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Jess Bischoff
Biography
Jess Bischoff is a Toronto-based goldsmith and visual artist who obtained her BFA from OCADU (Drawing & Painting). She is also a graduate of the Jewellery Arts program at George Brown Polytechnic. The L.A. Pai Gallery in Ottawa represents her jewellery work and has been included in exhibitions in Canada, the United States, Belgium, Spain, and China. In recognition of her work, she has received grants and awards such as the Milano Jewellery Tour Communication Award at Brussels Jewellery Week, the Lacy West Supply Grant from Craft Ontario, and an Exhibition Assistance Grant from the Ontario Arts Council. Additionally, Jess has been a full-time Artist-in-Residence (Metal) at Harbourfront Centre since 2022 and received their one-year scholarship. Since 2021, Jess has worked as part-time support staff at George Brown Polytechnic as both a Jewellery Technician Assistant and Jewellery Lab Assistant, aiding students and assisting professors in a variety of jewellery courses: goldsmithing, metal finishing, casting, enamelling, production techniques, model making, and jewellery repair. After assisting Professor Pawel Bruszewski in the Jewellery Repair 1 & Jewellery Repair 2 courses for several years (and learning much due to his guidance and extensive experience as a professional goldsmith), Jess began teaching Jewellery Repair alongside Pawel in 2023.