Sarah Denny, Silversmith, Bio/ CV

Exhibitions 

March - May 2015
'Little Gems Exhibition 2015', at The Goldsmiths' Centre in Clerkenwell, London

May 2013
'Collect' at the Saatchi Gallery presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Bishopsland Educational Trust

April 2013
‘Little Gems Ten Years On’, at Millennium Gallery, Sheffield

May - June 2012
‘Secret Spaces, Hidden Gems’, at The Royal Hall, Harrogate

June 2012
North Yorkshire Open Studios (2010, 2011)

April - July 2012
Schoonhoven Silver Award 2012’ at the Netherlands Silver Museum

May 2011
'Mindful of Silver’ at The Goldsmiths’ Company, curated by Julie Chamberlain

April 2011
‘Silverstruck’ at the National Museum Wales in Cardiff, curated by Dr Elizabeth Goring

March 2011
'Interchange’ at Butcher Works Gallery, part of Galvanize Sheffield 2011

February 2011
‘Silverstruck’ at Ruthin Craft Centre, curated by Dr Elizabeth Goring

September 2010
'Abstraction' at The New School House Gallery, York

August 2010
'A Living Space' presented by Contemporary Applied Arts, curated by Kit Kemp

May 2010
'Collect' at the Saatchi Gallery presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Contemporary Applied Arts

March - May 2010
'Focus' Showcase at Contemporary Applied Arts, London

February 2010
'Contemporary Silver Making from Bishopsland' at the Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh

Nov. - Dec. 2009
'Handheld' Silver Exhibition at the Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow

July - Dec. 2009
'Contemporary Silver - The Bishopsland Fellowship 1979-2009 at the Whiteley Silver Galleries of the V&A

May - June 2009
'Silver Maker - Emerging voices in the art of silversmithing' presented by Contemporary Applied Arts, curated by Amanda Game

May 2009
'Collect' at the Saatchi Gallery presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Bishopsland Educational Trust

November 2008
'Exit 3', Joint exhibition at Yorkshire Artspace Society, Persistence Works

August 2008
'Bishosland Retrospective', Dunsden, South Oxon

June 2008
'British Silver Week 2008' at Barbara Tipple, Southsea

January 2008
'Collect' at the V&A presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Bishopsland Educational Trust

January 2008
'New Faces' The V&A Showcase in partnership with the Craft Council

November 2007
‘Little Gems 3’, Commissioned by Sheffield Assay Office for Millennium Galleries, Sheffield

October 2007
‘100 Years of Silver’, Barbara Cattle, Leeds

September 2007
‘New Designers - Selection’, London

July 2007
'New Designers', London - an exhibition of MA degree work

June 2007
Influx, BA (Hons) and MA graduate degree work from Sheffield Hallam University, held at Persistence Works, Yokshire Artspace Society 

Feb/ March 2007
The Craftsmanship and Design Awards 2007, Goldsmiths’ Hall London

March 2005
The Craftsmanship and Design Awards 2005, Goldsmiths’ Hall London

July 2004
'New Designers', London - BA (Hons) Degree Show

May 2004
'Strike' - Yorkshire Artspace Society, Persistence Works - BA (Hons) Degree Show

 

Membership

Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London

Contemporary British Silversmiths (formerly ABDS)

 

Qualifications

Sep. 2005 – Feb 2007
MA Design, Metalwork & Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University
Awarded with a Distinction

Sep. 2001 - June 2004
BA (Hons) Metalwork and Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University
Awarded with First Class Honours

 

Visiting Lecturer

March 2011
Presentation at Ruthin Craft Centre’s Study Day: ‘Silver’s Golden Age?’

February 2011
Presentation and Talk at York Artworkers Association, York

November 2007
Presentation lecture at University College for the Creative Arts, Rochester

 

 

Employment

June 2004 - Aug. 2004

Full time Research Assistant to Maria Hanson, Reader in Metalwork and Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University. Responsible for aiding practical research in the field of silversmithing



 

Sarah Denny Bio/ CV