Contemporary silver and resin jewellery that celebrates simplicity of form, juxtaposing clean modern lines with hand crushed silicon carbide, identified by iridescent crystals changing in colour from purple to green to bluish-black.
Angela studied at Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, in Florence, Italy where she developed her process driven by experimentation. She returned to Ireland in 2011 to continue her studies in Jewellery and Goldsmithing at The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland in Kilkenny. She has since won numerous awards including Editors Choice at International Jewellery London 2014 and exhibited internationally at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York and Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach.
Angela studied at Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, in Florence, Italy where she developed her process driven by experimentation. She returned to Ireland in 2011 to continue her studies in Jewellery and Goldsmithing at The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland in Kilkenny. She has since won numerous awards including Editors Choice at International Jewellery London 2014 and exhibited internationally at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York and Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach.
Education___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2011-2013 National University of Ireland, Maynooth, DIP in Arts (Goldsmithing and Jewellery) 2006-2009 ALCHIMIA Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence, Italy, DIP 'Art of Contemporary Jewellery' Specialisation with Prof. Manfred Bischoff 1998-2003 St. Andrews University, Scotland, MA (Hons) History of Art |
Workshops______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2010
Lost Forms - Designing Jewellery and Vessels with Peter Bauhuis, Academie fur Gestaltung und Design, Munich
Awards_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2016 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, General Arts Award
2015 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, General Arts Award
2015 Finalist – Jewellery Designer of the Year – Irish Fashion Innovation Awards
2014 Editors Choice for Visual Impact at International Jewellery London
Crafts Council of Ireland, Shortlisted for Future Makers Award
2012 Crafts Council of Ireland, Future Makers Award, Networking Grant
2011 BCTF Award For Excellence
Collections_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Racine Museum of Art, Wisconsin, U.S.A
Publications___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2016 VO+, Vicenza Oro Magazine, September Issue, Jewellery Trends 2016
2015 Galway Now Magazine, April Issue, Jewellery Designer of the Year Feature
2014 Jewellery Focus Magazine, September Issue, Designer Spotlight Feature
2010
Lost Forms - Designing Jewellery and Vessels with Peter Bauhuis, Academie fur Gestaltung und Design, Munich
Awards_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2016 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, General Arts Award
2015 Arts Council of Northern Ireland, General Arts Award
2015 Finalist – Jewellery Designer of the Year – Irish Fashion Innovation Awards
2014 Editors Choice for Visual Impact at International Jewellery London
Crafts Council of Ireland, Shortlisted for Future Makers Award
2012 Crafts Council of Ireland, Future Makers Award, Networking Grant
2011 BCTF Award For Excellence
Collections_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Racine Museum of Art, Wisconsin, U.S.A
Publications___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2016 VO+, Vicenza Oro Magazine, September Issue, Jewellery Trends 2016
2015 Galway Now Magazine, April Issue, Jewellery Designer of the Year Feature
2014 Jewellery Focus Magazine, September Issue, Designer Spotlight Feature