Grant McCaig

Education

1994- 1998      Glasgow School of Art
BA Hons, Design and Applied Arts, Jewellery and Silversmithing, First Class

2009 – 2011    Royal College of Art
MA, Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery

Employment

1998-present  Lecturer, part time, Edinburgh College of Art, Department of Silversmithing & Jewellery
2000- present
Self-employed silversmith
                Working to private and public commission
–                Exhibiting in galleries internationally
–                Specialist in hand raising and forging, tig welding with silver

2011                 Visiting lecturer, Escuela de Artes y Oficios Santo Domingo, Colombia.
2010                 Visiting lecturer, Aberdeen Art Gallery

2003-05          The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Awards

2012                         The Lewton Brain Fold Form Award USA – Honourable Mention
2009                        Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Scottish Arts Council Professional Development Award
2008                        Young Designer of the Year Award British Silver Week (runner up)
2007                         Scottish Arts Council Creative Development Award
2004                        British Jewellers Assoc. Silver Award, Chelsea Crafts Fair (runner up)
1998                         Richard Hubbard Arrol Memorial Prize
July Goldsmiths’ Craft Council Designer Silversmith
Goldsmiths’ Craft Council Designer Silversmith (junior) First Place
1995                        Glasgow Art Club Drawing Competition Second Place

Exhibition details to be added shortly