Wally Gilbert

Silver commissions from £1500

Jewellery commissions from £1500

Silver stock items from £1500

I use chasing and repousse together with granulation or diffusion welding technique when working in silver and gold. I also construct, carve and model for casting using the ceramic shell, sand and lost wax methods in aluminium, bronze, iron and silver.

I work across a range of scale from a few inches to elements in a construction which may each be over a metre and a half for assembly into larger structures.

1964 West Sussex School of Art & Design 1968 Chelsea School of Art, London 1982-88 worked for Louis Osman, Architect & Goldsmith 1994 Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths

2009 - Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA (silver collar, steel collar, pin and ear rings)
2009 - Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow. (Silver and sculpture)
2005/6 - 'Translations', Birmingham Arts Festival. (Cast iron, printsm silver)
1994 - Shadows Exhibition, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery - touring  Jewellery and Silversmithing, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
1992 - Electrum Gallery, London
1991 - Stylism, Japan
1989 - Artwear, New York
1987 - Victoria and Albert Museum
1984 - Oxford Gallery, Oxford
1979 - Oxford Gallery, Oxford
1978 - Electrum Gallery, London

Jewellery Concepts & Technology, Oppi Untracht Treasures of the Twentieth Century, Rosemary Ransome Wallis, The Goldsmiths' Company, London, 2000 Contemporary Silver, Benton Seymour Rabinovitch and Helen Clifford, London, 2000 5000 Years of Cutlery, The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths Artisans Resource Book, Quarto Press Jewellery Design, Quarto Press Encyclopaedia of Jewellery Techniques, Jinks McGrath

Royal Museum of Cornwall Kohler Collection, USA Portland City Art Museum, USA Jewellery Contemporary Arts Society, London, England East Midland Arts, Loughborough, England Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London, England Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham, England Silver Prof. Seymour Rabinovitch collection, USA Worcester Museum & Art Gallery, Worcester, England National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Wales Vase for presentation by the AOC to the Secretary of State David Blunkett De Beers Ascot Trophy, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth ##Diamond# Stakes De Beers Ascot Trophy 2 ##ABDS# Millennium Commission, Sheffield, England

- Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
- Freeman of the City of London

2009
- First prize in competition to design a pair of wine coolers.
- Silver prize for 'chasing' and Commendations for both modelling and design from the Goldsmiths' Craft Council

2007/08
- Wingate Scholarship to study in Philadelphia.

2006
- Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship and Design Awards: Commended in the Silversmiths (Senior) Craft category and the Modellers category.

2002
First Prize ‘Jewellery’ – Birmingham Brilliantly

2001
- Queen Elizabeth Scholarship as artist in residence at ANU, Canberra, Australia.
- Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship and Design Awards: First prize, Designer Silversmiths (Senior)

1999
- Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship and Design Awards, Commendation, Designer Silversmiths (Senior)

1996
- Best Exhibition Award, Glasgow Mayfest.