Gill Forsbrook
I am a maker of things, some of which are wearable.
Making, the collaborative action between myself, material and process, is at the core of my practice.
Education
2022 - MA Fine Art, Norwich University of the Arts
1982 - BA Three Dimensional Design, Manchester Polytechnic
Solo exhibitions
2012 - Solo Exhibition, Gallery Si, Japan
Selected Group exhibitions
2024 - Traces: Imagined Histories in Clay, Silver and Thread, Contemporary Applied Arts, London Craft Week
2023 - Hidden, East 22, The Undercroft Gallery, Norwich
2023 - Unfinished, One Upper Goat Gallery Space, Norwich
2022 - MA degree show and digital showcase, Norwich University of the Arts, Norwich
2022 - Work In Progress, East 22 Artist Collective, St. Mary's Works, Norwich
2021 - NCA21, Norwich Cathedral Hostry, Norwich
2021 - Festive Jewellery Showcase, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
2020 - Zest: CAA Spring Showcase, Contemporary Applied Arts, London (presented virtually)
2019 - 0-15 15th Anniversary show, Gallery Si, Kobe, Japan
2019 - Present & Collect, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
2019 - Tales of the Subconscious, Gill Wing Jewellery, London
2018 - UTSURIKAWARU-Gill Forsbrook and Masako Hamaguchi, Gallery Si, Kobe, Japan
2018 - ACJ- Choice, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
2018 - Adorned Spaces, SNAG Conference, Portland, Oregon, USA
2018 - Colour Theory, Contemporary Applied Arts , London
2017 - 20:20 Visions, touring to -
- The National Center for Craft & Design, Sleaford
- Sheffield Institute of Arts
- The Goldsmiths Centre , London
- Vittoria Street Gallery, BCU, Birmigham
- The Crafts Study Centre, UCA, Farnham
2016 - Making a Winter's Tale, Contemporary Applied Arts , London
2016 - Chritsmas Kaleidescope, Sentinel Gallery, Wivenhoe, Essex
2016 - The Secret Life of Ely Cathredral, Ely Cathrdral, Cambridgshire
2016 - New Member Showcase part II, Contemporary Applied Arts , London
2015 - Slight of Hand, Touring to -
- The Brewhouse, Burton upon Trent.
- The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh.
- Plymouth College of Art
2014 - Gallery Si at Hankyu Department Store, Kobe, Japan
2014 - Dazzle, Oxo Tower Wharf, London
2014 - Kobe Art Marche, Kobe, Japan
2014 - Summer Open Studio, Angela Mellor Gallery, Cambridgeshire
2014 - Icons, National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford
2013 - Bring Back The Dead, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh
2013 - Stainless, Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery, Sheffield
2010 - ACJ at Treasure, London Jewellery Week, London
2010 - Dazzle, The National Theatre, London
2009 - Jewellery Roadshow, Primavera, Cambridge
2008 - Enchanted, SDC gallery, london
2008 - Last Show, Jane Moore Gallery, Leamington Spa
2007 - Dazzle, National Theatre, london
2007 - Rarefind Summer, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
2006 - International Jewelry Design, Museum of Kyungsung University, Japan
2006 - MADE, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire
2006 - Metal Element - Beyond, Takumi Studio, Gifu, Japan
2005 - Chelsea Crafts Fair, Crafts Council, London
2005 - Dazzle, National Theatre, London
2005 - Schmuck05, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich
2004 - Jewellery-Unlimited, Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol
2004 - Looking: Over my shoulder, Lesley Craze Gallery, London
2003 - Jewellery Hard and Soft, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, USA
2002 - Feast of Colour, Crafts Council Gallery Shop, London
2000 - Paper, Plastics, Palladium and Pearls, Lesley Craze Gallery, London
Competitions, prizes and awards
2020 - Awarded the Dubery Brogden Scholarship for Fine Art 2020-21
2005 - Grants for the Arts, Arts Council England, UK
2005 - Travel Grant, Association For Contemporary Jewellery, UK
Public Collections
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Museum of Design in Plastics, Poole, Dorset