Curriculum Vitae

 

2011                Jerwood Makers Open

07/2011       Midwinter Exhibition at Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia

2010              Christmas Exhibitions at Studio 20/17, Sydney, Australia,

Studio Fusion Gallery, London, UK

08/2010     “Colour Chic’’ Exhibition at Studio Fusion Gallery, Oxo Tower, London

08/2010      Work experience at Liam Ross Jewellery, Edinburgh:

Gaining insight into the way commercial designers work, as well as

honing metal skills and understanding of wax CNC milling models for

casting.

2010              MFA Course in Jewellery at Edinburgh College of Art

(Was invited for an interview at the Royal College of Art, London for a

similar  course)

2007            Bachelor of Design Degree

School of Art and Design, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute

Skills:

3D                Excellent at using Rhino, 2 years experience designing jewelry and objects

Digital         2 + years working with Photoshop, Illustrator

Drawing     Both Masters and Bachelors Degrees had a strong emphasis on drawing, for concept development and visual communication of completed design

Jewellery  Experienced in metalwork and casting for jewelry

Recent Professional Developments/Accomplishments

2009           Summer placement at Anarkik3D exploring the use of Haptics alongside  traditional CAD package Rhino

2008           Working alongside jeweler Elfie Spiewack at The Filing Kabinett

2008           Experience at Campbell Grant Galleries

2008          Private tutoring in Art History

2005          Group show of Paintings, Creations Gallery, Central Christchurch

Awards/Scholarships/ Sponsorships

2009         Sponsorship from Shapeways, Laserlines towards Rapid Prototyping costs

2008        £2000 International Student Bursary, Edinburgh College of Art

2004        Bridgestone Award, Top Humanities Student

A $2000 scholarship towards tertiary study

Design/Art Initiatives accomplished during postgraduate degree studies include

2009- 10   Currently working on a series of Rapid Prototyped and Laser cut jewellery that can be reassembled in many ways, exploring tactility and presenting technology as organic.

2009         Summer Project, working with Anarkik 3D, developing the use of haptic

interface Cloud9 as a tool for intuitive 3D modeling, alongside CAD

package Rhino

Design/Art Initiatives accomplished during degree studies include

2007         ‘Ripe group show’ silver, fake hair, fishing line & mixed media on paper

Work dealt with consumerism and the transient/throwaway nature of identity. The concept of labeling and value are explored.

2007         ‘Manufactured’ laser cut brass, silver & digital print

An installation using identical tiled images (groups of nearly identical faces) with one brass unit. Within the brass unit, two of the faces are removed to become earrings. Jewellery is also sculpture, and the audience becomes a participant.

2007         ‘Amidst group Show’ etched brass & copper, printed textile & intaglio print

Work investigated the impact of mass production on identity. This installation made up of jewellery explored the idea of taking things that were all the same, then changing a unit, to comment on the sameness of the others.