Sarah Denny, Silversmith, Bio/ CV
Exhibitions
March - May 2015
'Little Gems Exhibition 2015', at The Goldsmiths' Centre in Clerkenwell, London
May 2013
'Collect' at the Saatchi Gallery presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Bishopsland Educational Trust
April 2013
‘Little Gems Ten Years On’, at Millennium Gallery, Sheffield
May - June 2012
‘Secret Spaces, Hidden Gems’, at The Royal Hall, Harrogate
June 2012
North Yorkshire Open Studios (2010, 2011)
April - July 2012
Schoonhoven Silver Award 2012’ at the Netherlands Silver Museum
May 2011
'Mindful of Silver’ at The Goldsmiths’ Company, curated by Julie Chamberlain
April 2011
‘Silverstruck’ at the National Museum Wales in Cardiff, curated by Dr Elizabeth Goring
March 2011
'Interchange’ at Butcher Works Gallery, part of Galvanize Sheffield 2011
February 2011
‘Silverstruck’ at Ruthin Craft Centre, curated by Dr Elizabeth Goring
September 2010
'Abstraction' at The New School House Gallery, York
August 2010
'A Living Space' presented by Contemporary Applied Arts, curated by Kit Kemp
May 2010
'Collect' at the Saatchi Gallery presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Contemporary Applied Arts
March - May 2010
'Focus' Showcase at Contemporary Applied Arts, London
February 2010
'Contemporary Silver Making from Bishopsland' at the Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh
Nov. - Dec. 2009
'Handheld' Silver Exhibition at the Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
July - Dec. 2009
'Contemporary Silver - The Bishopsland Fellowship 1979-2009 at the Whiteley Silver Galleries of the V&A
May - June 2009
'Silver Maker - Emerging voices in the art of silversmithing' presented by Contemporary Applied Arts, curated by Amanda Game
May 2009
'Collect' at the Saatchi Gallery presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Bishopsland Educational Trust
November 2008
'Exit 3', Joint exhibition at Yorkshire Artspace Society, Persistence Works
August 2008
'Bishosland Retrospective', Dunsden, South Oxon
June 2008
'British Silver Week 2008' at Barbara Tipple, Southsea
January 2008
'Collect' at the V&A presented by the Crafts Council - represented by Bishopsland Educational Trust
January 2008
'New Faces' The V&A Showcase in partnership with the Craft Council
November 2007
‘Little Gems 3’, Commissioned by Sheffield Assay Office for Millennium Galleries, Sheffield
October 2007
‘100 Years of Silver’, Barbara Cattle, Leeds
September 2007
‘New Designers - Selection’, London
July 2007
'New Designers', London - an exhibition of MA degree work
June 2007
Influx, BA (Hons) and MA graduate degree work from Sheffield Hallam University, held at Persistence Works, Yokshire Artspace Society
Feb/ March 2007
The Craftsmanship and Design Awards 2007, Goldsmiths’ Hall London
March 2005
The Craftsmanship and Design Awards 2005, Goldsmiths’ Hall London
July 2004
'New Designers', London - BA (Hons) Degree Show
May 2004
'Strike' - Yorkshire Artspace Society, Persistence Works - BA (Hons) Degree Show
Membership
Contemporary Applied Arts, 2 Percy Street, London
Contemporary British Silversmiths (formerly ABDS)
Qualifications
Sep. 2005 – Feb 2007
MA Design, Metalwork & Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University
Awarded with a Distinction
Sep. 2001 - June 2004
BA (Hons) Metalwork and Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University
Awarded with First Class Honours
Visiting Lecturer
March 2011
Presentation at Ruthin Craft Centre’s Study Day: ‘Silver’s Golden Age?’
February 2011
Presentation and Talk at York Artworkers Association, York
November 2007
Presentation lecture at University College for the Creative Arts, Rochester
Employment
June 2004 - Aug. 2004
Full time Research Assistant to Maria Hanson, Reader in Metalwork and Jewellery at Sheffield Hallam University. Responsible for aiding practical research in the field of silversmithing
