Professional History
EST: 1998- Contemporary Silversmith & Metalwork Artist.
01- 2006 Course Leader/Senior Lecturer- Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent
P/T 0.6 BA Hon's 3D Design Crafts, Jewellery & Fashion Accessories (3 days a week)
0.1 -2005 to 2011- Visiting Lecturer- Coventry University- MA & BA Hon's 3D Design Crafts/Applied Arts
Previous Employment
2002-2006 Technical and Production Adviser- (Production project)
P/T Royal College of Art, Goldsmithing,Silversmithing,Metalwork & Jewellery Department, London
2000 -2002 Technical Adviser-School of Jewellery, BCU, Birmingham
Education
2008-09 - Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Professional Education-Staffordshire University
2000 Master of Arts- 3D Metalwork, Jewellery & Related Products BIAD School of Jewellery, Birmingham
1998 Bachelor of Arts - 1st class hons, 3D Metalwork, Jewellery & Silversmithing, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield
1996 Higher National Diploma (3D Metalwork and Jewelle Design)BIAD, School of Jewellery, Birmingham
1994 City & Guilds Jewellery Design/ Making- BIAD, School of Jewellery, Birmingham
Conference Contribution
07-07 Speaker-Association of Contemporary British Silversmith -Connect Conference- Designing for industry abroad.
16-06 Chairing Debate-Pushing Boundaries Symposium-Staffordshire University & Craftsace Touring
Exhibitions
• Goldsmiths' Fair Oct 2010- Goldsmiths' Hall, London
• V&A Museum- Design Festival Showcase 09/10
• Contemporary Applied Arts- A Living Space Exhibition, London 08/10
• RBSA Gallery Exhibition - 10 year Anniversary, Birmingham 03/10
• Contemporary Applied Arts Focus Exhibition, London 01/10
• Goldsmiths' Fair 2009- Goldsmiths' Hall, London
• SIDE X SIDE EDGE X EDGE- Hame Castle, Hammenlinna, Finland 7/09
• British Silver Week 06/2009, S.J Phillips, New Bond Street, London
• Silver with a Pinch of Salt, Goldsmiths' Hall, London-(04/09)
• Bank Street Arts, Sheffield- Exhibition-In their own words- 2009
• Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow - Winter collection 08
• Goldsmiths' Fair 2008- Goldsmith's Hall, London
• Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow - Winter collection 07
• Arts Ornata Europeana - Thread of Silk Exhibition Manchester Royal Exchange. July 2007
· Silver Exhibition-25th Anniversary Craft Design Centre, Manchester October07
- Origin 07 - Crafts Council, Somerset House, London (10/07)
- Pewter Live 07 Pewter's Hall, Iron Mongers Hall, London (06/07)
- Contemporary Crafts for living - Bilston Craft Gallery (03/07-06/07)
• Origin 06 - Crafts Council , Somerset House, London (10/06)
• Patterns of Identity- Bilston Craft Gallery (06/06 - 10/06)
• Technique - Royal College of Art, London (10/04)
• The Metal Gallery - Mayfair, London (4/04)
• Talente-Munich 03
• Now and Then - ( V&A Millennium Galleries, Sheffield) Exhibition of Contemporary Metalwork and Jewellery (5/02-6/02)
• Collide (Millennium Point, Birmingham)- Joint Artist Commission with Birmingham City Council & Craftspace Touring.(5/2002-2003)
• Beyond Materials, Contemporary Silver Exhibition- Bangkok, Thailand (10/2001)
• Chandrika Silver Commission- Preston, Bradford, Oldham, Blackpool, Rotherham (9/2001-2003)
• 13th Silver Triennial-Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, Germany (8/2001- 2002)• Royal National Theatre, London (2000)
• Passing Out- Goldsmiths Hall, London (2000)
• Millennium Canteen- Mappin & Webb, London (1998)
• 12th Silver Triennial-Deutsches Goldschmiede haus Hanau, Germany (1998-2000)
Awards, Collections and Commissions
-Silver In Places of Worship - Arts Council of England & Sandwell Council funded research Project- Collide(9/04-3/04)
-Contemporary Arts Society Silver Collection for Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (11/2004)
-Barclays Bank Silver Award Commission (9/04)
-Market Town Awards- West Midlands, Arts Council of England Commission(7/2004)
- International Society of Performing Arts, Silver Awards Commission (9/2003)
- Arts Ball Commission, International Convention Centre, West Midlands Arts(9/2002)
- Silver Commission, Collide and Craftspace Touring Birmingham (3/2002)
- Chandrika Silver Commission, North West Arts, SHISHA(2001)
- Short listed for the P&O Mackower Silver Commission (2001)
- Association of British Design Silversmiths, Silver Award, New Designers (2000)
- William Dudley Travel Bursary (2000)
- The Goldsmiths' Company Silversmithing Award, New Designers (1998)
- 1st Prize, Pewter Live & Goldsmiths Award, Iron Mongers Hall, London (1997)
- (BA) Live lighting Award, Sheffield (1997)
- (HND) British Jewellers Association Prize for Design innovation (1996)
- UCE Rowlinson Scholarship (1996)
- British Jewellers Association 1st Prize for overall work (1995)
Publications and Reviews
- Pewter Design and Techniques ISBN 9781847971586 (1/10)
- Wall Street Journal, Sept 2009 USA
- Goldsmiths' Fair Catalogue 2008- Goldsmith's Hall, London
- Arts Ornata Europeana - Thread of Silk Exhibition July 07 catalogue.
- Pewter Review Catalogue (Short listed for Open competition) (6/07)
- Talente- Review catalogue (2003)
- ABDS Newsletter (2002)
- 13th Silver Triennial Book(2001)
Association Membership
2009 Contemporary Applied Arts (Percy St, London)
2009 Contemporary British Silversmiths
Artist Workshops
06- 2004 Artist Residency- mac, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham
New Hope partnership/ working with refugee groups.
01- 2004 Artist Residency - Craftspace Touring &
Children's Fund collaboration.
Project Title- Self Identity (Jewellery and Related Objects)
Bordesley Green School, Birmingham
08-2002 Artist workshops at Arts Fest
Craftspace Touring, Birmingham
Commission- Amulets.
09 2002 Lead Artist- Gallery 37 -Arts under Canvas Project.
Further Training
2001-2003 -COSHH Assessment Training
-Risk Assessment Training
-Manual Handling Awareness
-Fire Safety
-Creative Laser Technologies within the Design Industry.
- Diamond Grading