Louise Perrone

Vancouver BC, Canada
    
Curriculum Vitae

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 Artist Statement

My jewelry explores ideas about gender, labor, and sustainability, employing materials derived from domestic and industrial textile and plastic waste. The wearable objects I make are rooted in the traditions of goldsmithing and textile techniques traditionally associated with women’s work. Formally, my practice references the products of these two disciplines, such as jewelry, regalia, quilts and pin cushions. Through the meditative process of hand sewing, I can transform materials, just as the act of wearing jewelry can transform an individual. Although my materials have little or no intrinsic value, the time-consuming sewing techniques I have developed from English Paper Piecing patchwork and hand quilting diverts waste from landfill, creating wearable objects with new meaning and value.

Material Revelation Exhibit

Satin Sheets
$1,200

Satin, styrene, Magnets
12 x 12 x 1/8”
2014

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Dissection In Royal
$800

Suiting, satin, cord, styrene, magnets
2.5 x 2.5 x 2.5”
2016

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Elevensies Necklace
$1,200

Flag fabric, velvet,styrene
10 x 10 x 1.5”
2016

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Mini Patched Bangle
$400

Denim, styrene
3 x 3 x 1”
2018

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Large Patched Bangle
$400

Denim, styrene
3 x 3 x 2”
2018

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Coronation Street Necklace
$800

Denim, styrene
13 x 9 x 1/8”
2018

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Spectacle 1
$800

Broken eyewear, swimsuit fabric, cord
6 x 2.5 x 1/2”
2020

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Patched Drop Earrings
$250

Denim, styrene, sterling silver
3.5 x 2 x 1/8”
2018

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Patched Quatro Earrings
$250

Denim, styrene, sterling silver
4 x 1 x 1/8”
2018

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Patched Trio Earrings
$250

Denim, styrene, sterling silver
3.5 x 1 x 1/8”
2018

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Bio

Louise Perrone is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver BC, best known for her jewellery and installations exploring ideas about gender, labour, and sustainability. Employing techniques that combine the traditions of goldsmithing, hand sewing, and mending, her materials are derived from domestic and industrial textile and plastic waste. Born in London, England, Louise Perrone holds a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Nottingham Trent University and a PGCE in Art and Design from the University of Brighton. In 2002 Perrone graduated from Alberta College of Art and Design with a BFA in Jewellery and Metals and was the recipient of the Governor General’s Academic Medal. Exhibiting widely across Canada, the USA, and Europe, Perrone’s work has been featured in several publications. She has received numerous awards, including the BC Achievement Foundation’s Carter Wosk Award. She teaches in the Jewellery Departments at Vancouver Community College and LaSalle College Vancouver.

Thank you to Hilliard Family Foundation Inc. for sponsoring Material Revelation