About Us
Goldart Jewellery Studio was founded by Mark Rozanski in 1977 in Ottawa, Canada, as a family-owned and operated business with the premise that it would only operate at the highest standard of excellence or would not operate at all.
What you see today was originally established as a small manufacturing and trade repair shop serving many local Ottawa jewellery stores. From our humble beginnings we have always believed that the design and quality should never be compromised for the sake of price. It is this notion that helped form the foundation for Mark to declare that “Everything that is sold here, will be made here” putting equal care in everything we do: from repairs to new custom made creations.
From day one, we have meticulously dedicated our efforts to be consistent, innovative, and to always exceed expectations. The ability to ‘wow’ our clients throughout the years has helped establish valued relationships within the Ottawa community and abroad. It has afforded us the opportunity to be proud supporters of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Senators Community Foundation, Reach Canada, among other community ventures such as being a title sponsor of Art in the Park, and other benevolent causes.
The highest compliment you can pay us is to refer us to your friends and family. This is how we built and continue to build our business.
We’re still Ottawa’s best kept secret, but we won’t hold it against you if you tell!
Mark Rozanski
Mark is a founding member of Goldart alongside his wife of 40 years, Helen. Mark, son of a prominent Ottawa surgeon, chose this profession in 1977. When his creativity and manual dexterity made him change his career from computer systems to jewellery, it brought back his childhood love for creating and building model ships as well as his love for sculpture and fine art. Since then, he educated himself to become one of the most proficient gemstone setters in the country. Mark chose this narrow specialty after spending years in metal forming, assembly, and finishing. Mark is still working on the bench, making jewellery and setting all of the gemstones.
Helen Rozanski
Goldart really relies heavily on Helen’s presence; she has been with the company since its inception. Wearing many hats within our business, from patiently helping our clients in making their choice when purchasing jewellery, to all administrative and purchasing functions, she is essential to us.
Joanna Rozanski
Joanna was born into the business and has been tooling around the bench since she was 6 or 7. She was always an artistic kid, always finding something to keep her occupied, from drawing and painting all the way to bronze sculpture. Throughout her formative years, and after graduating with a Bachelor of Communication, Joanna had always been a supporting member of the Goldart family. Now she has taken on a bigger role being lead designer, taking all our product photography, making print/webadvertisements, carving waxes by hand and continuing her jewellery education. She is also skilled at designing jewellery with CAD/CAM software. In the coming years, she will become a certified gemologist.
Our vision
Mark envisioned Goldart as a ‘one-off’ artistic jewellery studio where actual work takes place, on-site. We bring your desire and imagination to reality. At Goldart, you truly have infinite options. We have become known for our terrific design, meticulous attention to detail and exceeding the client’s expectations. Let us wow you with what we can do at our Studio.
