Catherine Hills

Catherine Hills
PO Box 386
Tunbridge Wells

TN2 9JP

London

Work: 01892 540888

Fax:

catherine-hills@o2.co.uk

Inspired by natural forms, the work combines sensuous liquid shapes with smooth, crisp, highly textured surfaces. It is organic, whilst incorporating a high tech, science fiction feeling, where movement often plays its part. Oxidised silver is used in juxtaposition with yellow gold and coloured glass, or stone, to produce a striking colour contrast. The dark recesses, inside the hollow forms, create their own mysterious miniature world. The one off pieces have a dialogue with the production work resulting in a dynamic and complementing relationship.

Price Guide

Jewellery commissions from £100

Jewellery stock itemsfrom £24

Training College

1987-91 BA (Hons) 1st Class, Jewellery, Middlesex University 1991-93 MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery, Royal College of Art, London

Current Exhibition

2004 Jewellery Unlimited, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

Exhibitions

2002
Solo Showcase, The Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland

2001
Nomade, International Contemporary Jewellery, Sandefjord, Norway

2000
Wendy Ramshaw Millennium Exhibition, CAA, London, England
British Jewellery in Berlin, Bettina Meyer, Berlin, Germany

1999
Nature Formed/Transformed, Freehand Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

1998
Harten en Relatieringen, Galerie Brits and Carmeliet, Gent, Belgium
Fifty Pieces of Gold, CAA, London, England

1997
Solo Showcase, Crafts Council Shop, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
Flessibellissimo, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Holland
Britain Now, Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA

1996
Design Resolutions, Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Forum fur Schmuck, Wedemark, Germany
Schmuckszene 96, Munich, Germany

1995
Modern British Jewellery, Landes Museum, Mainz, Germany
New Jewellers, Crafts Council, London, England

1994
Galerie Hipotesi, Barcelona, Spain
Galerie Ra, Amsterdam, Holland

1993
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Holland
New Jewels, Gent, Belgium

1992
Triennale de Bijou, Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France

Publications

Jewelry Design The Artisan's Reference, Elizabeth Oliver, 2000 Design Sourcebook, David Watkins, 1999 The Ring Design Past and Present, Sylvie Lambert, 1998 Contemporary Applied Arts 50 Years of Craft, Mary La Trobe Bateman & Tanya Harrod, 1998 Bargain Hunters London, Andrew Kershman, 1996 The New Jewellery Trends & Traditions, Peter Dormer & Ralph Turner, 1994

Public Collections

Catherine Hill's work is in numerous private collections in the UK and abroad. Catherine's latest commission was jewellery and accessories for Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban

Awards

2001 Finalist, The RJ UK Jewellery Awards, Jewellery Designer of 2001
2000 Finalist, Kayman Award
1998 British Jewellers Association Award
1996 Le Meilleur Createur Europeen Atelier D'Art de France
1995 New Exhibitors Prize, Chelsea Crafts Fair
1994 Crafts Council Setting Up Grant
1993 Winner, Farnese Silverware Competition