‘Cloud Ring #4’:
Sterling Silver

Artist’s Statement
I am a studio jeweler who is excited by language, art and design with a representational approach.  Much of my work has a summery and buoyant yet simple feel. Dominant visual themes in the work are balanced asymmetry, purposeful spontaneity, flowing patterns, and a feeling of organic growth with a modern cleanness of line and shape.  Materials include silver, semi-precious and precious stones, felt, feathers, pebbles, sand, photographs, resin, papier-mâché and enamel. 

Biography
Colleen Baran is a B.C. based, multidisciplinary artist (working in jewellery, photography and book-works) who has exhibited internationally and been published in North America.
    
Notable recent activities include a solo exhibition, “Clouds” (Vancouver), and publication in the upcoming books: “Chain Mail Jewelry” by Terry Taylor (Lark Books, USA), “The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry” by Joanna Gollberg (Lark Books, USA), “Thinking about Art: The One Word Project’ by JT Kirkland.

 Exhibitions include: The Design Exchange (Toronto), The Triangle Gallery of Visual Arts (Calgary), Surrey Art Gallery (Surrey), Access Artist Run Centre, The Helen Pitt Gallery (Vancouver), Artists Space (New York), The Foundation Gallery (Chicago) and The Center for the Visual Arts of Santiago (Santiago).