Christopher Perry
Date of Birth:
Associations:
Awards:
Jan 2002 Goldsmiths Company Craft & Design Awards, Commended
Jan 2002 Commissioned for the Worshipful Company of Butchers, Student Prize
July 2000 New Designers Exhibition, London, Runner up, ABDS Silversmithing award
Sept 1999 Attended Silver Symposium, Vicenza Italy
Jan 1999 William Dudley Bursary
July 1997 The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Silversmithing award - New Designers, London, 1997, Awarded for Design excellence, originality and sales potential
June 1997 Derek Holbery Bursary
Oct 1994 Armouries and Braziers Company, Award for apprentice cutlers.
Travelled to Boston USA and visited silverware and cutlery manufacturers in North East America
Commissions:
Education:
1999-2000 University of Central England, Masters of Arts. Jewellery, Silverware and Related products
1994 - 1997 Sheffield Hallam University, BA (Hons) 2:1 Three Dimensional Design. Specialising in metalwork and Jewellery
1990 - 1994 Parkwood College Sheffield, City & Guilds Advanced silversmithing. Specialising in smallwork and hand raising
Group Exhibitions:
Dec 2002 ABDS Christmas Show 2002, Chelsea, London
Jun 2002 Now and Then. Silver exhibition Sheffield Millennium Galleries
Dec 2001 Royal Cornwall Museum, Silver show, Truro
Nov 2001 A Sterling Adventure, Washington DC. USA
Nov 2000 Leighton House, Silver Exhibition. London
May 2000 Top Draw, Trade Exhibition, Earls Court
Jan 2000 MA 2000, Metalwork and Jewellery exhibition, Birmingham
Feb 1998 Portuguese Young Designers Exhibition " On the Beach" Lisbon, Portugal, Also shown at Expo 98 Lisbon
Dec 1997 Passing out. Manchester - Exhibition from Silversmithing & Jewellery graduates
March 1996 Beat It! exhibition Ruskin Gallery Sheffield
Followed a 1 week practical workshop specialising in hand raising
Solo Exhibitions:
Travel: Nationally, Yes Internationally, Yes
Press Quotes:
Jan 2000 The Birmingham Post " Invest in a bright new thing" - Review and photo illustration
Aug 1996 GZ Goldschmide and Uhrmacher Zeitung. Beat it! - German Goldsmith and jeweller magazine. Review and Photo-illustration of Beat It!
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