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Gill Galloway-Whitehead
Rajesh Gogna
After a first degree in graphic design at Leicester Polytechnic, Gill’s focus on jewellery developed during her MA at the School which was completed in 2000. She has continued to develop and refine her linear, graphic technique; producing work which is extremely fine, precious, and instantly recognizable. In 2002 she won the Innovation Prize at Inhorgenta, Munich, and the following year became a Selected Maker in the Crafts Council Photostore. The Goldsmiths Company’s Gold Award for Technological Innovation in 3D was presented to her in 2004. Selected exhibitions
Rajesh’s first involvement with the School was as a City & Guilds student, progressing to the HND course in 1994. He secured his BA at Sheffield Hallam University, returning to the School for his MA in 1999. As a student he won BJA awards (1995 & 96), a Rowlinson Scholarship (1996), Pewter Live; Live Lighting Award (1997) and Goldsmiths New Designers Award for Silversmithing (1998 & 2000). BM&AG purchased Rajesh’s work for their Silver collection in 2002. Since graduating he has been production advisor at the Royal College of Art and guest lecturer at a
include the Milan Triannale (2005); Goldsmith’s Fair (every year since 2006); shows in Enschede, Netherlands (2006); Santa Fe and New York (2007); Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (2009); Santa Fe and Hildesheim, Germany (2010). She maintains her practice in the Jewellery Quarter and has work in the permanent collection of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery as well as in the modern collection of the Goldsmiths Company.
gill@gillgallowaywhitehead.com
42 number other institutions. He is now senior lecturer on 3D Design Craft courses at Staffordshire University and Coventry University. He also maintains his practice as a silversmith and metalwork artist, participating in several exhibitions including Origin (2006 & 07); Goldsmiths Fair (2008,09,10,11); British Silver Week (2009); SIDE X SIDE-EDGE to EDGE, Finland (2010) and Silverstruck, Ruthin & Cardiff Museum (2011) His work is available at the CAA London and Roger Bilcliffe Gallery, Glasgow.
www.rajeshgogna.co.uk