Melanie Tomlinson CV
| QUALIFICATIONS | |
| MA Illustration | 1994 |
| BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Illustration) 1st Class | 1993 |
| PGCE (Post Compulsory Education) | 1998 |
| EDUCATION | |
| Birmingham Institute of Art and Design | 1990-1994 |
| TEACHING AND PARTICIPATORY LED WORK |
| 17 years experience of working as an artist within education and participatory arts. |
| SELECTED PROJECTS |
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'Inhabit' with Hybrid Consulting – 2010-2011 Lead artist for interiors – working in five empty shop spaces in Birmingham to create installations and with the local community. |
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'1mile2 Smethwick' with Visiting Arts – 2009-2011 Lead artist for 1mile2 Smethwick, the global arts and ecology project, working with the local community to explore the nature and diversity of the high street. |
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Craftspace – Routes to New Routes 2010 and Seeds of Change 2005-2009 Lead artist delivering art workshops for women asylum seekers and refugees in Birmingham. |
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Lecturer – Further and Higher Education 1994-2005 Visiting Lecturer BA Hons Crafts – Staffordshire University Visual Communication/Illustration tutor – North Warwickshire College Visiting Lecturer 3D Design - Newman College University Sector Visiting Lecturer Illustration – Sutton Coldfield College |
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Mentoring Ongoing mentoring to new graduates and emerging artists including being a mentor on the Craft Councils Hothouse programme. |
| COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS |
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Aston Family Centre - 2012 Commissioned to make an artwork for the Atrium of the centre. |
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New Walk Museum & Art Gallery – 2011 Commissioned to work with the collections and archives for six months to produce an artwork for the permanent collections and Animal Stories exhibition. |
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Paintings in Hospitals - 2010 Commission for second wall based sculpture to tour UK hospitals. |
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Paintings in Hospitals - 2009 Commission for wall based sculpture to tour UK hospitals. |
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Manchester Metropolitan University – 2008 Purchase of a piece for the contemporary metalwork collection. |
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Craftbox - 2007 Commissioned by Shropshire County Council/ Bilston Art Gallery to make new work for an interactive touring exhibition |
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St Barts Hospital – 2007 Commission for children's waiting area. |
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Evelina Children's Hospital - 2006 Commission of five wall based pieces for the intensive care unit. |
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Tate Modern and Frida Kahlo – 2005 Commission of a range of flower and butterfly jewellery to accompany this beautiful exhibition of Frida Kahlo's work. |
| AWARDS |
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Arts Council Award – 2010 Awarded a grant to work with Natural History collections to create new work. |
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Arts Council Award – 2006 Awarded a grant to purchase a specialist printer. |
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West Midlands - Manufacturing and Advisory Service - 2006 Grant awarded to purchase and develop tooling for cutting into steel. |
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UK Trade and Investment Award - 2004 Short listed for the British Crafts In Japan Award at Chelsea Craft Fair 2004. |
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George Little Management International Marketing Award - 2002 Awarded at Chelsea Crafts Fair 2002 to promote work in USA. |
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Creative Ambition Award 2002 Awarded by the Arts Council (West Midlands) to develop new work. |
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Creative Ambition Award 2001 Awarded by West Midlands Arts for exhibiting at Chelsea Craft Fair 2001. |
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Princes Youth Business Trust 2001 Start up assistance given to purchase digital imaging equipment. |
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Recipient of Year of the Artist Award – 2000 Awarded for a residency at the Jaguar Car Factory, Coventry. |
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David Canter Memorial Fund - 1998 Awarded the 'David Canter Memorial Award' for automata makers. |
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Tangye Memorial Prize – 1994 For innovative work undertaken on my MA Degree. |
| Louisa Ryland Travel Scholarship – Prague December 1994 |
| SELECTED EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2012 | Christmas exhibition, Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2012 | Summer Games, Handwerksform Gallery, Hannover |
| 2012 | From Wall to Table, Flow Gallery, London |
| 2011 | Animal Stories, New Walk Museum, Leicester |
| 2011 | Ghosts of Gone Birds, Rochelle School, London |
| 2011 | Artistic Toys, Galerie Handwerk, Munich |
| 2011 | Vogelschau, Craft2eu, Hamburg |
| 2011 | Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London - represented by the Scottish Gallery |
| 2011 | Melanie Tomlinson and Rachel Howard, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool |
| 2010 | Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London - represented by the Bluecoat Display Centre |
| 2009 | Bug Bazaar, Millennium Galleries, Sheffield |
| 2008 | A Christmas Exhibition, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2008 | Things Beastly, Flow Gallery, London |
| 2007 | Beautifully Crafted, National Glass Centre, Sunderland |
| 2007 | Solo Show, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh |
| 2006 | Made, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield |
| 2004 | Solo Show, Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham |
| 2004 | The Story and the Song, Brewery Arts, Cirencester |
| 1999 | The Great Exhibition, Hitchcocks, Bath |
| 1999 | Recycling the Century, Oriel Myrddin, Camarthen |
| 1997 | Making Movement, Oriel Myrddin, Camarthen |
| PUBLICATIONS/PRESS |
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Featured in the Craft Council's research report 'Making Value': craft and the economic and social contribution of makers |
| Guardian Life & Style – 18th November 2011 |
| Living at Home (Germany) – Spring 2011 |
| Arts Industry – Teatime Pop-up - 15th April 2011 |
| Guardian communities - Pop-up tearooms 4th January 2011 |
| Non-precious jewellery – Kathie Murphy 2009 |
| Ceramic Review Things Beastly review – May/June 2008 |
| Irish Interiors – July 2008 |
| Vogue (Germany) – November 2007 |
| Coast Magazine – March 2007 |
| Country Living Magazine – Summer 2006 |
| Feature in Collect it Magazine – April 2006 |
| 'Lets Start at the Beginning' Crafts Mag. – Crafts Council Sep/Oct 2006 |
| Mexican Wave - The Observer 3rd July 2005 |
| Lookout, Crafts Magazine – Crafts Council, Sep. / Oct. 2004 |
| Automata & Mechanical Toys, by Rodney Pepe - Crowood Press 2002 |
| IMAGE INDEXES |
| Crafts Council Photostore Register of Selected Makers |