Marlene McKibbin
I have been making jewellery for over three decades, using many different materials.
My main body of work has been in acrylic, and in the last ten years in stainless steel and gold. Visually and structurally I strive to achieve rhythm by the simplest possible means.
Born 1953 Newry, Co.Down, N. Ireland.
Education
1972–75 Ulster College of Art BA (First Class Hons.)
1975–78 Royal College of Art MDes RCA
Awards
1978 Crafts Council setting up grant
Exhibitions and Collections
2010 The Bowie Gallery – Guardian Hay Festival, Hereford
2010 In The Window – Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
2008 50 @ BDG – Bluecoat, Liverpool
2008 8 Contemporary British Jewellers – Gallery Si, Kobe, Japan
2008 Fiskars Forum – Finland
2007 Showcase – New Work, Scottish Gallery, Edinbur
2007 Garment Sculptures – collaboration with Margaret O’Rorke, CAA London
2006 Koch Ring Collection, Germany Collect – V&A London
2005 Installation – Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Monatsringe und Tagesformen – Kunst + Handwerk, Munich
2002 Triennale Europeenne du Bijou Contemporain – Seneffe, Belgium
Cleveland - Contemporary Collection
2001 Jewellery by the Top Ten – Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Britische Gestalter – Hilda Leiss Gallery Hamburg, Germany
Transit Design – Contemporary British Crafts, Rome
2000 Chic Choc Gallery - Berlin, Germany
1992 New Jewellery in Britain - British Council Collection
1990 New Public Collections - Aberdeen Art Gallery, National Museums of Scotland
Publications
2005 New directions in Jewellery
2003 Month Rings - Barbara Schmidt, Berlin
1984 Classic Plastics - Sylvia Katz
Commission
2007 St George’s Hospital Wall piece – ‘Heartfelt’