CURRICULUM VITAE 2018
1979-1989 | Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Falkirk College of Technology, Scotland. |
1990-2004 | Lecturer, The Glasgow School of Art (GSA), Scotland. |
2005-2008 | S/L Head of Department, Silversmithing & Jewellery, GSA. |
2008-2014 | Head of the School of Jewellery, Birmingham Institute of Art & Design (BIAD), Birmingham City University, England. |
2014- | De Tao Master, Shanghai |
2012-2017 | Trustee/Director of the Goldsmiths’ Centre, London. |
2018- |
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BORN
1953 | GLASGOW, SCOTLAND |
EDUCATION
1971-1972 | Glasgow College of Building (Interior Design) |
1972-1976 | B.A. - Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee. (Primary subject: Jewellery & Silversmithing, Secondary: Woven Textiles) |
1988-1989 | Teaching Certificate - Jordanhill College of Education (Strathclyde University). |
2001-2007 | Ph.D. Student - The Glasgow School of Art. |
AWARDS
2010 | GLASGOW, SCOTLAND |
2010 | Birmingham Institute of Art & Design: Research Fund (Paradigma 2) |
2010 | International Partnership Grant, BCC. (Paradigma 2) |
2009 | Birmingham City Council (BCC) (Paradigma) |
2005 | The Royal Netherlands Embassy |
2004 | The Scottish Arts Council, Lottery Funding |
2003 | The Edinburgh Assay Office, Goldsmiths Hall |
2003 | The Glasgow School of Art Research Award (MWV) |
2001 | The Glasgow School of Art Research Award (V&A London) |
2000 | Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2000 – Jewellery. Shortlist Nominee |
1999 | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
1998 | The Glasgow School of Art Research Award (Australia) |
1997 | The British Council – Japan |
1997 | Beck’s – Scottish Courage Limited |
1997 | The Hope Scott Trust |
1997 | Inches Carr Trust |
1997 | The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation |
1996 | The Glasgow School of Art Research Award (Japan) |
1987 | The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh, Tercentenary – 1st Prize Winner |
1987 | British Overseas Trade Board – Travel Grant to U.S.A. |
1976 | Scottish Development Agency – ‘Crafts Entrant Scheme’ |
CURATOR
2009 | PARADIGMA & PARADIGMA 2 - Staff exhibitions: The School of Jewellery, BCU & Escola Massana, Barcelona. Touring: Birmingham School of Jewellery, Escola Massana and Fei Liu Gallery, Beijing, UK Education, Shanghai. (2009-10) Catalogues ISBN: 978-1-904839-36-1 & 978-1-904839-39-2 |
2005 | MAKER-WEARER-VIEWER Contemporary European Narrative Jewellery. Touring: The Glasgow School of Art, The Scottish Gallery- Edinburgh, Galerie Marzee – Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Catalogue ISBN: 0 901904 59 7 Symposium Speakers: Ramon Puig Cuyas, Ruudt Peters, Liesbeth den Besten, Konrad Mehus, Professor Jorun Veiteberg, Dr Elizabeth Goring Symposium Chair: Jivan Astfalck |
SELECTED SOLO / JOINT EXHIBITIONS
2009 | ‘To Strangers’: Professor Jack Cunningham (BCU) & Professor Teng Fei (CAFA), Star Space Gallery, AIVA, Shanghai, China Catalogue |
2007 | ‘Jack Cunningham – Contemporary Narrative Jewellery’, Atrium Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art |
2004 | ‘Jack Cunningham – End of The Line’, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow |
2004 | ‘Jack Cunningham – On the Line’, Arai Atelier Gallery, Tokyo |
2004 | ‘Jack Cunningham - On The Line’, Hélène Porée Galerie, Paris |
2003 | ‘Jack Cunningham - On The Line’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh Catalogue: isbn 0 901 904 295 |
2003 | ‘Brooching the Subject’, The Travelling Gallery, City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland (Touring). CD Rom + small catalogue |
2002 | Arts & Business Awards - Scotland. Trophy Commission |
2001 | ‘Jack Cunningham’, Crafts Council Gallery at the V&A Museum, London |
2000 | ‘Journey’ – Touring: The JamFactory, Adelaide, Australia. (July-Sept) |
2000 | ‘Journey’ – Jack Cunningham Jewellery Installation. The Lighthouse, Glasgow (January-March). Catalogue isbn-0901904864 |
1997 | ‘Sense of Place’ Jack Cunningham & Linda Green. Touring:
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1995 | ‘Brooches by Jack Cunningham’, Mayfest Exhibition ’95, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow. |
1994 | ‘Brooches by Jack Cunningham’, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen. |
1992 | ‘Jack Cunningham – New Brooches’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. |
1986 | ‘Jewellery & Constructions – Jack Cunningham & Anne Finlay’, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh & Crawford Arts Centre, St. Andrews University. |
WORK IN PUBLIC COLLECTION
- Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A), London. On loan to V&A Museum of Design, Dundee from September 2018
- Birmingham Museums Trust, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
- Crafts Council Collection, London
- A&B Awards Scotland 2002 (18 Trophies)*
- Museum of Decorative Arts (Liliane & David M. Stewart Collection), Montreal, Canada
- Aberdeen Art Gallery
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum, Glasgow
- The Scottish Development Agency, Edinburgh
- The Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
- Dr. Banda, President of Malawi (1980)
- The Church of Scotland
- Princeton University Chapel, U.S.A.
- Work in private collections in Europe, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New Zealand & Japan
* A&B Recipients include: Guinness UDV, Bank of Scotland, Scottish Ballet, The Royal Lyceum Theatre, The National Galleries of Scotland, Lloyds TSB Scotland.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 | ‘Qu’on Fait Les Artistes Pendant Le Confinement?’, Delta Gallery, Paris. (‘What Did The Artists Do During Lockdown?’) |
2021 | ‘Pinning Our Hopes’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. |
2018 | ‘The Miniaturists’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
2018 | ‘The Travelling Gallery Anniversary Exhibition’, City Art Centre, Edinburgh |
2017 | ’50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship’, Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh |
2017 | ‘175 Years of Art’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
2015-2016 | ‘Winter’s Breath’, Gallery Putti, Riga, Latvia |
2015-2016 | ‘COLLECT’ London, ‘I AM HERE’ – Crafts Council Collection, touring exhibition |
2012-2015 | ‘Transplantation’, touring exhibition, UK and Australia |
2012 | 10 Years-Re:jewelry’, 20 Leading makers from approximately 15 different countries. Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing |
2011 | ‘Craft in Dialogue’ Inches Carr Trust: Award Recipients exhibition, Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh |
2011 | ‘40 Years in the Tower’, Newbery Tower, The Glasgow School of Art |
2011 | ‘Beneath the Skin’, Sheffield Institute of Arts, Sheffield Hallam University, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen |
2011 | ‘Alchemists – New Concepts in Jewellery’, New Brewery Arts, Cirencester |
2010 | ‘COLLECT’ represented by The Scottish Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London |
2009 | ‘PARADIGMA’ & ‘PARADIGMA 2’, School of Jewellery, Birmingham, Escola Massana, Barcelona, Fei Liu Gallery, Beijing & UK Innovations, Shanghai |
2009 | ‘SOFA’ - Chicago, represented by Aaron Faber Gallery, NY |
2009 | ‘Contemporary Silversmithing’ Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, NY, USA |
2008 | ‘Masters & Protégés’ Museum of Art & Crafts, Itami, Japan |
2008 | ‘COLLECT’ represented by The Scottish Gallery, V&A Museum, London |
2007 | ‘Beads’ The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
2007 | ‘Gold and Silver Jewellery: The Transformation of a Tradition in the Twentieth Century’ – The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia. Organised by The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts |
2007 | ‘The Cutting Edge’, NMS, Chambers Street, Edinburgh; GOMA, Glasgow; Aberdeen Art Gallery |
2005 | ‘Maker-Wearer-Viewer’, the Glasgow School of Art. (Touring) |
2005 | ‘COLLECT’ represented by The Scottish Gallery, V&A Museum, London |
2003 | ‘Chess’, Velvet da Vinci at SNAG, San Francisco. (Touring USA & UK) |
2002 | ‘Pearltalk’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. The Scottish Gallery @ SOFA, Chicago, USA |
2002 | 10 years Anniversary Exhibition, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow |
2001 | ‘Thirteen Hands’ Caol Crafts, Touring U.K. |
2001 | Black & Kausel, Paris, France |
2001 | ‘Gifted’ – 5 Years Inches Carr Trust Awards, National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh |
2001 | Crafts Council @ SOFA, Chicago, U.S.A. |
2001 | ‘100% Proof’, Scottish Jewellery at Flow Gallery, London. (Catalogue) Touring U.S.A.: Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge Mass, Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, New York, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco |
2001 | Jerwood Applied Arts Prize 2000 – Jewellery. Crafts Council Gallery, London. Touring U.K. Catalogue: isbn 1 870 145 860 |
2001 | ‘Fired with Colour’, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen. Touring: NMS, Chambers Street Museum, Edinburgh. (Catalogue) |
2000 | ‘In Our Hands’, Nagoya Trade Centre, Nagoya, Japan. (Invitational) |
2000 | ‘Material Diversity’, GSA Staff, Young Artists Gallery, Budapest, Hungary |
1999 | Contemporary Artists in Scotland – Scottish Arts Council/Axis CD-ROM Axis Website Exhibition http://www.Imu.ac.uk/ces/axis |
1998 | ‘Jewellery Moves’ – National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh. Catalogue: isbn 1-901663-03-5 |
1998 | ‘Propositions 2’ – The Glasgow School of Art. Cat: isbn 0 901904-51-1 |
1998 | Contemporary Decorative Arts’ – Sotheby’s, London |
1997 | ‘Love Tokens’ – Hartlepool Art Gallery, Hartlepool |
1996 | ‘Focus on Six’ – Roger Billcliffe Fine Art, Glasgow |
1996 | DesignYard, Dublin |
1995 | ‘Glasgow Makes It’ – International Festival of Design.P.0.Building, Glasgow |
1996 | ‘10 Years Crafts’ – Scottish Gallery Anniversary Exhibition, Edinburgh |
1996 | ‘Five Applied Artists’, GSA Faculty Show, Tyler Gallery, Philadelphia, U.S.A. Catalogue: isbn 0 90190 04 70 8 |
1994 | The Glasgow School of Art – S&J Department at Aaron Faber Gallery, N.Y., U.S.A. |
1992 | ‘Scottish Jewellery at Gallery Hipotesi’, Barcelona, Spain |
1989 | ‘Contemporary Scottish Jewellery’, The Oxford Gallery, Oxford |
1985 | ‘Fusing Forces’, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London |
1983 | ‘The Scottish Collection’, Jewellers of America Trade Fair, N.Y., U.S.A. |
1981 | ‘Schmuck ‘81’, International Jewellery Show, Munich, Germany |
1979 | ‘Loot’, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London |
1978 | ‘Loot’78’, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, U.S.A. |
1976 | ‘Passing Out’, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London |
SELECTED TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2021 | Review of paper submitted for Craft Research journal publication. |
2019 | External Examiner for PhD Candidate, Loughborough University, UK. |
2019 | ‘In-Conversation: Jack Cunningham and Mark Fenn’, Goldsmiths Centre, London. Hosted by Charlotte Drew. |
2019 | Visiting Professor – Limoges School of Art - Ecole Nationale Superieure d’Art (ENSA), Limoges, France |
2018-2019 | Visiting Professor – Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, Scotland |
2017 | Visiting Professor – Design School Kolding, Denmark (Welfare Design Programme) |
BIRMINGHAM INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN (BIAD), Birmingham City University:
2012 | Revalidation Panel (Cancelled), University of Johannesburg, SA |
2012 | Dignity at Work and Equal Opportunities (Senior Managers). BCU Training |
2011 | Revalidation Panel (External member), University of Ulster, N. Ireland |
2011 | IOSH Health & Safety Training for Senior Executives. BCU Training |
2011 | Investigating Officer - Student Complaints & Appeals: BCU Training |
2011-2013 | Director of Studies: PhD candidate – Ji Hoon |
2011 | Reviewer: A-N Magazine |
2010 | Becoming an IPR Reviewer: BCU Training |
2010 | Reviewer: Craft Research Journal. Editor Kristina Nedderer |
2010 | Conferment Committee for Academic Titles: BCU Committee Member |
2010 | Nominated: Honorary Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Arts (RBSA) |
2010 | Safeguarding Children, Young People & Vulnerable Adults: BCU Training |
2010 | Reviewer: Craft Research Journal. Editor Kristina Nedderer |
2010-2014 | Board of Directors: Association for Contemporary Jewellery (ACJ – Deputy Chair) |
2009 | Accreditation Review Team, University of Sharjah, Dubai, UAE |
2009 | Professorial Lecture: The Noisy Narrative of the Inanimate Object |
2009 | PhD External Examiner panel member (Scilla Speet), Central St Martins, London |
2009 | Research Supervision: BCU Training |
2009 | Recruitment & Selection of Staff: BCU Training |
2009 | Consultant & External Examiner AIVA, Academy of International Visual Arts, Shanghai, China |
2008-2014 | Committee Membership: Management Committee Chair: BIAD International Forum (BIF) (2011-2014) Health & Safety Committee Research Strategy & Policy Committee (2011-2014) Institute Board FASQEC |
Languages: | Oxford, Cambridge and RSA (OCR): Entry Level French |
THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART:
2008 | Public Lecture: Object-Knowledge-Memory, PROSPECT group, Newcastle. & Comenius European Collaboration, GSA, Glasgow |
2007-2010 | External Examiner BA (Hons) Design, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee University, Dundee |
2006 | Public Lecture: Maker-Wearer-Viewer, Parlement Lyceen European, GSA, Glasgow |
2006 | 1st European Congress of Fashion Jewellery Design Schools. Invited delegate – Menorca, Spain |
2005 | External Academic Advisor: Re-Validation Panel, MA Jewellery, Silversmithing & Related Products, Birmingham Institute of Art & Design, University of Central England |
2005 | Creative Scotland Awards (SAC), Judging Panel Member |
2005-2008 | Chair – Joint Consultative Health & Safety Committee, GSA |
2002-2008 | Visiting Lecturer, Bunsai College of Art and Hiko Mizuno Jewelry College, Tokyo, Japan |
2001 | North Lanarkshire Teachers Resource Pack & Video – ‘Jack Cunningham- The Journey Continues…’ isbn 1-902516-27-3 |
2001-2006 | British Council Recruitment Mission: Japan - Tokyo, Osaka & Nagoya |
2001-2004 | Joint Ph.D. Coordinator – School of Design + Ph.D. P/T Student |
2000 | ‘Object and Idea’ Conference (delegate). RCA /V&A, London |
2000 | Visiting Lecturer - University of South Australia, Adelaide |
2000 | Droog Design – Video Diarist. The Lighthouse, Glasgow. (CD Rom) |
2000 | Public Lectures: Institute of Art History, University of Glasgow. Gallery of Modern Art & Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow |
1999 | Visiting Lecturer – Kyoto Seika College of Fine Arts, Japan |
1999 | British Council Recruitment Mission: Japan. Tokyo, Osaka & Fukuoka |
1999 | ‘The Body Politic’ Conference (delegate). Newcastle University |
1999 | Higher Still programme. Case Study: Art & Design Studies – Jack Cunningham – Contemporary Jewellery |
1998 | Onno Boekhoudt Masterclass (participant) – Edinburgh College of Art. Association for Contemporary Jewellery Conference (delegate & panellist) |
1998-04 | The Scottish Arts Council – Crafts Committee Member |
1998 | V&A Study Day, British Contemporary Jewellery, London |
1997 | Edward De Bono – Masterclass (delegate), University of Paisley |
1997- | GSA - SofD Research Committee Member |
1997 | Creative Problem Solving Institute Conference (delegate), Buffalo, U.S.A. |
1996-2005 | Course Management Committee & Teaching Team M.Phil in Art, Design & Architecture in Education. GSA & University of Glasgow. (Re-named as Masters 2005) |
1992 | Visiting Associate Professor – Metropolitan State College, Denver, U.S.A. |
1990 | Appointed Lecturer – Glasgow School of Art, S & J Department |
1989 | Visiting Lecturer – University of Belfast, Design Faculty, N. Ireland |
1989-1992 | Associate Director, The Tent Co. Edinburgh Ltd. |
1988-1990 | Volunteer with ‘Samaritan’ organisation. |
1985 | Invited Design Consultant, Manpower Services Commission |
1979-1990 | P/T Lecturer > Senior Lecturer, Falkirk College, Falkirk |
1976- | Retailing through U.K. outlets including: Electrum, Argenta, The Oxford Gallery |
REVIEWS/ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS FEATURING JACK CUNNINGHAM
The Story of Scottish Design Thames & Hudson 2018 ISBN: 978-0-500-48033-5 | Philip Long & Joanna Norman | |
Narrative Jewelry Schiffer Publishing 2018 ISBN: 978-0-7643-5414-4 | Mark Fenn | Foreword (+ entry) – Jack Cunningham |
CRAFTS May/June 2000 | Philippa Swann | ‘Journey’ Exhibition – The Lighthouse |
The Herald (Glasgow) 28 February 2000 | Claire Henry | ‘Narrative is the jewel in his crown’ |
The Times (London) 8 March 2000 | Giles Sutherland | ‘Journey’ Exhibition – The Lighthouse |
Findings Financial Times – Weekend 14 July 2001 | Ann Marie Schillito Sue Webster | ‘Journey’ Exhibition – The Lighthouse ‘Pearl Ardour’ article |
CRAFTS Sept/Oct 2001 | Ralph Turner | Jack Cunningham Jewellery, V&A |
CRAFTS Sept/Oct 2002 | Philippa Swann | ‘Symbols of Success’ Shortform p20 |
The Art of Jewellery Design Quarto Press - Published 2002 p120-121 + numerous entries | Elizabeth Oliver | ‘Narrative Case Study’ |
CRAFTS Sept/Oct 2003 p18 | Shortform entry | |
CRAFTS Nov/Dec 2003 | Listings | |
Shetland Times October 2003 | Peter Davis | ‘The Travelling Gallery’ |
The Times Educational Supplement 26 September 2003 | Deedee Cuddihy | ‘Brooching the Subject’ |
Visual Language A&C Black – to be published 2004 | Dave Cohen | ‘Jack Cunningham’ (Chapter) |
REVIEWS BY JACK CUNNINGHAM
Findings | Winter 1999 Onno Boekhoudt Masterclass – Edinburgh College of Art |
AN Artists Newsletter | July 1999 ‘Toys for Hands’ – House for an Art Lover, Glasgow |
Findings | Winter 2000 ‘Roger Morris – New Directions’ |
Findings | January 2001 Molly Bullock & Syan Van Niftrik, Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow |
Findings | July 2001 Letter to Editor - New Designers / Passing Out |
Findings | Jan 2003 ‘Metamorphosis – Emerging Sydney’ Contemporary Australian jewellery at the Atrium Gallery, GSA |
Findings | July 2003 ‘Snapshot Munich’, Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow |
Craft Arts International (Australia) | October 2003 ‘Metamorphosis – Emerging Sydney’, GSA |
STUDENT EXHIBITIONS ORGANISED
1990 | "Passing Out 1990" (Assistant Organiser). Goldsmiths Hall Exhibition held in Museum Gallery, Glasgow School of Art. |
1992 | "Hand Signals" (Assistant Organiser), Thematic Ring Exhibition in Museum Gallery, Glasgow School of Art |
1993 | Design Renaissance Conference - Department Exhibition in the Museum Gallery, Glasgow School of Art |
1993 | Art for a Better World" (Assistant Organiser) S & J Department Brooch Installation. Scottish Society of Artists Exhibition, The Mound, Edinburgh |
1994 | "Art in the Garden" - 3rd Year Students. Watering Can Project - Scottish Gallery Exhibition Greywalls Garden, Gullane |
1994 | 'Glasgow School of Art' (Assistant Organiser) S & J Graduates & Faculty Aaron Faber Gallery, New York, N.Y. |
1995 | "Impressions of Barcelona" - 3rd Year Students GSA study visit installation Scottish Art Students Mixed Media Exhibition, MacRobert Arts Centre, Stirling University |
1998 | 'Encapsulation' - Atrium Gallery, GSA. 3rd Year Student Installation |
1999 | 'Cameo' (Assistant Organiser) - House for an Art Lover & Burrell Art Gallery, Glasgow. Department Exhibition |
2001 | 'WORD-SMITHS' (Assistant Organiser) - 2nd & 3rd Yr Students. Atrium Gallery (GSA) & Pentagon Building, Glasgow |
2003 | ‘Toolbox’ (Assistant Organiser) - 2nd & 3rd Yr Students. Atrium Gallery, GSA |
2004 | ‘Reflections’ (Assistant Organiser) - 2nd & 3rd Yr Students. Atrium Gallery, GSA. Hillhouse, Helensburgh |
2005 | ‘Telling Tales’ - 2nd & 3rd Yr Students. Atrium Gallery, GSA |
2006 | ‘Jewellery Brut’ – 2nd & 3rd Yr Students. Atrium Gallery, GSA |
2007 | ‘Republic of Place’ - 2nd & 3rd Yr Students. Atrium Gallery, GSA |
2008 | ‘Glimpses’ – 1st - 3rd Yr Students. Atrium Gallery, GSA |
‘JOURNEY’ CATALOGUE
Retailing: | The Lighthouse, Glasgow |
The Jam Factory, Adelaide | |
Crafts Council Gallery, London | |
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh | |
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow | |
Crafts Council Gallery, V&A Museum, London | |
Charon Kransen, New York, NY | |
Contemporary Applied Arts, London | |
Resource: | American Craft Council Library, New York |
North Lanarkshire Council – Education | |
Kelvingrove Museum & Art Gallery – Education Department |
‘MAKER-WEARER-VIEWER’ CATALOGUE
Retailing: | Charon Kransen New York, NY |
The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh | |
Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands |
PRACTICE BASED PhD - The Glasgow School of Art 2001-2007
PhD TITLE & RESEARCH QUESTIONS
"Contemporary European Narrative Jewellery: the prevalent themes, paradigms and the cognitive interaction between maker, wearer and viewer observed through the process and production of narrative jewellery."
- How might contemporary narrative jewellery be defined?
- To what extent does cultural identity affect creative outcomes?
- What are the prevalent European themes?
- How do source, process and practice interact during the creative process?
Viva - September 2007
External Examiners: Professor Hans Stofer & Professor Jorunn Veiteberg.