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Grainne MortonVELVET DA VINCI SHOWS100% Proof -- A distillation of new work in jewellery and silversmithing from Scotland Britain Now -- All British jewelry and sculpture COLLECT -- The New Art Fair in London for Contemporary Objects COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEScotland EDUCATIONIntroduction to Creative Business for Jewellers and Silversmiths, City University Business School, London, 1993 Business/Design Skills Course, The Crescent Workshop, Kilkenny, Ireland, 1993-1994 Edinburgh College of Art, Post Graduate Diploma, Jewellery, 1992-1993 Edinburgh College of Art, BA (Honors) Jewellery, 1988-1992 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS100% Proof: a Second Distillation, touring exhibition, Velvet da Vinci, 2006 Collect, Velvet da Vinci at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2004 Hometime, British Council Exhibition, China, 2003-04 Rarefind Spring, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, UK, 2003 Contemporary Crafts at Kenwood, Kenwood House, London, 2003 Jewellery Exhibition, Dartington Cier Press Centre, Totnes, UK, 2003 Byme, Finland House, Stockholm, 2003 Ring Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2003 CraftBoston, Hynes Convention Centre, Boston, 2003 Chintz Made, Bristol, UK, 2003 New Wave, Wales Scotland II, Ruthin Craft Centre, Wales, 2003 Focus on Five, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, 2002 Opaque and Transparency, The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds, 2002 Summerhouse Exhibition, Black Swan Arts, Somerset, UK, 2002 Six Colourways, Blackwell House, Cumbria, 2002 Rarefind Summer, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, 2002 Summer Exhibition, Potato Town Studios, Chipping North, 2002 Garden Exhibition, Artifex, Sutton Coldfield, 2002 Solo Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2002 Extraordinary, a touring exhibition by the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, Ireland, 2001 Jewellery Showcase, Joanna Gowan Gallery, Hertfordshire, 2001 Material / Immaterial, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 2001 100% Proof, Flow Gallery, London, 2001 Flavour of the Month, Jam, Eton, 2001 SOFA, Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, 2001 100% Proof, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California, 2001, traveling through 2002 Funky Stuff, Rufford Craft Centre, Nottinghamshire, 2000 Memories, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 2000 Summer Exhibition, St James Gallery, Bath. 2000 Focus Exhibition, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee, Scotland, 2000 Ieren versieren, Beeld & Aambeeld, Enschede, 2000 Edinburgh Jewels, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1999 Showcase Exhibition, Crafts Council Shop at the V&A, London, 1999 Talismans of the 20th Century, Nancy Sachs Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, 1999 Secret Gardens, OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland, 1999 Summer Exhibition, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, 1999 Chelsea Crafts Quarter, Chelsea Town Hall, London, 1999 Nature formed/Transformed, Freehand, Los Angeles, 1999 SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, 1999 Fifty Years of Studio Jewellery, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1999 20 leaving 20, The Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland, 1999 Contemporary Decorative Arts, A Selling Exhibition, Sotheby's, London, 1998 Enamoured, Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds, 1998 Introducing Contemporary British Jewellery, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts, 1998 SNAG '98, Facere Jewellery Art, Seattle, Washington, 1998 Fired Metal, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 1998 Fifty Pieces of Gold, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 1998 Introducing Contemporary British Jewellery, The Miller Gallery, New York, 1998 Foyer Showcase, The Crafts Council, London, 1998 Jewellery Moves, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1998 Solo Exhibition, Galerie A, Carouge, Geneva, 1998 Introducing Contemporary British Jewellery, SOFA, Chicago, Illinois, 1998 Pin-up, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 1998 Christmas Focus, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 1998 Christmas Show, Hitchcocks, Bath, 1998 Contemporary Crafts at Avant Garden, Avant Garden, London, 1998 Britain Now, New Jewelry & Metalwork by British Artists, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, 1997 Schmuck 97, Handwerkmesse, Munich, Germany, 1997 Gifts for Valentines, Crafts Council Shop at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, 1997 Jewellery 10, The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds, England, 1996 Dazzle, Royal National Theatre, London, 1996 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS'Wish List', Elle Decoration, 2003 Featured in various Swedish magazines advertising 'ByMe', 2003 Collectables Price Guide 2003, Judith Miller, 2003 'How charming', Sunday Express Magazine, 2003 'The Women's Library', Crafts Magazine, 2002 'Crafts Today', BBC Homes and Antiques Magazine, 2002 Teach Yourself Jewellery Making, Emma Gale and Ann Little, 2000 'Flowered up', Spadework, Weekend, The Guardian, 2000 'News', Brides & Setting up Home, 2000 'Dedicated to the wearers of art', Weekend Financial Times, 1999 'Fashion', Nikkei, 1999 'Current Distractions', Harvey Nichols Magazine, 1999 'By Design', This Morning, Granada Television, 1998 'Gardeners Notebook', Gardens Illustrated, 1998 "Emporium", Country Living Magazine, February 1997 "Sell Out", Time Out Magazine, February 1997 "Shortforms", Crafts Magazine, Jan/Feb 1997 E.B.S. Building Society Calendar, 1996 Crafts Magazine, Mar/April 1995 "Inspirations", E.B.S. Building Society Calendar, 1995 GRANTS AND AWARDSShortlisted, Carroll Foundation Award, Chelsea Crafts Fair, 1996 E.B.S. Crafts Awards, Royal Dublin Society, Jewellery Award, 1996 E.B.S. Crafts Awards, Royal Dublin Society, Jewellery Award, 1995 Awarded Scottish Arts Council Start Up Grant, 1995 Performing Metals, The Belfast Festival at Queens, Prizewinner, 1994 E.B.S. Crafts Awards, Royal Dublin Society, Nominated for interview, Munel Gahan Scholarship, £1,000 COLLECTIONSRoyal Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh The Craft Council Collection, London The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal The Museum of Ulster, Belfast The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle Top |
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