• Vanessa Raquel Castellino, Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) University
Vanessa Raquel is an emerging contemporary art jeweller based in Toronto. She is a recent graduate of OCAD University’s faculty of material art and design, holding a bachelor of design in jewellery and metalsmithing. With an interest in line and form, she creates wearable art pieces that incorporate new and old methodologies through her explorations in materiality. Prior to her thesis year, Vanessa was a summer artist-in-resident at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre’s metal studio. She has exhibited locally at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition, where she was awarded jewellery student honourable mention in 2015.
• Rahin Elahi, George Brown College
“It’s been always my dream to make a connection between drawing and jewellery; however, finding an appropriate balance between technical drawing and the art of goldsmithing requires a lot of attention, experience, knowledge, passion, and love. I hope my designs carry the ‘message of love’ to all the people in the world. I graduated from George Brown College and am a proud member of Craft Ontario, the Citizens of Craft, and Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG), all of which value and respect artistic experimentation and craftsmanship.
