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Edinburgh college of artBA (hons) Jewellery & Silversmithing

Student representative and programme committee representative

2010 – 2013(Edinburgh, UK)

Hiko Mizuno School of jewelleryInternational exchange studies

Post grad jewellery departmentApril-July 2012 (Tokyo, Japan)

Edinburgh’s Telford College BTEC foundation dip. in

Art and Design2009 – 2010

(Edinburgh, UK)

Folkuniversitetet, Art CollegeDesign & Interior Design

2008 – 2009 (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Vasa Vocational Insti.Media Assistant, Audio visual communication

2004 – 2007 (Vasa, Finland)

EDUCATION:

EXPERIENCE:

Artist in residence:Edinburgh college of art, Product design

(September 2013 - September 2014)

The role as artist in residence at the Edinburgh college of art allows me to

develop my current body of work. I frequently hold skill classes with students

across diciplines.

Ethnograms Micro residency:Dovecot Studios,Designer/maker

Edinburgh (May 2014)

The residency was aimed at bringing together artists, designers and scientis to

work with the results of research conduct-ed by anthropologists froom the Universi-ty of Edinburgh. I was selected based on my research interests as an artist and my

making skills.

‘Talisman’ projectEdinburgh college of art, Designer

(January - September 2014)

As part of a collaborative research project with the Edinburgh University

School of informatics and Product design department. My task was to

develop ‘Technological jewellery’ to be used as part of a new information system.

EMELIE WESTERLUNDemelie.westerlund @gmail.com+447425133473

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Galerie Louise SmitInternship, Amsterdam

(August 2011)

At the internship at Galerie Louise Smit I helped organise the major exhibition

for their 25th birthday. I was prepar-ing all the necessary steps for the

opening of the show; making installa-tions, PR, and exhibition installation.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

Cabinet EdinburghEdinburgh contemporary craft(Edinburgh, UK)April-August 2014

‘Selected 2014’Dovecot studios(Edinburgh, UK)November-December 2014

‘To be with you’ AIVA, Group exhibition(Shanghai, China)July-September 2014

‘Rough Cuts’Darkroom, Jewelelry WeekGroup exhibition (London, UK)June 2014

‘JOYA’ Barcelona 2014Santa Monica Arts Centre(Barselona, ES), October 2014

AiR Scotland exhibitionThe Lighthouse(Glasgow, UK)May 2013

‘BKV Exhibition’ Gallery for Applied Arts & Internationale Handwerksmesse(Munich, GER), Septeber-March 2015

‘Dazzle’, OXO tower(London, UK)December, 2013

’Play for Display’, Gallery Four(Gothernburg, Sweden)September 2013

AWARDS:

Sylvia Cunningham award (UK)For exchange studiesApril 2012

Edinburgh Visual Artist s Award Scheme (UK)For making a new body of work in 2014January 2014

Vörå arts societys’ grant (FIN)For young, local talent February 2012

Svenska studiefonden (FIN)Support for completing studiesabroadFebruary 2012BKV 1st Prize (GER)

For young talent September 2014

Svenska kulturfonden (FIN)Support for artist to develop professional practice under mentorship of Arno VerhoevenOctober 2013

*Svenska kulturfonden (FIN)Support to exhibit new work at the jewellery fair ‘JOYA’ in Barcelona.October 2014

Creative Scotland (UK)International awardSupport to exhibit new work at the jewellery fair ‘JOYA’ in Barcelona.October 2014