exhibitions Caledon East
2007 Abstract Arta Gallery, distillery District, Toronto
· S.N.A.G. society of North American Goldsmiths
· * OCC Ontario Crafts Council
Grants and Awards
1968, 69 Alberta Government Exhibition Commission Purchases for shows Abroad
1969 Canada Council Travel Grant
1969 Craft Dimensions Canada “Special Award”
1978 Ontario Crafts '78 Ontario Craft Council "Best in Show Award"
1978 Ontario Crafts '78 Royal Trust Corporation “Award for Excellence”
1978 Ontario Crafts '78 Eaton Foundation Award "Best Original Jewelry"
1980 Visual Arts, Mississauga "Honorable Mention"
1981 November Craft Fair, Guelph Artists Choice “Best Metal”
2000 re:Vision Show, Georgetown “John Sommer Award of Excellence”
Reviews
vol. 3, no.2, 1970 " Goldsmith '70" Craftsman: L'Artisan pg.12
vol. 4, no.1, 1971 "Three Woman Goldsmiths" Craftsman: L'Artisan pg. 4
vol. 1, no.3, 1981 "Metalmophics" Metalsmith pg. 69
vol.2, no. 4, 1977 "People of the Arts, Bev deJong" Arts West pg. 19-21
vol. 6, no.1, 1981 "Metalmorphics" Canada Crafts pg. 33
11/20/1990 "Novel Approaches to Metal" The Globe & Mail pg. T3
1973 "Bev deJong" Canadian Artists in Exhibition 72-73,
Roundstone Council for the Arts &Canadian Arts Publication pg. 62
1977 “Ornament & Object, Canadian Jewellery and Metal Art “ Anne Burros pg.35,43,50, 63
2000 “Looking Forward, New Views of the Craft Object”Ontario Crafts Council pg.37
Professional Occupation
1967 Teaching art jewelry, night classes Alberta College of Art
1968 -1975 Full Time Instructor Alberta College of Art
1978 -1980 Part Time Instructor Sheridan School of Design
1979 Technical Advisor for Harbourfront
1978 – 2000 Studio at Forge Studio/Gallery Terra Cotta
Curated shows and did some jurying for art shows, and teaching
2000-2003 Studio and Gallery at the Williams Mill Glen Williams
Public art Projects
Family Transition Place, Orangeville
Several private fountain installations |
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