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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


South Downs Open ~ Petersfield Museum Until March 2025

The Lake gallery – The Wirral

The Box Gallery ~ Southsea

Continuum@Oxmarketcontemporary ~ Oxmarket Contemporary with Craft Continuumm 19th ~ 30th March 2024

Interwoven ~ South Hill Park Arts Centre with Craft Continuum January ~ March 2024

Unearthed ~ Gallery57 from the 30th September ~ 23rd December 2023

Art Wave at The Crypt from the 2nd - 17th September 2023Cab 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

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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