Angela O’Kelly

64 Broadfield Avenue, Rathcoole, County Dublin

okellya@staff.ncad.ie

angela_o_kelly@hotmail.com

www.angelaokelly.com

087 6780784

                      

Curriculum Vitae for 2019 Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibitiion

Education

2003-2004              University College Dublin. MA Cultural Policy and Arts Management.

1997-1998              Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. Postgraduate Diploma Design & Applied Arts – Jewellery

1993-1997              Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. BA (Hons) Design and Applied Arts – Jewellery.          

1992-1993              Grennan Mill Craft School, Kilkenny. Craft Foundation.

Current Position

Head of Design for Body and Environment, (Fashion, Textile Surface Design, Jewellery & Metalwork), National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland.

External Examining Activities

2014-2019              BA (Hons) Jewellery Design & Related Products, Birmingham City University

                     External examiner for years 1, 2, 3

September 1998- October 2019            Practising Designer Maker, Curator of Design and Applied Art Exhibitions, Consultant

Selected Exhibitions

2019                             Jewelry From Paintings, Mobilia Gallery, Massachusetts, New York Jewellery Week, USA

2019                             Colorfield, Mobilia Gallery, Massachusetts, USA

2017                             Narratives in Making, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ruthin Craft Centre Wales

2016                           Women’s Stories and Emblems 1916-2016, Galway Museum

2015                             The Irish Connection, Scottish Gallery Edinburgh

2015                             Portfolio @ Solomon, Solomon Gallery Dublin

2015                             Side by Side, Portfolio Exhibition, National Craft Gallery Kilkenny, Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris

2014                             Hidden Agenda, Socially Conscious Craft. British Crafts Council touring collection exhibition; Berwick Visual Art, Naughton Gallery Belfast, Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum, Lytham Heritage Centre

2012                     Turning Leaves. Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool

2012                     Out of the Marvellous. National Craft Gallery Kilkenny, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan

2011                     21st Century Icons. NCG touring exhibition

2000-2013                     SOFA Chicago and SOFA New York; work has been represented by British Crafts Council, Sienna Patti Gallery, Mobilia Gallery, National Craft Gallery of Ireland, Charon Kransen

2004-2013                      Collect; work has been represented by Velvet da Vinci gallery, Lesley Craze Gallery, National Craft Gallery of Ireland and Electrum London

2011                     Dubh. Irish Historical Society, New York

2011                     Seoid. Irish Jewellery in Australia

2010                     Material Poetry, American Irish Historical Society, New York

2009                     International Focus. Contemporary Applied Arts, London

2009                     La Crème. Lesley Craze Gallery, London

2009                     Paper Show. Flow Gallery, London

2009                     Inner Voice. Contemporary Applied Arts, London

2008                     New York Art & Design Fair. Represented by Charon Kransen

2008                     International Paper Exhibition. Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

2007                     VIVID COLOURS. Electrum Gallery, London

2007                     The London Art Fair. Represented by Adrian Sassoon, London

2006                     Solo Show. Galerie Beeld and Aambeeld, Enchede, the Netherlands

2005                     Forty Shades of Green. Glucksman, Cork

2004                     Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. Philadelphia

2004                     Loot! Represented by DCCoI, Museum of Art and Design, New York

2002                     Of Colour in Craft. National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny

2002                     A Bright Future. Contemporary Applied Arts, London

2001                     Radical Fashion at the V&A, Showcase Exhibition. V&A, London

2001                     On Paper, New Paper Art. Crafts Council, London

2001                     100% Proof. Touring exhibition of Scottish Jewellery, UK, USA

2001                     Material, Immaterial. Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

2001                     Ikons of Identity; modern masks. Craftspace touring, UK

2000                     Looking Not Looking. Gayle Wilson Gallery, USA

2000                     Water. Galerie Lous Martin, the Netherlands

2000                     Holland Paper Biennial. Museum Rijswijk, the Netherlands

2000                     Sotheby’s Decorative Arts exhibition. Sotheby’s, London

1999                     Kunst RAI 1999. Galerie Lous Martin, the Netherlands

1999                     Wearable Art. Contemporary Applied Arts, London 

1998                     International Degree Show. Galerie Marzee, the Netherlands

1998                     Spirit of the Times; Contemporary Craft. The Bowes Museum, Durham

1998                     Sotheby’s Contemporary Decorative Arts; A Selling Exhibition. Sotheby’s, London

Angela O’Kelly Curated Exhibitions

2016                           Future Makers, Shaping Collective Identity through Making; Exhibition of Award Winners 2009-2016, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, NCAD Gallery Dublin

2015-2016                      LIMINAL, Irish Design at the Threshold; Irish Design 2015 Flagship exhibition Co-Curator, Milan, New York & Eindhoven Design Festivals, Coach House Dublin, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny

2015                             Fresh Talent; New wave of emerging Irish Designers, Irish Design 2015, Coach House, Dublin Castle, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, The Model, Sligo

2014                             Resonance; Exploring Sonic Qualities of Glass with Róisín de Buitléar and Liam Ó Maonlaí, Karen Donnellan and Alma Kelliher. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2014                             Interlace; Contemporary Interpretations of Lace. Fashion, Textiles, Glass, Ceramics. National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny

2013                             Costume; Behind the Scenes. Collaboration with the Abbey Theatre Costume Department. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2013                             Costume; Future Fashion. Innovators of Fashion and Sculpture for the Body. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2013                             Art and Style; Contemporary Art and Design in windows of Brown Thomas and BT2 Department Stores in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway

2013                             ICON; Irish Craft Original Names, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland at Brown Thomas Department Store Dublin representing 16 designer makers in store and in the windows

2013                             Future Makers; Exhibition of Award Winners, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland. NCAD Gallery Dublin

2013                             ADORN; Contemporary Jewellery from Ireland at Inhorgenta Munich, Germany. Representing 16 jewellery designers. Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

2012                             Utensil; Current Approaches to Tableware. Domestic product and art for the table from Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, UK, Ireland. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2012                     Source; an Exhibition of Contemporary Craft. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

2011                             Modified Expression; Work inspired by literature and poetry. Artists from Ireland, UK, US, Germany, the Netherlands. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2011                             Ornament; Exhibition of Brooches. 33 jewellery designers from Ireland and the UK. Rua Red, Dublin

2010                             Embracing Technology; Exploring the use of New Technology in Glass, Ceramics, Textiles, Furniture. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2010                     Mah Rana, Meanings and Attachment; UK based conceptual jeweller. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2009                     Sterling Irish; Irish designer makers living in the UK. Kilkenny Arts Festival

2005                             Wearable UnWearable; Experimental Applied Art by fourteen makers in Ireland and the UK. National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland

2005                             Playthings; Fine Art and Craft for Children. Co curated with visual artist Caroline McCarthy, Draiocht, Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland

2004                             Texture; Textiles and Jewellery from Ireland. The Hub Centre for Craft and Design, Lincolnshire, UK

Work in Public Collections and Public Commissions

American Museum of Art and Design, New York, USA

British Crafts Council Collection, London, UK

Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, Ireland

Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland

Galway City Museum, Galway, Ireland

Georgia State University, Georgia, USA

Irish Embassy Berlin, Germany

Irish Embassy Shanghai, China

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art International Jewellery Collection, Middlesbrough, UK

National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin, Ireland

Norwich Castle Museum, Norwich, UK

Office of Public Works, Famleigh Collection, Dublin, Ireland

Royal Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland

Ulster Museum, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Selected Public Lectures

2019                     Women In Design, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

2015-2016             Liminal Curator Talk, Coach House Dublin Castle, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny.

2016                            Material Alchemy, Contemporary Jewellery Seminar, National Craft Gallery, Advisor and Panel Chair

2015                           Design Education Seminar, Design Education for the 21^st Century Lecture, Irish Design 2015, Dublin Castle

2014                             Hidden Agenda. Craft NI, Queens University Belfast

2014                             Costume Behind the Scenes. In conversation with Niamh Lunny, Head of Costume Department The Abbey Theatre. Solstice Art Centre, Navan

2013                             Gardner Medwin Lecture. Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool

2013                             Out of the Marvellous. In conversation with Director of Poetry Ireland Maureen Kennelly and Poet Gerard Smyth. Solstice Art Centre, Navan

2011                             Curatorial Workshop Lecture. Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, Kilkenny

2010                             Taking Orders and Terminology to Expect. Craft NI Training Programme, Belfast

2010                             Cork Textile Conference, Cork

2007/2009                      Making it Programme. Craft NI, Belfast

2008                             Ecology, Mythology, Technology. Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin

2000                             Contemporary British Jewellery. SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago

1999                             Wearable Art. Contemporary Applied Arts, London

Conferences

2014                             Contemporary Craft; Curating, Collecting, Critical Writing. Initiator of conference concept, developed programme with National Museums of Ireland and Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

2005                             You say Fibre, I say Fiber. Textile Conference. Initiator of conference concept and development to coincide with Wearable UnWearable exhibition. Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

Advisory and Judging Panels

2016                            Centre of Excellence Advisory Panel, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

2015-2016                     National Craft Gallery programme advisory panel, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

2016                            Knitwear Project Advisor and Judge, Showcase Ireland

2014-2015                      External Exhibition Fund, Design & Crafts Council

2014                     Design & Crafts Council of Ireland Purchase Award, RDS Crafts Competition

2013                     Selection panel, Irish and UK retail fairs, Craft Northern Ireland

2012                     Selection panel, Irish retail fairs, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

2012                     Future Makers, Design & Crafts Council of Ireland

Catwalk/Photoshoots with Fashion Designers

2000-2007, 2012            Shirin Guild. Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter collections photo-shoots

2000                     Chalk. Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter photo-shoots Paris

2000                     Marc O’Neill: Spring/Summer 2000, catwalk show, London fashion week

Work Featured in Published Books

                    

The Art of Jewelry Design, From Idea to Reality by Elizabeth Oliver

Paper Jewellery by Sarah Kelly

Non-Precious Jewellery; Methods & Techniques by Kathie Murphy

Design & Technology, edited by David Barlex