THE OWNERS
M is for Mina & W is for William.
The Artists are the students.
As a husband & wife team,
MW Artists was born in 2019.
Mina Allen
Jewellery Designer & Gemmologist (FCGmA)
Mina is a jewellery designer-goldsmith. She brings jewellery ideas to life with her clients, who are always involved with the making process.
Mina has worked 15+ yrs for the investment industry in Toronto, was an entrepreneur in Playa Del Carmen (Mexico), a Volunteer Manager for non-profit, Jewellery Manager for a pawnbroker & later studied to be a Jeweller (Goldsmith) & Gemmologist.
William Allen
Ceramic Artist
William was born and raised in Toronto. His mother put a wheel in the house and showed him how to use it at 12. He practiced read books by Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach. He earned a diploma from George Brown College in ceramics in 1985. Since then he’s taught thousands of people how to use the wheel and make clay sculptures. He was also a taxi driver, a drywall taper and a TTC bus/subway operator.