CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Garvan Traynor Date of Birth: 23.09.71

Awards and Recognition:

April 2011:

Belfast City Council Business Awards - Winner of Best Creative Business Category, sponsored by Invest NI

December 2010:

Selection to C3 ‘Collecting Contemporary Craft’ panel of designer-makers: “Featuring Northern Ireland’s most outstanding designer-makers C3 aims to inspire a new generation of collectors and provide an opportunity to explore, experience and collect contemporary craft.” (Source CraftNI)

March 2010:

‘Beton Brut’ brooch purchased by Ulster Museum for the Museum’s permanent collection.

Employment History:

Garvan Traynor Jewellery (2005 to date) Self Employed Goldsmith

Sharman D. Neill (Lunns) (1999-2005) Senior Goldsmith

The Steensons (1998-1999) Goldsmith

Trudi Van Schriek Goldschmiede, Maastricht (1997-1998) Apprenticeship

Teaching Experience:

Private Tuition – ‘Making a ring’ 2 Day Workshop 2010/11 Private Tuition – Jewellery Skills Course 2009/10 University of Ulster – Guest Tutor 2009/10/11 Jewellery Skills - Rathlin Island (2003-2006) Jewellery Skills - University of Ulster (2005-2006)

Talks & Lectures:

20-20 Pecha-Kucha talk - Space CRAFT 2011 Creativity Thirst Lecture – University of Ulster, Derry 2010

Garvan Traynor Jewellery Grants & Support:

NI Arts Council SIAP 2011 Creative Innovation Industries Fund 2010

Education:

Third Level: University of Ulster Belfast

Foundation Studies in Art and Design (1990) BA Honours Degree in Fine Craft Design (Silversmithing and Jewellery) (1991-1995)

Further Education:

Crafts Council of Ireland, Kilkenny (1996-1997): Jewellery Skills Course

Additional Education/Training (various dates 1998-present):

UCE Birmingham - Stone Setting, Finishing Techniques, Platinum Masterclass Craft Council of Ireland – Advanced Stone Setting Course

Exhibitions:

Aug ’11 - A sense of place – SpaceCRAFT (Judged) Dec ’10 - C3 Collectors programme, private launch Ulster Museum Sept ’10 - ‘Quartet’ spaceCraft Mar ’10 - ‘Inspired by’ spaceCRAFT (Judged) (purchased by Ulster Museum – permanent collection) Dec ’09 - Merchant Hotel Exhibition Aug ’09 - ‘Elements’: Space CRAFT June ’09 - ‘Belfast’: Space CRAFT (Judged) Dec ’08 - ‘Christmas Boxed’: Space CRAFT Nov ’08 - ‘Its a Ring Thing’: Space CRAFT Sept ’08 - ‘First Edition’: Space CRAFT Mar ’08 - ‘Going Green’ The County Museum, Dundalk (Judged) Feb ’08 - ‘Going Green’ Space CRAFT (Judged) Nov ’07 - ‘Brilliantly Birmingham’ UCE (Judged) Nov ’07 - ‘Embrace’ Dublin Design Week (Judged) Dec ’06 - ‘Commissioning Exhibition’ Space CRAFT Dec ’06 - ‘Best to Buy’ CraftNI, Cotton Court Nov ’06 - ‘Adorn’ Dublin Design Week, Da Capo Goldsmiths Sept ’06 - ‘Limited Edition: Colour’ Gold Digger ‘79 July ’06 - ‘Limited Edition: 3 Rings’ Gold Digger ‘79

Corporate Commissions:

Garvan Traynor Jewellery - Assorted insignias – ‘Game of Thrones’ HBO TV series (2010 & 2011)

- Medieval items and jewellery for ‘Your Highness’ – film (2009)

- Silver ‘Foyle Bridge’ tie pins and brooches – St Patrick’s day gift presented by the Mayor of Derry to the new Obama Administration (2009)

-Silver Lord Mayors Chain worn by Bill Murray in film ‘City of Embers’ directed by Tom Hanks (2007)

-Gold rings worn by Shirley MacLaine and Mischa Barton in ‘Closing The Ring’ directed by Richard Attenborough (2007).

-Silver VIP membership gifts exclusive to Merchant Hotel, Belfast (‘06-09).

Press:

Culturenothernireland.com 2011 Arts Extra (BBC Radio Interview) 2011 South Belfast Life 2011 Business Eye 2011 Irish News 2011 Belfast Telegraph 2011 Irish Independent 2010 Culture NI 2009 Irish News 2008 Belfast Telegraph 2008 BBC Newsline 2008 Home and Interior Living 2007 BBC Newsline 2007 Perspective Architecture Magazine 2007

Other:

Member of selection panel for ‘Making It’ programme, CraftNI Committee Member, Craft Design Collective Member of Crafts Council of Ireland Selected to participate in C3 (Craft NI Collectors Programme)

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