Andrew Goss

Artists' Statement

A graduate of George Brown College in Toronto, Andrew Goss has been making jewellery and sculpture for more than 30 years. Taking new materials as a challenge, he works in silver, bronze, brass and copper, and has recently added concrete and cellulose acetate to the list.

"I tend to work with simple forms, not just because I like minimilism, but
also because simple forms are often evocative and symbolic. I also like
non-precious materials because it is the strength of the design and the
level of skill that is important -- not the material's value. That's one of
the reasons I work in concrete."

BIOGRAPHY

Andrew Goss studied philosophy and English at the University of Toronto, but went on to jewellery at Hornsey College of Art in London, England, and
George Brown College in Toronto. He shares a large third-floor studio with
jeweller Sandra Noble Goss in their house in Owen Sound, Ontario.

Goss has shown his jewellery work across Canada in over 90 exhibitions. He has been awarded several Ontario Arts Council Crafts Grants and a Canada Council A Grant. He has received design awards from the Metal Arts Guild and the Ontario Crafts Council and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts (RCA). His sculptural work is in the collections of the Rolex Watch Company of Canada, UBS Bank (Canada) and the Department of External Affairs (Canadian Embassy, Berlin). He is also the author of Concrete Handbook for Artists, published in 2002.

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