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Archive from 2011 - 1985

Events 2011

GLASS METAL FIRE An educational display of enamels, until February The Walker Art Gallery - Liverpool  

CRAFTSMANSHIP AND DESIGN AWARDS Exhibition Goldsmith Hall London. March
* My silver and enamel "Ripple" dish was Awarded COMMENDED in the Enamel Seniors section.  

Payne & Sons Oxford Representing my work at the BRITISH ANTIQUE AND FINE ARTS DEALERS FAIR, London. March

"Beside the Seaside" Summer Exhibition at BROADFIELD GLASS MUSEUM Museum, Dudley, West Midlands. March/Sept

British Silver Week at the Pangolin Gallery, Kings Cross, London.
Selected as one of twelve enamellers for the Enamel and Decorative Silver Day which is hosted on the 11th of May.

British Silver Week Exhibition sponsored by Sheffield Assay Office.
Butcher Works, 72 Arundel Street, Sheffield, S1 2NS.

Art in Action - July
Enamel workshops with the guild of enamellers. 

The Heat is On : Contemporary Enamel in Britain - September
BSOE Exhibition at the Garden Gallery, Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

Goldsmiths Fair, London  - Week Two - October


Events 2010

GLASS METAL FIRE Craft & Design Gallery - The Walker Art Gallery Liverpool           
SINCE OCTOBER 2009 - On display until 3 FEBRUARY 2011

THE CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FAIR - 11 / 13 June - Bovey Tracey - Devon

BRITISH SILVER WEEK               
Venues:  from 7 June - The Gowan Gallery in Sawbridge and Payne & Son in Oxford

OUT OF THE BLUE - The Bluecoat Printmakers - 9 July / 7 August 2010               
Venue: EDITIONS 16 Cook St, Liverpool

ART IN ACTION - 15th / 18th July
Tutor for the Guild of Enamellers

COLOUR CONNECTIONS - CIDER PRESS CENTER - Dartington, Devon - 6 August 

GOLDSMITHS FAIR -  5 / 10 October The Goldsmiths Hall - London

FIGURE - 18th Oct – Nov 22nd  - Atelier Gallery - Barnstable, Devon

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS - 5 Nov / 16 January 2011- Milenium Gallery, Sheffield

HEREFORD CONTEMPORARY CRAFT FAIR - 12 / 14 Nov - The Courtyard, Hereford 

LIVERPOOL DESIGN SHOW - 19 / 21 Nov - St Georges Hall, Liverpool


Events 2009 - 1987

2009

  • IN THE SHOWCASE - A solo display of enamels - 5th Jan / 21st Feb - Mersey Bio Offices, Liverpool University
  • "STATE OF CHANGE" - Joint Exhibition - 14th April / 14th June - In conjunction with sculptor Susan Meyerhoff Sharples at Norton Priory Museum, Cheshire
  • "LAUNCH" - Southport Contemporary Arts - 23 June / 11 July - Aphrohead Books & Coffee, 11c Hoghton Street, Southport, PR9 0NS
  • "THE THURSDAY PRINTERS" - Group exhibition - 8 - 30 August 2009 - The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool.
  • "SOME LIKE IT HOT"- BSOE British Society of Enamellers Group Exhibition.  13 September / 16th October - The Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock, Oxfordshire
  • GLASS METAL FIRE - Solo display of educational enamel exhibits in the Craft & Design Gallery Showcase. The Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool - 23 October 2009 - Early 2011.
  • HOTHOUSE - The Bluecoat Display Center, Liverpool 28 November / 11 January 2010

2008
  • THE ENAMELS of ULLA HUTTUNEN & BSOE ENAMELLERS @ The Craft Museum of Finland in Jyvaskyla, Finland  - 22nd December 2007 – 1st March
  •  International Womens Day Conference | Showcase > Friday 7th March - 9.30pm till 4.00pm. - Held at ICDC, Edge Lane, Liverpool, Merseyside.
  • DESIGN SHOW LIVERPOOL - 19 / 22 June - Novas CUC Gallery, Liverpool
  • INSPIRATION - 3 June / 19 July - Design Initative @ Bleach House Gallery, Cumbria.
  • 8 for 08 - Autumn Showcase - MJMAN artist at FACT Liverpool
2007
  • NURTURED  An exhibition of jewels inspired by botanical forms - MJMAN group exhibition. Cetra Gallery, Heswal, Wirral from 7th / 28th June 07.
  • Liverpool Cathederal for the Flower Festival on the 28th / 30th June 07
  • MJMAN07 satellite exhibitions. MJMAN @ FACT up until the 15th of September.
  • MJMAN @ The London Carriage Works - 16th September from 10am - 4pm
  • SPARKLE07 - MJMAN Xmas exhibition - 5 / 9th of December. Renew Rooms, RIBA Offices, Wood Street, Liverpool.
  • OUT OF THE FIRE - Summer exhibition by the Brisitsh Society of Enamellers -18th August / 15th September 2007 The Oxfordshire Museum, Fletchers House, Park Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 15N.
  • MADE IN LIVERPOOL - 24 Nov / 5th Jan 2008 - The Bluecoat Display Center, Liverpool.
  • THE ENAMELS of ULLA HUTTUNEN & BSOE ENAMELLERS - TOURING TO > The Kenkavero Craft Gallery in Mikkeli, Finland – 9th September / 28th October 2007. Kuopio Design Academy, Kupio, Finland – 5th November / 15th December 2007. The Craft Museum of Finland in Jyvaskyla, Finland – 22nd December 2007 / 1st March 2008
2006
  • CONTEMPORARY JEWELS - Merseyside Jewellery and Metal Artists Network group exhibition at The Cetera Gallery, Heswall, Wirral. 28th April / 19th May 2006
  • ART AIXE 2nd International exhibition of Enamel Art –  29th July / 15 August 2006    Open group exhibition Aixe Sur Vienne, France
  • OBJECTS OF DESIRE- Group exhibition of Work by Contemporary Applied Arts.
    The Chapel Gallery Ormskirk Lancashire – 27th October / 25th November 2006
  • THE ART OF ENAMEL - BSOE - British Society of Enamellers group exhibition
    The Trackside Gallery, Acton, London – 24th October / November 2006
  • SPARKLE 06 - MJMAN - Merseyside Jewellers And Metal Artist Network Xmas exhibition - RIBA Offices, Wood Street, Liverpool – 13th / 16th December 2006
2005
  • Spanish Enamelist Society Exhibition- SALOU Spain - July.
    Selected works by the BSOE at the invitation CIDAE.
  • Studio Fusion Xmas show – & work on permanent display
  • MJMAN @ The Raquet Club - Xmas show - The Hargreves Building, Liverpool

2004
    • FIREWORKS 13 June / 10 July 2004. BSOE Summer exhibition at The Oxfordshire Museum Woodstock, Oxford.
    • Studio Fusion – work on permanent display
    • MJMAN @ Post - December - Lark Lane, Liverpool
2003
    • BSOE exhibition at the invitation of “Giraffe” - Rencontre International De L’Email Exhibition – Morez. France
    • “All Squared Up” Nov / Dec - Studio Fusion Xmas exhibition – small panel works.
    • MJMAN Xmas exhibition December - The Williamson Tunnels, Liverpool
2002 - 1994
    • Yearly - MJMAN Xmas exhibitions at The Ainscough Gallery Liverpool
    • 1998 Summer Exhibition BSOE@ at Studio Fusion London
    • 1998 Xmas Exhibition – Nov / December - Studio Fusion London
    • 1996 MJMAN 25 May / 22 June -The Atkinson Art Gallery, Southport.
    • 1995 MJMAN Group Exhibition – October - Domino Gallery, Liverpool
    • 1994 MJMAN Group Exhibition – December - The Ainscough Gallery Liverpool
1990
    • “Enamel “ May / June - Cirencester Workshops, Brewery Court, Gloustershire
    • “L’Art De Email” Biennale International July / August - Limoge, France
    • Electrum – work on permanent display
1989
    • BSOE Summer exhibition 18 March / 16 April - Durham Light Infantry Museum & Arts Centre, Durham
    • Peacock House Summer Exhibition April / September - Peacock House, Chipping Camden, Gloustershire
    • “Dazzle Invites” July / September - Glasgow Museum & Art Gallery, Glasgow
    • Dazzle Edinburgh – July / September - The Assembly Room, Edinburgh
    • Electrum – work on permanent display
1988
    • BSOE Summer Exhibition 1/31 August, Peacock House Chipping Camden Gloustershire
    • Dazzle – October / December - Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
    • “Passing Out” – November - West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham
    • "Box Of Delight” 8 November / 24 December - Stafford Art Gallery, Stafford
    • BSOE Exhibition Electrum 1/ 19 November - Electrum Gallery, London
1987
    • Dazzle - October / December - Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
    • Platinum Awards Exhibition – November - The Goldsmiths Hall London
1985 
    • Bursary Awards Exhibition - April - The Royal Society Of Arts, London
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