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Dierra Jones
Artist | Jeweler
jonesdierra@gmail.com
Education
Master of Fine Arts | Jewelry
Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) | Savannah, GA | 2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts | Studio Arts
Virginia State University | Petersburg, VA | 2015
Professional Experience
Visual Arts Teacher | Savannah Chatham County Public School System | Savannah, GA | 2020 - Present
Dierra Jones Studio | Savannah, GA | 2018 - Present
Jewelry Shop Monitor | Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah, GA | 2019 - 2020
Substitute Teacher | Savannah Chatham County Public School System | Savannah, GA | 2018 - 2020
Arts and Crafts Instructor | Camp Moon River (Savannah Country Day School) | Savannah, GA | 2019
Jewelry Instructor | Long Lake Camp for the Arts | Long Lake, NY | 2018
Ceramics Instructor | Southwoods Private Summer Camp | Paradox, NY | 2017
Professional Development, Residencies and Workshops
SCAD Educator Forum | Professional Development | Savannah, GA | 2023
Pocosin Arts School of Fine Crafts | Summer Artist Residency | Columbia, NC | 2022
Alternative Materials Workshop | Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah, GA | 2020
Shows and Exhibitions
Group Exhibition; Center of Art in Wood | Vessel | Philadelphia, PA | 2022
2022 Faculty Exhibition; Pocosin Arts | Columbia, NA | 2022
Group Exhibition; Savannah Cultural Arts Center | Savannah, GA | 2022
Group Exhibition; Center of Art in Wood | Wood + Body: Expressions of Contemporary Jewelry | Philadelphia, PA | 2021
Group Exhibition; Sulfur Studios | In Place | Savannah, GA | 2020
Sulfur Studios | Art Fair | Savannah, GA | 2020
Cedar House Gallery | Art Market Savannah, GA | 2019
NYC Jewelry Week | SCAD Pop-up Shop Soho, New York City, NY | 2019
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show Philadelphia, PA | 2019
SNAG | Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS) Eugene, OR | 2019
A Place in Time Solo Exhibition | Savannah, GA | 2019
Smithsonian Craft Show | Washington, D.C. | 2019
ACC American Craft Show | Baltimore, MD | 2019
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show | Philadelphia, PA | 2018
Group Exhibition | Piece by Piece | Savannah, GA | 2018
Fahm Hall Jewelry Trunk Show | Savannah, GA | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Interviews and Publications
VoyageSavannah Magazine
Check Out Dierra Jones’ Story - Voyage Savannah Magazine
SNAG | Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS) Publication | 2019
https://www.snagmetalsmith.org/resources-opportunities/jams/
SCAD Works | Online Publication | 2019
https://www.scad.edu/blog/value-dierra-jones-jewelry
Art Jewelry Forum | A Place in Time | Online Library | 2019
https://artjewelryforum.org/library/a-place-in-time
Honors and Recognition
Jewelry Stories Live (The Jewelry Library and Art Jewelry Forum) | Virtual | 2021
Invited by The Jewelry Library and Art Jewelry Forum to share my personal connection to jewelry alongside an international roster of artists during NYJW 2021.
2021 Inspire/Aspire: A SNAG Virtual Convening | Virtual | 2021
Invited by SNAG to be an emerging artist presenter at the 2021 SNAG Conference to present my presentation titled Living In Place
2020 ACC Hip Pop Program | Baltimore, MD | 2020
Accepted into the 2020 ACC Hip Pop Program for emerging artists
International Design Awards | Los Angeles, CA | 2017
Received honorable mention for my works entitled Love, 2016 and Hiding Place, 2016
Organizations
Enamelist Guild North East | 2022
Friends of African American Artists (FAAA) | Savannah, GA | 2022
Enamelist Society | Norcross, GA | 2020