Ane Christensen

Ane Christensen grew up in Copenhagen and moved to London in 1993 to study a HND (Jewellery Design) at Sir John Cass Faculty of Art. She went on to work as an assistant for two designer silversmiths and completed her MA (Metalwork & Silversmithing) at the Royal College of Art, before establishing her practise in 1999. Her work is represented in several major museum collections including Victoria and Albert Museum, The Crafts Council UK, Koldinghus Museum DK, Museum for Decorative Art DK and the Goldsmiths’ Company. Ane lives and works in East London.

Cloud Bowl P.O.A.

Black patinated brass and a single line in 9 carat rose gold, 350 x 250 x 140 mm.

Sculptural bowl form constructed of around.

Cube Bowl P.O.A.

Black patinated brass with one line in 9 carat rose gold, 120 x 80 x 110mm.

The cube bowls are all about balance - or slightly off balance. The wire cubes are playfully shifting the balance of each piece. The solid forms contain sand for gravity.

Ghost Bowl with Shadow P.O.A.

Sterling silver and weathered steel, 290 x 230 x 130 mm.

Sterling silver bowl made from spinning and hand constructed wire. Shadow is hand drawn and pierced out, then rivetted to the silver bowl. The piece explores optical illusion.

Education Background

1997 – 1999 Royal College of Art, MA Metalwork, London, UK

1995 – 1997 Assistant for silversmiths Howard Fenn & Alfred Pain, London, UK

1993 – 1995 London Guildhall University, HND Jewellery Design, London, UK

Awards

2006 ‘3 Year Artist Bursary’, Danish Government, Denmark

2005 ‘Best New Merchandise Award’, Goldsmiths’ Company, UK

2005 ‘Sankt Loye Award’, Copenhagen Guild of Goldsmiths, Denmark

2002 ‘Star of the Future Bursary’, Goldsmiths’ Company, UK

2001 ‘Setting Up’ Grant, Crafts Council, UK

Exhibitions & Fairs

2017 Salone Del Mobile with Se Collections, Rossana Orlandi Gallery, Milan, Italy

2016 ‘Cosmima’ Group Show, Clerkenwell Gallery, London, UK

2016 ‘MADE’ Marylebone, No 1 Marylebone, London, UK

2016 ‘Edge to Edge’ Group Show, Studio Fusion, London, UK

2015 ‘The City of Jewellery’ Round Tower, Copenhagen, Denmark

2015 ‘Masterpiece’ with Carpentersworkshop Gallery, London, UK

2015 ‘Collect’ Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2014 ‘Future Heritage’, Decorex, London, UK

2014 ‘Collect’ Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2013 ‘Cosmima’ Group Exhibition, London, UK

2012 ‘Jacqueline’s Choice Group Exhibition, London, UK

2010 Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, UK

2010 ‘Collect’, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2009 ‘10 Year Anniversary Exhibition’, Flow, London, UK

2009 ‘Collect’, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2009 Solo show ‘The First Decade’ Galleri Montan, Copenhagen, Denmark

2008 ‘Wish List’ Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK

2008 ‘9 Create’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, UK

2008 ‘Collect’, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

2007 ‘Hue, Line & Form’, Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK

2007 'Applied Art & Design Biennale', Koldinghus, Kolding, Denmark

2007 'Silver - Art' Galleri Montan, Copenhagen, Denmark

2006 ‘A Cut Above’, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland

2006 ‘Collect’, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

2005 Jerwood Applied Art Prize, Crafts Council, London, UK

Collections

Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland

Birmingham Museum Collection, Birmingham, UK

Crafts Council Silver Collection, London, UK

FitzWilliam Museum Collection, Cambridge, UK

Goldsmiths’ Company Collection, London, UK

Koldinghus Museum, Kolding, Denmark

Liverpool Museum Collection, Liverpool, UK

Museum for Decorative Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark

Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

Commissions

2017 ‘Finger Bowl’ for New College Oxford, UK

2009 ‘Dialogue’ Group of Wall Sculptures, Development Securities plc, London, UK

2007 ‘Dragon’ Wall Sculpture, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

2006 ‘Negative Bowl’, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

2006 ‘Relief’ Wall Sculpture, Dissection Room, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

2003 ‘One meter fish slice’ Seymour Rabinovitch, Washington, USA

2002 Atrium sculpture ’Unwinding’, Development Securities plc, London, UK

2001 The Makower Trust Silver Commission, UK

Lecturing and Teaching

2015 Short Course Tutor, West Dean College, Chichester, UK

2013 Mentor, Hothouse Scheme, Crafts Council, London, UK

2007 Visiting lecturer, Farnham College, Farnham, UK

2005 Visiting lecturer, Kent Institute of Art & Design, Kent, UK

2003 & 2004 visiting lecturer, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2002 Visiting Tutor, Camberwell College of Art, London, UK

2001 Visiting Lecturer, Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea