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Curriculum Vitae

Selected Exhibitions
 

Collect, With Lesley Craze Gallery 09
Create, Curated by Adrian Hope at the Scottish Gallery 08
At Table: Part II, Blackwell Arts & Crafts House 08
Stanley Hill Retrospective, Bluecoat dispaly centre 08
Treasures of Today, Silver from Goldsmiths' Hall 1980 - 2008
National Museum of Ireland 2008
Fresh Forms, Lesley Craze Gallery, 2008
British Silver Week 08
Collect, The Scottish Gallery, 2008
Silver in Translation, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, 2008
The Pleasures of the Table - Museum fur Künst und Gewerbe, 2007
Goldsmiths Fair, 2007
Solo Show, Scottish Gallery 2007
10/10 Celebrity and Silversmith V&A Museum, London 2007
Cutting Edge, Scottish Museums Partnership and International 2007
Homes & Interiors Scotland, with Crafts Scotland 2006
100% Proof 2, International Touring show 2005/06
Chelsea Crafts Fair, 2004
Goldsmiths Fair, 2004
Collect, V&A London 2004
Dazzle, London 2003
Chelsea Crafts Fair, 2003
New Wave, Scotland Wales 2. Ruthin Craft Centre Wales. Scottish Gallery Edinburgh Scotland, 2003
Chess, Major International touring show 2003/04
Teapots, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 2003
Bessemer Gallery, Sheffield 2002
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow 2002
Artisan 2002, Edinburgh 2002
Shirehall Gallery, Staffordshire 2002
Talente, Munich 2002
City Trees, Bellevue Gallery Edinburgh 2002
100% Proof, International touring show of Silversmiths & Jewellers from Scotland
The Bute House Silver Collection. International touring show 2001
The Beach, Rufford Craft Centre, 2001
Christmas Present, Shipley Art Gallery, 2000/2001
10 Young Silversmiths, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2000
Showcase, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 1999
Awards
  British Jewellers Assoc. Silver Award, Chelsea Crafts Fair Runner up 2004.
Richard Hubbard Arrol Memorial Prize, July 1998
Goldsmiths’ Craft Council Designer Silversmith (junior) First Place, April 1998
Goldsmiths’ Hall Precious Metals Bursary Scheme, September 1997
Dimple Whisky International Design Competition Runner Up, 1996
Glasgow Art Club Drawing Competition Second Place, 1995
Collections
  National Museum of Scotland, 2008
10/10 Silver Collection, Edinburgh 2006
Bute House Silver Collection, Edinburgh 2001
Birmingham Museums and Art Galleries 2000
Cargill-Thompson Private Collection 1998
Education
  Goldsmiths Hall Business School, 1998
1st Class BA (Hons) Degree in Silversmithing and Jewellery Glasgow School of Art 1994 – 1998
Exchange Student, Maine College of Art USA, 1997
Publications / Organisations
  Cutting Edge, Show Catalogue 2007
100% 2, Exhibition Catalogue 2005
New Wave, Scotland Wales 2, Scottish Gallery & Ruthin Craft Centre 2003
Building Bridges, Scottish Arts Council, 2003
Scotland on Sunday, June 2003
Photostore Selected makers, Crafts Council Buyers Guide to Contemporary Metals, Crafts Council 2002
100% Proof, Exhibition Catalogue 2001
Bute House Collection, Collection Catalogue 2001
Professional Practice
  2007 National Museum, Scotland Workshops in conjunction with Cutting Edge Exhibition
  2006 Homes & Interiors, Scotland Demonstrations and Talks at the first Crafts Scotland Offline Exhibition.
  1998 – Present Edinburgh College of Art Initially worked as Artist in Residence, now Part Time Lecturer in the Jewellery & Silversmithing Department.
  2002-2004 Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Gallery Assistant
  2004 Saltcoats Museum, North Ayrshire “Silver Sparklers”, workshops & talks.
  2003 The Vennel Gallery, Irvine, Scotland Workshops with Special Needs & School Leavers
  2002 The Academy of Arts, San Francisco, USA Visiting Lecturer
  2001 Goldsmiths Hall, Edinburgh Organised the handing over of the Bute First House Silver Collection to Scotland’s Minister.
  2000/present Edinburgh College of Art Summer School Held a one week summer school course at the college, teaching jewellery techniques.
  1999/2001 Work Experience Worked with Silversmiths John Creed and Adrian Hope.
  1998 Glasgow School of Art Assisted and tutored a night class in basic jewellery techniques. Assessing designs and finalising solutions.