Gill Forsbrook
I am a maker of things, some of which are wearable.
For me the starting point is making; the exploration of materials and process, the consideration of form and space, the effects of colour and light, the juxtaposition of lines and planes and the resulting dynamic relationships.
Making is a leap of faith, the belief in the pursuing of an idea, in movement and change, in the as yet unseen potential of things.
Making is trusting in the life affirming possibility of change
and of a thing,
new,
brought into being.
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
2025 - Winter Exhibition, Mandells Gallery, Norwich
2025 - ING Discerning Eye, Mall Galleries, London
2025 - Cromer Open, Cromer Artspace on the Prom, Norfolk
2025- Craft in Evolution, gallery@oxo, London Craft Week, London
2025 - Four Viewpoints, Salthouse Curch, Norfolk
2024 - Traces: Imagined Histories in Clay, Silver and Thread, Contemporary Applied Arts, London Craft Week, London
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
Helping Artists Keep Going
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