Andrew Lamb uses precious gold and silver wires in his jewellery, creating pieces by layering, twisting and overlapping these ‘threads’ to create rippling textures and subtle colour variations, playfully drawing in the viewer and creating a moment of surprise. These effects are inspired by the linear patterns and structures abundant in nature and woven textiles. He is also influenced by illusion and the mesmerizing visual effects of Optical Art and wishes to emulate the perfection found within the natural form yet highlight the imperfections in the way we see and the way we perceive.
Education
2002-2004 Masters, Goldsmithing Silversmithing Metalwork and Jewellery. Royal College of Art
1996-2000 BA Hons. Design and Applied Arts – Jewellery and Silversmithing. Edinburgh College of Art
Relevant Teaching and Lecturing
Current
Glasgow School of Art, Part Time Lecturer, Silversmithing and Jewellery Dept.
2014
The Academy of Arts and Design – Tsinghua University, Beijing, Visiting Lecturer
2014
Gold Symposium – Lecture, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow
2012
Society for Jewellery Historians, guest speaker, London
2011
Hiko Mizuno College of Jewellery, Tokyo, guest speaker
Musashino Art University, Tokyo, guest speaker
2009
Goldsmiths’ Hall, Day of Knowledge – Coutts London Jewellery Week (2 lectures)
University of Hertfordshire, Visiting Lecturer
2008
Victoria and Albert Museum, Workshop with Dorothy Hogg in conjunction with the opening of the Sackler Centre
2007-09
Royal College of Art, Part Time Jewellery Technical Instructor
2007
Royal University for Women, Bahrain, guest speaker
2006
Wire Weekend, Short Course, Clerkenwell Green, London
2005
Association for Contemporary Jewellery, member of judging panel, ACJ Prize at New Designers
Applied Arts Scotland, Edinburgh, guest speaker
Kent Institute of Art and Design, guest speaker
Richmond Adult community College, Visiting Lecturer
2001-02
Edinburgh College of Art, Artist in Residence
2001-02
Bishopsland Workshops, Post-graduate Training course / residency
2001
Surrey Institute of Art and Design, guest speaker
Selected Exhibitions
2014
Scottish Gold – Hunterian Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow
Collect -The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects – Saatchi Gallery, London
Pushing Boundaries and Chasing Challenges – Beijing International Contemporary Metal Art
Exhibition – Beijing, China
Silver Schools, Legnica Jewellery Festival, Legnica, Poland
Masters of Modern, Beetles and Huxley, London
Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths Hall, London
2013
Under The Lens – Solo Show, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
Roots to Shoots, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Growing Talent, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
Group show, Gallery Si, Kobe, Japan
Solo Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh (December 2013)
2012
Gold: Power and Allure, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS 2012, Mons / Belgium (catalogue)
GOLDSMITHS’ FAIR – Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
SOFA – NEW YORK Represented by Flow London
2011
A Form of Perfection: Geometry in Precious Metal, Electrum Gallery, London
COLLECT 2011 – Saatchi Gallery, London, represented by TYGER GLYN & BISHOPSLAND
‘Not Pretty?’ Contemporary Jewellery by nine male makers from Scotland and Australia
(Touring – Scotland and Australia)
2009
EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR APPLIED ARTS 2009, Mons / Belgium (catalogue)
Origin, The London Craft Fair, Somerset House, London
Contemporary Silver: Bishopsland Fellowship 1979-2009, Victoria and Albert Museum
Creation II, An insight into the mind of the modern artist-jeweller. Goldsmiths’ Hall (catalogue / DVD)
EUnique, New International Fair – World Craft Council Karlsruhe, Germany
2008
Masters and Protégés, Museum of Art and Craft,Itami &Mikimoto Hall, Tokyo, Japan (catalogue)
2007
Collect, The V & A, represented by The Scottish Gallery, London
London Rocks, Sothebys, London (catalogue)
Alchemy, Group touring exhibition, Oman, Bahrain, Yemen, UAE (catalogue)
Cutting Edge, Group Exhibition, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh (catalogue)
Dorothy Hogg and Graduates of Edinburgh College of Art, Museum of Kyoto, Japan
2005
Solo Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
2004
Annual International Graduate Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, (catalogue)
Short Message Silver, The Gallery of Art in Legnica, Poland (catalogue)
2002
Masterpieces Exhibition, Turin, Italy (catalogue)
Weaving Stories, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh. (Touring UK)
Textile Techniques in Metal, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
Awards
2014
Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Awards
– Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers Award – Gold Prize
– Bentley & Skinner Jewellery Award – Gold Prize
– Contemporary (Platinum and Gold) Jewellery Award – Silver prize
– Technological Innovation Award – Silver prize
2012
Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Awards
– Contemporary Jewellery, IJL Special Award 2012 – Gold Prize
– Technological Innovation Award 2012 – Gold Prize
2010
The Arts Foundation Fellowship Award for Jewellery
2009
ACJ Prize at Origin, Somerset House
2007
Crafts Council Development Award
2006
Brilliantly Birmingham Jewellery Award
Best New Jewellery Award – Goldsmiths’ Fair
2004
Marzee Graduate Prize
The Goldsmiths’ Company Award, New Designers
Goldsmiths’ Graduate Bursary
Royal Mint Medal Competition 1st prize
Shortlisted for New Designer of the Year
2003
The Dewar Art Award
2002
World Crafts Council – Europe Award for Contemporary Crafts
2001
Sotheby’s Contemporary Jewellery Design Award
Shortlisted for The Giorgio Armani Contemporary Design Award
2000
The Goldsmiths’ Company Award, New Designers
The Harley Foundation Award for Applied Arts
Goldsmiths’ Craftsmanship and Design Awards. First prize – Jewellers
Collections / Commissions
Crafts Council Collection, London
Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums
The Alice and Louis Koch Collection
Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths’, London
National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh
De Beers, Royal Ascot
Galerie Marzee Collection, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
The Royal College of Art Collection, London
The Royal Mint, Medal Collection
Decorative Art Collection of the City of Edinburgh
Wedgwood, Staffordshire, England
