James Maxwell, A.O.C.A., Metal Artist

Education:
1983-1987 Graduate of Ontario College of Art

Employment History:
1992-1994 Technician at Ontario College of Art in the metal/jewellery studio
1992-1994 Teaching assistant at Ontario College of Art to Norman White and Doug Back
1987-1988 Employed by Henry Piersig & Associates (a special effects studio for the film industry) as a metal fabricator and model maker
1987 Upon graduation from O.C.A. commenced full time freelance metalsmithing
1985 Freelance metalsmithing while at O.C.A.
1984-1985 Employed by Burkhardt Jewellers as a jewellery designer

Notable Freelance Contracts:
2001 Stainless steel and leather daybed , a web site commission for Ed and Susan Clarke of Chicago, featured in August 2002 edition of Better Homes & Gardens
2000 Fabrication of teleprescence robotic prototypes for Telbotics Inc.
1998-1999 Prototype fabrication for Umbra Shades Ltd. of Toronto
1998 Design, fabrication and installation of 350 ft. of stainless steel railing for Timothy A. Chisholm
1997 Design and fabrication of wall sculpture for Lawrence Park Community Church
1996 Design and fabrication of Japanese Junior Men's and Women's Curling Championships
1994 Design and fabrication of copper and brass railing at 34 Gibson Avenue
1994 Design and fabrication of lithographer award for Unisource
1994 Design and fabrication and installation of Katie McTavish Memorial at Victoria College, University of Toronto
1994 Design and fabrication of wrought iron wall sconces for Milano Bar & Grill at 325 King Street West
1993 Design and fabrication of aluminum and cast bronze railing at 34 Gibson Avenue
1991 Design, fabrication and installation of hand wrought steel railing at 417 Bedford Park Ave.
1989 Design and fabrication of storefront sign for World Hair Salon at 132 Adelaide St. E.
1988 Design and fabrication of boardroom table for the Belair Capital Group
1987 Fabrication of a Macintosh lamp recreation for Dr. Tom Howarth, Architectural Faculty member at University of Toronto

Exhibits & Awards:
2001 Participant at OCAD Exhibition at Toronto International Art Fair
2001 Featured on OCAD Alumni poster
1993 Participant in exhibition "From Start to Furnish" at Genereux Grunwald Gallery
Dec. 1989 Recipient of Ontario Arts Council's Individual Crafts Grant
July 1989 Exhibited jewellery and furniture at Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit
Oct. 1988 Participant in "Metal Work" an exhibition at Gallery 76
Dec. 1987 Exhibited sculptural series "Rambunctious" at the Weller-Potovsky Gallery
July 1987 Participant in Weller-Potovsky Gallery's Group Show
May 1987 Recipient of SAC Sculpture Scholarship
April 1987 Member of "Pulp Fiction" collective at Power Plant's inaugural exhibition "A Play of History"
1986 - 1987 Jewellery work accepted to the annual juried exhibition "Medium is Metal", presented by the Metal Arts Guild across Canada and in the United States
1986 Winner of Jaguar Sculpture Competition
1986 Recipient of Ontario Crafts Council Scholarship for Continuing Education
1985 Exhibitor in juried Metal Arts Guild show, "Metals at the Guild Shop"