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      CV

      Education

      2014- 2016 MA Distinction,Contemporary Jewellery, Silversmithing and Related Products, Birmingham School of Jewellery

      2007-2013  BA 1st Class Honours, Design Craft, Demontfort University, Leicester

      2006- 2007 Cert in Art and Design, Warwickshire College

      Experience

      2016-2017 Artist in Residence, Birmingham School of Jewellery

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      2017  MA School of Jewellery Residency at Ikon Museum Birmingham

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      2016-2017 Visiting Tutor Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham City University

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      2017          Visiting Tutor at the The Jewellery Atelier Studio, Birmingham

      Exhibitions

      White Gold, Clay Body, NYCJW18, New York, November 12th- November 30th 2018

      Siraad Art Fair, Amsterdam 8th - 11th November 2017

      Lustre Craft Fair, Nottingham 4th - 5th November 2017

      JAYFAIR , Estonia International Jewellery and Accessories Fair, 30th June - 1st July 2017

      Cast Off , Mixed Bag Contemporary Artists, Oxfordshire Art weeks, 13- 21 May 2017

      On Air - Artist In Residence Exhibition, Vittoria St Gallery, Birmingham School of Jewellery. 5th -11th May, 2017

      Showcase MA School of Jewellery Residency, Ikon Museum, Birmingham, 4th - 9th April 2017

      Jean Painléve selling event , Ikon Museum, Birmingham, 15th March - 4th June 2017

      Perfect Strangers,  Munich, 5th March-12th March 2017

      Crash Bang Wallop, Munich, 5th March - 12th march 2017

      Rising Star 2017 Award, Exhibition,  New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham

      Boundless Boundaries, Waterhall Gallery, Birmingham Museum 02/09/16- 15/09/16

      Mixed Bag#3 Bilston Craft Gallery 05/03/16 - 05/04/16

      Black and White Parts 1 and 2, Artizan Gallery, Torquay 09/02/16 - 28/03/16

      Mixed Bag#1 Chipping Norton Gallery 03/09/14-23/09/14

      New Designers, Part 1, The Business Design Centre, Islington, London 06/2013

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