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Contact Details
Kent
T:01227 710 554
F:01227 710 554
shelby.fitzpatrick@clickvision.co.uk
http://www.shelbyfitzpatrick.com

Price Guide
Jewellery commissions from £90 to £2200.
Jewellery stock items from £80 to £2400.

Specialist Techniques

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Training College
1993 Higher National Diploma in Silversmithing, Kent Institute of Art & Design
1993 BA Degree, Tulane University, New Orleans
1996 Higher National Diploma in Jewellery, Kent Institute of Art & Design

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Personal Statement
I design and make jewellery and smallwork, using precious metals to fabricate and construct one-off pieces as well as producing hand-worked multiples and small production. Work is sold through galleries and privately or by commission. Special pieces have been created around concepts of 'Music and Movement' and on 'Reflections' and 'Illusions'. A series of design-led double rings emphasises comfort and simplicity. RINGS TO REMEMBER and RINGS TO ENGAGE led to EDIBLE/SOCIABLE rings, which are part of a continuing curiosity to explore ways of interacting with jewellery. They have a vitality that allures and intrigues, then entertains and invites participation.

My work explores jewellery as sculpture and ornament. Using innovative mechanisms or fittings or shapes, with changeable units, occasionally with internal musical elements, this bold work often involves options for the wearer/observer, sometimes through its multiple-functions. Pendants become rings. Necklaces can be worn in several different ways. Rethinking rings as non-circular, double, or chiming, they appear to float on the hand, have colour changes, or double terminals. Precious metal is photo-etched, fused, inlaid, spun and constructed, with silversmithing techniques adding extra dimension and form.

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Current Exhibition

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Exhibitions
2007
DESIGNER CRAFTS, Mall Gallery, London
IN THEIR OWN WORDS, The End Gallery, Sheffield
THREAD OF SILK, ARS ORNATA, Manchester
ART IN ACTION, Waterperry, Oxford
IN THEIR OWN WORDS, ARS ORNATA, Manchester
DESIGNER JEWELLERS GROUP PLUS, Barbican Centre, London
DJG THEATRICAL, Chichester
PETERSON GALLERY, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA


2006
RED HOT, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
ART IN ACTION, Waterperry
CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN ARTISTS, Eupen, Belgium
FUSION, Hat Works, Stockport
GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY, virtual exhibition, www.ethicalmetalsmiths.org
HEIRLOOMS, Association for Contemporary Jewellery Conference, London
DESIGNER JEWELLERS GROUP PLUS, Barbican Centre, London
DJG THEATRICAL, Chichester
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS, Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
BOTANICALS, Arboretum Kalmthout, Belgium
TOP DRESSING, Model House, Wales
VICTORIA SEWART GALLERY, Plymouth
PETERSON GALLERY, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA

2005
CHEONGJU INTERNATIONAL CRAFT BIENNALE, South Korea
EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN APPLIED ARTISTS, Salgotarjan, Hungary
SOCIETY OF DESIGNER CRAFTSMEN, Castle Arts Gallery, Canterbury
GUY FAWKES EXHIBITION, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
FUSION, Cheltenham
TOP DRESSING, Model House, Wales
FUSION, Portsmouth
THIRTY NECKLACES, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
BEDAZZLED, POSK Gallery, Hammersmith, London
FUSION, Model House, Wales
ART IN ACTION, Waterperry
DESIGNER JEWELLERS GROUP PLUS, Barbican Centre, London
FUSION, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetlands


2004
Bishop Phillpotts Gallery, Truro
DESIGNER CRAFTS, Mall Galleries, London
JEWELLERY WITH A PURPOSE, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, USA
GOLDSMITHS CRAFTSMENSHIP & DESIGN, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
JEWELLERY UNLIMITED, Association for Contemporary Jewellery, Bristol
Jane Moore Gallery, Leamington Spa
LLantarnam Grange, Canolfan y Celfyddydau Arts Centre, Wales
DESIGNFRONT04, Southend on Sea
FUSION, Durham
URBAN ACCESSORIES, London
DESIGNER JEWELLERS GROUP PLUS, Barbican, London
AT OXO, London
EAST LONDON DESIGN SHOW, London
TOP DRESSING, Model House, Wales

2003
DESIGNER CRAFTS, Mall Galleries, London
INTERLACEMENTS, FIBER AND METAL - Biennial Exhibit, Women in Textile Art 2002, Valencia, Venezuela
VALENTINES, Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham
THE BESSEMER, Sheffield
LOVE STORY, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
ART IN ACTION, Waterperry
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
TOP DRESSING, Model House, Wales
FUSION, Low Parks,South Lanarkshire
DESIGNER JEWELLERS GROUP PLUS, Barbican, London

2002
Design Gap, Majlis Gallery, Dubai, Saudi Arabia
Society of Designer Craftsmen, Mall Galleries, London, England
FUSION, UK touring exhibition
In-Art-Iculate, Scottish touring exhibition
Yaw Gallery, USA
Ring Spectacle, Safiro Gallery, Munich, Germany
Celebration - In Gold and Silver, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
Designer Jewellers Group, The Barbican Centre, London, England

2001
Society of Designer Craftsmen, Mall Galleries, London, England
Close Up on Crafts, Hove Museum & Art Gallery, Hove, Sussex, England
Focus on Two, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland
CELEBRATION Plus, Portsmouth Museum & Art Gallery, Portsmouth, England
Assocation for Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition, Bedales School, Hampshire, England
Millennium Metal 2001, Society of North American Goldsmiths, Richmond, USA
In-Art-Iculate, Scotish touring exhibition
Summer Exhibition, The Workshop, Lewes, Sussex, England
Designer Jewellers Group, Barbican, London, England
NOMADE, Oslo, Norway

2000
CELEBRATION, UK & Eire touring exhibition
2 Sisters, Almquist Gallery, Chicago, USA
Society of Designer Craftsmen, Mall Galleries, London, England
Eton Applied Arts, JaM, front window exhibition, Eton, England
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Sense of Wonder, Assocation for Contemporary Jewellery, Birmingham, England
Taiwan International Jewellery & Watch Fair, Taipei, Taiwan
Designer Jewellers Group Plus, The Barbican Centre, London, England

1999
Society of Designer Craftsmen, Mall Galleries, London, England
Solo Exhibition, Mid-Pennine Gallery, England
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
British Contemporary Design in Silver & Gold, SAFIRO, Galerie fur Unikatschmuck und Kunstobjekte, Freising, Germany
Eton Applied Arts, JaM front window exhibition, Eton, England
Secrets, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland
CELEBRATION, The Barbican Centre touring exhibition, England
Designer Jewellers Group Plus, Barbican Centre, London, England
SchmuckFUSION, Darmstadt, Germany

1998
Objects of Desire, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland
Designer Jewellers Group Plus, The Barbican Centre, London, England

1997
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
Women and Song, Facets Gallery, Dartmouth, England
Contemporary Jewellery and Silverware, Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow, Scotland

1996
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
Passing Out exhibition, Edinburgh, Scotland

1995
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
KIAD Artists, Marks & Spencer head office, London, England

1994
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
##Platinum# Jewellery, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
Christmas Box Show, Drew Gallery, Canterbury, England

1993
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
Candover Gallery, Airesford, Hampshire

1992
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England
##Platinum# Award 1992, Platinum Advisory Centre at Goldsmiths' Hall, London, England

1991
Jewellery, Rufford Crafts Centre, Nottinghamshire, England
The Cigar Box Show, Drew Gallery, Canterbury, England

1988
Paper, Metal, Paint, Clay, University of Kent, Canterbury, England
Contemporary Directions in Fibre, Creative Arts Exhibition, Dalton, Georgia, USA

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Publications
Rings, Jinks McGrath, 2002
The Art of Jewellery Design, Elizabeth Olver, Quarto Publishing plc., 2002
Designing and Making Jewellery, Sarah Macrae, The Crowood Press, 2001

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Public Collections

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Awards
1997
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Silversmiths Senior
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Designer Finished Pieces

1996
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Platinum Prize

1995
Carol Henderson AKKMK Bursary for Silversmithing and Jewellery
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Precious Metal Bursary

1992-93
Gold in Action, World Gold Council
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Precious Metal Bursary
##Platinum# Advisory Board and Ayrton Metals, Platinum Prize
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, Norman Butler Award
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Smallworkers
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Platinum Prize

1991
Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards, Prototype Fine Jewellery

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Galleries
Eton Applied Arts
Roger Billcliffe Gallery

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