ABOUT
Ho Oi Ying Valerie is a jeweler born and raised in Hong Kong, received her MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2023. Inspired by the 2019 protests in Hong Kong, Ho employs jewelry as a form of demonstration and historical testimony. Her practice interprets the environment and political context, utilizing everyday objects, and focuses on aiding protesters in daily self-expression within Hong Kong’s political constraints.
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2023 Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2018 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Arts, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2017 Exchange Student (Full Academic Year), Maine College of Art, ME, United States
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2023 Lucy Morgan Scholarship, Penland School of Craft 2023, Penland School of Craft, NC, United States
2022 2022 Educational Endowment Scholarships, The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States
2022 Graduate Commons Grant, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2022 Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2022 The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2022 Edward Holbrook Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2021 Rhode Island School of Design Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2021 The Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2021 Edward Holbrook Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2018 Honorable Mention, New Taipei City International Metal Craft Competition, Taiwan
2018 The SNAG Conference Student Scholarship, The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States
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2023 Artists’ Books Collection, RISD Fleet Library Special Collection, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2018 HKBU Academy of Visual Art Studies Collection, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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2023 Marzee Magazine #135 - MARZEE INTERNATIONALE EINDEXAMEN - TENTOONSTELLING 2023
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands2023 NOT ONLY DECORATION VOLUME 3 - THE APOCALYPSE EDITION, NOT ONLY DECORATION, Austria
2021 Tincal Lab Challenge 2021 - Jewelry and Nature Catalog, Tincal lab, Portugal
2019 2nd Annual SNAG Jewelry and Metals Survey (JaMS), The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States
2018 New Taipei City International Metal Craft Competition Exhibition Exhibition E-book,
Gold Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan -
2023 Global Design Graduate Show 2023 in collaboration with GUCCI Interview
Global Design Graduate Show 2023 in collaboration with GUCCI,
ARTS THREAD in collaboration with GUCCI, United Kingdom2022 Wearable, Beautiful Vehicles for Communication at the Baltimore Jewelry Center, BmoreArt, United States
2022 Narratives in Metal, News and Events, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2022 Symbols of Resistance, News and Events, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
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2024 Conference Speaker, Early Career Artist, 2024 SNAG Conference in San Diego
The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States2023 Artist Panel, “SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND SYMBOLS” Discussion, Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD, United States
2022 Artist in Residencies, Emerging Artist Residency, Baltimore Jewelry Center, MD, United States
2022 Artist in Residencies, Open Studio Residency, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, ME, United States
2021 Artist in Residencies, Loupe Design Residency Programme, Loupe, PMQ, Hong Kong
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2024 Madrugada: Jewellery and the Politics of Hope, Lisbon Design Museum – MUDE, Portugal
2024 ONE THOUGHT - CULTIVATING THE STATE OF MIND WITH CRAFTSMANSHIP 一念 - 工藝耕耘心境
Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC), Hong Kong2024 STORE ROOT, ADORNED SPACES, SNAG CONFERENCE,
The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States2024 Brussels Jewellery Week International exhibition PARTICLE[S], MAD Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
2023 Dead Darlings #17: No Strings, All Regrets!, Obsessed! Jewelry Festival,
The Fashion For Good Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands2023 STORYTELLERS, Ombré Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, United States
2023 Global Design Graduate Show 2023 in collaboration with GUCCI
ARTS THREAD in collaboration with GUCCI, United Kingdom2023 Interior Atlas: Ways of Research
Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States2023 THE MARZEE INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE SHOW, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2023 MY BODY, MY DECISION, The Glasgow Academy of Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
2023 MY BODY, MY DECISION, Galeria Alice Floriano, Brazil
2023 MY BODY, MY DECISION, Bieta Gallery, Jerusalem, Isreal
2023 RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Rhode Island Convention Center, RI, United States
2023 Battle of the Pins, Precious Collective, Munich Jewellery Week 2023, Munich, Germany
2023 LONGING - Graduate Jewelry + Metalsmithing Biennial
Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States2023 9TH BAKER & WHITEHILL STUDENT ARTISTS’ BOOK CONTEST 2023
Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States2023 Bring on the Gems 2023, The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States
2022 Battle of the Pins, Precious Collective x Association Alliages, Alliages, Lille, France
2022 SIGNS, SIGNALS, + SYMBOLS, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
2022 Hope is Resiliency — SNAG Online Exhibition @NYCJW,
The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States2022 HERE & NOW, AdornAxis, New York City Jewelry Week 2022, NY, United States
2022 A MOMENT THAT LASTS BEYOND NOW,
Sol Koffler Graduate Student Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States2022 SNAG Annual Juried Student Exhibition, The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States
2022 SNAG 2022 Digital Student Slide Show, The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States
2022 2022 J+M Show/Shop, World’s Fair Gallery, RI, United States
2022 RISD J+M Exhibition, Dye House, RI, United States
2022 2022 Jewelry + Metalsmithing Triennial Exhibition,
Woods Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States2021 Tincal Lab Challenge 2021 - Jewelry and Nature, Tincal lab, Portugal
2021 RETINA — LOUPE RESIDENCY EXHIBITION, Loupe, Hong Kong
2021 THE NEST, WURE AREA, Hong Kong
2021 “Metal + ? =”, Splop Design
2021 Guidelines Volume 2, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD, United States
2020 “Pearl and Beyond II 漁珠餘寶II”, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2020 “Flow of Stone and Clay 泥石流”, PMQ, Hong Kong
2019 “Beijing International Jewelry Exhibition 北京國際首飾藝術展”,
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, China2019 Asian Students and Young Artists Art Festival,
Dongdaemun Design Plaza Design Dulegil, Seoul, South Korea2019 Why Jewellery? 3,
Webb Gallery, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Australia
Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong2019 “Living Stone —— Succulent Plant and Pot Exhibition 石居陋室 — 多肉植物盆器特展”,
Parallel Space, Hong Kong2019 “Pearl and Beyond 漁珠餘寶”,
Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong2019 HERE TODAY: We Are SNAG Membership Series,
The Society of North American Goldsmiths, United States2018 “Syu4 Tou4 Tung4 Gwai1 殊途同歸", Duo exhibition by Ho Oi Ying Valerie and Shum Kwan Yi,
Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong2018 So Fresh + So Clean: 5th Annual Ethical Metalsmiths International Student Exhibition,
Emerging Artist Award, Ethical Metalsmiths Student Committee, United States2018 Shaw Tower Artwork Exhibition,
Shaw Tower, Shaw Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong2018 New Taipei City International Metal Craft Competition Exhibition,
Jin-Shui Special Exhibition Hall and Gold Refining Building
Gold Museum, New Taipei City, Taiwan2018 HKBU AVA BA Graduation Exhibition, Kai Tak Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2017 “Sau2 _ 扌”, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2017 “Double Yellow Line 雙黃線”, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2016 BFA Exhibition, Maine College of Art, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME, United State
2016 “The Third Person 第三人稱”, Koo Ming Kown Gallery, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
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2023 Visiting Assistant Professor, Boise State University, ID, United States
ART 221: Introduction to Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing
ART 304: Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing: Color
ART 306: Contemporary Concepts in Metalsmithing
ART 419: Studio in Art Jewelry and Metalsmithing2023 SOPH JWLRY DES:TECHN + MAKING, Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2023 LOST + FOUND, Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2022 Jewelry Introduction, Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2021 Jewelry Introduction, Teaching Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, RI, United States
2018 Jewelry and Metalsmithing Intern, 7UpJewelab, Shanghai, China
2017 Jewelry and Metalsmithing Assistant, Heng Lee Jewelry, Taiwan
2017 Jewelry and Metalsmithing Assistant, PIN sstudio, Kaohsiung, Taiwan