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Samantha English LSDC

Metal Work

About Samantha
Samantha’s current work is the exploration of memory; it’s fragility, preciousness and decay. Our memories are scattered and frayed at the edges, they are at the mercy of our emotions and desires and carry the complexity and weight of our own narratives. Exploration can be laboured, fractured and fragile. It brings forth glimpses of a past eroded by time and emotion.
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Samantha explores the notion of memory through metal work, using the vessel form and wall mounted pieces. She works in precious and non-precious metals, etching, plating, applying patina and colouration.

Returning to education in 2017 Samantha gained an MA with distinction at UCA Farnham for her work 'The Fragility of Memory ~ A Collection of Memory Vessels'.

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Exhibitions

  • Cab Run 2 - Don Not Obstruct Gallery, February 2023
  • Earth Materials - Gallery57, February 2023
  • Surface, Shadow, Edge - Gallery57, September 2022
  • 6Collective at Farnham Pottery, October 2022
  • The Makers' Art Collective Spring Show - Oxmarket April 2021
  • TAIO - New Beginnings (Vessels) Virtual exhibition, January 2021
  • TAOI –The Art of Isolation (Vessel) Espacio Gallery, October 2020
  • Knockout Lockdown (Vessel) The Oxmarket Gallery, August 2020
  • Spring Craft Exhibition (Jewellery) The New Ashgate Gallery, 2020
  • Connected – The Makers’ Art - The Makers’ Art Collective The Oxo Gallery, Oxo Tower Wharf, September 2019
  • Graduation exhibition - James Hockey Gallery, UCA Farnham, September 2019
  • ReMastered – (Jewellery) Crafts Study Centre. - Set of five Scraffito tool rings, June – September 2018

Member of:

  • Design Nation
  • Continuum
  • The Makers Art Collective
  • The Association for Contemporary Jewellery

Education

  • 2017-2019 The University for the Creative Arts
  • Master of Arts Jewellery
  • 1992-1995 The University of Brighton
  • BA (Hons) Visual and Performing Arts

Experience

Samantha’s life outside of her making consists of recent professional roles including, Charity CEO, Fundraiser, Media Coordinator, Development Manager and she is currently a Trustee at Making Space in based in Havant, Hampshire.

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