kaleigh jones

kaleighjonesn@gmail.com

@kaleighnjones

Small in scale, intentional in creation, all wearable jewelry is made to order. If a piece piques your interest, please send an email. It would be a pleasure to hear from you.

Education

Professional Experience

Grants and Awards

Two Person Exhibit

Group Exhibitions

Juried Exhibitions

Memberships, Workshops, and Symposium Participation

2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Montana State University, cum laude

2010 Billings Senior High School

2018-2019 Studio Manager, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR maintain a repair studio equipment, ensure that all students were properly using all equipment, coordinate with both academic and studio school instructors pertaining to class materials and organization, place orders for class materials and store, run studio store, manage work study students, make sure that all students felt safe, manage term budgets, plan travel for conference        

2016-2018  Training Coordinator and Sales Associate, Alara Jewelry, Bozeman, MT put together comprehensive training for current and future employees, find areas of improvement, assess staff efficiency and product quality control, work directly and via email with customers and vendors, plan and organize meetings, merchandise the floor, take in repairs, place orders, use POS system, social media marketing, event planning, promotional and descriptive writing

2016              Fine Metals Studio Assistant, Peters Valley School of Craft, Layton, New Jersey, Assist visiting instructors and students during adult workshops, general studio upkeep, demonstrate general knowledge of tool safety and use, advocate  the core values of the school, participate in community events, assist with the annual Craft Fair, continue to build own body of work

2016            Craftsmen at Work, Milford, PA, demonstrate sand casting with pewter to various groups of High school art students, discuss the fundamentals of design, explain mold making and the qualities of pewter, answer questions about pursuing a career in art, advocate for Peters Valley

2016           Pocono Garlic Festival, demonstrate basic metalsmithing skills; sawing, stamping, riveting, explain the different applications for each, advocate youth and adult classes at Peters Valley

2016           New Jersey State Fair, demonstrate fabrication techniques with pewter, talk about the qualities of pewter, make vessels and 3d forms by welding, filing, sanding and end finish, advocate for Peters Valley

2016          Workshop Coordinator, Big Sky Youth Empowerment and Montana State University,   coordinate, budget, assist Bryan Petersen in putting on a workshop for at risk teenagers, help students make stamps and a copper bracelet, teach the basics of  filing, sawing piercing, sanding techniques, demonstrate heat treating steel, talk about design elements and scale, work one on one with the students, communicate with the BYEP staff and Bryan Petersen, order materials

2019       First place, Untamed, Gallery Route 1, Point Reyes, CA

2018 Honorable Mention, Bringing Back the Brooch, Bozeman, MT

2015       Penland School of Crafts, Partial Scholarship

2015       Montana Arts Council, Strategic Investment Grant

2015       Bronze Pencil Award, Montana State University

2014       BFA Thesis Show, Helen E. Copeland, Bozeman, MT

2016      Making Matters, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, Layton, NJ

2014      Trophies, The Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2014      Prints, Pots, Patinas, Waller Yablonsky Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2013      Prints, Pots, Patinas, Waller Yablonsky Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2019 Untamed, Route One Gallery, Point Reyes, CA

2019 Wear/Ware, Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft, Columbia, NC

2018      Earrings Galore, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, DE

2018       Bringing Back the Brooch, The Dean’s Gallery,  Bozeman, MT

2014       Wabi Sabi, The Exit Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2014       Vox Populi, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2013       Vox Populi, Helen E. Copeland Gallery, Bozeman, MT

2018       SNAG Member

2018       Champlevé Enameling workshop with Marissa Sanehotlz, Bozeman, MT

2017       SNAG Member

2017       Yuma Art Symposium, Yuma, AZ

2017       SNAG Nexus, New Orleans, LA

2017       JCK Las Vegas (buyer for Alara Jewelry), Las Vegas, NV

2016       SNAG Member

2016       Yuma Art Symposium, Yuma, AZ

2015       A Piece in a Day, Nicole Jacquard, Penland School of Craft     

2015       Back To Basics, Tim McCreight, Haystack Mountain School of Craft

2015      Yuma Art Symposium, Yuma, AZ

2015      SNAG Member