Dianne Karg Baron
Jeweller
Site #11 |
Naked Lamb Studio 8 Myrtle Road Whitby (Myrtle) |
Other Site 11 artists: Pat Neal |
Everyone has a natural radiance and jewelry helps you shine! I create finely hand-crafted, soulful, one-of-a-kind, limited edition and bespoke designs that make you feel beautiful.
Dianne Karg Baron has been exploring various forms of wirework for almost 30 years. The award-winning artist has bent, twisted, woven, hammered, fused, and knitted her way through many kilograms of metal. Always focused on clean lines and forms, in her recent work she has been exploring filigree and enamel as well as historical and modern adaptations of Viking Knitting.
Major exhibitions have included: The Art of the Bimbo, at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (2022) The Earring Show, at the Craft Council of British Columbia (2020-21), Holding Place: A Repository Of Containers And Vessels By Metalsmiths Around The World, online, curated by Beth Wicker (2013), and MAG 2067: CRAFTING THE FUTURE, at Arta Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (2009).
Her jewelry has been published nationally and internationally, including 500 Earrings by Lark Books, Wire in Design by Barbara McGuire, Lapidary Journal, and The Wire Artist Jeweller.
Her jewelry is in private collections in Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, and the USA.
A graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University (Interior Design, 1988), Dianne is a member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths. She lives in Oshawa, Canada, with her husband and dog.
