About Amir Sheikhvand
Amir Sheikhvand was a jewelry designer, university teacher and enameler.
Amir Sheikhvand is an Iranian-Canadian jewelry artist based in Toronto, Canada.
Early life and education Sheikhvand was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He graduated from Tehran’s Gold Institute in 1994 with a bachelors degree in science. He uses traditional Iranian techniques including Malileh-kary (filigree work) and Minakary (miniature enameling). His work has been exhibited in both juried and invitational exhibitions at McMaster Museum of Art, and other Canadian museums and galleries. He is represented by Gallery Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal, Alternatives in Rome and Charon Kransen Arts in New York.
Sheikhvand is a member of Ontario Crafts Council Board of Directors and Society of North American Goldsmiths.
Awards 2019 - AGTA Spectrumâ„¢ Awards
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