Alex has worked for over 30 years perfecting her cloisonné enamel and Plique-à-jour techniques and has exhibited widely in Great Britain as well as Canada, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Spain, Russia and USA.
Curriculum Vitae
Awards
2002 Goldsmiths' Craft Council, London - Enamelling - Commended ("Pond Insects" Plique-à-Jour Bowl)
1997 Goldsmiths' Craft Council, London - Enamelling - Commended ("Bee and Honeycomb" Plique-à-Jour Bowl)
1991 Palm Beach Enamel Guild, USA - Plique-à-Jour - ("Yin and Yang" Plique-à-Jour Goblets)
1990 Goldsmiths' Craft Council, London - Enamelling - Commended ("Yin and Yang" Plique-à-Jour Goblets)
1988 Goldsmiths' Craft Council, London - Enamelling - Commended (Plique-à-Jour Vase)
1986 Goldsmiths' Craft Council, London - Enamelling - 2nd Prize ("Frog and Tadpole" Plique-à-Jour Bowl) -purchased by Musée de L'Horologerie, Geneva, Switzerland
1977 National Craft Competition, Ireland - Jewellery - Highly Commended
1976 National Craft Competition, Ireland - Jewellery - 1st Prize ("Moon Necklace")
1975 National Craft Competition, Ireland - Jewellery - 2nd Prize
1974 National Craft Competition, Ireland - Jewellery - 3rd Prize
1973 National Craft Competition, Ireland - Enamelling - 3rd Prize
Public Collections
2004 The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths' London (Plique-à-jour Bowl)
1993 Museum for Decorative, Applied and Folk Art, Moscow, Russia (Plique-à-jour Bowl)
1991 Musée Municipal de l'Evêché, Limoges, France (Plique-à-jour Bowl)
1991 Museum for Decorative, Applied and Folk Art, Moscow, Russia (Necklace)
1988 Musée Municipal de l'Evêché, Limoges, France (Plique-à-jour Bowl)
1986 Musée de L'Horologerie, Geneva, Switzerland ("Frog and Tadpole" Plique-à-jour Bowl)
1984 Musée Municipal de l'Evêché, Limoges, France ("Moon Necklace")
Jury
1992 Biennale International de L'Email, Limoges, France
Television
1999 "Best Craftsman" Award for "Collectors' Lot" on Channel 4 ("Frog and Tadpoles with Fish" Plique-à-jour Bowl)
1998 "Collectors Lot" Channel 4 "making a Plique-à-jour bowl"
Publications
1998 "New Craft Enamelling" published by Anness
1994 "Jewellery & Accessories" by Juliet Bawden
1994 "First Steps in Enamelling" by Jinks McGrath
1992 "Jewellery" by Janet Fitch
Exhibitions
2010
British Jewellery Week
"Treasures of the 21st Century" Ruthin, Wales
2008
"Treasures of Today" Dublin, Republic of Ireland
2005
"Treasures of Today" traveling exhibition UK
2003
"Love Story", Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London (invited artist)
2002
Goldsmiths Craft Competition, Goldsmiths Hall, London (prize winner)
Veranda Gallery, Oxford
2001
Fired with colour, Royal Museum, Edinburgh Scotland (invited artist)
30th Anniversary Electrum Gallery, London, UK
2000
FOC Gallery, Barcelona, Spain Fired with Colour, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Scotland
1999
Baubles and Beads, Studio Fusion, London, UK (one man show)
Masterworks, Harbinger Gallery, Waterloo, Canada (invited artist)
Crossing Boundaries, Robert Langen Gallery, Waterloo, Canada (invited artist)
4 Christmas Steps, Alastair Gill Gallery, Bristol, UK
1998
Fusion Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Tradition and Transformation: Enamels 97, East Carolina University, NC, USA (juried)
The Colour Red, Electrum Gallery, London, UK (invited artist)
1997
Goldsmiths Craft Council Competition, Goldsmiths Hall, London, UK (prize winner)
Coburg International, Coburg, Germany (invited artist)
1996
Fusion, Bristol Museum, Bristol, UK (invited artist)
Bilston Art Gallery and Museum (traveling)
Fahrenheit '96, Kirkland Art Center, Seattle, WA., USA
1995
Enamel International 3, Coburg, Germany (juried)
1994
Eells Art Gallery, Kent, Ohio, USA
American, Canadian and European Enamels, Kent State University, Ohio, USA & Ontario, Canada
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, UK (one woman show)
Biennale International de L'Email, Limoges, France (juried)
1993
Enamels, Matter of Creation, Toulouse, France (invited artist)
Design Yard, Inaugural Exhibition, Dublin, Ireland
CCA Galleries, Cambridge
Museum for Decorative, Applied and Folk Art, Moscow, Russia (invited artist)
Oxford Gallery, Oxford, UK (one woman show)
1992
Biennale International de L'Email, Limoges, France - Juror
1991
20th Anniversary Electrum Gallery, London, UK
1989
Amulet & Talisman Traveling Exhibition, Goldschrniedekunst, Germany (juried)
1988
International Massana-Soldevila, Barcelona, Spain (invited artist)
Society for Art in Crafts, Pittsburgh, USA Jewellery
Exhibition, Musée & Municipal de Limoges, France (invited artist)
Biennale International de L'Email, Limoges, France (juried)
1987
Precious Metals, Design Centre, London, UK (juried)
Enamel International 2, Coburg, Germany (juried)