Curriculum Vitae

1953
Born in Middlesborough

1972
Teeside College of Art - Foundation Studies

1975
Loughborough College of Art - BA in silversmithing and jewellery

1978
Royal College of Art - MA RCA in silversmithing and jewellery


Awards

1978
Royal College of Art - major travel award to visit Japan

1979
Research Grant, Camberwell College of Art

1979
Littledale Award, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths

1979
New Craftsman's Grant, Crafts Council, London

2001
The Freedom of the Goldsmiths of the City of London

2005
The Elle Décor International Design Award, India : Table Top section
(for a set of bowls designed for Ravissant, New Delhi


Collections

V & A Museum
Royal Museum of Scotland,
Leeds City Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Shipley Art Gallery
Brighton and Hove Museum
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Crafts Council
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
North West Arts
Manchester City Galleries

Commissions

1998
The King George VI and Queen Elizabet Diamond Stakes Trophy, commissioned by De Beers

1997
Ladle for the Millennium Canteen commissioned by Sheffield City Council


Solo Exhibitions

1999
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen

1986
Crafts Council Shop at the V & A, London

1981
Cobra & Bellamy, London

1980
Electrum Gallery, London


Teaching Posts

2005           School of Jewellery, University of Central England, Birmingham
1999-2005   Loughborough University
1979-1999   Camberwell College of Art
1983-1997   Middlesex University
1995-1996   London Guildhall University
1983            West Surrey College of Art and Design
1982            Sir John Cass College