BIO
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
HONOURS & AWARDS
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS
TEACHING, LECTURES & ADJUDICATION COMMITTEES
EDUCATION
BIBLIOGRAPHY

BIO

Elizabeth Goluch grew up on a farm near the village of Fingal in Southwestern Ontario. She attended the Nova Scotia College of Art & Design where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1976. After spending a decade in Toronto, she returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Upon her return, Elizabeth began her education in metalsmithing with Shirley Fader and Don Bell in Halifax. She has studied with Lisa Gralnick, David Pimentel, Michael Croft and Chris Darway at the Haystack School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine; and has participated in workshops in Halifax with Ayelet Stewart, Anne Larsen Hollerbach and Arline Fisch.

She is a member of the Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia and has held the office of President and Secretary. She has been named Best in Show in numerous M.A.G.N.S. competitions and won the coveted Frank Phillips Award for Excellence in Craftsmanship in 2006. She sits on the Standards Committee of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council and on the Exhibition Review Committee of the Mary E. Black Gallery in Halifax. Her sculpture, Cicada (I’ll Sing in the Sunshine) was shortlisted for the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award in 2007.

Her work can be found in both public and private collections worldwide.

ARTIST’S STATEMENT

I am a metalsmith. I create one of a kind, larger than life, highly detailed metal insects. Each complex, nature perfect sculpture incorporates gold, silver, enamel and gemstones in its construction.

The works reflect the intricacy, the complexity and the order inherent in nature. I relish the visible, yet can imagine much more; which gives rise to the construction of secret spaces containing their treasure that I create within each piece. The decorative details reveal another layer of information, evoking elements of insect life, lore and environment.

Over time, I have explored various materials in the construction of my work, ranging from papier mache to wood to polymer clay to ceramic to metal, to a combination of all of the above.

In the past few years, I have found that working in metal, while a distinct challenge in terms of design and fabrication, achieves the look and feeling that I want.

HONOURS & AWARDS

2008
Creation Grants to Individuals • Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage

2008
Industry Growth Grant • Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage

2007
The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Masterworks Arts Award • Shortlisted

2007
Jurors’ Choice Award • The New Cartography Of Craft

2006
Nova Scotia Art Bank • 1 piece purchased

2006
Frank X. Phillips Award for Excellence in Craftsmanship

2006, 2005, 2004, 2000
Best in Show • Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia Show & Competition

2004
Creation Grants to Individuals • Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage

2003
Nova Scotia Art Bank • 3 pieces purchased

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2010
NATIONAL CRAFTS EXHIBITION • traveling exhibition across Canada and the USA

2009
UNITY AND DIVERSITY • Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South Korea

2009
CESKY KRUMLOV STATE CASTLE • Wenceslas Cellars, Czech Republic 

2009
HEIRLOOMS OF THE FUTURE • Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA

2008
NO DRIPS ALLOWED • Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, ON, Canada 

2008
CELEBRATION • Invitational show of 21 metalsmiths, marking the 80th birthday of noted
metalsmith Lois Etherington Betteridge.  Jonathon Bancroft-Snell Gallery, London, ON, Canada

2008
SOFA New York • Showcased by Mobilia Gallery

2007
THE TEAPOT REDEFINED • Group Show. Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA, USA

2007
SOFA New York • Mobilia Gallery

2007
THE NEW CARTOGRAPHY OF CRAFT • Juried show of members of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada

2006
ORIGINality • Group show, Sculpture to Wear Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA

2006
FANTASIES & FABLES • Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia Show & Competition

2005
NATURAL SYMMETRY (with Janice Wright-Cheney) • Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada

2005
MASTERWORKS • Invitational show of select members of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada

2005
THE HEALING GARDEN • Group Show, Newfoundland Craft Council Gallery, St. John’s, NFLD, Canada

2004
THE HEALING GARDEN • Group Show, Artsplace, Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada

2004
THE HEALING GARDEN • Group Show, Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery, Saskatoon, SASK, Canada

2004
INSTALLATION OF 2 SCULPTURES • Government House, Halifax, NS, Canada (at the request of Her Honour Myra Freeman, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

2003
FEAR FACTOR • YHZ Contemporary Art Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada

2002
ARTICULATION (with Barbara Lounder) • YHZ Contemporary Art Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONS

2006
Nova Scotia Art Bank (1 piece)

2003
Nova Scotia Art Bank (3 pieces)

Private Collections in Canada, USA, Denmark, Australia, Hong Kong

TEACHING, LECTURES & ADJUDICATION COMMITTEES

2009
Lecture • "The Insect Revealed" . 2009 Cheongju International Craft Biennale, South Korea

2009
Juror • Student Architecture Competition, Grille Design for New Administration Foyer, Medjuk Building, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

2009
Juror • Peer Assessment Committee for Nova Scotia Art Bank Program, Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage

2008  
Artist’s Talk: “The Insect Revealed” • SOFA New York, Mobilia Gallery, New York, NY, USA.

2008  
Lecture • Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University, Halifax, NS, Canada 

2005
Artist’s Talk: “Natural Symmetry” • Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada. 

2005  
Juror • Peer Assessment Committee for Grants to Individuals, Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage

2004  
Juror • Selection of a recipient to be recommended for the Portia White Prize, Department of Tourism, Culture & Heritage 

2006–2009
Exhibition Review Committee • Mary E. Black Gallery, Halifax, NS, Canada. Review of submissions for exhibition and scheduling of shows

1999–2009
Standards Committee • Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council, Halifax, NS, Canada. Review of submissions for participation in NSDCC Craft Markets 

EDUCATION

2008  
Enameling. Ayelet Stewart. Workshop, Halifax, NS, Canada

2007  
Mechanisms. Chris Darway. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, USA. 

2006  
Discovering the Spiculum/The Finer Points of Finishing. Anne Larsen Hollerbach. Workshop, Halifax, NS, Canada. 

2002  
Raising & Sinking. David Pimentel. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, USA. 

2001  
Hinges & Catches. Lisa Gralnick. Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME, USA. 

1976  
BFA, Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University, Halifax, NS, Canada

BIBLIOGRAPHY

ARTSPOTS, CBC TV, Artist Profile, 2008 to present

HALIFAX HERALD, January 15, 2005
Review of Natural Symmetry by Elissa Barnard

NOVA SCOTIA CRAFT NEWS, Winter 2005
Review of Natural Symmetry by Anna Horsnell Wade

EAST COAST LIVING, Spring & Summer 2004
Profile by Meghan Nieman

NOVA SCOTIA CRAFT NEWS, Winter 2004
Review of Fear Factor by Jane Milton

HALIFAX HERALD, December 14, 2003
Review of Fear Factor by Elissa Barnard

HALIFAX HERALD, April 28, 2002
Review of Articulation by Elissa Barnard

THE DAILY NEWS, April 11, 2002
Review of Articulation by Marilyn Smulders

ARTS ATLANTIC #72, Summer 2002
Review of Articulation by Svava Juliusson

THE DAILY NEWS, July 24, 2001
Studio visit & review by Marilyn Smulders

NATIONAL POST, June 16, 2001
“Must-Haves—Insect Jewellery” by Amanda Eaton

THE SUNDAY HERALD, October 15, 2000
Metal Arts Guild Show & Competition review by Elissa Barnard

Metcalfe, Robin. STUDIO RALLY: ART AND CRAFT OF NOVA SCOTIA
Fredericton: Goose Lane Editions and Studio Rally Productions, 1999.

VICKI GABEREAU, ATV, Artist Interview, 1999

Felton, Russell. IMPERIAL OIL REVIEW, Summer 1996, “On the Trail of Nova
Scotia’s Art”.