About
I am a metal artist & silversmith. My work is inspired by the shapes and textures of natural forms and landscapes: fragments of sea-worn shells, the rock formations of a battered coastline, a curl of split bark, the dancing light and shadow of woodland. I also draw inspiration directly from the characteristics of the materials I use, working intuitively, allowing the medium to suggest a direction and to find a relationship with the subject matter.
From 2019 all new work in silver will be made using 100% certified recycled silver. Gold leaf is sourced from a supplier with 'conflict free certification'.
I work from my studio in rural Herefordshire and exhibit in the UK and internationally in galleries, at exhibitions and art fairs. My work can been seen in public collections, including The Victoria & Albert Museum and Manchester City Art Gallery.
If you are interested in aquiring a piece of my work, please contact me to find out what I currently have available. I also work to commission, I am very happy to discuss your ideas.
Please email me if you would like to receive my newsletter and invitations to exhibitions and private views. Follow me on Instagram to see 'behind the scenes'.
Email: claire@clairemalet.com
Instagram: clairemaletmetal
Portfolio
News
Commission: I have recently completed a commission for New College Oxford, Waterfall Beaker, which will join the college silver collection.
New representation: From October 2018 my work will be available from the Vessel Gallery in London.
Homo Faber Exhibition: I was delighted that three of my pieces were exhibited at Homo Faber: Crafting a more human future organised by The Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship and held at Fondazione Giorgio, San Giorgio Maggiore Island, Venice, in September 2018.
Commission: I have recently completed a commission to make a piece in silver for the British Alliied Trade Federation to commemorate the end of the First World War. The commission, titled Silence Fell, is on display at BATF offices in Birmingham, viewing by appointment.
Commission: 'The Company of Old Roads' commissioned by P & O Makower for the contemporary silver collection at the National Museum Wales. On permanent loan from the December 2017.
Crafts Council 'Maker of the Week', Click here to read my interview
COLLECT 2019 Collect 2019: The International Fair for Contemporary Objects, represented by the Vessel Gallery exhibiting new work in steel, and by Bishopsland exhibiting new work in silver, Saatchi Gallery, London, 28th February - 3rd March 2019
Natural Beauty, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, 8th May - 6th June 2019
Manchester Art Fair, Manchester Central, 11th - 13th October 2019, www.manchesterartfair I am delighted to be sharing a stand with photogrpaher Barrie Watts and sound artist Alex Hale. If you would like a complimantary ticket, please email me.
Living Silver, Agustus Brandt, Petworth. A selling exhibition of contempoary silver by members of Contemporary British Silversmiths,15th November 2019 - 5th January 2020, opening times and further details will be available soon.
Present & Collect, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, a opportunity to find collectable gifts made by leading British artist makers, 21st November - 24th December 2019, opening times and fruther details will be available soon.
COLLECT 2020: The International Fair for Contemporary Craft & Design, Somerset House, London. Represented by the Vessel Gallery, 27th February - 1st March 2020
Galleries
Vessel Gallery, London
Las Olas Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park, Vermont, USA
Design Yard, Dublin, Ireland
Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Mike Gell, Hereford, UK
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Gallery Tresco, Isles of Scilly
Past Exhibitions
2018
Homo Faber: Best of Europe, The Michelangelo Foundation, Venice
Collect: The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, represented by Bishopsland, Saatchi Gallery, London
Fragile, Westbranch Gallery & Sculpture Park, Vermont, USA
Melting Point, Craft in the Bay, Cardiff
Colour Theory, CAA, London
A Fresh Start, Elmslie House, Malvern
Bishopsland 25th Anniversay Exhibition, Bishopsland, Oxfordshire
Summer Exhibition, The Contemporary Silver Gallery, Lindfield Surrey
Relic, Bluecoats Display Centre, Liverpool
AFF Singapore, represented by Manyung Gallery, Australia
Present & Collect, CAA, London
2017
Collect: The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, represented by Bishopsland, Saatchi Gallery, London
Artrooms: Contemporary Art Fair, Melia White House, London
Desire, represented by Contemporary British Silversmiths, Chelsea Old Town Hall, London
Present & Collect, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Paris House, Welbourne Estate, Bedfordshire
Starlight, RBSA, Birmingham
Northern Star, Platform Gallery, Clitheroe
2016
Making a Winter's Tale, Contemporary Applied Arts, London
Winter Exhibition, The Contemporary Silver Gallery, Lindfield
Silver Speaks: Form, Contemporary British Silversmiths, Goldsmiths Centre, London
The Second Half Charity Exhibition, London
Gold: Festival Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
2015
Collect: The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, represented by Bishopsland, Saatchi Gallery, London
National Museum of Women Artists: Nature by Design, Royal Thames Yacht Club, London
Goldsmiths' Fair, Goldsmiths' Hall, London
Summer Exhibition, The Contemporary Silver Gallery, Lindfield
Summer Retrospective, Bishopsland, Oxfordshire
Made:London, Marylebone
The Second Half Centre: Charity Exhibition, London
2014
Goldsmiths' Fair, Goldsmiths Hall, London
Collect:The International Art Fair for Contemporary Objects, represented by Bicha Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, London
Sculptural Forms: A Century of Experiment, Manchester Art Gallery
Olympia Winter Art & Antiques Fair, London, represented by Tyger Glyn Gallery
The Second Half Centre: Charity Exhibition, London
Summer Exhibition, The Contemporary Silver Gallery, Lindfield
Passion Art Trail, Manchester
Bishopsland Contemporary Silver at Drapers Hall, London
Cambridge Contemporary Art, Spring Exhibition
Affordable Art Fairs: Brussels, Hong Kong, New York, represented by Bicha Gallery
2013
The Nature of Metal: Solo Exhibition, Nina's House, Kings Road, London
Cheongju International Crafts Biennale, South Korea, 12 of my pieces were on display as part of Main Exhibition 2, curated by Kenji Kaneko
Art Toronto, represented by Bicha Gallery
Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow, Design Collection
Collect 2013, Saatchi Gallery, London, represented by Bicha Gallery
Affordable Art Fairs: Brussels, Hong Kong, New York, Hampstead London, Stockholm, Singapore represented by Bicha Gallery
2012
Affordable Art Fairs: Singapore, London, Stockholm, New York, represented by Bicha Gallery
Bishopsland Retrospective 2012, Oxfordshire UK
Cambridge Contemporary Art, Spring Exhibition
Newels, New York
2011
Twenty Twenty, Shropshire
Art Toronto, represented by Bicha Gallery
Affordable Art Fairs: London, Bristol, Singapore, Brussels, Milan, New York, represented by Bicha Gallery
Art Chicago, represented by Bicha Gallery
The Pyramid Gallery, York
2010
RBSA, Birmingham
Affordable Art Fairs: Singapore, Amsterdam, London, Bristol, Paris, Brussels, represented by Bicha Gallery
Light & Movement, curated by Bicha Gallery at The Chelsea Club, London
Line, Form, Colour, curated by Bicha Gallery at The gallery@oxo, London
Solo Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
2009
Collectables, The Fusion Gallery, London, curated by Jacqueline Gestetner
Steel River, Bianco Nero, Yorkshire
Metal Marvels, The Craft Centre, Leeds
Metal, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Bowlish Contemporary Art Gallery, Somerset
Affordable Art Fairs: London & Bristol, represented by Bicha Gallery
2008
Gallerie MX, Montreal
Origin: The London Craft Fair, Somerset House
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Edinburgh Art Fair, represented by Bowlish Gallery
The Pyramid Gallery, York
Heavy Metal, Ferrers Gallery
Art in Action, Oxfordshire
Reclaim, RBSA, Birmingham
Solo Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Affordable Art Fair: London, represented by Bicha Gallery
FORM, Olympia, London
2007
Black and White, Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair
Solo Exhibition, Sara Priesler Gallery, Birmingham
Look What I Found, Lesley Craze Gallery, London
Origin: The London Craft Fair , Somerset House
Wesley Barrell, Bristol
Solo Exhibition, The Model House, Llantrisant
dna@FORM, Olympia, London
Affordable Art Fair: London, represented by Bowlish
Quest, Bath
2006
Made in the Middle, Craftspace Touring, 2006 -2008
Brighton Craft Fair
Origin: The London Craft Fair, Somerset House
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair
Appleyard Gallery, Norfolk
Dartington Cider Press Gallery
The Royal Exchange Theartre, Manchester
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
The Alexander Gallery, Brighton
RBSA, Birmingham
Church House Designs, Somerset
2005
Chelsea Craft Fair, London
Design Gap, NEC Birmingham
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair
The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
The Arts Council West Midlands, Birmingham
Galanthus Gallery, Hereford
2004
The Metal Gallery, Mayfair, London
H.art at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire
The Lion Gallery, Herefordshire
Bio
BA Hons Contemporary Applied Art, 2005, Hereford College of Art
Senior Fellow, Bishopsland Trust
Master classes with silversmith Pamela Rawnsley 2010/11
Awards:
P & O Makower Trust, commission to make a piece in silver for the collection at National Museum Wales, 2017
Goldsmiths' Fair 2014, winner of the Best New Design Award in Week Two, awarded by Jaqueline Gestetner
Wesley-Barrell Craft Award 2014, finalist
Bishopsland Trust, Silver Bursary, 2011
Bishopsland Trust, Maker to Master Bursary, to work with silversmith Pamela Rawnsley, 2010
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair, winner, Best Exhibit Award 2007
Craft Council, Chelsea Craft Fair, Honorary New Exhibitor 2005
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair, winner, New Exhibitor Award 2005
Membership:
Contemporary British Silversmiths
The Goldsmiths' Company Directory
Public Collections: Victoria & Albert Museum, National Museum Wales, Manchester Art Gallery, Bilston Craft Gallery.
Press coverage: Armadillo Central , Crafts Council 'Maker of the Week', The Times, The Architectural Digest, Craft Arts International, The Art Investor, Luxurious Magazine, Period Living, CRAFTS, The Financial Times, Craft & Design, The Straits Times, Elle Decoration and BBC Homes & Antiques.
Contact
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Email: claire@clairemalet.com
Tel: +44 (0)1885 489424
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