I am a mechanical engineer retrained as a jewellery designer living in the UK. I recently graduated with a Masters of Fine Art in Jewellery Design from Edinburgh College of Art. Currently, I continue developing my practice as a designer/maker in parallel with teaching metalwork and digital design at Nottingham Trent University.


education
 
2014-2016            MFA (distinction) in Jewellery and Silversmithing, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh (UK)                                                                       
2012-2014            HND in Jewellery and Silversmithing, Cardonald College, Glasgow (UK)  
2011-2012            NQ in Applied Arts, Cardonald College, Glasgow (UK)
2002-2003            MSc in Materials Technology, Napier University, Edinburgh (UK)              
1992-1999            BEng Honours (First Class) in Industrial Engineering, specialising in Mechanical
                               Engineering, University of Malaga, Malaga (Spain)
 
 
awards & funding
 
2017                       Nominated for Arts & Crafts Design Award
2017                       FORM Certificate of Excellence, Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk e. V. ( German Arts and Crafts Association)
2017                       Craft Council Hothouse Makers Award
2014                       West Dean College Short Course Creative Bursary, ‘Creative & experimental surfaces in enamel’ with Elizabeth Turrell
2014                       Glasgow Educational and Marshall Trust (GEMT) Grant Award
2014                       H.S. Walsh & Sons Award of Excellence
2014                       The Scottish Goldsmiths’ Trust Precious Metal Bursary
2014                       Recommended for Outstanding Scottish Student of the Year Award from the Edinburgh Incorporation of Goldsmiths
 
exhibitions

2017                       FORM 2017 / Form from Craft and Industry, Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk e. V. ( German Arts and Crafts Association), Frankfurt (Germany)
2017                       Tendence Talents, Frankfurt (Germany)
2016                       Lustre, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (UK)
2016                       Elements, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh (UK)
2016                       Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester (UK)
2016                       Lakeside Arts, Nottingham (UK)
2016                       Marzee International Graduate Show, Nijmegen (Netherlands)
2016                       New Designers, London (UK)
2016                       Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh (UK
2015                       Elements, Incorporation of Goldsmiths, Edinburgh (UK)
2014                       Handmade by Machines, The Lighthouse, Glasgow (UK)
2014                       Perspectives in Gold, Hunterian Art Gallery, Glasgow (UK)
 
stockists/work in private collections

Manchester Metropolitan University - Special Collections, Manchester (UK)
Marzee for Starters gallery, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

professional experience
 
2016-Present       Lecturer, Decorative Arts, College of Art Architecture Design and Humanities, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham (UK)
2011-2016            Project Engineer (part-time), Component Testing Dept, Doosan Babcock Ltd., Renfrew (UK)
2008-2011            Project Engineer, Component Testing Dept, Doosan Babcock Ltd., Renfrew (UK)              
2005-2008            Project Engineer, Plant Integrity Dept, Doosan Babcock Ltd., Renfrew (UK)         
2002-2005            Design Engineer, I.D.E.A.S. Ltd., Glasgow (UK)   
2000-2002            Sales Engineer of Industrial Climatisation Systems, Panasonic Spain, Madrid (Spain)

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