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Janis Dean Johnson

Jewellery Design

Janis Dean Johnson works from her open studio at 1387 Railspur Alley creating playful, elegant, easy to wear jewelry. Designs intermingle exotic glass beads, mixed metals, pearls and semiprecious stones. Janis came to Granville Island 18 years ago first as a day vendor, then moved into her current studio in 2001.

“I really enjoy being part of the Granville Island community. It has a small town feel which resonates with my personality, as I originate from a small farming community near Drumheller, Alberta.”

Janis’s artistic background came from attending Alberta College of Art as well as George Brown College in Toronto, where she graduated with Honors in Goldsmithing. She moved to Vancouver in 1991, the same year she first became a “Granville Islander”.







I thoroughly enjoy and feel very fortunate to be one of the eclectic artisan personalities and quirky characters that make up Granville Island.